A Witch's Night Halloween Party

My daughter and her partner hosted a witch-themed Girl’s Night. They set the scene with decorations they had, and more that they borrowed from me. My daughter Sara is very creative and they enjoy hosting gatherings for their friends. I love this display on their front porch that welcomed their guests. They really know how to create a party atmosphere! The Witch’s Lair sign came from Michaels and the giant cauldron came from Party City. The skeletons are hung from the rafters (one has blown around) and they are wearing costumes. They ran out of costume material, and so one skeleton is wearing a black vinyl tablecloth that they fashioned into a dress. One also had a broken leg, that as you can see, made a convenient stew!

My daughter designed the invitation using witch themed graphics on Canva and they printed them at home onto a clouded gold sparkle invitation package she got at Michael’s.

Many of the decorations were purchased this year at Michael’s as part of the Ashland collection. The sign on the front door set the mood for what was to come.

The living room was decorated with lots of candles and witchy accents. They borrowed the long black iron candle holder from me and filled it with a dozen lit tea candles. I have had it for a long time and I can’t remember where it came from. It comes apart into two sections. I had the spider web candles and candle holders stored for a long time, so I am glad they were finally able to use them! I don’t remember where they came from. The gnarly black plastic tree comes in dozens of pieces so it can be easily stored in a small box. I found it online somewhere years ago. They wrapped one of my Halloween tablecloths around the base. I have thought about using the tree as a centerpiece on a Halloween tablescape sometime, but it is almost too large for that. The black and white striped pumpkin on the chest came from Grandin Road a few years ago.

This table in the entryway greeted the guests. They found the light up witch poster at Michaels. They borrowed the electronic Halloween lantern from me and it has a switch to turn on so that it flickers like a candle is inside. I found the lantern at Roger’s Gardens in Corona Del Mar, California a few years ago. Roger’s Gardens is a wonderful nursery and gift shop and they decorate large spaces at Halloween and Christmas with all kinds of fantastic decorations. Even if you don’t buy anything it is a great place to visit! People often take holiday photos there. As soon as I saw this lantern I knew it would be a perfect centerpiece for a Halloween tablescape and I used it on a Halloween tablescape a few years ago. You can see that tablescape here. The white skull that I found at HomeGoods is sitting on a black pedestal stand that I bought at Grandin Road several years ago. They came in a set of three, all different heights, and my daughter always uses them to place things at different heights in her designs. The bats on the wall came from Amazon.

When you entered the dining room, one wall was covered with this wonderful witch’s lair backdrop that they found on Amazon. It is made of thin vinyl and it made the perfect background for photos!

The party hostesses, Sara on the left, and Elizabeth on the right. Sara’s witch hat came from Michael’s and her spiderweb wrap came from Party City.

This seance table scene was in the center of the room and featured a giant marble-looking skull (probably from HomeGoods) and Luminara brand electronic candles. They got the limited edition Ouija board at a Spirit Halloween store. These stores pop up in Southern California in vacant stores during the Halloween season.

They set up an apothecary on a low shelf in the family room using antiques, and an assortment of items they borrowed from me including lots of lighted candles and bottles of potions. The Old Salem Apothecary sign came from Michaels. I can’t remember where I found the skull years ago but it was brown and white and a friend painted and changed the brown to black. It looks so much better now.

This corner included a Raven’s wood sign (Michael’s) and a black velvet pumpkin with skeleton hands that came from Party City.

Last year Hubby downloaded and printed similar bottle labels to these that I attached to random bottles. I am looking forward to setting an apothecary-themed tablescape next Halloween!

I purchased this darling witch’s hat centerpiece at Roger’s Gardens a few years ago, and my daughter loved it and made it the focal point of the buffet.

They purchased the raven snow globe at Marshall’s last year and one of the vintage looking books came from JoAnn’s.

They found many of their paper goods, including these cocktail napkins, at HomeGoods.

Even the kitchen and bathroom were decorated!

They decorated their buffet and large tables to use as serving areas for food. They borrowed one of my Halloween tablecloths (Amazon) and a few candle holders. They found the Be a Witch plaque at Michaels. The black raven was one of a set of two I found at Grandin Road online this fall. Look for a Raven themed tablescape next Halloween! They draped several areas with black netting fabric from Party City and it really added to the witchy vibe.

My daughter affixed candy eyeballs with frosting to meringues purchased at Trader Joe’s. Many of the goodies came from our local bakery.

Many of their friends really enjoyed escaping out for a night of fun. One of my daughter’s childhood best friends dressed as Wednesday Addams and brought gorgeous handmade cookies that she decorates and sells!

