Tuesday, September 26, 2006

A Well Designed Halloween









Welcome to the first in what I hope will be many
"well designed " holiday series. I love any excuse
to decorate and Halloween is a favorite. I like
to mix it up with the simple, the unexpected and
once in awhile the extravagant. I'm going to start
this series with the extravagant, from a favorite
source called The Artful Home. Their online store
as well as their catalog are filled with gorgeous
handcrafted pieces from around the country. I love
the hand blown glass pumpkins by Michael Cohn
and Molly Stone so classic in shape yet unexpected
in color.The handmade beeswax candles by artist
Alice Hoffman are gorgeous and would be such a
subtle suggestion of Halloween for a more formal
or minimal look. And finally I have posted the
handcarved "halloween set" by artist Hilary Pfeifer
where each piece is a tiny work of art. Stay tuned for
lots more Halloween finds this week. My "treat" k

3 comments:

Funky Finds said...

i like your new halloween banner!

Abby said...

Hi Karen! Thanks for stopping over at my blog...yours seems to be right up my alley! I LOVE Halloween, and these decorations are so unique. Thanks for sharing them!

Suzy ~ lorenzstudio said...

I love this unique take on Halloween. This past weekend I went to a local craft show where the theme was Halloween and everything was so...well...crafty. But these items you have posted are absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for sharing!