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Cristina Riches aka Bird, is the founder of BirdsParty.com. She's also a creative mom of two, published author, graphic designer, freelance photographer, magazine editor and unconditional party lover. Her party ideas and photos have been featured on numerous publications such as Forbes.com, CNN Entertainment, Parenting Magazine, Celebrate Magazine, All You Magazine, Elle Decor and MarthaStewart.com. She also regularly creates content for brands such as PBS Parents, HGTV, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Pillsbury, PayPal, Mars, Hellmann's, Cultura France and Danone to name a few.

Creepy n' Chic Halloween Cocktail Party Ideas


Creepy n' Chic Halloween Cocktail Party Ideas - lots of DIY decorations and drinks recipes for an adult themed spooky and girly glam soiree! by BirdsParty.com @birdsparty

There are tons of Halloween party ideas involving candy, and party ideas for kids over on Pinterest. Fact. 

We also love sharing loads of kid-friendly ideas here on the blog. Guilty as charged.

So this year, I decided to style a little Creepy n' Chic Halloween cocktail bar to give you some ideas on DIY decorations and recipes for an adult-themed spooky soiree. Gruesome! 💀

Creepy n' Chic Halloween Cocktail Party Ideas - lots of DIY decorations and drinks recipes for an adult themed spooky and girly glam soiree! by BirdsParty.com @birdsparty

Creepy n' Chic Halloween Cocktail Party Ideas - lots of DIY decorations and drinks recipes for an adult themed spooky and girly glam soiree! by BirdsParty.com @birdsparty

Today we're sharing the bar styling ideas, and the easy DIY tutorials will be following in the next few weeks, so be sure to subscribe to the blog (bottom of page or here) so you don't miss a thing! 😉

Creepy n' Chic Halloween Cocktail Party Ideas

Most of the decor consisted of skulls of some sort. Glass skull bottles, gold skulls (that was actually a money box from a dollar store!), plastic skeletons, skull drinks stirrers etc.

I also brought out my trusty black cages and crow that make an appearance every Halloween at our house!

I have a thing for crows, not in a creepy way or anything. But apparently, they are super intelligent birds and can even recognize human faces. There's your daily dose of nerd fact. You're welcome! 😋

Creepy n' Chic Halloween Cocktail Party Ideas - lots of DIY decorations and drinks recipes for an adult themed spooky and girly glam soiree! by BirdsParty.com @birdsparty

Printables also made an appearance (duh!) on the table backdrop and the cute bottle labels! You can grab similar printables here.

And you know how much I love DIY and crafts. So naturally, I had to also add a few crafty details to our cocktail bar. Nothing scary, though. Promise!

Creepy n' Chic Halloween Cocktail Party Ideas - lots of DIY decorations and drinks recipes for an adult themed spooky and girly glam soiree! by BirdsParty.com @birdsparty

Printable Halloween Table Backdrop

Apart from the usual Halloween bar decor, I designed a large Halloween printable poster to act as my table backdrop.

At first, I wanted to make a real creepy, black twigs wreath. But let's face it, ain't nobody got time for that much DIY... so I resorted to my beloved printables to fill the blank wall behind the bar.

I must say, it turned out better than I expected and was super quick and easy (not to mention really cheap to make)! 

Creepy n' Chic Halloween Cocktail Party Ideas - lots of DIY decorations and drinks recipes for an adult themed spooky and girly glam soiree! by BirdsParty.com @birdsparty

I can't get enough of these large posters to decorate my kids' parties (as you probably saw here and here). So now I'm totally crushing on them for my Holiday parties too!

You can also download and print the same "Pick Your Poison" poster here, or choose from three other text options to suit your party!

Creepy n' Chic Halloween Cocktail Party Ideas - lots of DIY decorations and drinks recipes for an adult themed spooky and girly glam soiree! by BirdsParty.com @birdsparty

DIY Macabre Halloween Blooms

First things first - flowers! I used a mix of real blooms in a deep burgundy color and added some faux silk flowers that I spray painted black. Easy or what?! 

Plus, the silk blooms helped to add fullness to the table arrangement while keeping costs down, and that's always a huge bonus! 

You could also spray paint eucalyptus branches or plumage to add to your bouquet. Basically, anything goes in this macabre floral arrangement.

