Fall Garden

I had some summer/garden merchandise floating around and decided to use that as a base for some warmer autumnal tones. This is about as traditional as I get when it comes to decorating the shop for fall.

Everything was layered in the display like a cornocopia.

Little Pumpkin Urns

Save the Date!

I love these Ikat frames!

Glittery Webs

White Pumpkins -- Another Big Seller!

Friends of Poe

I love decorating with crows for Halloween, and I knew I had to fit these large birdcages into the shop somewhere, so I'm lucky they all came together for this display. There are also some references to Edgar Allan Poe -- the typewriters, the journals, and of course the ravens.

The black and white work so well together.



These old pillars are perfect for perching.

 

The sign is slightly hidden: It reads "Support Your Local Poet"

They're so simple, but these white branches have such a presence.
They're definitely one of my favorites in the shop right now.

Great photograph by local artist Rachel Rotoloni

"It was a dark and stormy night..."

Good Witch

This display took on a life of its own. There are a lot of different influences here: shabby chic/victorian, salem witches, Harry Potter, fairy tales, etc. I've gotta say I'm so happy everybody has responded so well to this display -- I think it's a nice break from the traditional orange & black.

I took the shelves out of this old white cabinet and that allowed me to just start piling stuff in.



Vintage Dress Form



My mom made all these white witches hats and they've been a huge hit!



Old lampshade frame on top of a collection of cameos.

This old chandelier looks great hanging in the cabinet.

I would love to go to Salem.

The Poison Apples are going like crazy! The vintage bottles look a bit ominous.

Another Hat

Owls continue to be popular. I paired them with some vintage White Owl cigar boxes.

These tiny glass cake domes make great homes for tiny white frogs.

Small "Good Witch" hats -- almost sold out!

Stenciled Hat Boxes

These pink spiders were the hot seller the first couple of days and now they're sold out. There's a story behind them. I am making more (in the process as I write this) so I will be doing a seperate post on these in a few days. Check back!

Pink Spiders - Completely Sold Out!
Making More!



French Circus

I love the colors in this display! I've wanted to do something carnival-esque for awhile, and even though it's not your typical halloween display, it does sorta work. Doesn't it?

I think this old white hutch looks great sitting on top of the vintage workbench. The rustic finishes on the furniture contrasts nicely with the candy-like colors.



I love this pompom garland!



French Antiques Sign



Ticket Stubs Dripping Out of an Old Cheese Crate with a Bit of Stenciling

I can't even describe what a perfect shade of orange these pumpkins are!

I love this vintage reproduction circus poster!

The packaging of the Votivo candles is perfect for this display!

Stripes = Circus

More PomPom Garland

Wicked

This is the display customers first saw when entering the store. It was difficult to get a panoramic shot without it all looking a bit blurred. My ceilings are ten feet high and this display went all the way up.



An Old Dollhouse I Painted Sits atop Witches Legs



An Old Door with "Wicked" Letters & a Shredded Paper Umbrella





Spooky Willow Branches

I originally bought these to hold pears, but they look great with anything - especially our battery-operated candles!

Sorry about the camera flash. You can't quite tell how cool it looks with the battery operated candles sprinkled through the display. And there's orange lights inside the house!

A Few Treats

I'm going to start posting some pictures from our Fall Open House, but as I've been sorting through and edititng the pics, I myself am getting a little overwhelmed by just how much was going on this past week. There's a lot to look at! I think the pictures will make more sense if I do seperate posts for each theme/display.  Enjoy!

To start...Here are a couple shots of what I had outside my door greeting the customers.

Vintage Children's Chairs Painted Black

I love how the orange gourds pop against the black!

Vintage Slipper Chair

Our Open House lasted all week and I knew it would be difficult to maintain refreshments, so instead of cookies and snacks I opted for the quintessential Halloween treat...Candy! The customers loved it - so did the rats!

Notice the rat crawling down the lampshade.

This vintage card catalog makes the best prop.

I know - pretty gross.

I'm not sayin' they're cute - but people loved the display.

Whew!!! What a week!

Our weeklong Fall Open House at The Blue Pear was amazing! Thanks so much to everybody who came out - I have to admit it was actually kinda shocking. I sent out hundreds of postcards, plus email invites, and even though I had high hopes of a good response, there's always that pessimist in me that thinks nobody's going to show. So believe me when I say, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU for stopping by! I hope you all had a good time. And a big thanks to my mother Diane for all her help - I literally could not have done this without her! I couldn't even begin to calculate the hours that went into preparing for this event and she was there every step of the way. Also thanks to my brother Joel for scouring auctions and stowing away all his good stuff the last couple of months!

To say I'm exhausted would be an understatement. After today, I have a couple of days off, and in between naps I will start the process of going through my camera and uploading all the pictures of the store displays. Stay tuned...