Burlap Pumpkin Halloween Lights

Odds Bodkins and Gadzooks!
Check out these spook of spooks.

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They are the cutest
Jack O' Lantern String Lights
I've ever seen, and
only available at Pottery Barn.
Those stitched up little smiles are so adorable.
The burlap makes them seem
so folksy and old fashioned,

even though I know, they never had such
a thing back in the day.
They just seem more authentic then
the plastic pumpkin lights I have
hanging across my porch.

Pottery Barn has offered

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burlap lights before.

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But I think the little pumpkins
are the winners of the charm contest.
I don't even think the black witch hat lights
would show up on a dark night.

PB's Floating Candle Lights

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create a ghostly "Sleepy Hollow" type ambiance.
However, in order to see them you'll need to
have a well lit room.

Yes siree, nothing is better then an
inter-illuminated pumpkin light..

on a dark Halloween night.

Thanks for stopping by
and Happy Hunting!

Plating up for Halloween

After a few years of searching,

I was ready to give up on finding proper plates 
to use on my hutch for Halloween...

that is, until now.

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These Halloween Wiccan Lace Dinner Plates

by 222 Fifth are going to make a great

spooky backdrop on my Halloween hutch!

I bought four for $29.99 + shipping 

from Target.

Designed to look like lace trim it's full

of creepy imagery.

Spiders on webs, owls in trees 

around grave stones,

black cats, bats, an old house, 

just so many great details.

Their name "Wiccan Lace" implies witches 

but not one witch appears on the dinner plate.

They saved her for the salad plates.

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I didn't order the salad plates.

There's just not enough room on my hutch

when it's decked out for Halloween.

They have dessert plates too.

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in black and white and...

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in color!

There are mugs too!

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See the whole collection

available online only at Target.com 

Hurry they sell out fast!

Check back soon, it's not long till

I'll be decorating for Halloween!

Thanks for stopping by

and happy hunting.

Foggy in Vegas?

No, it's never foggy in Vegas.

But that didn't stop me from wanting 

fog lights for my new Scion xB

That's them in the bottom grill.

I had them dealer installed at Desert Scion.

They're an official 2013 Scion xB accessory.

Here are the "install it yourself" instructions
if you're so mechanically inclined.

The promo image 

of a 2013 Scion xB with fog lights,

was a great selling feature for me.

To install them, they remove

 the bottom grill, cut out the corner louvers,

snap in the fog lights, and re-install the grill.  

The car is already pre-wired for the

off chance the owner would

want fog lights....which I did!

Inside, they knock out a blank 

from a lower panel 

on the left of the steering wheel, 

and install the button.

 It glows at night when the headlights are on.

Just press the button to turn on the fog lights.

 

I got a cool surprise 

when I saw the fog light symbol

illuminate on the instrument panel.

It had always been there...just waiting for the 

lights to be installed.

There's my xB at night with the 

fog lights burning bright.

and without a flash.....awesome huh?

Now all I need is fog.

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and happy hunting!

Brews, Potions, & Spells

For over a year now

I've had my eye on this treat jar.

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The Spell Book Treat Jar from 

Cost Plus World Market.

Last year in the store around early October

I asked about the jar that was sold out online,

and was told they've been

out of stock for weeks.

This year I went in three weeks ago 

and left my name and number 

to be called as soon as they came in.

They called me today!

I procured my ghastly 

stack of spell books this evening.

Not as big as a cookie jar, it's just

the right size for candy or treats.

Just grab the grim grinning skull on top

and lift the lid.

Full of great detail and

 a bargain at $12.99.

New this year at World Market

is this set of measuring cups

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When stacked they form a poison potion bottle,

and compliment the Spell Book Treat Jar.

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Also $12.99

I didn't grab one of those....

at least, not yet.

On the way home we slipped into 

a "Dollar Tree" Store and 

found some defrightful Halloween pops.

I think they'll go great in my google eye owl.

such great shapes.

But for a dollar a bag...will they taste okay?

Only time will tell.

Muahahahaha!

(Cue lightning flash)

Thanks for stopping by

and happy hunting!

I've been early Halloween shopping!

Seeing Halloween stuff already on the shelves 
really gets me in the mood

for the up coming high holiday,
I just can't help collecting a few things...

At Yankee Candle we picked up

a "Boney Bunch" farmer votive holder...

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He will go great in our country room.

Then Sam let me order a

lace spider web and bat table cloth

for our new accent table from this post here

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It's the "Heritage Lace Halloween

Going Batty Table Topper"

Then after four years of debating weather or not

I really needed it, I finally ordered the

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Dept. 56 "Google Eye Owl Lollipop and Candy Dish"

I guess I figured I needed it.

Then at Hobby Lobby
Sam and I picked up these black crows

They have a nice distressed wood look to them.
While at HomeGoods we found this creepy
skull milk bottle with a cork.

and for Sam's bathroom vignette...

A cool purple mercury glass bottle
with a glass raven stopper.
It reads "Spiders Kiss- WARNING
Ingesting this product will cause
creeping ulcers, paralysis,and finally
DEATH"  
Heh-heh, funny huh?
Good thing the stopper is glued shut.

Last year, after Halloween at a 75% off sale
I scored this...

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A One Hundred 80 Degrees
"Frankenstein Bowl with Spreader"
The handle of the saw in his forehead
slides out to reveal a spreader knife.

I just can't wait to display it all this year.
Not sure where it will all go but
I think I'll have fun finding places.
Thanks for stopping by and 
happy hunting!

Time for fruit from the Pindo Palm

We have a Pindo Palm tree

and it bares fruit around this time of year.

Fruit of a Pindo Palm is often called Palm Dates.

These weren't quite ripe yet when I took this picture.

These below aren't even yellow yet.

People like to make Pindo jelly out of this fruit.

They even refer to the tree as a Jelly Palm.

A few days later Elvis smells the scent of the Pindo.

Not the most pleasant smell...  

The fruit is ripe.

I've tried to like the Pindo fruit.

I try a tiny bite each year, the first flavor

is a very tropical fruity taste maybe

like pineapple followed by an aftertaste

of rot and decay....not very pleasant at all.

After a few days this is usually what happens 

to the fruit every year...a big smelly mess.

Cher thinks "What is that stink?"

Here a is a pic of someones Pindo Jelly

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Watch this "making of" Youtube video here.

Maybe it's just the age of my tree,

at 13 years the fruit isn't good yet.

Or maybe Vegas Pindos aren't good for consuming.

Or perhaps they should not be eaten raw...

I just can't imagine eating it and enjoying it.

"Keep it away from me"

"Me too."

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