Haute Halloween Party

By Celebrations Editor

A Little Glitter Will Glam up Any Bash

Looking to throw a chic, modern Halloween bash for your pals? Then go glam...gothic-glam that is!

We're talking glittery skulls, sexy drinks and festive decor. With this party plan you're sure to be nominated the witch-iest host on the block!

Food and Recipes

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Sweet and Salty Caramel Apples

Makes six apples, cut into wedges to serve a large group.

Tip: Use sticks from your yard instead of wooden ones to give these apples a more rustic, aged look.

Recipe Courtesy of AllRecipes.com

Ingredients

6 Whole Granny Smith apples
6 Whole 6 wooden sticks
14 Oz 1 package individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
2 Tablespoon water
1/2 Teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 Tablespoon coarse sea salt
1 Cup(s) semisweet chocolate chips

Steps

Insert wooden sticks 3/4 of the way into the stem end of each apple.
Place apples on a cookie sheet covered with lightly greased aluminum foil.
Combine caramels and water in a saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring often, until caramel melts and is smooth. Stir in the vanilla.
Dip each apple into the caramel and gently run apples around insides of saucepan to scrape off some of the caramel. Scrape excess caramel from the apple bottoms using the side of the saucepan. Place on the aluminum foil. Sprinkle lightly with the coarse salt and chill.
Put the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Cook in the microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring between each, until melted and smooth. Drizzle over the apples and return them to the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Haute Halloween Snacks

When it comes to food for this nighttime bash a mix of savory snacks and sweet treats is the way to go. And don’t forget loads of Halloween candy served up in funky skull candy holders.

Bite-Sized Batty Cracker:Top crunchy Wasa bread with slices of cheddar cheese cut into bat shapes using a mini cookie cutter.

One-Eyed Sliders and Fries: Use your favorite burger recipe and prepare mini-sliders instead. Top them with melting crumbled blue cheese and chopped bacon. Place inside a dinner roll and stick a pimiento olive on top with a toothpick. Serve with sweet potato fries.

Floating Mini Ghosts: Pick up packs of two-bite brownies and

white frosting at your local grocery store. Mix the frosting to soften

and place inside a piping bag. Pipe some onto each brownie in a slow

circular motion ending with a narrow peak at the top. To add eyes,

insert two mini chocolate chips near the top.

Drinks

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Witches Halloween Sangria

Recipe courtesy of eHow.com

For more spooky concoctions, check out our Haunting Halloween Cocktails.

Ingredients

1 bottle inexpensive red wine
2 Whole oranges
4 Whole peaches, divided into quarters
1 dozen large seedless grapes
5 Tsp sugar
1 Whole lemon
2 Lbs dry ice
2 bottles Merlot red wine
15 Oz cranberry juice or frozen cranberry juice concentrate
4 Oz rum
1 Cup green grapes, peeled
2 bottles of golden or red ginger ale

Steps

Mix the wine and sugar in a large bowl.
Peel the oranges, divide them into sections and squeeze the juice into the bowl. Drop the mashed pieces into the punch.
Peel the peaches and cut them into quarters. Squeeze them slightly to make them look more "mangled" and add them to the bowl. If peaches are out of season, any soft in-season fruit will work.
Chill the sangria in the refrigerator overnight, or until well chilled.

Decorations

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Haute Decor

In The Mood

Even before your guests arrive, set the mood by dimming the lights. Swap a few bulbs with black ones and add strobe lights.

Welcome to the Drama

Put up an orange-feathered wreath on your door to greet guests. Then, for a dramatic entrance, hang a glittered cardboard chandelier just inside your entryway.

Continue the vibe by hanging small black paper lanterns from the ceiling in your party room. Embellish them with glittered skull stickers.

Glittered Skulls

Pick up a few styrofoam skulls and coat them in glue Then, cover them in gobs of in silver, purple, orange or green glitter .

Set them around your home in unexpected places.

Resting Place

Dress your food and drinks table in black fabric. Then, layer tattered pieces of cheesecloth on top, using straight pins to secure.

For a fun effect, pick up inexpensive jewelry beading chains at the craft store and pin them to the sides of the tablecloth. Swag them as you would holiday garland.

Ghoul-y Glam Centerpiece

Cut up a pair of black fishnet stockings and tie them around a clear cylinder-shaped vase. Add water and insert a tight bunch of fresh orange roses (or use the faux kind).

Surround the centerpiece with orange and black LED candle votives (no wax dripping!) and lots of creepy eyeball table sprinkles.

Tip: To raise the centerpiece as if it were floating, place a phone book underneath the tablecloth. Then, place the flowers on top.

Phantasmic Favors

Fill black tulle circles with Halloween-themed jellybeans or chocolate candy eyeballs and tie them up with black ribbon. Pick up a gnarled purple tree from the craft store and hang your jellybean pouches from it.

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