Jack Skellington

Frighteningly Fun Disney Halloween Crafts and Recipes You Must See!

27 October 2012 by Suzannah Otis 1 Comment

halloween-wreck-it-ralph-pumpkin-carving-template-printable-photo — Wreck-It Ralph Pumpkin Carving Template

Halloween is right around the corner and if you are in need of inspiration, you need go no further than Spoonful.com and Babble.com for an unending supply of spooky crafts, recipes, costumes and party ideas – many with a Disney theme too! Take a look at these frighteningly fun Halloween tips and tricks:

Get in the ghostly spirit with these dreadfully adorable decorations, including recycled spirit jugs, haunted glassware, pumpkin carving templates, and more.

Balance out the candy consumption without sacrificing any Halloween fun by serving up hauntingly healthy snacks like carrot fingers, pizza mummies and more.

Whether you’re making dinner or dessert, dishes like mummy meatloaf, monster toe hot dogs and creepy cupcakes are devilishly delicious.
Stay in a scary state-of-mind all month long with “31 Days of Disney Halloween”, featuring:

Disney-themed costumes and accessories
Crafts like Mickey’s pumpkin patch and Tinkerbell’s Halloween ghost
Recipes for mummy Mickey and Jack Skellington cupcakes, and poison apple cookies!

Dread decorating? Check out these 10 simple Halloween decorations like hanging cheesecloth ghosts and masked picture frames that even a zombie could perfect! Continue the creepy crafting with wickedly simple projects like ghostly tree lights, lanterns, and even fruit!

Terrified there’s not enough time to create an awesome (and affordable) costume for your child? Check out these options that can be assembled at the last minute such as a lumberjack, Clark Kent and even Dwight from The Office . Also take a peek at this video for low-key, yet spoo-key ideas for adults.

Stand out from every other haunted house on the block with over 25 unique Halloween party ideas including pumpkin balloon darts, mystery bowls, pumpkin bowling and more!

What’s better than a little food and fright? Get some tasty inspirations from your favorite fright-tastic films, including classics like Hocus Pocus and The Exorcist as well as more recent thrillers such as Zombieland and many others!

I love this Haunted Fairy Cottage made out of a pumpkin too! So many wonderful ideas, time to get crafting!

Find even more on Spoonful.com and Babble.com!

NEW 2012 Edition of Disney Couture Nightmare Before Christmas by Harvey’s Bags

23 September 2012 by Suzannah Otis Leave a Comment

Last week a new edition of the wildly popular Nightmare Before Christmas designs of the Harvey’s Bags for Disney Couture launched at Vault 28 in the Downtown Disney District at the Disneyland Resort. Harvey’s bags, made from seatbelts and carry a lifetime guarantee. In addition to the Nightmare Before Christmas collection, you can find Minnie Mouse-inspired Harvey’s bags at Disney Parks or at the Disney Store online.

Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas is one of my favorites, and I love what Harvey’s has done with the designs from the film that we all know and love. I’ve had many readers ask about this new collection, so I thought I’d share what the new bags look like.

A couple of the bags are website exclusives and many have sold out already, so pick up your favorite today at Vault 28 or at Harvey’s site! Here’s a sneak peak at what you’ll see on the site – click to enlarge:

Harvey's Nightmare Before Christmas 2012 — The 2012 Nightmare Before Christmas Collection for Harvey’s Bags

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Harvey’s Handbags in Disney Halloween Prints at Disneyland

7 September 2011 by Suzannah Otis 1 Comment

I caught this little bit of news from the Orange County Register’s site and thought some of my readers might be interested. I know the Harvey’s seatbelt bags we’ve seen around the parks (see below for past designs) are a big hit with some guests and definitely give the Disney Dooney & Bourke designs a run for their money. Now Disneyland is set to receive an all-new set of Harvey’s bags with Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas prints for Halloween as well as two other collections with a Halloween theme. The collections will debut this Saturday, September 10, 2011. I may have to bribe some of my California friends to pick me up ~~all of them~~ one!

Here’s the story from the OC Register (emphasis mine):

Disney Vault 28, a women’s clothing and accessory store for women in Downtown Disney, is debuting a new line of specially-designed handbags inspired by “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” on Saturday.

Disney spokeswoman Michelle Harker said the latest offering of Harveys Seatbeltbags will feature scenes from the Tim Burton movie. Additionally, two other collections featuring Halloween-themes of skulls and bats will be available.

Harveys are made from seat belt material, woven together to create bags, wallets and other accessories.

The popular handbag company, based in Santa Ana, debuted a Disney-inspired line of bags and wallets in 2008. Harveys spokeswoman Ashley Cope said the “Nightmare Before Christmas” line is the fifth Disney-inspired collection.

The bags will range in price from $128 to $238 and carry a lifetime guarantee.

Cope said Dana and Melanie Harvey, who started the handbag company, will attend the launch at Disney Vault 28 from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday.

Here are some photos from Harvey’s of the prints used in the Nightmare Before Christmas designs —

Jack and Sally Harvey's print — Jack and Sally print for Harvey’s Halloween seatbelt bags

Sally and Jack — Another Jack and Sally design for the new Harvey’s bags

EDIT: Here are photos from the bags, now available at Harvey’s site:

Harvey's Nightmare Before Christmas bags — Jack and Sally’s iconic Moonlight pose – Carriage Ring Tote $178

Harvey's NMBC Skulls bag — Skulls design – Large Satchel $148

Harvey's NMBC Bats bag — Bats design – Carriage Satchel $238

No word right now as to whether these new designs will reach Walt Disney World stores any time soon, but I’ll keep you posted. Currently, most stores carrying the Disney Dooney & Bourke bags also carry these Harvey’s designs (which I’ve been meaning to post about since April – my photo files are a scary place!) —

Minnie Harvey Bag — Past design of a Minnie-themed Harvey’s bag from April

Disney Harvey's Bags — The Mickey Mouse comic-style Harvey’s bags have been out for a while at Disney parks and online.

Harvey's Minnie Bow design — The Harvey’s limited edition Minnie Bow design comes in several styles and a wallet

Harvey's Minnie Bow design inside — Inside the Minnie bow design Harvey’s bags

As much as I love Jack Skellington, there IS something about Minnie’s bow design that really appeals to me. I think it’s the polka dots, they always get me!

Jack Skellington Antenna Toppers and Other Halloween Fun

2 September 2011 by Suzannah Otis 3 Comments

Sunday night the family and I popped over for a quick visit to the Magic Kingdom, my first since returning from Disneyland. We didn’t stay long, but I snagged a few photos of some fun merchandise while there –

I don’t recall seeing this much of the “Runaway Brain”-style Mickey in past Halloween merchandise but I could be mistaken. It could also just be a monster/Frankenstein-type Mickey too (or frazzled/stressed-out Mickey??)…but I like to think it’s from Runaway Brain. 😉 I’ll be visiting the parks this weekend and should get more photos of fun Halloween merchandise to share, so stay tuned!