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Just a few spooky elements to spruce up the front of my house for Halloween

I hope everyone had a great and safe Halloween this year! Mine was very fun filled, lots of laughs, lots of candy and cocktails and great friends! As promised here is a look at my costume and some of my night...

p.s. I had only my point and shoot camera for the night, so please excuse the lack of high quality shots

As some of you regular readers know I threw a Halloween bash at my place last year and I went all out! This year I am headed to a party and although I am not decking my place out again aside from a few pumpkins some cobwebs, and a bowl of candy I can still share last years pics with all my lovely readers and wish everyone a Happy Halloween!

So remember when I said I was going as a black swan ballerina this year for Halloween...well I changed my mind. Yup that's my indecisive self again! Anyway I decided I would go as one of my favourite things ever!!! a vintage pin up girl. I love old pin ups. I am really nostalgic and I love the 40's, 50's and 60's including clothing and even music. I became interested in pin ups when Vanity Fair magazine started putting out their "Vanities" photo spreads featuring big hollywood starlets dressed as vintage pin ups; I even started a group on Facebook called PIN UP GIRLS when I first joined back in the day and the group now has over 3900 members! So I guess I am not alone in my love of pin ups!

So I've been researching costumes, makeup and even hairdo's from that era. I have this cute polka dot romper, a flower pin for my hair, a white belt, some cute nude coloured pumps and I just need some red nail polish and a set of false lashes to top it all off. I Can't wait for the weekend when I will be all done up, but until then here is a little sneak peek at my costume...I will be sure to post pics of me in full costume and makeup next week.

I just spotted this amazing sweet table over at Hostess with the Mostess. A Victorian Halloween dessert table! If I were doing a Halloween bash at my place this year I would definetely try this, so I am bookmarking it for next year. I love the purple, orange and black colour theme.

How about you guys anyone doing a party at their place or going out to a party maybe? I'd love to hear about it...

Enjoy the pics:

Here are just some of the soaps I've been staying up late to make for the upcoming holiday season, plus some other fun Halloween soaps for next week... head over there's lots more. I hope you can all have a look at my shop Lather & Soak if you've never been before. BTW these soaps make perfect gifts!!

New at Lather & Soak, Halloween themed pumpkin soaps! Super fun and spooky! They come in a warm pumpkin scent...yummy. You can head over {here} and have a look.

And since a giveaway is long overdue... one lucky reader will receive 3 pumpkin soaps!! great to add to your own Halloween decor.


All you have to do to enter is be a FOLLOWER of my blog, and tell me what you will be going as for Halloween this year? If you don't dress up, what will you be sending your kids out as? Or what was your best Halloween costume past or present? Please include your email as well so I can get a hold of you if you win.

To get a second entry: you can feature my shop on your own blog via links or a blog post and leave a second comment with a link to the post.

The contest will be open to Canadian and US residents until Monday October the 18th 2010 until 10 pm EST, the winner will be announced the following day through random.org. Good luck to all and of course don't forget to check out Lather & Soak!

Here is a rather fun Halloween DIY that I am dying to try! Sandra from Sawdust and Paper Scraps made a spooky black candelabra!! head over {here} for the full tutorial.