DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

  The Autumn season brings with it the cool air, pumpkins, the color changing in the leaves and most of all the fun! Who can resist a fun fall festival or parade. Below are some fall parades that will be going on in the U.S. Have fun. The Village Halloween Parade In Manhattan, New York     With 53 Bands of Different Types of Music, Dancers and Artists, The Village Halloween Parade in Manhatta n is said to be the most outrageous and most colorful Halloween parties in the United States. This parade has everything you would think a Halloween parade would have. Everything from huge paper-mâché puppets, jugglers, stilt walkers and break dancers and one of the hugest crowd of onlookers possible leading up in the millions. The parade takes place on October 31 st at 7pm in Greenwich Village, along 6th Ave from Spring Street to 22nd Street. New Orleans Halloween Parade ~ Krewe of Boo     The Krewe of Boo in New Orleans ...

Australia     In Australia they celebrate Guy Fawkes Eve as the day for Halloween or as it is also known Mischief Night or Danger Night .    On this night it is a day for children to create mischief by doing tricks or getting a treat. It is not widely done in Australia as it is in America and elsewhere, in fact most children in Australia celebrate it as dance at their schools or in other activities. Not as a day to create lawless or other mischief. Estonia      In Estonia folktales tell of unsuspecting people who wander into village churches on All Saints' Day night only to find all the pews filled with ghosts who sit and kneel attentively while a ghostly priest celebrates mass at the altar. France     In France people celebrate All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day but not Halloween.    French bellmen would walk through the streets warning of the arrival of, "The spir...

Johann Konrad Dippel (1673-1734)Germany   A fact that few know is that this alchemist and theologian of the seventeenth century, the inventor of one of the first synthetic dyes, he worked in the Castle Frankenstein, near Darmstadt, Germany, not clear whether the writer Mary Shelley was inspired by this character to create her famous novel. The truth is that Dippel spent much of his life in search of an elixir of immortality, and ironically died in the attempt to drink a potion of his invention. Jack Parsons (1914-1952)United States   Rocket propulsion researcher at one of the founders of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA was also a believer in the occult and black magic practitioner. Part of the success of the space program of the United States is the work of this remarkable self-taught scientist. Friend of the 'wizard', English Alestes Crowley and L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Dianetics. Parson's tragic death in a home lab cemented his l...

  Another one of my finds while looking for some Halloween Ideas and inspiration.  I even made some of these and my wife, took it  to work and put them on her desk.  I really like these, the are also a good idea at Christmas time.  Brought to you by www.littleluna.com .  These are really simple and are a nice gift for someone special. Misc. Monday - Halloween Paper Centerpiece Hi Friends!  In case you didn't get to see it over at Eighteen25 last week, I thought I would post on here my tutorial for the Halloween Paper Centerpiece This project was SOOO much fun and would be an awesome craft nite with the girlfriends. I hope you like it. SUPPLIES: - Box/Vase/Cart to use as Centerpiece Base -Floral Foam (Found at the Dollar Store) -Spanish Moss (Found at the Dollar Store) -Skewers -Paint -Foam Brush -Scrapbook Paper -Hot Glue -Embellishments INSTRUCTIONS:         1. Begin by pickin...