My daughter is still close to her childhood friends and I love seeing them all together as adults.

From what I hear, everyone had a fantastic time!

A Turkey on the Thanksgiving Tablescape

Every Thanksgiving season I have to pull out my large Turkey tureen to use on a tablescape and it often sits out throughout the month of November as a decoration somewhere. I actually created this tablescape in 2020 and saved the photos in 2021 but I guess I never posted it because I can’t find it on my blog. Weird. The cream tablecloth probably came from HomeGoods or Amazon a few years ago.

I bought these turkey salad plates several years ago at Pottery Barn online. The pattern is called Botanical Harvest Turkey. They must be a best seller because they seem to have them in stock every year. I used them four years ago on a Thanksgiving tablescape with blue as the accent color. You can see that tablescape here. These plates have a brighter and more colorful design than some of the other salad turkey plates that I have seen online.

This dinner plate came from Pier 1 several years ago. It was part of their Spice Route Collection, each plate was named after a spice and this one was called Pumpkin. I have a few other plates in that collection and I often use them on my tablescapes this time of year because they are all perfect fall colors. You can read about what you need to think about when you are buying dinner plates here.

This is Mikasa’s Color Spectrum charger in the color Burgundy. They don’t make them any more but you can find them on the secondary market from time to time. If you read my blog you have seen this charger pattern in other colors as well. I love these chargers, they are well made and heavy. I bought them a few at a time as I saw them over a few years on Ebay several years ago. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers please click here.

This gold plated flatware was a gift from Hubby a few years ago. I had bought a cheap set of gold flatware several years ago. It was poor quality and the gold started flaking off. You get what you pay for! We found this set on major sale at Macys. It is made by Wallace and is called Mikasa Duchess Gold. It is heavy and I love the elegant design on the handles. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I can’t remember where I bought these napkins, they have been in my tablescaping collection for many years. It was probably either Pier 1 or HomeGoods. The colors work really well on a Fall or Thanksgiving tablescape. I think I found the turkey napkin rings online on Ebay several years ago. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

If you google turkey napkin ring lots of different ones will pop up for sale this time of year.

I found these turkey place card holders on Ebay a few years ago. If you google turkey place card holder lots of different ones will pop up right now. To read about the what, where and how of place card holders, please click here.

The amber glass goblet on the left came from Pier 1 on sale right before our store closed a few years ago. I love how tall they are. The green acrylic goblet on the right is a good match for a fall table setting and it came from our Pier 1 store before it closed a few years ago too. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets for your tablescaping collection including the colors that I use most often here.

I looked for a turkey tureen to use as a centerpiece for a long time and I finally found this one several years ago. It was made by Spode and it was part of their Harvest Collection. I can’t remember where I found it online. I absolutely love it, the colors, the relief design, it is perfect!

These turkey salt and pepper sets probably came from Amazon or HomeGoods a few years ago.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Black Jack-o'-lanterns on a Halloween Tablescape

Time for one more Halloween tablescape before we move into Thanksgiving table settings. I love this Halloween tablecloth from Spoonflower online. I bought it a couple of years ago.

I found these Place and Time melamine black jack-o’-lantern salad plates at JOANN’S last year. Last year I had decided that this year I wanted to use jack-o’-lantern plates that were black and I was really happy to find these.

I bought these Mason stoneware dinner plates at Pottery Barn online last year. The color was called wheat. I really like this plate and I am thinking about buying it in another color. You can read about what you need to think about when you are buying dinner plates here.

This black plastic acrylic charger came from tableclothsFACTORY online a couple of months ago. I was happy with the relatively inexpensive price for six chargers. A basic black charger is always a good purchase when you are starting a tablescaping collection. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers, please click here.

This cream colored flatware set was made by D & D Inox in Italy. I bought it at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale a few years ago. I love this flatware pattern, I have it in a few other colors as well. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

These black cotton napkins came from Crate and Barrel a few years ago. They are a really nice study cotton fabric in a true black color. These wonderful vintage looking Legigo jack-o’-lantern metal napkin rings came from Amazon two years ago. When I saw them I immediately knew that I would use them often during Halloween season. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

I bought these black house place card holders on Ebay several years ago. I have used them several times. To read about the what, where and how of place card holders, please click here.

