Happy Halloween

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Happy Halloween to all! I love Halloween and will be sad to put my Halloween decorations away, but it means that Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner. It is actually quite fall-like here, just in the seventies for a couple of days. I am hosting a Thanksgiving wine tasting and food pairing a week from tonight for thirty people, so I need to start thinking about Thanksgiving. It will be a fun preview featuring wines that pair beautifully with your Thanksgiving meal. Enjoy trick or treaters or whatever you will be doing tonight. 

Halloween My Style

CCC

 

I think this is the most fabulous Halloween decoration ever. As you can see, it is a large black faux boxwood Jack-O'-Lantern topiary. I have mentioned before how much I love topiaries.

Sophisticated Halloween Decorating

Society Social

I love decorating for Halloween almost as much as I love Christmas decorating. Halloween is definitely not just for kids anymore!

Skeletons Florida Style

CCC

 

Skeletons abound at CCC - mermaids, alligators, frogs, and scorpions! More fun than scary.... My alligators are a big hit with the neighbors. Perfect for Florida.

At CCC

CCC

 

Roses are BOGO this week at Publix, so this pretty arrangement of two dozen roses was just $12.99. A great deal!

White for Halloween

The Potted Boxwood

 

Halloween does not have to be orange pumpkins. White Halloween decorations are used for this beautiful white colonial. After all, ghosts are white and mummies are white and skeletons are white. Here white pumpkins in all shapes and sizes flank the front door. Skeletons perch atop boxwood planters.

Halloween in Old Town Alexandria

Old Town Alexandria

I saw these photos of Halloween decorations starting to pop up in Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia this week and had to share. (I lived in Alexandria for about thirty five years). Don't miss the skulls peeking though the fence above.

Mum is the Word

Mummy with Cannolis

I saved this photo in my files and it is probably my favorite Halloween decoration ever. A bakery with a woman mummy serving an enormous tray of cannolis. Fabulous!

Halloween Decorating @ CCC

CCC

 

I think I will continue with some serious Halloween decorating at CCC this weekend. I have two of these gold life size skeletons that I love. The second one was "taking a shower" in my guest bath last year. Not sure where they will end up this year.

Getting Spooky @ CCC

CCC

I started a bit of Halloween decorating at CCC yesterday. I already had these darling claw foot candlesticks from Target from last year. I added these very chic gold snakeskin candles also from Target available now.

A Silver Halloween

Carolyne Roehm

 

I love these ideas by Carolyne Roehm for a very luxe Halloween, especially for those of us who are not big lovers of orange. If you love Halloween, but want a more elegant and sophisticated look, silver is a great choice. Above, carve Jack O'Lanterns and paint them silver. You can use silver spray paint or silver craft paint with a sponge brush. Gray tulle adds an ethereal touch.

Seagrass and Wicker for Fall

Green Patterned Woven Pumpkin

 

Fall does not have to mean harvest colors of oranges and browns. I love these green seagrass pumpkins that would be wonderful with blue and white ginger jars. Blue and green is one of my favorite color combinations.

Halloween Decorating Planning

Martha Stewart Living

 

I absolutely adore Halloween decorating. I decorate CCC inside and out and am always looking for new ideas. In August I start my planning.

I will absolutely try this fun floral arrangement. I even have a black ginger jar I got last year that will be perfect for the vase. I am always looking for ways to incorporate chinoiserie touches. White roses from Publix and black snakes and bugs from the five and dime. Are there any five and dimes anymore? I guess the closest is Dollar Tree or Michaels, but my go-to is Amazon Prime because it is so convenient. I have an Amazon warehouse a mile away so most things I get delivered within twenty four hours.

Sophisticated Halloween Decorating

Society Social

 

I started some Halloween decorating yesterday. I love decorating for Halloween almost as much as I love Christmas decorating. Halloween is definitely not just for kids anymore!

Halloween & Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart Halloween

I still miss Martha Stewart Living so much - it was one of my favorite magazines of all time. I especially loved the holiday editions. Well Martha has just come out with a special Halloween publication that is available now.

Elegant Fall Decor

Marble Pumpkin 

 

Although here in South Florida is the land of endless summer, I love seasonal decorating. I always look especially forward to fall and Halloween decorating. I am always on the lookout this time of year for fall decor. I have found pieces that will work all season and are quite elegant.

Welcome, Come In...

CCC

 

Since Halloween is right around the corner, I thought you might like to see who arrived at CCC yesterday...

Fabulous Fall Finds

CCC

 

So fall has just begun, Halloween is more than a month away, it is a high of 89 degrees here today, and HomeGoods has Christmas things arriving. A girl could get confused! I had to share the skeleton scorpions I found yesterday for my Halloween decorating - I got a pair to hang out with my mini white pumpkins (and skeleton mermaids and alligators) at the front entrance.  

A Chinoiserie Florida Halloween

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So, the front entrance of CCC is now decorated with skeleton mermaids, skeleton alligators and mini white pumpkins and gourds. Today I'll be looking for large blue and white heirloom pumpkins. I like keeping with the blue and white color palette.

Halloween Decorating @ CCC

CCC

 

Things are getting "spooky" at CCC this weekend. I am in Halloween decorating mode here. Pumpkins have finally arrived at Publix and I plan to get them this weekend too. I am doing my front entrance with all blue and white heirloom pumpkins to go with my blue and white Chinese porcelain at my front entrance.