Vintage Halloween Collectors & Enthusiasts: Here You'll Find Collecting Vintage Halloween, Vintage & Vintage Style Crafts & Projects,Vintage and Vintage Style Halloween Merchandise and Party Planning and Many More Bewitching Things!
I recently saw this cute vintage Halloween diecut at eBay featuring a squirrel, owl and moon. Love it. According to Mark Ledenbach in his Vintage Halloween Collectibles guide, the earlier versions of this particular diecut from Beistle, are more embossed--deeper and more refined than later versions which are more flat.
Don't forget to visit the Halloween and Vine Halloween celebration today in Petaluma, CA! Lots of spooky fun for all who attend from folk artists to craftsmen and women, new vintage style flair, and more! Bookmark their website and make it a point to attend in the future! We sent out picks with vintage images and flyers for the attendees.
I noticed recently that Stuart Schneider's Halloween in America is being updated and a new revised edition will be coming out this November. You can purchase it online at Amazon or Barnes and Noble. His current edition was the first collectibles guide I purchased back in the day on vintage Halloween collectibles--I believe I saw a reference to it in one of Martha' Stewart Living's October issues in an article on vintage collectibles.
Really liking this cauldron punch bowl and drink cup set from Pottery Barn! The perfect thing to bewitch your guests.
Clever chalkboard rocks from Pottery Barn - perfect for vases and table scatters/placecards to write your spooky sayings and people's names on!
This weekend I went shopping for new finds and stopped in at World Market. They have a nice array of Halloween items, some with vintage flair! I purchased the neat lantern/treat bucket above and also some of these paper pails below which feature some vintage postcard imagery and their fun silhouettes design this year:
Lots of neat party ware like plates and napkins with the silhouettes too. Here's a photo I snapped with my not so fabulous camera phone:
I also stopped by Pier One and they had some neat items out and quite a few ornaments. Target was barely putting out any of their items and hadn't gotten past the costumes so I'll have to return there for a peek later this week.
I like to collect vintage Halloween party books like the Bogie books and other interesting volumes. I saw these 2 recently up at eBay. The top book went for a pretty penny.
These kinds of party books provide a lot of great vintage ideas, games, and even plays and skits.
I came home with this trio of vintage style items from Hobby Lobby. They also had some neat harlequin style pumpkins in orange/black along with a lot of party goods like napkins, favor boxes and such with similar designs. Other retro inspired items too.
The October issue of Country Living is now out and features some very neat witch cupcakes on the cover! The design is stamped onto rolled fondant. Clever! There's a feature on using fondant to create some nifty dessert accents.
There's a really neat card-stock raven by Wendy Addison too that's available from Tinsel Trading.
K-Mart has a few neat items this year in their Halloween line--thanks to Blog reader Jessica for pointing these out. You can view more here.
Jenn:)
20% off sale at our Vintage Halloween Cafe Press Shop through Sept. 6!
Use the code: LBRSALE when checking out.
Jenn:)
Here's a fun noisemaker recently spotted at eBay in the barrel style with wooden handle. Nice imagery.
Jenn:)
If you're crafty and enjoy altered art, pick up the latest issue of Somerset Studio--it has quite a few pieces in it on Halloween and witches. Very artsy!
Halloween issues are hitting the stands! I picked up the Woman's Day Special Halloween Celebrations issue today. I was very pleasantly surprised to see my Vintage Halloween website listed in the Happy Haunting piece on page 96 among websites to check out. Thanks Woman's Day! 
Jenn:)
I like these festive treat containers at Pottery Barn Kids--they're spooktacular! The tree is also for sale. I especially like the owl.
Jenn:)
