On the 12th Day of Halloween my true love said to meeee…12 visits to a Ghost town, 11 Halloween wine charms, 10 Day of the Dead headband(s), 9 candy wreath(s), 8 dragon eggs, 7 fluffy Halloween pillow(s), 6 Halloween Banner(s), 5 Keep Out sign(s), 4 Jack O’ Lantern, 3 creepy spiders, 2 friendly ghosts…lots of candy in a bag-eeee!
Today we have a treat for you and it’s not anything you make or cook. So take a seat and relax. Maybe grab some wine or hot chocolate and join me in this adventure… Let’s go on a trip to an Arizona ghost town.
Without creepy stories there would not be a real Halloween season, right?
’twas the night before Halloween and I was really down. I was bored through my skull and wanted to get out of town.
So I looked at a map when driving from home and on the GPS pops the town of Jerome.
So I drove up the freeway with curious glee, little did I know that how spooky ‘t would be.
A town like no other, population 500 but no one had told me the town was most haunted.
With narrowing streets as high as a kite this ghost town has people that walk through the night.
A biker town with riders in a bar while others are looking to buy a cigar.
But the most interesting thing lurking up in the hill is the Asylum Hotel that was once a place to heal.
A hospital for miners during the early days of the city then abandoned and forgotten, the place was a pity.
Then one day just like magic the place once forgotten, it’s now a hotel for folks to get frightened.
The haunting begins at the hotel’s elevator. But beware of the story so hold on to your neighbor.
Now a fellow working down at the shaft got his neck cut off without warning or chat.
So when you look at the glass while you visit the shop don’t be surprised if the air temperature drops.
But there are many stories and this one I will tell, not all people are alive walking through that hotel.
There is a sad story of a mother who died she thought ’twas her daughter but she was not right.
For the daughter survived and was able to heal but the mother to this day relives that ordeal.
So if all through the night you hear a mother ‘a callin’ know that she lives in the halls of the fallen.
There are so many stories to tell you about it but it’s almost midnight and the candy is calling.
If you feel like visiting this town for Halloween know that this ghost town is not very mean.
There are many visitors living and dead, and seeing you leave makes them really really sad.
So come to this ghost town, population 500 you won’t regret it if you like going “haunting”
The real ghost town story of Jerome
I wanted to finish the series with this ghost town story because like the 12 days of Christmas ’twas an interesting story to tell.
The town is in Jerome, Arizona and it was once a miner town where in the late 1800’s and early 1900s copper was a huge source of income.
The city once housed 15,000 people and went through ups and downs including 4 fires that destroyed half the city. But now a lot of artists make it a cute place to visit for a day trip on the weekend.
The town of Jerome is less than two hours away from Phoenix and from its hills you can see the mountains around Sedona, Arizona. It’s one of my favorite places to visit! Check it out sometime. It has so many cool ghost stories. Too many to tell!
I think nothing says Halloween like a visit to a ghost town.
I hope you enjoyed our series about “The 12 Days of Halloween”.
See you soon and Happy Halloween!
Cheers!
I thought I could just paint them in various combinations of color and then I could cut the ring loop in the middle and the ring would hook right on the stem of the wine glass. How cool is that?! You can get something similar to these rings 
I like stainless steel because it won’t rust but feel free to use galvanized if it’s what you have around. 
If you are using a cut out be sure to pierce a hole on it so you can run the wire through. 
You will then bend the wire around the tube or pen and close the hook.
Nothing fancy but preferably plastic and wide. You don’t want those wire thin ones because you will need a good base. If you don’t have a headband at home but you have some wire, you can shape the wire into the shape of a headband and wrap some fabric or ribbon around it to give it a little more width.
Any flower you like. Roses, Daisies, you pick. Dollar store flowers are more than fine unless you really want to go fancy. I find that the more “cemetery-looking-cheap-artificial” flowers you can get the coolest it looks.
Place the first flower and hold until the glue is dry (about 30 secs to 1 minute). 
Stagger the flowers: one forward and one backward so you can cover the front and back of the headband. Space each flower at about 1 to 2 inches apart depending on the size of the flowers you chose.
If you find some blank spots that need a little something to add more volume, get one of the left over leaves from the flowers you cut and hot glue them to the band in the area you want to cover. 
The Day of the Dead headband is looking good already!
I chose 3 different types of ribbons and of various widths and I cut 2 sets of three ribbons at about the same size (in this case about 12 inches long). 
Once the glue on each set of ribbons is dried apply a dab of glue to the headband right under the first flower on each end. That’s it! 
them. Also, usually you want to wrap your wreath with ribbon or yarn to cover the wreath before you start working. You don’t want to do that here. Otherwise, your sticks won’t got into the foam. 
In my project, I opted for a ribbon in the center. I didn’t bother with the back of the wreath since the candy covered the wreath base almost all around the back. I used tacky glue to glue the ribbon but you can use hot glue or school glue for this.
Then added a purple and black flower in the middle and added a black bow behind the flowers for volume. There are many good tutorials for bows on Pinterest. 
Don’t forget to run a rope, wire or some kind of yarn to hang the wreath on your door. I would not recommend hot glue-ing a hook. The weight is probably too much for that. 
otice that with stamping you will not get perfect coverage. I wanted it to be that way. After all, Halloween is about rustic stuff. Imperfections are actually perfect!
I spaced each letter by placing my hand in between each letter. Then I put some glue on the top square of the triangle and put the ribbon on top. 
Notice I used one color ribbon for “Happy” and another color ribbon for “Halloween”. Aren’t they cute?
ding over the tape. Paint as many coats as necessary to cover the whole thing. 
