http://www.hauntingyouryard.com A blog about Halloween & how-to's! Thu, 07 May 2009 15:39:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, this may come as a shocker, but we are having to down size. I have listed our props on Craiglist.  I'm not willing to ship so only contact us if you are in the Colorado area. http://denver.craigslist.org/for/1157575953.html http://denver.craigslist.org/for/1157615551.html If you see pictures on here of something you are interested in, you can contact ... http://www.hauntingyouryard.com/2009/05/halloween-props-for-sale/ Finally! We needed a bit of recovery time after Halloween before getting back to it.  Our house is back to "normal", Halloween is put away for another year. But....how did Halloween night go? This year we had 175 trick or treaters.  Add in the parents and we are guessing just over 300.  We ... http://www.hauntingyouryard.com/2008/11/how-halloween-night-went/ We've had been busy getting the house ready for the Halloween party, which was this last Saturday and was a big success. One thing we did for the party that will also be part of the walk through on Halloween night is get the voodoo room done.  These are some quick ... http://www.hauntingyouryard.com/2008/10/halloween-voodoo-room/ We got more done today than I thought we would.  Thank goodness for the beautiful weather! Way back when I blogged about our "find" at a local recycle place.  It was metal work to make an arch for our existing pillars and a secondary entrance to the graveyard. Shane finally was able ... http://www.hauntingyouryard.com/2008/10/weekend-halloween-projects-update/ If you are still trying to figure out what to be for Halloween, Click here to find the perfect costume.  Right now they are offering free shipping with a purchase of $65 or more.  They also have some great props if you are not inclined to make them yourself.  We ... http://www.hauntingyouryard.com/2008/10/if-you-still-need-your-halloween-costume/ I don't know if last night was truly a full moon - but it was close enough.  And it was clear enough for Dylan to get some pictures.  He had to be out there at just the right time for the moon to be in a position to be ... http://www.hauntingyouryard.com/2008/10/full-moon/ I have been working on writing an album review for my other website (inkedmom.com) and it got me thinking about Halloween music, so I wanted to put up a quick blog about Halloween music. There are obviously a lot of cd's out there.  Some of sounds, some that are movie soundtracks, ... http://www.hauntingyouryard.com/2008/10/halloween-music-options/ First off, all credit on these pictures goes to our son Dylan. So far the witch is surviving any wind.  Yesterday we had some nice breezes.  Here she is during the day.  She is quite the sight on the peak of the roof.  The night picture didn't turn out too bad, ... http://www.hauntingyouryard.com/2008/10/hallwitch-dayoween-08-graveyard-pictures/ So we started the outside setup this past weekend.  Most, but not quite all is done.  From here on out, much of the work will be focused on getting the walk through ready. So I am posting pictures of the graveyard, mausoleum, etc. during the day.  Once we get the fcg ... http://www.hauntingyouryard.com/2008/10/graveyard-08-setup/ We finally finished an order we received for 14 smaller, free standing headstones that are to be center pieces on the tables for a rehearsal dinner that will be taking place Halloween night. We loved the idea and enjoyed doing these.  Pictured is an example of one on our table.  Each ... http://www.hauntingyouryard.com/2008/10/custom-headstones-done/