ABC Family's 13 Nights Of Halloween

Yep, its that time. The moment we have been waiting for all year. . . ABC Family's 13 Nights Of Halloween is here! They always show the best films during Halloween and they have me glued to the television. On Facebook they had post a photo of their line of the the 13 Nights and when I look at it I was a bit disappointed. I thought "Wow really? That's it?" but not to fear, I check their official schedule on the website and I had posted the days and movies below for everyone.

Saturday, October 19, 2013
8:30am – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
10:30am – Batman
1:30pm – Batman Returns
4:30pm – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
6:25pm – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
8:00pm – Disney·Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!
8:30pm – Monsters. Inc.
10:30pm – Batman Begins

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Sunday, October 20, 2013
7:00am – Alice in Wonderland
9:30am – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
12:00pm – Coraline
2:00pm – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
3:55pm – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
5:30pm – Monsters, Inc.
7:30pm – Disney·Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!
8:00pm – The Addams Family
10:00pm – Addams Family Values

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Monday, October 21, 2013
6:30pm – Alice in Wonderland
8:30pm – Twilight
12:00am – I Know What You Did Last Summer

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013
11:00am to 8:00pm – Pretty Little Liars Marathon

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013
7:30pm – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 1
12:00am – Teen Witch

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Thursday, October 24, 2013
6:00pm – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
9:00pm – Men in Black
12:00am – Teen Wolf

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Friday, October 25, 2013
7:00pm – Men in Black
9:00pm – Beetlejuice
12:00am – Men in Black

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Saturday, October 26, 2013
7:30am – Teen Wolf Too
9:30am – Teen Wolf
11:30am – Teen Witch
1:30pm – The Goonies
4:00pm – Beetlejuice
6:00pm – The Addams Family
8:00pm – Addams Family Values
10:00pm – Hocus Pocus
12:00am – The Craft

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Sunday, October 27, 2013
7:00am – Dr. Seuss’ Halloween is Grinch Night
7:30am – The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
8:00am – Scooby Doo
10:00am – Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
12:00pm – Monster House
2:00pm – Matilda
4:00pm – The Addams Family
6:00pm – Addams Family Values
8:00pm – Hocus Pocus

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Monday, October 28, 2013
5:30pm – Monster House
7:30pm – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
9:25pm – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
12:00am – Coraline

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
9:00pm – I Know What You Did Last Summer

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
11:00am – The Goonies
1:30pm – Death Becomes Her
3:30pm – The Craft
5:30pm – I Know What You Did Last Summer
7:30pm – Twilight
12:00am – Death Becomes Her

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Thursday, October 31, 2013
11:00am – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1:00pm – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze
3:00pm – Scooby Doo
5:00pm – Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
7:00pm – The Addams Family
9:00pm – Addams Family Values
12:00am – The Others

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-The Crafty Witch

30 Days Till Halloween

Yep, thats right, 30 days remaining until Halloween. 

Check every-- 

Monday for my DIY Halloween Projects, everything you can make yourself and all under $5!

Wednesdays for articles Into The Paranormal and Beyond, where we talk about the unknown and gives you a different perspective on life. . . and the afterlife!

&

Fridays for Fav Halloween Movies, talking about the best Halloween movies to watch (the best from when you were a kid)


See you then


-The Crafty Witch

Celtic Tree Month Of Ivy Begins -- Sept 30 - Oct 27

Celtic Tree Month of Ivy begins -- 

As the year comes to a close and Samhain approaches, the Ivy moon rolls in at the end of the harvest season. Ivy often lives on after its host plant has died -- a reminder to us that life goes on, in the endless cycle of life, death and rebirth. The Celts called this month Gort, pronounced go-ert. This is a time to banish the negative from your life. 

Do workings related to improving yourself, and placing a barricade between you and the things that are toxic to you. Ivy can be used in magic performed for healing, protection, cooperation, and to bind lovers together.

via paganwiccan


-The Crafty Witch

DIY Spooky Tree Centerpiece

The Tree Centerpiece really pulls together a room, whether it be spooky for child’s fun, it will definitely have everyone looking twice

Best of this entire project will only cost $3.00!

What you'll Need:

• Black Plastic Cauldron

• Floral/Craft Foam

• Glass Gems, Rocks, or Stones

• Halloween Tinsel Garland

• Plastic Skeleton Garland

• Twigs from Your Yard

• Paint & Paint Brush (Optional)

• Glittery Bat Ornaments (See Directions on Page 2)

*All items italicized are item you probably already have around your own home.

*All items underlined are optional

Easy Step-by-Step Directions:

1. First, gather a few spooky-looking twigs from your yard.

2. Place the floral/craft foam in the center of the cauldron and

fill the empty space around the foam with glass gems, rocks,

or stones. This will anchor your foam and provide stability

for your tree.

3. Stick the twigs from your yard securely into the foam... make

sure you push them far into the foam for stability. Arrange

twigs into your desired tree shape. If you want to paint your

twigs black or another color, do that next. They will be easier

to paint standing upright in the foam. Set the tree aside to dry.

4. Once the twigs are dry, cover the stones at the base of the

tree with Halloween tinsel garland, then place the skeleton

garland on top of the tinsel and position the skeletons

however you wish.

