Aren't brown paper bags the best??? {More ideas than time-Monday}

Creating a candy display table for halloween  is a simple party addition. 

What are the basics?

Decide upon a theme

Incorporate the Halloween/Fall colors, 

Choose dessert selections

and of course decorate your own paper/candy bags to match everything above...

This post is about that... How to incorporate paper bags into your Halloween decoration... (told you yesterday that I was into full mode Halloween)

via Martha Stewart

This one is a simple skull made with potato stamps. You just need to scoop out the eyes, carve nostril and teeth with paring knife and apply acrylic paint to potato and stamp the paper/treat bag.

Sorry for the blurry picture (Iphone's fault  of course...) }:)

Owl Paper Bag: Super easy to make I got the idea from Lisa Storm, all you need is a paper bag and  scrapbook paper and you're "owl" set :) 

Here is another version

via cleanandscentsible.com

Here is another idea... just print some spooky labels, cut with your 2" circle punches and glue in your paper bags and you are done :)

Yes.. you can print in your paper bags... wink

via Pinterest

with love from IPS Event Planners to you

Have a terrific day!!

Cute DIY Mini Cookie Cutters {More ideas than time}

I found these great a idea a tutorial to DIY  cookie cutters. Great if you want to do your own shapes or if you have a picky eater and have to do wonders for your little ones

Here are the supplies needed to make your own cookie cutters.

1. Soda can
2. Scissors
3. Super glue or tape (I used super glue. I'm not really sure if it is safe but I figured it would not actually be touching the food)

Before starting you need to rinse the can out and let it dry. Once your can is dry cut off the top and bottom of your can then cut a slit from top to bottom so that you have one large tin sheet. Cut off any sharp edges and then start cutting the can into 1/2 inch strips.

Cutting the can lengthwise will make larger cookie cutters, while cutting them from top to bottom will make smaller ones. I cut mine lengthwise but then decided these were too large and cut each strip in half. 

Once you have all of your strips start bending them into shapes and glue or tape the ends together.

Yay… your very own mini cookie cutters. Really neat idea… You can see the whole tutorial here