Wednesday, October 16, 2013

A Few More Halloween Collectibles

One last corner of my living room 
that I haven't shown yet this Halloween,
is the console table behind the sofa.
 As we look past Cher to the small spooky
vignette under the World Market India umbrella, 
we see a collection of Halloween gimcracks 
that I jumbled together in a desperate attempt
to find a place for everything.
First we have a Fitz and Floyd Witch candy jar 
from their "Boo" collection circa 2010

I found her two years ago 
at HomeGoods for only $5.99!  
How lucky was that? 
The bargain goblins must have taken pity on me.

Next to the witch is the red mercury glass owl, 
Sam and I went nuts last year collecting 
a bunch of different colors at HomeGoods,
a parliament of red, orange, gold, and brown.
The lantern of jacks behind the owl, I found at 
Target many years ago.  
It holds a tea light candle 
to burn on dark Halloween nights.

The gem of this collection is by far,
the paper mache skeleton candy container
I found on Ebay.
By Bruce Elsass for Bethany Lowe.
He's quite a sight at 9½'' tall with an
 area in his rib cage to hold sweet treats.
Bethany Lowe catalog image
With his nifty hat and mask 
he's ready to party!
I adore many of Bruce Elsass's creations,
he's very talented and such a character.
That's him at Boofest '09 with his artist pals 
Joanna Parker, Dee Foust, and Vergie Lightfoot.
This is the first year I put the skeleton in the
living room,
and I think he looks right at home
among his new friends.
Thanks for stopping by
and Happy Haunting!

1 comment:

  1. Well, first of all it was hard for me to get past the beauty that is Cher to even look at your Halloween things. She is soooo pretty! Great stuff. I love that red owl. I've seen those in several colors this year at Homegoods and BigLots and was very tempted but I stayed focused and only bought pumpkins.

    I love love love that skeleton! He is great. I'd love him in my haunted house.

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