Category Archives: Halloween

“Castle Modern” Bedroom Decor

Posted on March 22, 2016 by britta

You might have noticed by now that I love castles, and my dream is to live in one someday, hopefully one I can build myself. Halloween is the perfect excuse to display all my castle decor and even turn the … Continue reading →

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Howden’s Castle Halloween Field Trip

Posted on February 9, 2016 by britta

Halloween 2016 is the return of Castle Brittahytta again, and I never turn down a chance at seeing a castle, especially only an hour from my house! Howden’s Castle originally built in 1927 was relisted this week for $1.3 million, … Continue reading →

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Halloween 2015 – The Party!

Posted on November 23, 2015 by britta

Whew! My Halloween 2015 party was thankfully another grand success! Since people brought friends I didn’t know I’m not exactly sure, but I think it looks like our total this year was 67 people including 8 kids. Not an all-time … Continue reading →

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Day of the Dead – Full Show!

Posted on November 13, 2015 by britta

Happy Friday the 13th! I am still organizing all the photos and video from my big party and Halloween weekend, but I’ve finished the first video of Halloween 2015…the Day of the Dead full show in all its glory! For … Continue reading →

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a peek at Halloween 2015

Posted on November 2, 2015 by britta

This week has been a blur! Finishing my costume, food and decor, hosting my Halloween party, entertaining international guests, documenting the decor, advertising and running our front show for 4 nights collecting donations for UNICEF, then packing up about half … Continue reading →

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Giant Gravestones!

Posted on October 20, 2015 by britta

My artistic vision for this Dia de los Muertos inspired Halloween has a secret plan that requires truly giant gravestones, larger than I have ever made before! Even though I recycled as much of the Spirit Materializer and other foam … Continue reading →

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modifying skeletons to move!

Posted on October 15, 2015 by britta

One of our major projects for Halloween 2015 is the Mariachis de Muerte, our skeleton mariachi band! We had already hacked one 3-axis skull kit to make Jack Skellington’s head for Halloween 2013, so we felt pretty confident we could … Continue reading →

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so many skulls!

Posted on October 13, 2015 by britta

Brightly-decorated sugar skulls, or calaveras, are icons of Dia de los Muertos, so of course I needed a lot for my decor! I’m sure it doesn’t surprise anyone that one of my Halloween storage boxes has been full of cheap … Continue reading →

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Halloween 2015 is well underway!

Posted on October 8, 2015 by britta

I had decided my Halloween 2015 theme last summer, as soon as I saw the first trailer for the movie The Book of Life about the Mexican traditional celebrations of Dia de los Muertos. I really wanted to make the … Continue reading →

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a little Halloween fun!

Posted on October 6, 2015 by britta

It’s already October, and my Scream Team has been working on Halloween 2015 for months now, but with international travel for vacation and for work, plus the traditional summer Cinema Brittahytta party schedule, it’s been hard to catch up! First … Continue reading →

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