Halloween Illustration and Hosting tip #3

Wicked Cat Spell by marisol diaz

So here is another great Halloween tip- If your having a Monster bash and would like something a bit less gruesome than witch fingers try this POT of DIRT dessert!

Cups of Dirt Dessert - Better with gummy worms and spiders!

All you need are some small terra-cotta pots (with little paper cups inside). Fill them with ice cream of your choice, then cover the ice-cream with CRUSHED OREOS (it would be better without the filling)!!!!! Stiock a fake flower in and voila! You have a pot of dirt dessert! But to really get into the Halloween spirit add gummy worms and gummy spiders to the top - and daisies (Pushing up Daises reference) could be more fun!

Some Murder Mystery guests eating Pots of Dirt

Witches Fingers Halloween Madness Tip#2

Witch Finger made out of marzipan, pistachios and melted red chocolate

Another great halloween tip is making spooky witch fingers out of marzipan. As an artist I have always enjoyed making candies for parties out of marzipan and I have been known to make some pretty 'risque' ones for birthdays and bridal showers! By tinting the marzipan with food coloring, I was able to make a variety of flesh tones, my favorite being green! You should be able to do this easily by mixing or kneading the food coloring into the marzipan. I used a small thin knife (like an Xacto) to get some of the flesh creases and I simply balled up some marzipan to make the finger warts. Pistachios make excellent finger nails!

The hardest part is melting some candied red chocolate which I bought at a craft store like A.C. Moore or Michael's (the colored chocolate is usually in the baking/cake decorating section next to the chocolate molds.) As you can see some of the chocolate was over-cooked to get that textured crunchy look and thats exactly how you want it for a bloody cut off finger. Its just that easy! Try it!

If you're interested in a custom order contact me as I may begin to sell boxes of these treats on Etsy!

Before They Were All Eaten

Halloween Madness Begins!! Pumpkin Scars Decorating Tip!

I am a Halloween freak and since I have most certainly lost readership on my blog due to an overwhelming amount of 'to-do-by-yesterday-stress' and 'good-ol'-blog-neglect', I'm hoping to reinvigorate some new blog loyalty via one of the most creative, expressive and mystique filled days - All Hallow's Eve!

Wickedest Witch by marisol diaz

I illustrate a new halloween card every year (and soon those illustrations will be available for sale at my etsy store!) Along with making wearable art sculptural costumes, I also host an annual Murder Mystery Party and this year is our FIFTH one!


So Halloween Decorating tip number one: If you have a garden- grow pumpkins! If you can grow pumpkins scratch family member names in your pumpkin like this:The newest member of my family, Chica! The Pumpkin Must Still Be on The Vine

After allowing the pumpkin some time to heal while still on the vine, the results should look like this as the scratch marks scar:

Awesome Scarification!