Marsha's Creekside Creations: decorating with tarnished silver

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Vintage-Style Halloween

I'm getting ready for Halloween.

Do you decorate for Halloween? In the last few years, I have begun to make my decorations just a little bit creepy and different than they have been in previous years. I find it fun to create new and different looks for the holiday--it really gets my imagination going. I like that part a lot.

So, my new look in my dining room began with this black urn that I removed from a neighbor's trash pile. Yes. I admit it, I saw it with that left-over, tired, worn-out little light up Christmas tree in it and I took it. I left the tree for other scavengers, though.

I added some tarnished silverware.

I added the little candle holder

I got at a flea market this summer.

It is tarnished, also.

I added this ledger from our family

business. It is from the year 1954.

It is in great shape and all the

entries are written in fountain pen!

I got four silver-plated goblets at a recent estate sale.

They are super tarnished and were $1.25 each.

I thought my green soda bottle might

look good with the new design.

There's the urn that started it all.

I already had the feather wreath

and I thought it made the look

complete with a few black birds tossed in

for good measure. I love the new look in my dining room!

It was so fun to be creative and to come

up with a few new ideas.

Yes, I know I'm in the picture! I later made more pictures without my self portrait, but the light wasn't very good anymore. So, I'm sacrificing perfection for better natural light.

I came up with this idea for my lantern last year,

but never posted a picture on my blog.