Royal Pumpkin ~
The Queen Touches of Autumn are everywhere .. I’m especially smitten with the beautiful blue~gray pumpkins. I gave this one, the royal treatment. I know, blue-gray doesn’t exactly reflect the traditional autumn color palette… but it works for me. So here’s to ‘The Great Blue-Gray Pumpkin…’ crown and all. Monica
Halloween Bar ~ Spirits ~ Salted Caramel Cocktail
Creepy Cocktails Don’t forget to ‘set the bar’ this Halloween. A few creepy… crawlers, Blood orange bitters… and bone chilling, Halloween bar, accoutrements, will do the trick. And as the bewitching hour approaches…. This sinfully sweet & salty cocktail concoction, will warm your soul and keep the Halloween ‘spirits’… at bay. * * * Salted Caramel...
Halloween Mantel ~ Wings and Things
Wings and Things I wanted to create a simple, clean, Halloween ‘mantelscape’ in our Kitchen. And do it, in shades of gray and pale white. I thought a felt garland would be nice but not just any felt… I found this gorgeous, variegated wool felt, in a gunmetal gray, at one of my fave craft...
Halloween ~ HAUNTING Parlor Party Lighting
Haunting Light I put a ‘chill’… on our Halloween Parlor Party lighting this season and I did it on the cheap…with Wax & Wings. First, I nearly ransacked the house, looking for pale white candles. I found them, in various stages of burn. P-e-r-f-e-c-t! Next, came roughly torn strips of linen remnants, gray velvet ribbon and...
Fall Decorating ~ Parlor Party Tablescape
Fall’s Earthy Decor Image ~ Jeanne Curtis It’s fall, in all its fabulosity and it’s time to decorate. Our ‘parlor’/dining room is getting a gorgeous dose of fall. And this tablescape, in the making, will transition beautifully, right into Halloween. This, is how it always begins for me…a Blank…and in this case, ‘raw linen’ slate…filled with...
Halloween Flour Sack ‘Raven’ Bags ~
‘NEVERMORE’ Do you love these handsome, ‘Raven’ inspired, Halloween bags, in Willowy White and Ghostly Gray? We think they’re simply, ‘RAVENous.’ Poe’s much celebrated poetic work; ‘The Raven,’ is a family favorite. Love the lore AND Lenore. When I spotted this rather dark fellow, on The Graphics Fairy, I knew just what to do with...
Halloween ~ Curiosities
It’s coming… In Willowy Whites and Ghostly Grays. It’s Coming… Collecting the curiosities, assembling the peculiar pieces. Nothing too terrifying…KID friendly. But feathers WILL fly, on parchment wings. Witch Crafts & Parlor Parties. It’s coming… H-A-L-L-O-W-E-E-N by La Famiglia Design Curious? Monica
White Fright Halloween ~ A La Famiglia Design Production
Fall is my favorite time of year and Halloween…my all time favorite holiday! Each fall…inspired by the ‘spirit’ of the season…Halloween’s eerie beauty unfolds at our house. I call it ‘morbid’ elegance. This year…even our Outdoor Room couldn’t escape Halloween’s skeletal embrace…bewitched into an ethereal scene of ghostly ‘White Fright.’ Don’t be afraid…step inside…the Count...
Ghostly Goods
Haunted Pieces for the La Famiglia ~ ‘White Fright’ Haunted House Eerie Parchment ‘Lanterns’… featuring an ethereal skeletal image…courtesy The Graphics Fairy… …twine bound…. …and hung from…. …bleached white curly willow…. Love the Skull with a ‘grill’….(Our 14-year-old son…got a kick out of this!) …and a diminutive white candelier… All in all…La Famiglia’s ‘White Fright’...
‘Good Witch’ Hat
A La Famiglia Paper Creation ~ More Enchantress than Crone…This witch hat fits La Famiglia’s ‘White Fright’ Halloween ~ to a T! One of the many pieces I’m working on for the ‘White Fright’ Haunted House! Rumpled Parchment…pleats, ric rac and crepe…Oh did I mention the tulle plume?? Even ‘Glinda’ might like this hat! Yeah…I...
La Famiglia Design’s ~ White Fright Halloween
Beautifully Eerie Halloween Embellishments ~ Inspired by one of La Famiglia’s ‘Daily Cool Finds’… An inexpensive craft store pumpkin goes ghostly glam…with self stick strands of gems… flannel ric rac and a ‘Cinderella carriage’ style pedestal! And here’s the ‘How to.’ Start with a word or image ~ I used a sewing seam-ripper to prick the...
Caramel Apple Bites ~
A Sweet, Savory & Salty Fall Favorite! From this…harvested from our espaliers… To this… Gooey caramel…roasted, cashews with Fleur de Sel and a hint of fresh sage…sweet & savory! To this… Dessert dangling out on a limb…
Inspired by a love of beautiful, yet simple design, food and entertaining. Monica’s distinct approach led this former television news gal to create La Famiglia Design. 
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