Creepy n' Chic Halloween Cocktail Party Ideas - lots of DIY decorations and drinks recipes for an adult themed spooky and girly glam soiree! by BirdsParty.com @birdsparty

DIY Bloody Halloween Candles

Next I attacked the candles. You can't have Halloween party without creepy candles, right?

At first I thought of using black taper candles. But then I didn't want anyone knocking candles over while making their cocktails (hot wax ain't a good look, even for Halloween!).

Creepy n' Chic Halloween Cocktail Party Ideas - lots of DIY decorations and drinks recipes for an adult themed spooky and girly glam soiree! by BirdsParty.com @birdsparty

So I decided to add chunky "bloody" candles to these pretty gold, glass terrariums. It gave the right amount of chic and creep to the table without much effort at all!

Full tutorial coming to the blog soon.

Creepy n' Chic Halloween Cocktail Party Ideas - lots of DIY decorations and drinks recipes for an adult themed spooky and girly glam soiree! by BirdsParty.com @birdsparty

DIY Bloody Drinks Glasses

These "bloody" rimmed cocktail glasses mimic the "bloody" candles above and will be the talk of any Halloween cocktail party, for sure!

It's so easy to do and creates a super creepy effect, not to mention that it transforms any glass into a Halloween-worthy goblet in minutes!

Tutorial coming next week.

Creepy n' Chic Halloween Cocktail Party Ideas - lots of DIY decorations and drinks recipes for an adult themed spooky and girly glam soiree! by BirdsParty.com @birdsparty

Halloween Cocktails & Party Drinks

The whole point of setting up a cocktail bar for any party, is that your guests can play mixologists for the night and concoct their own drinks.

So I like to provide them with all the trimmings (spirits, wine, cocktail shakers, drink garnishes etc) and a little cocktail menu card with drink ideas and recipes to get their creative juices flowing.

Creepy n' Chic Halloween Cocktail Party Ideas - lots of DIY decorations and drinks recipes for an adult themed spooky and girly glam soiree! by BirdsParty.com @birdsparty

Nonetheless, it's also a cool idea to have a batch cocktail ready to serve to your thirsty guests as you greet them though the door.

I like to keep things simple. So I served one of my favorite drinks, a Kir (crème de cassis liqueur or Chambord topped with red wine). For a sparkling version, use champagne or sparkling wine instead of red wine (a Kir Royale).

I drink this cocktail in summer with ice, but its deep purple color makes it perfect for Halloween.

More Halloween cocktail recipes coming to the blog soon!

Creepy n' Chic Halloween Cocktail Party Ideas - lots of DIY decorations and drinks recipes for an adult themed spooky and girly glam soiree! by BirdsParty.com @birdsparty

DIY Golden Skull Drink Stirrers

 Any drink you serve will look extra creepy if you add golden skulls drink stirrers to your glasses! So chic too, right?!

The DIY tutorial is coming to the blog soon.

Creepy n' Chic Halloween Cocktail Party Ideas - lots of DIY decorations and drinks recipes for an adult themed spooky and girly glam soiree! by BirdsParty.com @birdsparty



This Creepy n' Chic Halloween Cocktail Party Ideas post appeared first on Bird's Party Blog


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9 comments:

  1. Those bloody candles and glass look really nice!

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  2. Love all the ideas here! I'm so inspired for our annual Halloween party!!
    Xoxo

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  3. Very nice creepy chic set-up! The fig vodka sounds great and I will definitely give it a try. Thank you for sharing with us this week at Celebrate Your Story and we hope you will join us again next week.

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  4. Beautiful halloween set up. Very classy! I’m bringing back my More the Merrier link party (starting next Monday the 16th) would love for you to stop by my blog and link up your halloween cocktail party and any other projects you've been working on. http://diyhshp.blogspot.com

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  5. This is right up my alley! Super fun! Visiting from Celebrate Your Story party.

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  6. Perfect inspiration for a party! We just started the Whisk It Wednesday link party and I thought you might be interested in sharing there too! Thanks, Carrie

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  7. These ideas are so creative! We have been looking for chic Halloween posts for our Hauntingly Beautiful Decor Halloween Link Party. This post would be perfect if you would like to link up!
    https://followtheyellowbrickhome.com/hauntingly-beautiful-decor-halloween-link-party-friday-the-13th-features/
    Hope to see you at the party!

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  8. This is so perfectly creepy and elegant. I absolutely love it. Featuring when my party opens up. Thank you for sharing!

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  9. i want to be at this Halloween party for sure! Love that sign too!

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