I didn't have time yesterday to get the booth pics sorted and edited, so I decided to wait a day to show you the fully "Halloweened" set up. There were also a few shots that I did not get on Sunday, so I took them yesterday when I went by the booth.
Everything starts with pulling all the Halloween merch out of the shed. This stash includes a few left-overs from last year, plus some yard sale finds, and all the items I bought at clearance sales last year. This year, it came to six tubs and four bags. This also includes fall-themed decor and Thanksgiving-related items.
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Please ignore the mess on the back porch. |
Shots of the mostly finished table. I've used those tablecloths for the past three years. The one with pumpkins keeps bunching up in places. I keep smoothing it out, but it's kind of a never-ending battle. I didn't notice the problem until I had almost everything out and on the table and I really didn't want to pull it all off again.
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Front view. I love that Jack O'Lantern piggy bank! |
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Side view. Still in love with those foam pumpkin heads! |
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I think the different patterned tablecloths together is kind of cool. |
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Back view. |
It's important to label everything really well when you put it in storage, since it's going to be there for nearly a year before you put it out. I label the outside of all my containers. I also indicate whether the items are new or secondhand and if they have been at the booth previously on the label. As you can see, this label was on a bag of bags of bones.
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I'm not sure why I put my booth number on all my labels, but I do. |
I usually make at least one shelf of Halloween stuff on my shelving that holds my "new to the booth" items. This is usually the secondhand stuff. That way, I can grab people as they walk down the aisle, even if they don't go into the booth and visit the table.
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I got all these items at a yard sale this weekend. |
To make the Halloween table work, I had to set up a new area for my comics. They normally go on the table that's now the Halloween table and will later be the Xmas table. If it were other items, I probably would have just boxed them up, but I can't afford to be without my comics sales until after the first of the year.
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Ignore the orange tub. It was only in that spot temporarily. |
Is it legal to include two Amish dolls in with the pilgrims and such in your Thanksgiving display?
This is the whole Fall/Thanksgiving display. I don't do a lot of this compared to the Halloween, but I do think it's a nice touch to have.
Not all of the Halloween stuff would fit on the table.
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The lighting in that place is so bad for pics. |
Of course, it's not a Halloween display without a creepy bride doll in the middle of things! I've had a creepy doll in every Halloween display I've ever done. Since all dolls are creepy, that's not too hard to do. This is the
second time I've had a bride doll in that role.
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She's in good company! |
So far so good. When I went back today, several things had already sold. In fact, I had a really good sales day for a Monday. I also have about twenty dollars in sales coming from the management there. They'll hold their items until payday, but they're good for it. I usually sell several Halloween items to them every year.
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