Good morning!
I hope everyone had a wonderful September with hopefully some more moderate temps for many. I really don’t know anyone who doesn’t like the month of September with cooler days and cozier nights combined with the changing colors of the leaves on the trees. Today, as we move into October, you are in for a treat because I am joining 11 other wonderfully talented ladies for a Halloween tablescape blog hop hosted by the lovely Rita from Panoply. Thank you so much Rita for gathering us all together! The links to all my fellow bloggers’ tables can be found at the bottom of this post and you will not want to miss a single one of them!
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I think most people’s tables start with some sort of inspiration – certainly mine do. But for this table, there is a little back story first. For any new readers here, my husband and I moved into a new build a little over two years ago. It was a move to end all moves, and in the process, one of my favorite Halloween dishware patterns – 222 Fifth’s Wiccan Lace – went missing. I had initially hoped that they might be somewhere in the garage (where all things without a home landed), but unfortunately, they were not. I know this because last September, I rented a driveway storage box for a month as the garage was so full there was no room to organize anything. I moved stuff out of the garage into the box so I could sort, cull, and inventory. I should have taken a picture when it was full lol. In my inventorying, I also discovered four other sets of dishes that were missing, and it baffles me to this day where they all could have gone. In any event, I have spent the last year replacing what I could, including the Wiccan Lace dinner plates. All of this is a long-winded explanation as to why the inspiration for this table was the Wiccan Lace plates since I’ve essentially paid for them twice now💲💲.
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Here is said dinner plate. I love the scalloped edges and the intricate pattern around the border of graveyards, spiders, cobwebs, bats, skulls, haunted mansions, black cats, and owls. Could anything be more Halloweeny? I’ve set the dinner plates on black sparkly chargers.
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It was a table runner found in HomeSense that decided in which direction to take the table. It had a haunted mansion at either end and witches on broomsticks flying in the middle with a full moon, of course.
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The witches, bats, and parts of the mansion are embroidered giving a nice texture, though you probably can’t make it out from the photographs. Halloween tables should be pretty too, right?
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The salad plates that are part of the Wiccan Lace set have four different patterns. But to coordinate with the table runner, I chose only the mansion and the witch.
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Simple black hammered flatware accompanied the dishes…
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while black and white striped napkins were encased by black beaded spider napkin rings. Somehow, a secondary spider theme always seems to emerge on my Halloween tables.
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I’ve been looking for black wine glasses for several years just to add to my collection. I didn’t have any luck with them at HomeSense this year either, but I did come across these beautiful embossed spider wine glasses – who wouldn’t want to sip wine from these? Crystal tumblers serve as water glasses.
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When I was thinking about a centerpiece, I stumbled upon a DIY video of a witch’s hat on Youtube where the woman had used a grapevine cone and some sort of grapevine base. She spray painted them black, added some fairy lights on the inside, and then decorated the rim with Halloween-themed faux flowers. I wanted to try the same thing. I was able to find grapevine cones on Amazon, but the base proved elusive no matter what search term I used. As I was trying to decide what to do, I happened to be in Winners one day and came across this black grapevine witch hat with the lights already attached. Hmm. I love DIY when you can, but this was just such a great solution when I couldn’t.
Decorating it was so much fun. I added some different kinds of ribbon, with Dollartree providing Halloween bunches filled with Anthurium flowers, roses, and purple spiders…
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skulls…
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And eyeballs and a bat for good measure. Everyone at the table has a view of the centerpiece.
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I added spider candles in black taper holders on each side of the hat.
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They are delicately etched and it’s hard to appreciate the design from a distance. Here is a close-up of the candles.
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Looking down the table.
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Have you ever noticed that witches are often depicted with black cats? It seems that they have enjoyed an inextricable relationship in folklore, and black cats, in particular, have been alternately revered or reviled throughout history
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I prefer that they are revered and in doing so, would like to introduce Cricket, our recent rescue, and a mostly-black with one white whisker tortie cat. At five months old, she is a 5 pound bundle of pure kitten chaos and will be a wonderful playmate for our one cat, Georgie Girl, once she learns some manners. Our other cat, Potpurri, is being a bit of a hissy bag right now but hopefully, she’ll come around with time.
