Thread: Edgar Allan Poe theme party

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At Target - noticed in the picture section - sillouette of tree with black birds. I love sillouettes at Halloween. This was in a tube - kind of like those wall words. Not sure if suitable for the ballroom, just another idea.

Love the butler at Kmart - too bad I did my poe party last year!

Thanks for all of the suggestions everyone! I took many of them and implemented them into my party. I also posted tutorials on my blog, www.partypuff.blogspot.com

Entry: Talking butler with raven from Kmart

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Poe tombstone and cemetery. I made the Poe tombstone and brick columns. Fence is pre-made from Home Depot.



I took an old mantle and added legs dangling into the fire a la Murder in the Rue Morgue. I also had an envelope with "Lenore" on it with black roses on one of the chairs. The faux fire is a Chauvet model and I staged it with bones as the wood. The bones were made from paper and glue cloth.

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I had The Raven printed on the plotter and ran it down the wall, over the buffet, and on to the floor. A quill was suspended from the ceiling so it floated over the manuscript.



To educate the attendees on Poe and the aspects of his life, I had a copy of a road sign made.



Cocktail tables were decorated with candles and aged books.

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More buffet decor

What you came up with and incorporated looks awesome. I'm going to do a Poe party for my haunt helpers next year. Nice work. cait

absolutely freaking gorgeous setup. Very classy.

Love all your work; great attention to detail. Could you tell me what font(s) you used for The Raven? Again, great job!

Did you find a template for your historical marker, or did you do it yourself? Which font did you use? I swear I know the font ... it's almost Garabond ... I'm searching my serifs, but I have thousands of fonts, and got tired.
Historical markers and the old town signs ... I wish there was a simple template for them both.
BTW, I'm sitting here with my 1904 10-volume Poe collection, a gift from my mom (RIP).
He was such an interesting writer. Not just his horror. Beautiful imagery.

This is beautiful. You clearly put so much thought and care into this! That's something I would appreciate as a guest at any party. Kudos!

Great ideas, people! And vbpony1, all your presentations looks amazing, and yes, very classy. I really admire your work.
I am doing a Poe theme this year and am thrilled with all the ideas here. I am definitely going try some. I was worried of my crowd not knowing eough Poe, so the roadside sign is a great way to do that. I do also plan to have a book of his poetry out, and I'm toying around with playing clips of the movies I have (tell-tale heart, pit, and usher) in different rooms. I must admit, I too am very envious of a company that would allow this kind of party!
Again, thanks to all!