Halloween 2012

This post is dedicated to my son who turns 24 years old on October 31st. He is currently studying English Literature in a Master's Program at university far away from us.
Happy Birthday LMR! 
We love and miss you! Keep up the great work!

Double, double, toil and trouble...

Fire burn and cauldron bubble...

Round about the cauldron go;

In the poison'd entrails throw.

Toad, that under cold stone

Days and nights has thirty-one

Swelter'd venon sleeping got,

Boil thou first i' the charmed pot

Fillet of a fenny snake,

In the cauldron boil and bake;

Eye of newt and toe of frog,

Wool of bat and tongue of dog,

Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,

Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,

For a charm of powerful trouble,

Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.*

Cool it with a baboon's blood,

Then the charm is firm and good.

O well done! I commend your pains;

And every one shall share i' the gains;

And now about the cauldron sing,

Like elves and fairies in a ring,

Enchanting all that you put in.

By the pricking of my thumbs,

Something wicked this way comes

Open, locks,

Whoever knocks!

(* my apologies to Shakespeare for leaving out a verse of "ingredients"

Inspiration for this Halloween Buffet Tablescape came from the following items:



A plastic bucket filled with candy - candy removed, it became the witches' cauldron



A bag of spider webbing which became the foam on the witches' brew



This candle ring which usually goes around the umbrella pole of a patio set became the base for the witches' cauldron



A black framed decorative mirror (x 2) becomes an angled table runner

Thanks for stopping by!

 

I'll be linking this post to these fabulous blog parties:
Centerpiece Wednesdays at The Style Sisters
Wow Us Wednesday at Savy Southern Style 
Tablescape Thursdays at Between Naps on the Porch
Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life
Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home  
Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper
Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen 
Sunday Showcase at Under the Table and Dreaming