Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) starts on November 1st. So we've partnered with Red Diamond Wine to share some fun and easy Day of the Dead cocktail party ideas.

I think Day of the Dead is a beautiful way to remember those who've passed. I love that the celebrations typically include bright colors, luscious foods, and of course decorated skulls, which tie in nicely with Halloween.

I've always wanted to trick out the front of my house for Halloween, but honestly I never had the guts. Plus I never had the time. Or so I thought...

But then a week ago, Party City asked me if I'd like to style something for Halloween, and I knew this was my chance.

This week we had lots of fabulous parties added to our site, including an awesome themed FAO Schwarz toy birthday party!  There's not a kid out there whose heart doesn't skip a beat when they just here the words "toy store"!!

My favorite parties this week include the fun FAO Schwarz birthday party, an gorgeous Unicorn baby shower, an awesome Minions birthday party and an gorgeous Alice in Wonderland tea party for twins Check them out below...

Halloween Pin the Spider on the Web Game

A Halloween trend we're seeing a lot of is setting up a table of elixirs and potions that your guests can experiment with, drink, and even eat. It adds a cool mad scientist twist to the party.

And we have just the set of free printables to go along with such a theme!

CATCH MY PARTY ROUNDUP

This week we had lots of fabulous parties added to our site, including a mystical Dia de los Muertos party! Such a great theme for someone celebrating a birthday over this Halloween season!

My favorite parties this week include the fun Dia de los Muertos birthday party, an superb Harry Potter  birthday party, an adorable Aria's Wild One birthday and an gorgeous Vintage Victorian baby shower Check them out below...

I know, it's not even Halloween yet, and Christmas still feels a long way away, but I wanted to let you know that I've teamed up with Mixbook to bring you the Mixbook and Catch My Party Holiday Party! The event will take place on Nov. 5th from 12pm - 2pm in their offices in Palo Alto, CA!

If you live in the Bay Area, please come and join in the holiday cheer!

Here are 7 easy Halloween crafts straight from our site! These are definitely my favorites.

I picked the mummy craft because it's cute, the candy pumpkin chandelier because it's yummy, the rat and spider wreath because it's creepy, the Halloween slime favors because they're gooey, and the rest because they fun, easy, and will spruce up your Halloween.  Happy haunting and crafting!