I like to think that our sweet friend, Mary, from Home is Where the Boat is, who cared so deeply for animals, would have smiled at Cricket’s picture if she were here. Sadly, and as most people probably know, Mary passed away suddenly on September 27, 2026. Her creativity, her wonderful sense of humor, her beautiful and kind personality, and her joie de vivre in everything she did, are keenly missed.
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Resources:
Wiccan Lace dishware: Replacements and used here previously
Witch’s hat: Winners (like Marshalls) and a sister chain to HomeSense
Spider wine glasses, table runner, flatware, and probably the napkin rings: HomeSense
I think the napkins might have come from Amazon
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A few parting pictures in the candlelight.
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Happy Halloween everyone from our house to yours! Please visit my fellow bloggers’ tables at the links below for some more wonderful Halloween inspiration.
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.Panoply – Skeleton Duet Halloween Tablescape
Life and Linda – Phantom of the Opera Tablescape
Hyacinths for the Soul – Too Cute to Spook
Me and My Captain – Happy Ghosts Visit the Moon of the High Mountain Desert of New Mexico
Red Cottage Chronicles – A Charming Halloween Tea Party
The Cat’s Whiskerz – A Witchy Halloween Tablescape
Corner of Plaid and Paisley – A Bit of Scare in that Scarecrow
Olla-Podrida – Haunted House Tablescape for Halloween
My Thrift Store Addiction – Charlotte the Spider and a Whimsical Garden Party
Dinner at Eight – There’s a Full Moon Rising . . .
Thrifting Wonderland – All Hallows Eve Thrifted Tablescape
The Bookish Dilettante – Tablescape for Spooky Season: El Día de los Muertos
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Kim, what a fabulous Halloween table! The witch’s hat centerpiece is such a creative touch, and I love how the purple accents, spider candles and those beautiful Wiccan Lace plates all work together. So sorry the plates went missing, but I am happy you were able to replace them. I am worried about this kind of thing when everything comes back to me from storage. The candlelight adds such a lovely atmosphere, too. And welcome to sweet Cricket! She is absolutely adorable. Happy Halloween!
Kim, the Wiccan replacements were so totally worth whatever you paid! Those are truly some of the best, most iconic and versatile Halloween dishes I’ve ever seen. I love them. The tabke runner from HomeSense is perfect. Some very capable witch cast a spell for you to find the grapevine hat to top this all off! The stems, napkin rings and those fabulous candles are seasonally right (and every witch uses them in her recipes, am I right??). I want to mention those sparkly black chargers too because they remind me of Mary’s red ones she always used around Christmas and other winter tables. I think those are so classy. They really sparkle with the candlelight. Thank you for sharing the lovely details of a beautifully curated Halloween tablescape.
Welcome to your latest fur baby, Cricket! Mary would definitely embrace your sweet action of saving her! A very good friend of mine has five cats right now, all rescues, and each one with a distinctive personality that I absolutely adore listening to my friend share stories about. Two are solid black, mother/son, and they are a hoot. She protects them, especially the black ones, around Halloween.
Kim, have a wonderful October, and thank you for joining in this tablescape fun.
Thank you for your lovely comments Rita, and more thanks for hosting given the wrist, which I hope is on the mend now. I know which Chargers of Mary’s that you are referring to because I always admired them too. I’m trying to remember where my chargers came from and I’m drawing a blank at the moment. Cricket is really a very sweet kitten under all her mischievousness, and she has been very good for Georgie Girl who really needed a playmate. Cricket came from a hoarding situation; the adoption lady at the humane society said she was one of 18 kitties they seized from one house. My three are all indoor cats, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t worry about black cats on Halloween. A lot. I’m so glad your friend protects hers – it must be a hoot having five cats and I can imagine the stories lol. I hope you have a wonderful October too (we have some snow in the forecast this weekend – ugh) and happy Halloween!
P.S. I looked back to some older Halloween tablescapes and the chargers came from the dollar store. Likely DollarTree since I’m not sure I’ve seen chargers in our Dollarama (Cdn chain).
Love, Love the candlelit photos! The candles add the perfect amount of mysterious atmosphere to your witchy table. The table runner expands the themes presented by those special plates. I love their scalloped edges and their detailed designs! I love when you can diy the centerpiece you’ve envisioned, but incorporating a similar item you’ve found and modified to reflect your idea is equally creative. I love your additions to the hat and the bold purples you used. Enjoy a spooky Halloween!
