Disney's Haunted Mansion Tablescape

Welcome to Disney's Haunted Mansion, 

where Grim Grinning Ghosts came out to 

socialize for two parties this week.

The inspiration for our ghostly event came 

from this picture which we have had for 

quite a few years now.  We purchased it at 

Disney World a few years ago, 

signed by Larry Dotson, 2008. 

I happened to have this hearse 

that I got at Home Goods a few years 

ago, which looks so much like the one 

in the print.  

Then I got on Amazon and found table 

runners with the pattern of the 

Haunted Mansion, and the tables all 

came together. 

Hubby and I were Maleficent and Diavol 

for both parties.  This one was for a smaller 

party of ten, for friends.  

This one was for the family and we 

seated 26. 

I got new purple chargers from Amazon 

and used my white plates and gold 

flatware.  For the smaller group I was 

able to use these twig ones.  For the

larger group I used my everyday gold 

flatware, as I have more of those. 

A neighbor had gifted me 40 of these 

huge purple water goblets, as she knows 

I love tablescaping and purple.  Her 

MIL had these and had never used them. 

They were perfect for the large crowd 

and I didn't even mind using them on 

the kid's table as we had a few to spare. 

Of course, Madam Leota had to be 

present for the Haunted Mansion. 

And large candelabras are required 

at the Haunted Mansion.

I also purchased the Haunted Mansion 

music on Itunes and we had that playing 

as background music.  It features the 

entire soundtrack from the Disney ride. 

For the family party we asked everyone 

to make a Disneyland dish, so from left 

to right we have Bengal BBQ's spicy 

beef skewers, Carnation Cafe's potato soup, 

and Ronto Wraps from Star Wars.

A Disney inspired Halloween Macaron 

topped with Green Apple Pop Rocks 

and raspberry sauce and filled with 

black (cherry flavored) ice cream - wow!

We also had a huge assortment of 

wonderful Haunted Mickey cookies. 

For the friend party we did fondues. 

We had pizza fondue and cheese fondue 

for the main dish and chocolate 

and caramel fondues for dessert. 

So pack your bags and come along on 

our Haunted Mansion ride, 

but beware of hitchhiking ghosts!

Thanks for joining our scary ride and,  

"Hurry back, hurry back!"

I will be posting with 

Tablescapes Thursday

My MacKenzie-Childs Barn Sale Purchase

I have been dying to share my best 

purchase from the MC Virtual Barn Sale 

this year.  

I fell in love with this cake platter right away.  

How many cake platters does a good witch 

need I ask?  Well, if it is as fabulous as this, 

I guess we needed another one.  

She takes front and center on my kitchen counter.  

She is actually made of two pieces, but 

knowing people the way I do, I figured 

someone would come and lift up the peak 

of the hat and drop it.  I decided to use a 

little earthquake proof stickum to secure 

the top piece on.  

You cannot believe how many people have 

tried to move it!  Please people, just ask, 

don't try and take it apart.  So I was glad 

that I was proactive and secured it down.  

The two pieces will come apart with a 

slight twist.  

I wish I had purchased another one for my 

daughter who just fell in love with it when 

she saw it.  

Isn't the twist at the top of the hat 

just amazing?  

I may never be able to attend the real 

barn sale, but the last two virtual ones 

have been fun!  

Thanks for stopping by to see what Beaulah 

have been decorating.  

She told me she would like to be repainted 

in black and white with accents of gold! 

TEE HEE

My Halloween Mantel 2021

Yes, it's that time of year, and we have been

having fun decorating for the last couple of 

weeks, just an hour of so a day. 

You know how it is, you think you are 

done and then you get another idea, so 

you putter some more.  

Beaulah was rattling around down in the 

holiday room, so once she comes out to play, 

there is no stopping us.  

We didn't do a lot last year, so it has been 

really fun to decorate this year.  

My friend called me last year and said 

she had found these two fabulous floor 

candelabras for only $25 each.  She 

thought of me and my love for Halloween 

right away so she called.  

Of course I grabbed them.  This is the first time 

they came out, and I just love them.  I had to 

get all new electric tapers with a remote control.  

Twisting 40 tapers on and off just wasn't going 

to cut it.  It is so nice to just press a button.  

I have had this fun rocking horse from 

Home Goods, 

which I grabbed at Christmas last year, 

on my mantel all year and I 

really didn't want to take him down.  

Well, just a few ribbons and a 

black pumpkin and he fits right in.  

The black garland and garland with balls I 

have had for years, but I added the beaded 

garland this year from Amazon.  I just saw 

the same exact beaded garland selling at 

a boutique for triple the price.  

I hung this little mirror which I got from 

Target a few years ago.  

The best Halloween silk flowers with creepy 

eyeballs are from Dollar Tree. 

Each side of the mantel is adorned with some 

Halloween ribbon.  I love being able to just 

tuck the ribbon or bead garland up and 

twist a piece of the black garland to keep 

them in place. 

Here's a view from the balcony above.  

I just finished my Halloween playlist 

yesterday and had the music playing 

when hubby got home.  I love that 

he gets into the decorations too.  

It's been a crazy busy fall already with two 

new babies and 6-7 football games a 

week, but there is nothing we would rather 

be doing than supporting these 

wonderful kids and grandkids.  

Thanks for stopping by to see what 

Beaulah and I have been up to.  We 

will post the rest of the house later. 

I will post this with 

Metamorphosis Monday

 

Cook2Gether - Our Couples Cooking Class

Welcome to our new Dinner Group 

Cook2Gether, where we are going to 

do couples cooking classes throughout 

the year.  Different couples will host 

the dinner and it will include hands 

on cooking experiences culminating 

in a dinner together.  

My friend Diana and I and our spouses 

had taken a cooking class together and 

we decided this would be a fun 

experience to continue with friends.  

Our first event took place in her lovely 

backyard.  We decided to use some of 

the recipes we had received in our class, 

so the theme was Mexican cooking. 

We had aprons made for the group with 

our logo of Cook2Gether embroidered on them. 

Diana is in the red.   

We couldn't beat the view in their backyard. 

The table was set with Diana's runners, dishes and 

goblets from Mexico.  Her husband was a Mission 

President in Guadalajara, Mexico for our church, 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  

They spent three years serving in that capacity, and 

I and my friend Barb were lucky enough to 

visit them while they were on their mission there.  

She brought home so many lovely things and 

these plates and bowls are just spectacular.  

She brought home goblets in multiple colors and 

these beautiful table runners too.  

We set up a separate table for the hands-on 

cooking, with each couple having a stone 

molcajete to make Rosemary Guacamole 

and Tomatillo Salsa in.  

We made a Mint Limeade that they could drink 

while they were cooking, and we provided 

chips that they could snack on their guacamole and 

salsa with.  

Notice the same runner only in red on this table. 

A sprig of rosemary in the guacamole gave 

it an unusual and amazing flavor.  The serrano 

chili was provided for a little heat if desired. 

The guacamole used fresh garlic, ground together 

with the rosemary, and the Tomatillo Salsa used 

roasted garlic.  Flaked sea salt was used to flavor 

both.  

And of course, we needed lots of limes 

for our dishes. 

The couples stood across from each other 

for this and they took turns with the 

molcajete and pestle.  

For dinner, I had made tamales, which I 

demonstrated for everyone.

And we served additional salsas with the dinner, 

as we sat down at the beautiful table. 

We all felt like our first couples' cooking class was a huge success and we can't wait to do more of them. 
I will be posting this with Tablescapes Thursday