The Black & White Halloween Mantel

I believe I have created my best Halloween mantel EVER!

It’s kinda hard to get a decent picture with the windows on either side of the fireplace, so I had to wait until dark, which wasn’t much better. This one was taken at night with a flash.

And this one was taken at night without a flash. Neither does it justice, but maybe some close-ups will.

This is the left side of the mantel. Skulls, Glitter, and Glitz are part of the theme.

This is the view as we move more toward the center. I spray-painted white paper doilies black and then cut and taped them to the pillar and taper white candles.

I purchased the vintage photos and flashcards at Sweet Salvage earlier this month.

But the real Sweet Salvage find was a bounty of vintage pharmaceuticals I found! I call it the “Poison Apothecary.”  You can not begin to imagine just how awesome it is!

The inhaler set is amazing! It was the only one of the items that were not still sealed. While researching the age of this stuff, I found a photo of the same set in a London museum.

How about that?!

More of the items; cool bottles and boxes. The bottle of Mucin is just the neatest thing.

It has this ribbon pull on the back and a wax seal on the top. It is the weirdest creepy color of dark green.

So just how “vintage” are these things? After extensive “Google” searching, it appears they are from the early 1920’s. Kinda scary, especially since half of them have “poison” written on them! Thankfully there are no young children in my house.

I haven’t even gotten out my Halloween decorations yet… yep, this is all new stuff.

But when I do, the chemistry set that I found last year will take its rightful place on the hearth.

If you haven’t started decorating yet, tomorrow is October 1st, so get to it!