Sandra, thank you for your sweet comments. I really love the Wiccan Lace plates too so I was really upset when they were missing (I might have mentioned this a time or two lol) and happy that I was able to replace them. The runner was indeed a lucky find, and I think I put it back twice before I finally bought it. I was also happy to have found the witch’s hat already painted black with lights. When I priced everything out, I think the store hat probably cost about $10 more dollars than the complete DIY would have, had I been able to find a base, not including the Dollartree flowers. Not a huge expense in the grand scheme of things. I hope you enjoy a spooky Halloween too, especially with that spook-tacular table of yours!
Moving just throws a wrench into our collections!!! I am glad you were able to replace the Wiccan plates, I would have been sad to loose those if I had them- they are cute. Your new wine glasses and a great addition!! Your table looks fabulous with the great witches hat lit up and your candles burning. Such a perfect vibe for the season!! I hope you have a fun Halloween 🧡🖤🎃
Ann, moving sure does throw a wrench in our collections and I know that you know it too well. I remember when you moved and I think you even culled some of your tabletop stuff before. And I found it just so impressive that you were able to do that. When I think about culling dishes, I become paralyzed with indecision, although I know I will have to do it someday. I’m just thankful that I was able to replace the Wiccan plates, and I’m glad you liked them. Thanks so much for your lovely comments and I hope/know you will have a fun Halloween too!
So creative and fun. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Rhonda for your visit and comments. I’m so glad you enjoyed the table. Happy Halloween!
I really enjoyed reading your back story, Kim, and can identify with it. We have moved several times and there is always a box or two I just can’t locate. I don’t know what happens to them. I was great that you could replace your beautiful black and white plates and use them so effectively in your table setting. Love the haunted house runner that really sets the witchy theme. Good job on your witch’s hat centerpiece. It was a lot of work but turned out beautifully. Wishing you a wonderful Halloween.
Lynne, Thrifting Wonderland
Lynne, I am so happy to hear that I am not the only one who lost things in a move, although I feel badly for you. It still perplexes me though. Yes, I was happy that I was able to replace the Wiccan Lace dinner plates as the coordinating salads really do look best on them, I think. Or may plain black dinners might work, but I don’t have any of those. The witch centerpiece was a lot of fun (although there was glitter everywhere by the time I was done lol). Thanks so much for your visit and comments and I wish you a wonderful Halloween as well!
Kim, I am glad you could replace your missing plates. I am still searching for some tabletop items and I haven’t moved. Your table is fabulous and your detail is perfect. It is definitely eerie in the candlelight. The purple adds another element of intrigue! This might be my favorite of your Halloween tables. The kitten is darling, my friend. I know Mary would approve!
Pam, I missed you this time but I’m glad that you were able to get away for a small vacation. I burst out laughing at your comment about searching for tabletop items and you haven’t moved. It sounded so matter of fact and tickled my funny bone at just the right spot, although I don’t know why I’m laughing because I’ve done the same thing myself. Still looking for a special table runner that I know was here in the garage. I probably put it in a safe spot – so safe that even I can’t find it. I think Mary would have approved about Cricket too and I still can’t quite believe that she has passed away. So so sad. Thanks so much for your sweet comments, my friend, and happy October and happy Halloween to you!
Kim, love the purple and black. Those 222 Fifth’s Wiccan Lace plates are perfect. The table runner with the haunted house fits right in. One can never have too many candles. The black and white striped napkins look great with the spiders. The beautiful embossed spider wine glasses are gorgeous. Love how you decorated the centerpiece and created a spooky hat. Cricket is adorable. Always a pleasure joining you.
Thanks Linda! I fell in love with those embossed spider wine glasses the minute I saw them. I really need to stay out of HomeSense at this time of year – too many temptations lol. The witch’s hat in the centerpiece was fun to do and I was so happy to have found the Halloween bunches at Dollartree as it made the decorating so much easier rather than trying to find invdividual pieces. Thanks for your comment about Cricket – she is a little sweetheart. It was a pleasure joining you too and wishing you a wonderful Halloween!
Kim I really like your 222 Fifth’s Wiccan Lace dish ware…oh wait, perhaps the reason I like it so much is because I have the same dishes? Hmmmmmmm? LOL And just so you know you are not the only one to have dishes go missing…I have misplaced ??? a set of 20 Fiesta dinner plates…one of each color they have ever made, including a rare periwinkle and apricot. Keep in mind these plates are heavy and kinda thick so not easily disguised. I have searched everywhere….including a shelving unit in my garage. And yes, I have thought that perhaps I left the garage door open at one time, but why and who would take the time and trouble to ???…makes no sense to me. Enough of that and on to your beautiful table.
