After a break in 2023, we're back with a fun theme for 2024. All you have to do is say Beason, Beason, Beason! This year's dinner focused on the original movie because planning for these dinners takes months and the sequel wasn't released until September 6th. We did get to attend the advanced Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice movie screening thanks to Taylor!
In true Beetlejuice fashion, the after dinner games included charades and a round of movie trivia.
Resources for dinner items and recipes can be found below.
Let's draw a door and knock three times. Are you ready?
I designed the dinner invite with menu in Canva. Invites and menus materialized in May, so our intrepid friends had plenty of time to brave the Cross Bronx Expressway and two dozen tollbooths to be with us. May their buildings go condo.
Look at that crocheted sandworm! Made my millennium and smooches to Claudia for once again making me a treasured and appreciated gift. I was able to reuse my favorite Opalhouse Jungalow ceramic plates from Target. They really are the perfect dishes for Halloween.
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Adam hands
The crocheted man of the hour! Guess who created this little fiber masterpiece???
The party favors/place cards were one of the first things I put together because you can't have a Beetlejuice party without a Zagnut candy bar. Cricut machine got a workout with cutting hands to hold the Zagnut bars. I purchased green egg carton acoustic foam to mimic Adam's cemetery model, but had zero luck finding dangling lights that hung above the town.
Beetlejuice silhouette images purchased on Etsy and transferred to ceramic plates with ink jet water slide decals.
TABLESCAPE
Barbara mask from Amazon
Beetlejuice marquee sign from Spirit Halloween
Beetlejuice sign from Amazon
Black-and-white striped ceramic pumpkins from JOANN
Black-and-white striped cloth napkins from Amazon
Black-and-white striped salad bowl from World Market
Black-and-white striped cloth table runner from Amazon
Crochet pattern for Beetlejuice from Etsy seller AUKILLU
Crochet pattern for sand worm is no longer available on Etsy
Daphe ribbed glassware from World Market
Fake plastic flies from Amazon
Graphic for handmade bioexorcist sign from LegendaryTalesEdit
Graphics for wall plates no longer available on Etsy
Green acoustic wall panel foam for Adam's cemetery model from Amazon
Handbook for the Recently Deceased from Amazon
Miss Argentina pageant sash from Sashes Galore Co on Etsy
Opalhouse Jungalow ceramic dinner and salad plates from Target
Snack/nut bowls from Amazon
Stargazer mini spot lights from Terrain
Unfinished wood boxes (4" x 2.25") for place cards from Michaels
Vintage black and cream oversized tissue fans from My Mind's Eye
Zagnut candy bars from Cracker Barrel
RECIPES
Deetz nuts recipe found at Cookies & Cups
Bag of mixed fancy unsalted nuts purchased at Costco. Since these nuts were not raw, I placed in the oven for 6 minutes versus the recipe's 10 minutes. Perfect mix of sweet, salty, and spicy-just like the Deetzes.
Juno's Smoked Cheese Bites were created by melting smoked cheddar and gouda cheeses until soft. Large plastic straws were cut to the length of a regular cigarette and cut down the middle. Place a small amount of cheddar for the cigarette filter and fill the remainder of the straw with the gouda cheese. Freeze until firm. Remove from straws and put a little bit of edible adhesive at the tip of the cigarette. Dip into fine ground pepper. Freeze again until ready to serve.
Plastic straws purchased at Amazon
Lemony Artichoke White Bean Dip by Sylvia Fountaine
Stonefire Naan Dippers purchased from Costco
Juice is Loose shots were made using Tito's Vodka, 1 box of Chinese Golden Coins Almond Flavor Gelatin Dessert (found at most Asian markets), D'gari Gelatina Negra, and green cotton candy.
You will need two food syringes and tall, skinny shot glasses.
Miss Argentina Green Lady Cocktail recipe found at 3 Boys and a Dog
Red Beet Hardboiled Eggs by The Sidesmith (topped with black sesame seeds)
Romaine lettuce + combo of sweet lettuces, microgreens (blend of arugula, purple cabbage, rambo radish, pea shoots, wasabi mustard, & pak choi), yellow pear tomatoes, fresh dill cucumbers diced + peeled, and roasted pepitas.
Nashville Hot Chicken Strips by Melissa's Southern Style Kitchen
(original recipe was too spicy, so reduced the cayenne pepper & hot sauce)
Marella Linguine Zebra purchased at Redstone Olive Oil
Jump in the Lime Coconut Bread Pudding by tornadoughalli
(added the zest & juice of one lime + 1 cup of sugar + 1 cup of chopped macadamia nuts)
Shrunken apple head recipe by Garden Seeds & Honey Bees
Hair is Haribo Lakritz Schnecken (black licorice) purchased at World Market
Sweetshop Sprinkles Eyes purchased at Joann
Mouth "thread" is Tootsie Rolls rolled into strings
Candied eyes and mouth strings attached with edible adhesive purchased at Amazon
Edible Diamonddust Gold purchased at The Sugar Art
Next year's theme is already in the works, so stay spooky!
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