5. Decorate the tree with more skeletons, Halloween creepy

creatures, or handmade glittery bat ornaments (see directions

on page 2).

 

I did mine a little differently but both ways are acceptable. I had bits of gravel from around by house that I was able to anchor mine down with but there are many options available at your local Dollar Tree to find what you would like best. Also I did not line the bottom of my tree centerpiece with tinsel garland and the skeleton garland, I was going for a spookier look to I surrounded mine with Spanish Moss (available at the Dollar Tree)

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Here is also link for those of you how would like to have a print out of the directions - it will take you to the Dollar Tree site where you can print out a PDF!

Go For PDF!

-The Crafty Witch

Fav Halloween Movies 2 of 7

This is actually one of the best Disney movies I have ever seen, back in the 90's Disney got to get away with racy innuendos and some mild language. This movie as a child was so scary to me and was the absolute best to watch late at night (which at that point and time was really like 10pm) curled up with my power ranger footie pajamas and my fuzzy blanket. ANYWAYS -- its such a great movie.

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Tower of Terror

Rating: UR           Length: 89 mins.               Year: 1997

Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Kirsten Dunst, Nia Peeples

Movie Description

Written and directed by D.J. MacHale, Tower of Terror is a made-for-TV production supernatural thriller from Walt Disney Television. The 89-minute film is based on The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror theme park attraction at Florida's Walt Disney World Resort, the first Disney production featuring one of its own attractions.

Steve Guttenberg portrays a former distinguished reporter who fell on hard times and now toils for a sleazy tabloid. His fortunes begin looking up after stumbling across a 1939 episode in which five people mysteriously disappear while in a luxury hotel elevator during a lightning storm. Buzzy Crocker (Guttenberg) and his niece Anna (Kirsten Dunst) become involved through a chance encounter with Abigail Gregory (Amzie Strickland), an older sister of one of the victims. Abigail claims to know the "real" story behind the incident, and her version intrigues Buzzy and Anna; so much that they attempt to recreate the decades-long mystery in hopes of solving it.

In addition to Guttenberg, Dunst and Strickland, other notable cast members include Nia Peeples, Michael McShane and Melora Hardin.

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Thank you to http://www.disneymovieslist.com for info

-The Crafty Witch

Ghost, Demons & Other Spirit Entities. . . Oh My!

GHOSTS

To call these entities ghosts demands first a definition of what we mean by ghosts. But by almost any definition, shadow people are somewhat different than ghost phenomena. Whereas ghost apparitions are almost always a misty white, vaporish or have a decidedly human form and appearance (very often with discernable "clothing"), shadow beings are much darker and more shadow-like. In general, although the shadow people often do have a human outline or shape, because they are dark, the details of their appearance is lacking. This is in contrast to many ghost sightings in which the witness can describe the ghost's facial features, style of clothing and other details. The one detail most often noted in some shadow being sightings are their glowing red eyes.

DEMONS OR OTHER SPIRIT ENTITIES

The dark countenance and malevolent feelings that are often reported in association with these creatures has led some researchers to speculate that they may be demonic in nature. If they are demons, we have to wonder what their purpose or intent is in letting themselves be seen in this manner. Is it merely to frighten?

By Stephen Wagner

-The Crafty Witch

DIY Monday - Glitter Bats

These Glitter Bats are so fun to make and they are so adorable, if you are making these with your kids I do want to tell you it can get a bit messy (with the glue and glitter) but otherwise it is a fun project for you and your young ones!

Best of all this project will only cost $5.00!

What You'll Need:

• Foam Craft Balls

• Plastic Sandwich Bags

• Craft Glue

• Paint Brush

• Glitter in Various Colors

• Black Plastic Plates

• Scissors

• Googly Eyes

• Thread or Fishing Wire

• Crafting U-Pins

*All items italicized are item you probably already have around your own home.

*All items underlined are optional

Easy Step-by-Step Directions:

1. Put glitter colors into separate plastic sandwich bags.

2. Using a paint brush, cover a foam craft ball with craft glue

and drop it into a bag of glitter. Shake the ball around until it’s

covered with glitter, then remove it from the bag and set aside

to dry. Repeat these steps with each foam craft ball.

3. Using the patterns to the right as stencils, trace the wing shapes

onto black plastic plates and cut them out.

4. When the glittery foam balls are dry, stick a bat wing into each

side, pressing firmly to make sure they’re secure in the foam.

5. Glue two googly eyes onto each bat.

6. Using thread or fishing wire, tie a loop for hanging and attach it to the foam bat ornament using craft U-pins.

7. Hang them on your spooky tree or around the house and enjoy!

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I did mine a little differently but both ways are acceptable. I painted all my bats black and then just sprinkled some of the colored glitter on top of them while they were at the point where they were still not quite dry. (I found for our purpose of DIY Under $5 that it just wasn't possible for the amount of glitter that was given. To follow the Dollar Tree steps I would recommend maybe buying 2 or 3 bottle of glitter depending on how may bats you want to make) then I followed the directions up until step three, I used black construction paper I had around my house for the bat wings. To apply I folded the edge of the paper and glued that to the bat.

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Here is also link for those of you how would like to have a print out of the directions - it will take you to the Dollar Tree site where you can print out a PDF!

Go For PDF!

-The Crafty Witch