Your table is so perfect starting with your witch’s hat. Love the added purple color and that your guests can enjoy the view no matter where they sit. So thoughtful. I also love the candles as they give just the right touch to your table, and when the hat and candles are lit…the ambiance is definitely Halloween vibed. The napkins and table runner bring it all together in hauntingly fashion. The glassware add yet another facet, literally….as does your kitty. (Yes, I’m sure Mary would smile AND comment)
Happy October and Happy Halloween🎃🐈⬛🌙🍁🍂👻
Ha Kari and that’s so funny that you have those dishes too – they’re just so much fun. I’m so sorry to hear about your Fiesta plates as they must be worth quite a bit now, to say nothing of the sentimental value. I hope you find them, but you’re right, 20 plates would be hard to miss… Thanks for your visit and comments, and I’m so happy that we were able to rescue Cricket – she is fitting in well here. The hat really was a lot of fun to decorate. Happy October and Happy Halloween to you too (there is snow in the forecast this weekend. Ugh)!
So strange…I wonder what happened to your original plates? The replacements are fantastic: I love the lacy designs on them! Your table is so much fun, and the witch’s hat and spider web candles used as your centerpiece are fabulous and blend nicely with your plates. Happy October and Halloween!
Ricki Jill, I’ve asked that question of myself a hundred times. After going through all the stuff in the garage, I had to accept that they were missing and if I wanted the set, I was going to have to replace the dinner plates. Even stranger was that the salad plates didn’t go missing, just the dinner plates, and they would have been together in the old place. Maybe I have a poltergeist lol. Thanks so much for your sweet comments and I hope you have a happy Halloween too!
Kim, the plates are some of my favorites, so I’m thrilled you could replace them. I gave my set to one of my nieces. I hope she uses them. The center piece is fabulous. You’ve added such special details, and this table is one of my favorites. Happy Halloween!
Thanks so much Sarah. I was happy to have been able to replace those plates too – and they were 30% off so that was even better (if one has to pay for them twice lol). What a lovely gift for your niece and I’m sure she’ll use them, especially if she loves Halloween. So many people do it seems. I hope you have a wonderful Halloween!
I love your table, and it looks so beautiful in the candlelight. I also love that you paid such attention to detail down to those beautifully spooky candles. The touch of purple is wonderful here. It adds to the whole eerie effect. Clearly I don’t get to my local HomeSense often enough because I never see in the store the wonderful things that I am seeing on tables today.
Pattie, HomeSense (your HomeGoods) is definitely hit or miss and I find I sometimes have to go to more than one store to get the number of whatever I’m looking for. That was certainly the case for the spider candles because I really wanted six. And then when I put six candles on the runner, one ended up covering that delightful witch so I only needed four as it turned out lol. Thanks for your lovely comments and wishing you a very happy Halloween!
Kim, your witchy centerpiece is so creative and fun and the scalloped plates are perfect for the occasion. Cricket is darling and I agree that Mary would have loved the sweet photo. Happy October, Cecilia – My Thrift Store Addiction
Cecilia, the witch’s hat was definitely fun to decorate. Thanks for your sweet comments and I hope you and Charlotte have a fabulous Halloween!
Love the black and purple!
Thank you and I was so happy that Dollartree did most of the legwork for me with their purple and black flowers!
My most favourite tables cape by far!! Wow – what a purrr-fect table for this time of year!! I love love, love the glasses & napkin rings….and so happy you were able to collect replacements for your lost dinnerware. Isn’t it strange how things suddenly go poof!! Your centrepiece is genius….it looks amazing!! And that table runner was an awesome find….it’s awesome…
I lost a great deal of my Christmas decor….when hubby inadvertently mistook the boxes for goodwill donation!! I needed to purge anyway…lol.
Spook-tac-u-lar table setting my friend!!
Thanks for your sweet comments Charlotte, and yes it is strange how things go poof lol. I accidentally donated a box of shorts and tees after we moved in and the shorts, in particular, have been hard to replace. The shorts in the stores are sooo short. I know Halloween is a favorite for you and I hope you have fun with your ghostly decor and have a happy Halloween!