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SEARCHReserve a corner of your boutique for a few fashionable, spooky, or just plain charming Halloween items in celebration of the autumn season. Or better yet, adorn your salon with these festive decorations, and let customers know they’re for sale. Don’t forget to leave them out for Thanksgiving, too!
Tarina Tarantino Designs sells colorful, untraditional jewelry designed by fashion icon Tarina Tarantino. Worn by such celebrities as Nicki Minaj and Cameron Diaz, the unique pieces are a breath of fresh air for customers tired of blending into the typical fashion landscape. All items shown above are a part of Tarantino’s Sugar Skull Collection, a tribute to the brilliant motifs of Dia De Los Muertos celebrations. Sugar Skull rings, cuff bracelets, and pendant necklaces feature Swarovski crystal-eyed skulls adorned with carved resin flowers.
Online shop Bloom & Barnacle is known for its unique, vintage-chic holiday decorations and home decor. Customers can find everything from glamorous fall pumpkins to one-of-a-kind Christmas stockings made from recycled fabric. Each piece is artisan-quality and handcrafted in California by husband and wife duo Jessica and Erik Wackenstedt. Featured above are fall-toned and black-and-white batik fabric pumpkins, which make stunning centerpieces and add the right amount of glam to any autumn decor collection.
http://www.bloomandbarnacle.com/
Pinking-Edge Designs’ handcrafted jewelry collection includes classic, modern, and repurposed vintage pieces for all occasions. The designer’s Halloween-inspired dangly pumpkin earrings are subtly festive and her popular Halloween necklace features an understated silver skull juxtaposed with a dainty red flower hanging by its side. All jewelry is made from precious metals, pearls, and crystals. The designer adds new pieces to her collection every week, and all orders come giftwrapped in recyclable boxes decorated with a trendy print and a tulle bow.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/PINKINGEDGEDESIGNS
Dixie Sue manufactures a plethora of Halloween-themed cards, mini cards, gift tags, invitations, and cupcake toppers. The individually designed and handcrafted goods are made with heavy natural card stock and other quality materials. Available in packs or as individuals, the cards all come with envelopes and are packaged in cellophane for display or gift-giving. Most of the items in the store can be customized by color or quantity. Visit the website to see products for other seasons as well.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/DixieSue?ref=si_shop
Bubble Gum Dish’s featured Halloween decorations include spider web pillows and a variety of wreaths. All handmade, these items make timely boutique items or fun, inexpensive decor for your salon. The spider web pillows, with an invisible zipper closure, are made from white yarn stitched onto heavyweight black upholstery fabric. The elegant wreaths display heavy black paper flowers edge-tipped in silver and secured with decorative crystal brads. They are nestled onto a wrap of black tulle and netting layers over a sturdy painted 18-inch pressboard.
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