The Return of Harry Potter Table

Halloween is in full swing again 

here at Purple Chocolat Home 

and we decided to have another 

Harry Potter feast in the 

Great Hall.  I changed it up a bit 

this year and put the tables on an 

angle. 

To get us all a seat, with 31 of us, 

I used 2 eight foot tables and 

one 6 foot table with adjustable 

legs so the little ones can sit at 

it on my children sized Chiavari 

chairs. 

Removing the furniture from the room 

helps to accommodate the crowd.  

All tables were draped with black

tablecloths and then the color of the 

runner determined which house 

was represented.  This one is blue 

for Ravenclaw.  

This one is green for Slytherin.  

And this one is read for Gryffindor.  

The Hogwart's banner flies at 

the end of the room. 

And at the other end of the 

Great Hall we have the letters 

to Harry flying out of the fireplace. 

Napkins for each house were set at 

each placesetting.  I used copper 

chargers and gold flatware on all 

of the tables, except the little table, 

where I used plastic for the little 

Slytherins. 

I had a mixture of mugs.  These 

particular mugs are from 

Universal Studios. 

Here is another mug I made using 

stickers.  The tables have a scattering 

of Harry Potter memorabilia, like the 

authentic Pumpkin Juice bottle,

the Golden Snitch and candy boxes.

I had fun with creating pages 

from the Daily Prophet which had 

the photos of each guest and a story 

headline for each. 

Here is another authentic mug 

from Universal Studios 

Wizarding World of Harry Potter. 

I created the Weasley's clock a 

few years ago.  

I also created this Harry Potter 

tree a few years ago.  It rests down 

in the TV room in the basement which 

is decorated with all of my 

Harry Potter items. 

Some items were purchased 

online and some were purchased 

at Universal Studios.  I had a 

lot of fun putting this tree together, 

so it sits decorated down in the 

TV room. 

For character photos I purchased 

three backdrops, one the library, 

one of Honeydukes, and one of 

the Hogwarts Castle.  I hung those 

and had all of the families take 

family photos.  

We loved this photo of the 

little people at their table 

with Honeyduke's window 

in the background. 

Of course we had to have 

Harry's birthday cake made by 

Hagrid.  We were celebrating 

5 October birthdays.  

Every family was asked to bring 

a Harry Potter inspired dish, 

so our menu consisted of 

Toad in the Hole (pictured above)

Fire-breathing Dragon meat, 

Hagrid's Vegetable Hash, 

Professor Sprout's rolls, 

First Year Broom Cookies, 

and of course birthday cake. 

The feast was overseen by 

Professor McGonagal

and Snape.  

Thanks for visiting our 

Wizarding World of Harry Potter 

Halloween Party.

I will be posting this with 

Tablescapes Thursday

Stepping Out Witch Tablescape

Yes, yes, yes, it is that time of year 

when the witches fly in for grand 

celebrations at Purple Chocolat Home. 

We have our friendly witches Stepping Out 

for our first Halloween Party.

Beaulah is here and ready to host 

as she is our very favorite witch.

You can see she has on her favorite 

black heeled witch shoes with 

purple accents.  These fit perfectly 

with our party table. 

These were the witches that 

were invited to fly in for 

dinner this year. 

(We took this photo a couple of years ago.)

Beaulah and I had spotted these fun 

plates and bowls at Home Goods 

a few years ago, so we flew over 

on our broomsticks to my daughter's 

house to borrow them back.

The plates come in four colors and 

the bowls do too.  I started the plate stack 

with jeweled purple chargers.

A purple tablecloth grounds the 

placesettings. I love these polyester 

tablecloths as they wash up so nicely 

and are inexpensive.  They also come 

in so many colors.  They can be found 

at Linentablecloth.com or Amazon

The witches love to hang their hats 

on the chandeliers - better than 

having them hang from the chandeliers 

themselves.  

I broke up the Halloween plates and 

bowls with a silver dessert plate 

from ZGallerie.

What better flatware for a bunch 

of witches than my midnight black ones.

These little footed bowls are my 

favorites with their high heel 

shoes - stepping out!

Have you tried the Pumpkin Spice Jo Jo's 

from Trader Joe's?  I think they are 

addicting.  Each place setting got 

a little gift bag of Jo Jo's.  

Try them - they are amazing. 

My purple bubble glass goblets 

always add a nice touch to the table. 

Beaulah and I decided to set the 

centerpiece on one of our black 

boards that we painted just for 

Halloween last year.  

The focal point is my MacKenzie-Childs 

pumpkin planter with wheels that I 

got a few years ago.

I filled it with my favorite 

black and purple flower stems with 

spooky eyeballs that I have all 

over my house.  These were from Dollar Tree 

a few years back.   Loving that purple 

glass pumpkin too. 

Obviously a couple of good witches 

fly over here at Purple Chocolat Home and

we are so glad you flew in to see us.  

I will be posting with 

Tablescapes Thursday