A Salvaged Halloween
Search salvage shops, house demolition sales, and estate sales for creepy old architecture to add mystery to your Halloween lawn decor. Here, an ancient wooden post serves as a cheesecloth-covered perch for a faux crow.
Touchable Decor
This papier-mache black cat by folk artist Jack Roads provides a game of chance as well as decoration. Hidden beneath one of the jack-o’-lanterns is a pea — take a chance and guess which one. The cat’s clown companion is by artist Cody Foster.
One Frightful Ghost
Aim for at least one focal point in each room to spark conversation. This striking ghost wearing a top hat came from Disney World’s Haunted Mansion; only about 1,000 were made, so it’s a collector’s dream.
Pumpkin Patch
A collection of American hard-plastic Halloween memorabilia from the 1940s and ’50s lines the shelves of this hutch. Unlike the mass-produced plastic creations of today, each of these collectibles is handcrafted. Most of the pumpkins, watermelons, and other vegetables have human features such as bright eyes and toothy grins. The effect is eerily fun.
Skeletal Sentinel
A grinning skeleton holds court among cobwebby desserts. The homemade paper-pulp skeleton is held together with wires. The figure is surrounded by a permanent display case of antique bottles and jars, dressed up for the party with spray-on spiderwebbing. Dare kids and adults at your party to pick up candy and cookies at the skeleton’s feet.
Scary Faces
This tiny 3-inch grimacing pumpkin is a collector’s favorite. Also on the table are rare lapel pins from the 1920s. Combined, they create an eye-raising tableau.
Better Holiday Display
Majolica pottery — stored year-round in a hutch — complements the seasonal addition of Halloween decorations. The whimsical rectangular plates in back are paper pieces produced by the American Dennison Company between 1930 and 1950.
Noises in the Night
The noisemaker on the left is a German antique. On the right is a reproduction made of tin and pressed paper and filled with beans.
Treasured Decor
Rare 1940s pumpkins flank “The Sheepish Boy,” a one-of-a-kind reproduction. In back, a vintage Fairy Seed Company poster coordinates with the rich orange wall when the Halloween decorations are gone.
Stacked Pumpkin Scene
A contemporary cat holds a lit jack-o’-lantern for the freeloading birds circling his tail. Their backdrop is a former doll’s chest made from old orange crates and filled with German papier-mache pumpkins. For collectors, the smaller the pumpkins, the greater their value.
Dine with Scary Friends
The decor in this dining room is typical of 1920s party decorating with exotic paper lanterns, colorful streamers, and ghoulish pumpkin faces at every turn. The focal point of the dining room is a grinning Beistle black cat centerpiece that’s nearly 80 years old.
I love this! I’m a huge fan of Halloween, and vintage Halloween is as good as it gets! How do I subscribe to this blog?
Gorgeous Halloween items!
great post on halloween!! They are scary!!
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This design is wicked! You definitely know how to keep a reader amused.
Between your wit and your videos, I was almost moved to start my
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Too cool!
Oh how I love this.I have several antique Halloween Decoration. Christmas is also a very favorite Holiday for my antique Deor. Thank you!!!
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Regards -Tressa
What a joy to find this posting. While the Beistle die-cuts I have are mostly faded and some have suffered the loss of paper on the back due to decades of scotch-tape, they remain cherished and enjoyed.
Might you make it possible to view the images in larger perspective? They are just wonderful. Thank you.
Thank you Jane for your kinds words, and thank you for visiting our blog. I’m sorry, but the pictures can’t be made any larger. 😉