Vintage Halloween Blow Molds & Pumpkin Buckets

My Dining Room Halloween Display

When it comes to Halloween decor, I’m a classic Halloween girl at heart.🧡🖤 I love the fun, orange and black theme, with cheery jack-o’-lanterns in mass. I’ve been collecting vintage Halloween blow molds and trick-or-treat buckets, for years now. I’ve even received them as gifts from time to time.  There’s something about those smiling jack-o’-lanterns and their sweet faces that captivate me. Not all of my blow molds are vintage however. I actually have one from Target that I received as a gift last year. With my Halloween blow molds, I’ve mixed in a handful of trick-or-treating jack-o’-lantern buckets. They are the perfect addition to the blow mold display. 

Light them up!

Some of the blow molds have lights in them, others I add flameless candles to, to help them glow at night. All lit up, it looks magical. On the dining room table I add a string of orange Halloween lights to help with the ambiance. Altogether they create a dreamy little spooky scene.

Where to find vintage Halloween 

Over the years, I have gathered this vintage Halloween collection, from flea markets, thrift stores, antique shops, and even from friends and family. I love to thrift, so every Fall season, I’m hoping to find a vintage blow mold or old pumpkin bucket. You can usually tell the age of the blow molds by the date on the bottom, or buy the maker, which is usually listed on the bottom. Brands like Empire, and Carolina Enterprises Inc., are very common. Also, for the buckets, usually the handles have metal brackets where the handle meets the bucket. 

I  hope you enjoyed my vintage Halloween bucket and blow mold display! Happy Halloween from our cozy, spooky home to yours. 🎃

 

Handmade Halloween Signs

Handmade Jack-o’-lantern Signs 

Each year I make vintage style Jack-o’-lantern signs out of left over wood from the witch sets I make. 
They are so sweet. Those big pumpkin smiles greet you each time you see them. I love making these guys, using scrap wood, and paint I have on hand from furniture projects. 

I use Jolie paint and wax for my signs. It works perfect!  

Handmade Witch Hat Signs

This year I wanted to try making witch hat signs For another twist on handmaid Halloween. Once again, I used scrap wood and paint that I had on hand. I made two versions. One plain, smaller hat, and one larger hat, which featured a famous quote from William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. “Double double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble.”

Didn’t they turn out great? I wanted to make these witch hat signs for a few years now and so glad I finally did it. I did end up keeping one large one, and hanging it on my front door on my wreath. I figured I’d add a little more Halloween decor out front. Since the witch hat went right along with my witchy theme outside, it was a perfect addition to the front porch. 

Witch & Black Cat Yard Sets 

It’s been a busy Fall season making handmade Halloween signs and witches! 

This year I also offered customers witch and cat sets. These are handmade by me each year, using heavy duty plywood, and outdoor paint. Each set comes with a witch and two cats, and are ready to install in the ground. We recommend lighting them up with a floodlight, and adding other seasonal goods, like corn stalks, hay bales, pumpkins, and maybe a witches broom. These bring in so many compliments each year by neighbors.

Outdoor Halloween Witch Flag 

One last thing. My witch flag. I absolutely love this flag. It brings all my witchy Halloween decor together. This flag was ordered on Amazon a few years ago, and it’s still available. If you would like one, click the link Here. They are under $15 and last for years.

I hope you’ve enjoyed taking a peek at some of my homemade Halloween decor this year. Have you made anything for Halloween? Do you love vintage Halloween style decorations? Leave a comment below and tell me what your favorite Halloween theme is. Vintage Halloween? Classic Halloween? Creepy Halloween? Whatever your style I hope you have a good Spooky season!

Fall Sweet Fall

Finally, Fall has arrived!

I have always loved Fall at the shop. Decorating the shop for the Autumn season, with the warm, earthy tones and autumnal colors, always looks so beautiful. It’s such a cozy respite from the brighter colors of summer. 

On Wednesday, Sept. 4th, we had our Fall Open House.

Fall Shop Displays

The shop is now over flowing with seasonal florals, pillows, decorative accents, candles, and more. Autumn themed buckets and boxes are stuffed with flannel pillows, soft Autumnal throws, fresh Bittersweet bundles, and other Fall florals. Our two tiered displays are filled to the brim with everyone’s favorite Fall themed mice. Gold framed Fall landscapes adorn the walls, and Autumnal displays fill the table tops and hutches. Pumpkins and gourds of all kinds fill bowls and bushel baskets.

