Vintage Halloween Blow Molds & Pumpkin Buckets

My Dining Room Halloween Display

Main table display at Christmas time 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. 🎃

 

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 

                                              

Antiques & Vintage Trending in 2023

I hear that antiques and vintage will be trending in 2023! How exciting is that?! We at Tattered Tiques’s love to go antiquing, thrifting, road tripping and more for good old vintage.  We haven’t met a flea market we didn’t like.  When we are out picking, we see such amazing things. Some of those make it home with us. Heck, many a roadside treasure have even made it home with us. Over the years, we’ve managed to bring home a good assortment of cool vintage.  Things like ironstone pitchers, globes, old scales, maps, seed boxes, vintage alarm clocks, yard photos, signs and so much more have made their way home with us. Flea markets are the biggest culprit! Over the years, we’ve managed to fill entire cars, trailers and rental trucks from flea marketing. Memorable road trips to places like Springfield Extravaganza in Ohio will never be forgotten, and neither will all the vintage goodness that we found.  Take a peek at these old photos I found. 

Years ago we showcased some of our favorite pieces and collections from our homes.  

This was my vintage globe collection. 

This was one of my favorites.

This is an old shoe rack mom(Nancy) transformed into a shelf. 

How great is this old seed box she has?  These are not that easy to find these days…if you do find one, they are REALLY expensive.  I think she paid under $40 for this one. 

The shoe rack also holds her antique ironstone pitcher collection.

We all have our own version of this collection. Ironstone pitchers are a weakness of ours. 

This is part of Julie's.

This is a MINOR part of Anne's.

  The truth is…we all LOVE these old pitchers and we all have a pretty good selection of them. 

Have you seen antique yard photos?  They are so cool!

I used to have a large collection on a wall in my living room.

I love the blank and white group photos.  

We used to sell yard photos at the shop, and may still have some in back. 

This was one of Anne's favorite pieces.  It used to be in her chicken coop.  It's an old galvanized nesting box from Iowa.  The old hardware sign above is a great piece too.  She got it for $20 and it's double sided!

What do you collect? Are you a lover of antiques and vintage? 

Quick Pic of Tattered Tiques

A little bit of this, and a little bit of that...

Well, I thought I'd share some of what's new at the shop.  Hope you come out this week to see for yourself.  We have lots of furniture, and some great new smalls.

Another little cabinet, perfect for a bathroom.

Lots of little tables.  This one is painted in Annie Sloan's Duck Egg, which you can now buy in the shop.

We have a couple of old cow bells. 

Lots of cool architectural pieces this month.

We are crazy about old crystal door knobs, and have a couple of bowls to prove it.

One of our best sellers, are antlers, so we made sure we have a ton to choose from.  They are perfect for fall tablescape's.  If you don't believe me, check out our friend Susan's blog over at Maple and Magnolia.  She did a beautiful tablescape today using antlers as part of it.

This is painted in one of the new Annie Sloan colors, Pure White. 

Any dresser I paint in Paris Grey, turns out fab.  Add crystal knobs, and it just sets off the whole piece.  This isn't the greatest of pictures, but trust me, she is a beauty.

Burlap ribbon would look adorable on a Christmas tree, don't you think

I love this piece, but personally think it needs a light tatter for some character, and maybe a 1, 2, 3, on the drawers.  What do you think?

You better get your burlap runners while they last.  They are perfect for a Thanksgiving table.  Poor mom can barely keep up with demand.

 
Extra seating anyone?  We have a couple of cute benches.  Including a really nice black piano bench.

Aren't these great? 

Need a great and inexpensinve gift for someone? Give one of these vintage key necklaces, I think they are a steal at only $18 each.

This little house is just perfect for winter decorating, which will be here sooner that we know it.

We have tons of vintage ornaments in back.  I can't wait to bring them all out. 

Give us a visit at 22029 N. Pepper Road, Unit 2, in Lake Barrington, IL.  Thursday and Friday hours are 10-5, and Saturday 10-3.  We will be open next weekend as well, November 10th, 11th, and 12th, as well as November 17th, 18th, and 19th.  Hope to see you soon! 

A special thanks to all our repeat customers!  You guys are the greatest!!