Vintage Halloween Collectibles - 2014 3rd Edition Published

Vintage Halloween Collectibles

By Mark B. Ledenbach

Just published is Mark Ledenbach's 2014 3rd edition of his Vintage Halloween Collectibles guide! With 301 pages in this edition and over 600 new items, this is a must-have for Vintage Halloween collectors. Illustrations and the design and layout of the guide was done by artist Matthew Kirscht.

The photography, the scarcity index and the manufacturer information are all superb.

Here are a few sample images from some of the inside pages to whet your appetite--you can purchase the book at Amazon or order directly through Mark at his website--both limited edition hardcovers and softcover editions are available. I recommend both--one to keep minty and one to "play" with :)

 Candy Containers

 Noisemakers

 Halloween Seals

 Halloween Party Favors

 Halloween Lanterns

Halloween Games

The guide features these vintage categories:

Games

Lanterns & Shades

Candy Containers, Nodders and Figurals

A Vintage Variety

The Inner Sanctum

Diecuts

Noisemakers

Decorations

Being especially fond of the games and noisemakers, these sections were a thrill to browse through--and have inspired me to get out and search for more vintage collectibles! Flea markets and antique malls, here I come! :)

Jenn:)

2014 Halloween Goodies at The Vintage Halloween Store

 Vintage Halloween Store - 2014 Additions

I've been updating The Vintage Halloween Store with lots of new goodies from Johanna Parker, Greg Guedel, Debra Schoch and more - lines from Bethany Lowe, Primitives By Kathy and more - here's a small sampling:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jenn:)

Happy 2014 Halloween!

Happy 2014 - Hope it's a Spooky One!

Halloween is in 8 1/2 months! Time to get your haunt on.

Here's a few of my favorite vintage collectibles. Check us out on Pinterest for lots of collecting inspiration plus fun party and decorating ideas.

 

 

Jenn:)

2014 Vintage Halloween Calendars

Ring in the new year in Spooktacular style with our 2014 Bewitching Year of Halloween Calendar! Features Vintage Halloween witch postcard images along with neat old-time poems and sayings from postcards!

Jenn:)

Holiday Charm Bracelets Sale

Happy Holidays & 

Merry Christmas Everyone!

We've got 11 of our holiday bracelets on sale from $15-$20 ea - not to mention sales on our Halloween and Thanksgiving charm bracelets - scroll all down the page - at The Vintage Halloween Shop. We've also got a lot of items on sale as we're clearing out items from this year's line up--they make great gifts for yourself or that Halloween collector on your list.

 

 

 

Jenn:)

Vintage Style Postcard Contest Winner

Winner of our postcard sayings contest goes to:

Dragonmamma

E-mail me your address to webmaster@vintagehalloween.com

Prize: Johanna Parker's Treat Cones set

Jenn:)

Countdown to Halloween - Oct. 31 - Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Hope you all had a Spooktacular Halloween night! We had over 240 trick or treaters this year, it was quite a night! Time to relax with leftover candy - HA!

Now to start planning next year! If you're in the mood to get a jump start on next year's festivities, check out The Vintage Halloween Store - we've got sales going on and be sure to order our 2014 Halloween calendar full of vintage postcard witches and fanciful postcard sayings.

 

Jenn:)

Countdown to Halloween - Oct. 30 - Nancy Drew Halloween Party

Nancy Drew

Blackwood Hall 

Halloween Party 

I selected the spooky Nancy Drew classic book, The Ghost of Blackwood Hall, #25 in the series as this year's Halloween party theme. This year was my 5th annual Nancy Drew Halloween Party and I set out to recreate a little bit of Blackwood Hall as the setting. 12 of us gathered at the house for an evening of spooks and treats with a ghostly theme. We dined on an old favorite, Parmesan chicken, penne Alfredo, salad with all the trimmings, rolls, chips and dips and salsa, peanut butter chocolate cream cheese ball with cookies and crackers, and for dessert: rice krispie treat cupcakes, popcorn balls, pretzel sticks dipped in chocolate, and Reese's peanut butter cookie cups. Sleuth Pam from Canada also brought us some delicious chocolates from Canada and Maple Sugar candies! Bess would have been in Heaven--except for the luminous green "poison" punch! Yum!

We played a quicksand trivia game for prizes, a nifty crossword puzzle based on the book, and we held our annual treat bag gift exchange. We also took photos with photo booth props and glowing glasses--the ones on the porch without the flash have a very ghostly effect! The porch was the hidden elevator in Blackwood Hall complete with green glowing specter and to the side was the secret room that opened off the elevator that had the skeleton, magic props, mannequin, and scary looking cat. The front window silhouette was a take on the second cover art shown above with Nancy standing apart from Bess (who says "Eeek!") and George with the flashlight. The house was decorated with ghosts, pumpkins lit the walkway and hung from the trees with lights inside, and 2 large scarecrows guarded the entry to the porch with crows perched on their arms. Inside the back of the elevator was a jar of green "poison" just like was left with Nancy in the elevator by the villainous Brex Brothers! I passed out goody bags to everyone with treats and Blackwood Hall buttons.

I loved creating all the "ghostly" decor, so enjoy some pics from the party:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jenn:)