The title to this post is a line taken from the song
This is Halloween from the film
A Nightmare Before Christmas. I love the imagery of that line. It evokes images of the classic, cackling witch riding on a broom, passing by a full, autumn moon. Ahhh, Halloween. Love it. And love all the fun, spooky paraphernalia that goes along with it.
My house has been bedecked and bejeweled in all its Halloween finest since Labor Day. A bit early, I know, and we did get quite a few laughs and strange looks when we were asking for Halloween lights by the first of September, but I have a hard time resisting the Halloween itch for long. It's fun and it simply makes me happy.
So, I am posting a few of my Halloween decorations (not of them because that would be a very long post). I'll start in our living room. We have four fireplaces in our house, but our living room fireplace is my favorite to decorate during the holidays.

First of all, check out my fabulous new Halloween banner. I really adore it. My friend, Emily, over at
Art-n-Sewl made it. (She also made me a Thanksgiving one, but I'll save that photo for after Halloween.)

In glitter letters, the banner spells "Spooky".

I also love this haunted house that I bought at Yankee Candle Village this year. The spider webs are an annual favorite for me. They are annoying and time-consuming to set up, but my kids always enjoy them, and so do I really.
In my dining room, I have another vinette set up.
Just have to brag about that family portrait again. Heather over at Audrey Eclectic made it for me earlier in the year.I just picked up that Happy Halloween banner on my mirror this year. I bought it at Target and I love the bold, colorful statement. And do you see the witch riding past the moon? Like I said before, one of my favorite Halloween images. Hence, the title of this post.
My pumpkin tree man has been one of my favorites for a few years now. I call it my Halloween tree, not unlike a Christmas tree. I picked him up from Michael's. That store is always full of wonderful fall decorations.
Stepping away from Halloween for a moment, check out those monograms. The "A" is for Alyson and the "R" is for Russ, my husband. These creations were also made by the amazing
Emily. I love the pages from an old book that make the background of the monograms. Creates such a vintage look. Here's a closer look.

Ok, back to Halloween.

This is also in my dining room. By the way, I bought that table from Ikea and then painted it with an orange milk paint called Autumn Haze and then coated it with a amber glaze and distressed it. I love it! But I digress, that's not what this post is about. On this table, is my candle topped with a ceramic candle topper.

There is a hole in the middle of the topper to allow in oxygen, of course. The flame coming through that opening gives it an eery glow. This is also one of my favorite Halloween decorations. It was yet another purchase from Yankee Candle Village a few years ago. Speaking of candles, for autumn I recommend Yankee Candle
pumpkin spice scent and also
fall festival. Those are my two favorites for this time of year.
I hope you all have a safe and happy Halloween season. This is one of the best times of the year, so enjoy it! I know I am. I still have some apple picking and a hay ride to look forward too. Not to mention our annual October trip out to Sleepy Hollow, NY. Fall really makes me happy. Can you tell?