Display all of your creepy concoctions, potion bottles, and squishy jar specimens in groupings together to create a realistic spooky setting – one that’s captivating enough for the most inquisitive of minds to sort through.
Natural exhibits of morbid curiosities (such as dried sea specimens, bones, and preserved botanical varieties) can complete an arrangement of curiously creepy intricate findings, allowing your guests to speculate what your strange collection is manifesting.
Some of the spookiest specimen acquisitions are from early Victorian science and medicine practices, including various species of entomology, botany, lepidoptery, etc.
Here’s a few ideas of what specimens to capture, and how to include them in your Halloween decorating this year… Halloween Specimens and Curiosities
This hauntingly delicious candied apple recipe deserves its own post. I won’t even dare to mix and match these with traditional candied apples because there has never been a more dark & elegant Halloween treat dropped out of the orchard before…in Snow White fashion – these apples are simply to die for.
If you’re looking to add some extra height to your Fall and Halloween arrangements, a pumpkin topiary is fun to create and makes a memorable display for your guests.
To create your own specimens, you need a good assortment of clear glass containers. Use canning jars, potion bottles, apothecary jars, wine bottles, or rinse out the spaghetti sauce jar from last night’s dinner. The concept is simple – refill the jars with colored water, add a slimy and creepy specimen, and embellish with labels, paint, and twine.
Halloween yard decorations and props are difficult to find in retail stores this year. Luckily for me, I’ve been stockpiling a whole home full of spooky decor for many years or I would be joining every one else in tripping over the excessive amount of Christmas trees and wrapping paper that has already flooded stores for the past 2 weeks in SEPTEMBER. October starts tomorrow!
A Dark and Dreary Halloween Arrangement
At night, the LED candles flicker in dark orange hues, dancing around the figures and casting shadows on the wall. For added ambiance, I have an additional set of orange Halloween lights set in front of the arrangement. 
The Many Themes of Halloween
