Halloween Speciman Jars
by Diedra
(Santa Monica, CA)
Decorate the shelves in your house or the party area with specimen jars, old clear glass bottles and jars filled with odd or creepy looking things. Label the jars with the names of potion ingredients, such as: Beetle Eyes (pepper balls, black beads or poppy seeds), Eyes of Blind Dogs (cocktail onions), Bloodworms (cooked spaghetti in water dyed with red food coloring), Owl Liver (chopped canned mushrooms), Gecko Skin (pickled ginger), Pig Pituitary (capers), Fingers (Vienna sausages), Brains (shredded red cabbage or sour kraut). These jars are fun to make and probably the most popular Halloween decorating ideas.
For added fun, you can leave the labels blank on a few of the jars and have the guests make them up.