Walking up to the shop from the outside, you can’t help but want to walk inside and immerse yourself in all the Autumn feels. We have an apple pie candle burning in the background, which pulls you in and reminds you of Fall baking. It’s a whole experience for the new season. Want to purchase our favorite Fall candles? We just got a fresh batch of Antique Candle Co. candles in all our favorite Fall scents. Stop by the shop, or visit this link here.  

Here's a peek at what you may have missed. Hopefully you will get a few ideas and inspiration for your Fall decorating.  Whatever you do, wherever you go, #shopsmallthisfall

For the full Fall experience, make sure to grab a friend and visit us in store. Can’t make it in? Then visit us online at TatteredTiques.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram or Facebook for daily inspiration. 

Here's a peek at what you may have missed. Hopefully you will get a few ideas and inspiration for your Fall decorating.  Whatever you do, wherever you go, #shopsmallthisfall

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Spring & Easter at Tattered Tiques

Spring Decorating at Tattered Tiques

Need last minute decorating ideas for Easter? How about a few more bunnies for your Easter or Spring tablescape? We have plenty to choose from. 🐇🌷

                     Distressed Bunny with herb pot 

Walking through the shop, you can always get ideas and inspiration for decorating at home. My sister…who does our styling, does an amazing job showing you how to use our beautiful home goods at home. 

           Spring bunnies with baskets for Easter decor

We have everyday decor that is perfect for adding to you Spring or Easter vignettes. Our table top displays are the perfect starting point for decorating a buffet or dining table. They are so versatile and set a stage for small groupings for the season. 

         White beaded table top display set for Spring using black accents

 

     Easter bunny with vintage clock under table top display 

Another easy thing to add to Spring decorating is live houseplants and fresh flowers. Tattered Tiques always has a good selection of plants in our little plant shop. We just got another delivery in yesterday.  We have the 
most beautiful herb pots in this week!

 Ivy topiary with Boxwood Honeysuckle topiary        alongside aqua bunny on riser       

Another Table top display with Spring decor

Little Bird in Terracotta Birdfeeder with Lily of the Valley

Wildflower Bunny Pillows just arrived

 

                                                       

Sweet Bunny Vase

Vintage Turquoise Fiesta Pottery Pitchers

Purging my vintage collections starting with Vintage Fiestaware Pottery 

                                                        Vintage Blue Fiesta Pottery Pitcher

Fiestaware Pottery History

 Fiestaware has an enthusiastic following.  Even if you're not an admirer of vintage, you've probably heard of Fiestaware Pottery. 

Created by the Homer Laughlin Company in 1936, it quickly became a popular household brand of dinnerware.  The original collection consisted of 34 pieces.  The dishes were available in bright, bold hues, and made to mix and match. The inspiration and design for this popular pottery came from Frederick Hurten Rhead who wanted a fresh, contemporary, Art Decor inspired dinnerware, with bold geometric shapes and bright colors.  One of his influences was the colorful, vibrant hues in pottery of the Mediterranean region.                                   

My Vintage Fiestaware Pottery Pitcher

I'm currently in the process of purging a ton of my vintage collections. Honestly, I just have too much stuff and I'm not giving it the attention it deserves.  I love my collections, but it's time some of them find new homes.  Homes where they will be enjoyed all over again. 

I started with my vintage pitchers.

I had a small collection of vintage green, turquoise and blue pitchers. They were from various makers like, Hall, USA Pottery, and Fiesta.  I decided to sell three of them.  I ended up keeping the vintage turquoise Hall Pottery.  I liked the color and the shape, and that it was marked Hall on the bottom.   

The rest I took to the shop to sell. I couldn’t believe how many people wanted the Fiesta one! 

All but one found a home. No worries though. The last one will find a new home eventually. We have Shop Hop coming up. That usually brings in vintage shoppers. As for the one I kept, I plan on using it this Spring as a vase for fresh cut tulips and other Spring Flowers! 🌷

What do you collect? Are you currently purging too? Anything you absolutely can’t part with? 

                                        Vintage turquoise Hall Pottery Pitcher 

Vintage Blue Fiestaware Pottery Pitcher 

Fiesta Makers Mark