These are one of my favorite sets of goblets for Halloween Tablescapes. I often use black and orange goblets on my Halloween tablescapes but this black goblet is a newer addition to my goblet collection. I bought them a few years ago. I have black goblets that are shorter than this goblet and black goblets that are much taller than this goblet but I wanted goblets this height that were all black. I was delighted to find these black plastic ones on Amazon last year. The advertisement said that they are disposable but I plan to keep them for a while until I can find some black glass ones that are the same height. I think I bought these orange glass goblets at Ross or T.J. Maxx several years ago. They were some of the first goblets I bought when I started tablescaping. I love using them this time of year. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets (including the colors I use the most) for your tablescaping collection here.

I found this large black metal jack-o’-lantern online at Pottery Barn last year. I wanted the cutouts to be orange for this table setting so I taped orange paper inside to cover the openings.

Halloween tablescapes are some of my favorite tablescapes!

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Jack-o'-lanterns on a Halloween Tablescape

I just love this tablecloth for this tablescape, I love it! This was a case of buying the tablecloth after I had decided on everything else, something I never do. I usually have a tablecloth in mind at the beginning of my planning. I knew that I needed a more rust colored orange on the tablecloth to match the rust colored orange on the centerpiece and jack-o’-lantern goblets and after checking (once my tablescape planning was way down the line already) all my Halloween tablecloths were a brighter orange and wouldn’t work. Panic! So I checked all my usual tablecloth sources online and found this one on Amazon. It is made by Ambesonne and they call it Ambesonne Rustic Tablecloth, Vertical Wooden Planks. Such a perfect background for a Halloween tablescape, I know I will use it again and again. I couldn’t believe my luck! Sometimes I see something and I can just visualize how it might look with other elements on a tablescape.

I found these ceramic jack o’ lantern salad plates at Pottery Barn several years ago. I had been looking for a simple jack o’ lantern plate for a couple of years and I was so happy to find this one. If you google jack-o’-lantern salad plate you might find something similar.

This black porcelain dinner plate was made by 10 Strawberry Street. I love having basic color dinner plates that I can use over and over again when I need them on a plate stack. The pattern was called Black Classic Porcelain. I bought them at HomeGoods several years ago. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.

This black plastic acrylic charger came from tableclothsFACTORY online last year. I was happy with the relatively inexpensive price for six chargers. A basic black charger is always a good purchase when you are starting a tablescaping collection. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers, please click here.

I wanted another set of black flatware that was all black and different from my Ginkgo International LePrix black set to use on my Halloween tablescapes and I found this set two years ago on sale at Macy’s online. It was made by Lenox and the pattern is called Portola. I love the simple design and shiny black color. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

These black cotton napkins came from Crate and Barrel a few years ago. They are a really nice study cotton fabric in a true black color. The ceramic jack-o’-lantern napkin rings came from Ebay a few years ago. I really like jack-o’-lanterns with friendly facial expressions.

I found these Department 56 Mercury Glass Jack-o’-lantern place card holders on Ebay a few years ago. I love place card holders, they can add such a fun element to a themed tablescape. To read about the what, where and how of place card holders, please click here.

I bought these black goblets on Ebay several years ago, they were some of the first goblets that I bought for my tablescaping collection. They are Lenox Midnight Mood black glass water goblets and they were made between 1974 and 1982. They are shorter than I usually like to use, I like taller goblets, but I wanted the height to be closer to the other goblet. These wonderful jack-o’-lantern goblets were designed by Johanna Parker and are also labeled Transpac, Every Day is a Holiday. You can find them online with a google search at several different places. It looks like there were two different goblet face designs. I bought them a few at a time online wherever I could find them for a good price several months ago.

You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets (including the colors I use the most often) for your tablescaping collection here.

This Johanna Parker cookie jar design matches the goblets. I set it on a small black cake stand that I found at HomeGoods last year. Now I can’t remember where I bought the cookie jar (it might have been Ebay) online but a google search will turn up several sources. I really love many of Johanna Parker’s designs and this jack-o’-lantern design is one of my favorites.

I have had this jack-o’-lantern salt and pepper set for a few years and I can’t remember where I found it.

I found this salt and pepper set a few years ago at Roger’s Gardens, a nursery and gift shop in the next County. I knew this Johanna Parker design would match the goblets and centerpiece on this Halloween tablescape.

I love creating Halloween Tablescapes especially when Johanna Parker designs are involved.

To see 260+ other tablescapes that I have created including 20 other Halloween tablescapes, please click here. If you are on Facebook, join my Tablescape Ideas group! Just click on the Facebook Search box at the top of the page and type in Tablescape Ideas. Don’t miss my Tablescaping How-To section at the top of this blog post for more tablescaping tips and tricks.

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