Deck the Halls with Bowels of Ghoulies

While my decorations don't change drastically from year to year, I like to swap things around and add things here and there.  This year's mantel. 

I added some vintage cabinet photographs from a collection I bought at an estate sale this year.  All the photos are from the same family.  Hopefully no one considers this too disrespectful. I did verify with the estate sale company that the family didn't want the photographs.

The skull mask is a new addition this year. I'm undecided on the age. It's made of pulp, but someone I showed it too felt it was a reproduction available in stores in the past decade.  I still like the look.

The center dish is a new uranium glass acquisition this year. It fluoresces like crazy.

The blow mold on the right is a new find this year.  It's a lamp shade that clips onto a light bulb.  I had trouble finding a bulb that wasn't too bright.  I had to settle for an orange low-watt bulb which is still quite bright.

Madame Zelda has been relocated to atop my Æolian-Vocalion.

The light fixture above the skeletons is a new find this year.  I'm not sure what it was originally used for, but it makes for a great spooky chandelier.

The weather has been uncooperative this year.  Many of my tombstones were broken by wind in the past week and the constant rain has all but washed off the writing on them.  They are nearly 20 years old at this point.  They are in serious need of rehabilitation.  That will be my goal for next year.  Overall, the weather hasn't allowed for the level of decoration I normally do.  Temperatures are predicted in the twenties for Halloween night.