Halloween Hoopla

I've never been that "in to" Halloween.
Mostly because I am a total scaredy cat.
And I always have been.
Don't get me wrong, I loved the candy and stuff when I was little.
BUT it always came with a very calculated risk. The scary house in the neighborhood that my friends would drag me too. My heart would race. And inevitably someone would jump out and grab me. Funny to them...not to me.
I hate the gross out and gory foods, decorations and costumes.
And no scary movies for this girl....ever. Never. It's a rule.

However, in the spirit of Halloween, I am going to share a few things that I love about this holiday...

My Favorite Party: Ahern Annual Pumpkin Carving Party. Carving pumpkins, eating my famous Pumpkin Love dessert and watching campy old scary movies (more on that later). The Meese family and delicious food.

My Favorite Treat: Pumpkin Love. Oh people...it is so delicious! Stay tuned for the recipe to be posted a little later today.

My Favorite Scary Movies: Invasion of the Body Snatchers. 1956 version. Hilariously campy, but still spooky enough for adult viewers. You'll notice from this poster that the lead female, Becky, spends her days running from the Body Snatchers in a strapless party dress with heels and pearls. LOVE that!



And my very favorite Hitchcock film of all time. Rope. Not only is it truly suspenseful, it is incredibly smart and it's suspense is built through words and well crafted characters. And the coolest part of all? It was shot on a single set, aside from the opening establishing shot street scene. Camera moves were planned in advance and there was almost no editing.



The walls of the set were on rollers and could silently be moved out of the way to make way for the camera, and then replaced when they were to come back into shot. Prop men also had to constantly move the furniture and other props out of the way of the large Technocolor camera, and then ensure they were replaced in the correct location. A team of soundmen and camera operators kept the camera and microphones in constant motion, as the actors kept to a carefully choreographed set of cues.

It is incredibly amazing to see. RENT this movie!!! It's wicked cool.

A Craft to Try: And I found this super cute Holiday wreath which I plan on making this year. To see the supply list and instructions click here. I am thinking I might not use the crow, and mix purple and black leaves. I may play around with this one. And that's the most exciting part!