Spooktacular Spectacular: A Vintage Halloween

Amidst a gunman running loose in the neighborhood and the rest of Silicon Valley mourning Steve Jobs, my friends Ashley and The Mostess started a "friendly" competition of Halloween displays. They opened it to the public, giving the rest of us suburban housewives an activity to accomplish in our plentiful spare time.


The competition is on! Go HERE to Ashley's blog to view the other entries and vote.


I love our front entry way and the opportunities it gives for decorating. Louis managed to keep his mouth shut as I made my entry. He did raise his eyebrows when he encountered me coming down the hall with a glue gun, glitter, and ModPodge. I was all ready to make our front lawn a cemetery with fog machine and sound effects, but time and budget restraints put a damper on that. There's always next year!


My overall theme is "vintage" inspired by the cute vintage postcards that I incorporated into my display.


Here is my wreath that can be made with a trip to JoAnne's, a glue gun, and computer printer:

Next was my Bat Tree with an arrangement of pumpkins and various touches:

Louis: "How many pumpkins did you buy?"

I'd like to point out that I cut out all those bats myself. Took at least two programs of trashy quality tv.

View from the sidewalk:

My own Little Boo:
If Tyler can throw his kids into the display, so can I.

All this was done with 3 kids to trying to destroy things corral while some contestants only have their (cough, cough) ONE child that naps.


Front Windows:

This owl is actual 1960's vintage. I have pictures of it in a bush at my parent's house to prove it.

Night shots:

Check out the other displays. Some are pretty cool.


p.s.- My owl on the porch is so much better than Ashley's or The Mostess' due to the fact that I got mine on SALE.