Feeling Ghosty

By Suzanne on September 20, 2024

Last year I was so stressed from moving that I didn't decorate AT ALL for Halloween. Which made me sad (and guilty) because I like Halloween and decorating for Halloween (and because I failed to make Carla's first Halloween in the new house Fun and Homey). This year, I'm feeling very excited about decorating for Halloween and have already been scoping out décor for weeks.

My favorite Halloween decorations are ghosts. But not scary ghosts. I prefer happy, or at the very least apathetic, ghosts.

I came across these AMAZING ghosts, the ghosts of my heart, at a local garden center.

But my husband played the role of Frugal Spouse (we take turns) and persuaded me that $50 and $100 respectively for these ghosts was too much to spend. I perhaps disagree, but I am also ~~cheap~~ frugal so I did not buy the ghosts. I still think about them, though. Maybe they will go on sale and I can snap them up?

Ever since I declined to bring those beautiful ghosties home with me, I've been searching for the perfect reasonably-priced alternative, with very little success. I have two goals: Outdoor décor and indoor décor. I need much less indoor décor.

Want to join me on a little online ghost perusal????

I love the IDEA of these tree-wrap ghosts… and have some good place to hang them. But I'm not sure if I love the ghosts themselves? They appear to be singing, but sarcastically?

Maybe porch ghosts just cost a lot of money???

This is a cute sign for our porch, and much more reasonably priced, but I don't LOVE it.

These light-up ghosts are nice and tall, and meant for outdoors, and I like how they could be bemoaning their deaths or simply yawning… hmmmm. I mean, I do prefer sleepy ghosts to scary ones. I'm on the fence here.

I suppose I could make my own porch ghost… but do I want to do that? And is a sheet really going to stand up to October weather patterns?

These little lights are cute. Maybe I could use them to ghost up my porch trees?

I love these sweet little yard stakes.

This choir of lawn ghosts is quite charming and is supposedly meant for the outdoors. I can't tell what they're made of though; will they melt the instant snow falls?

Oh my gosh I love this little guy.

I find these glow-in-the-dark ghosts quite adorable. And when they are all in a group, the scariest one just looks grumpy.

I like the idea of this stack of ghosts (which also glows) but I can't tell what it REALLY looks like, and that makes me a little leery, you know? (The one review with photos still doesn't adequately show the size.)

While we're thinking about glow-in-the-dark, what about these cats with glowing eyes?!

We do have some trees that I could cajole into hosting some hanging ghosts.

Okay. Let's move indoors for a moment.

One of my favorite things to put up each year are my wall bats; so it makes sense that I find these wall ghosts deeply appealing. Do they seem a little whiny though? Would they detract from the bats? How many walls full of stick-on creatures will my husband tolerate? (I hang the bats with wall-safe sticky putty.)

Oh my goodness – a ghosty companion for my bookshelves!

I am in love with these ghosty hand towels.

These ghosts are nice and friendly – and I'm partial to groupings of three – but are they too friendly?

I feel like these guys have a more holiday-appropriate attitude.

Ooooh I'm a fan of these wooden pumpkins. Sorry. Switched it up on you there didn't I.

Do I need a ghosty cake stand? With a matching ghost bowl!

I most definitely want this trio of ghost figurines.

How about a pair of stained glass ghosties to hang in my windows?

This is adorable and I love the movement.

Ghosty candy dish!

Although I might like this ghost candy holder better?

I don't really do a holiday themed pillow, but I might make an exception for these?!