ZOMBIEWOOD

Our Halloween Party Theme this year was "Zombiewood" so we decked out the house in Hollywood glam with blood stains and gore and . We saw some great costumes, Hulk Hogan, Zombie Liza Minelli, Zombie DJ Pauly D, two Hunter S. Thompsons, zomb-bees, the 'I Like Turtles' kid (my personal favorite), and of course Zombie Amy Winehouse. Bart'z was our source for most of the movie-themed decorations. The red stage curtain in our entryway was made with cheap red fabric by my mother-in-law. The red carpet we ordered from Oriental Trading co.. Beer was supplied c/o Milwaukee Brewing Co.. And thanks to all of our friends who came and celebrated and brought food and snacks! You guys rocked. See you next year!

Speaking of zombies.... have you guys seen a zombiewalk?

A Halloween Party is near

Have a wonderful Halloween! I'll be back on Monday with details on our Zombie-themed Halloween Party......

MKE Style: Halloween Decorating

1. Target Eyeball string lights
2. Trixiedelicious Skull Plate
3. Modcloth Downtown Coat
4. Vintage black vase
5. BugsUnderGlass Museum-framed Cicada

Our annual Halloween costume party/Husband's birthday is fast approaching! Every year we throw a themed costume party, get a keg, and celebrate. It has turned into one epic event. I usually expect about 50 people, but the number has ballooned up to 80 friends and co-workers. Fortunately, I feel like I have the prep-work under control this year. Most of the major floor cleaning, dusting, etc is behind me. The next few days I will be arming myself with a roll of cheesecloth and putting on the final touches. And putting out some of my favorite halloween decorations, including my framed bug collection. It's pretty spooky. My vintage pieces will surely go nicely with the noise-activated life-sized ghost hanging from our ceiling.

Happy Halloween + Milwaukee house tour

Happy Halloween! Enjoy this tour of fellow Milwaukeeans, Michael and Danijela's home, found on Apartment Therapy.

The Weekend: Haunted Houses

After dinner with the parents tonight, we are headed to a haunted warehouse on the near south side. The hub LOVES haunted houses. Our already spooky 100 year old basement is decorated and spooked out every Halloween for our annual costume party. Sometimes my stepdad even hides in the coal room with a chainsaw to freak everyone out. We take Halloween very serious at our house. So, I'm glad I found this list of Haunted Houses in Milwaukee. I don't scare that easily when it comes to mock haunted houses, but creepy abandoned houses in the woods? Now THAT scares me.








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Halloween Chic

Alexa Chung for Madewell T-Shirt, Alexander McQueen silk skull scarf

Halloween Mash Up

Our annual Halloween party was last night and a great success! The "It Came from the 80's" theme worked really well, great costumes; see above. Our friend CJ "aka ELWOOD" took portraits of our guest that turned out really well. Back at home now, at the Halloween Hangover Brunch at Cafe Centraal and ready for a nice Sunday afternoon nap.

Shopping List: Scary Halloween Decor

Our annual Halloween party is a few weeks away. Eeeeek! A large portion of our Halloween decorations from Walgreens was ruined when everyone's basement flooded last spring. So, now is the time to stock up. Here's what I have found online so far:

Museum-style spider specimen from BugsUnderGlass on Etsy


Totally creepy bat wing cicada from RealButterflyGifts on Etsy


We're gonna totally weird out our neighbors. Thanks, Martha Stewart


Cheap and easy outdoor display idea from better homes and gardens