X-Ray String Lights

Halloween Spirit and Halloween City opened up across from each other this year! Halloween City was scrambling to get things out. Found this X-ray lights string for $12.99. It looks better than I expected. Made by Sunstar Industries, Inc.

Only 2 images the skull and hand. Printed on a heavy acetate. You might want to shop around as the prices vary. Found them at OTC.

The images with no lights can be found here. Plan to try the images stacked in a vase or stuck in a window with a light source from behind.

Home Goods Skeleton Dishes

TJMaxx is where I bought a set of these Wicked skull plates. They are perfect for my "Dead and Breakfast" bar.

Home goods has the Royal Stafford skeleton dinner plates. Discovered there are cups and bowls with the same images. All the plates had some flaws in the glaze. Look them over if you plan to buy. They are $5.99 and the Wicked salad plates are $3.99 each.

My Home Goods had just opened last year and the Halloween decor was thin. They made up for it this year with triple the stock and show stoppers like this giant Halloween Nutcracker. I think it was $189.

More Photos from Home Goods will be in the Halloween Album. If you have trouble viewing the images full size on Blogpsot all the Halloween photos are in that album on flickr.

Ace Hardware

Charming little gift area inside an Ace Hardware store. The husband has the hardware store and his wife has the gift shop!

We were on a hunt for screws and a hose sprayer. Much to my surprise there was a rather large display of Halloween in the gift shop.

Very bright LED mason jar lanterns. Normally I want my spooky jars to look dark and crusty. This year I have a few areas in need of safety lighting. Mason jars are now in consideration for a cheap easy way to make lanterns.

Love that little pumpkin head gal peaking out from under the table. We moved to this house in February so I had no idea there was such a big display of Halloween at this store. She has some of the bigger $200 Bethany Lowe figures. Fun to see in person. I will be keeping an eye on clearance sales.

TjMaxx

Very heavy resin stack pumpkins.

The store must have been crazy busy over the 3 day weekend. Halloween was all over the store.

Soft goods were big this year. Halloween sheets, throws, pillowcases, blankets, pillows, Kitchen towels, and hand towels. Forgot to get a photo of the Halloween PJ's.

Nothing that really stood out as unique this year. I might have have missed out waiting until September. This store starts putting out Halloween the first week of August. More pics in the 2019 Halloween album.

Swatching Fall Part 2

The line up so far! Base painted in 3 different shades of orange. Started layering in color with yellow and brown today.

This pair reads really well from the street. I think there will be 3 with a little dark shading.

The garlands I bought at Goodwill and 4 spools of plastic burlap type ribbon. $2.99 for the bag. Testing various textures and colors.

The light brown roll might not be long enough so I tried the dark brown. In a pinch it will do. This will add some bulk to the garland. The velvet oak leaves were part of a headdress and I do like that color palette. Indoor stair bannister so I don't have to worry about the weather.

So much to do! Once all the paint is set we start carving.

Swatching Fall

The pumpkin on the left is new from Lowe's. Pumpkin on the right is a thrift store find from 5 years ago? I like its base color and then there is darker paint spatter on the top. Going to test with a toothbrush to see if that is the right size for the effect.

Paint swatches I brought home from Lowe's tonight. All the Funkins will get at least 2 different exterior house paint colors. Contrasting paint spattered and or sponged on. Some of the stems will look OK at a distance. The house sits high off the street. Time to get moving on the process so we can start carving.

Fall is coming. The leaves and acorns off the trees in our yard.

Pottery Barn and Harry Potter

Pottery barn Halloween has a basic and old fashioned look this year.

Harry Potter fans might be delighted to know that Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, and Williams Sonoma all have Harry Potter merchandise. Several pieces work well with Halloween decor.

The Hedwig Lamp is perched between our chairs in the living room. Replaced the white shade with a bronze shade.