Since our Halloween Open House, things have stayed on a steady clip around here. Between reordering our best sellers, unpacking Christmas, preparing for Round Top and now- due to the political news junkie that I have become- I have been making it to bed at 2 a.m. or later. What an exciting time to watch this election. But this blog is not about that. (although I am dying to write about it!!!) 'Tis the season to keep going...I wanted to snap a few more images of our current decor as I have added a few new things to the mix. It was only a mere 24 hours as the dust settled from our Dark Carnival that I hunkered down and started to fine tune our Junior League Holiday Mart (October 23-26) and Christmas Open House (November 7-9) events.
Cindy and I are also off to Round Top, Texas for the antique show next week. I am excited about this trip as we are flying in to Austin and driving a load back. I told her the New York trip may have been glamorous but Texas is where I will really put her to work. If it is the predicted 95 degrees I may be nestled in a cold hotel room while I send her out schlepping.
Round Top is where I am doing 65% of the shopping for the Holiday Mart. This year I am designing it a little differently; lots of antiques, best selling staples and very little Xmas. Instead I am styling it like a gypsy flea market caravan somewhere on the side streets of Paris! At least that is my goal. Somewhere along the way it always shifts a bit due to my beer budget -vs- my champagne taste.
Take a look at some current displays:
Dana created this white haunting display above in our bath department.
Just in, giant suede spiders.
Green rubber witches mask. I love putting them around pumpkins too.
A ceramic bust lamp among faux antlers.
Either love it or hate it; a vicious rat crawling among bark candles.
One of my favorite items- BEWARE votive display.
Also just in, these giant 24" black pumpkins.
Masquerade bust and black feather tree.
Another fav- cotton Jolly Roger flag..
For dinner, a clay witches hand with radicchio served straight up .
An distressed Japanese paper umbrella.
Our bleeding tapers candles
A peek at our colors for Thanksgiving: dark copper glazed pumpkins.
Just in Greg Johnson's 2009 calendar journal (another style also available).
Vintage lab bottles, insect place cards and owl decoy.
Another computer project; this vintage bat print copied and inserted in an old album page.
Not to forget personal adornment, some Gothic pieces.
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