Vintagey Halloween Decorations

October 11, 2009

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3997423919_16bf738f43For me, Halloween is about merriment mixed with a little bit of debauchery.  But so many decorations these days seem to veer onto the page of gore and misery that for me a lot of modern decorations have lost their appeal.  That’s why vintage Halloween seems so alluring.  The characters are usually having a great time just being a little bit weird without having to torture anything.  I found this really cute photo stream of Flickr of decorations from around the country that feature just that.  Vintagy fun looks without chainsaws or exploding heads.  Here are a few of my fav’s from the group.

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from ktsaltishok, ThisBrenda, Marie Patterson, doublewinky, jazzjunqueinc

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Geena October 11, 2009 at 10:03 am

Love these, they take me back to my childhood … especially the pumpkins.
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RedThreadDIY December 7, 2009 at 9:06 am

Hi! Thanks for featuring my ghosts on your blog! :) I actually made up a tutorial for how to make these here: http://redthreaddiy.com/blog/2009/10/diy-halloween-lighted-ghosts-tutorial/
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