Sunday's Super Simple Solution: Edible Party Decorations

My faithful readers know that I try to avoid collecting stuff, but sometimes the holidays inspire us to splurge and a little decorating is in order. This can cause a dilemma - what do you DO with those decorations after the season is over? My recent solution is...edible decorations!

Every year, I host a Halloween party for my Ghoulfriends (girlfriends, for those of you who didn't catch that). This year I committed to myself that I would not buy anymore decorations that needed to be stored in my ever-decreasing storage room. I had lots of fun being creative. Here is what I came up with:

1. I found this great recipe for breadstick "bones" and my dad was kind enough to bake them for my party! I love that my dad is retired and willing to help me out!

2. I found these cool looking squash and gourds while we were picking out our pumpkins. After the celebrations were over the butternut squash became part of our dinner!


3. I found these fabulous Halloween themed wines at Cost Plus. If you aren't serving wine, you could decorate with a signature drink or a bright colored punch (check out this link for a super cute punch bowl idea).


4. Everyone loves dessert, and these awesome cupcakes came from our local bakery. They make all kinds of themed cupcakes these days. These little bite-sized treats were the hit of the party!

5. This idea was inspired by a "candy bar" that I saw at a wedding. The theme for my candy display was Halloween inspired colors and treats. I had brown and orange jelly beans, Halloween M & Ms, chocolate eyeballs, candy corn, and Hershey kisses. I also added plastic spiders and bugs to the mix. Each guest got to make a bag full of treats to take home.

The best part is that after the party was over there was hardly anything to pack up and put away.

What is your decoration storage solution?

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