Halloween 2023 Chapter 1 - Code Orange! 🎃

Hello everyone and welcome to the first Halloween blog of 2023. Over the next few months I'll be investigating all the Halloween wares that shops and websites have to offer along with other spooky fun.

We're starting off the celebrations with good old TK Maxx who's store here in Eastbourne has quite a lot in already.

I won't be purchasing (Well trying not to anyway 😂) as much this year as I'll only have my room to decorate. Also as a witch Halloween/Samhain is an important spiritual celebration and I want to keep that in mind with my rituals this year.

So here's what TK Maxx had to offer!

Most people like Christmas snow globes, I like Halloween snow globes!

Amongst the snow globes there was a haunted house that I'd really like for my 'Haunted House Shelf' so I may go back for it (🤞it's still there). 

The haunted shelf last year

Unfortunately the Halloween gonks are back for 2023 .......

Give me the er Halloween sparrow any day

I have the 'big' version of these little Pumpkins

I really like the book of spells cushion and may have to go back for it ... cushions are always practical right? .....

I have however definitely banned myself from any more Autumn/Halloween candles as I do have 100s 😬

I could of course buy lots of cooking accessories and terrify everyone!

Ironically I actually only came away with a lovely crystal. This gorgeous slice of Agate was on the shelf with the garden accessories (as you do) so at least I managed to get some witchiness into my day! 

Love Jen

XxxX

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My Kiki inspired outfit

Yesterday I had a very busy day getting the house suitably spooky for my party. As with last year I did a 'Haunted Hallway'. 

Eos seemed to approve of the decor -

She appeared slightly less impressed with her Halloween collar charm .....

I also put the little cross stitches up again

Bottles

Black and White pumpkin patch

Before my terrible cooking was added

I put a couple of bits in the downstairs spare room and upstairs bathroom too -

 

 

The kitchen decorations -

Dad's been doing some work on the flooring so had some toolboxes at the bottom of the stairs which worked perfectly for some multi-level decorations!

By day

A walk from the kitchen to the hallway. 

These were the living room decorations -

I love this scene inside a pumpkin

Halloween cushions

I think she was getting bored of posing ....

My costume this year was inspired by the Anime film Kiki's Delivery Service with a gothy twist. 

With my trusty cat Jiji

Cape on

Halloween tights!

A cheeky Aperol and Gin before everyone arrived

We had a great night hanging out and catching up (even if Hilary and I weren't able to convince everyone else to watch Ancient Aliens 😂).

Party Ghouls

Stay spooky everyone!

Love Jen

XxxX