All Hallows Fair

If you are anywhere near Atlanta, then you might want to check out this weekends Country Living Fair in Stone Mountain hosted by Country Living Magazine. I was able to attend it a few seasons ago and am reposting a few unique and spooky finds that might inspire your own Halloween decor.

 My eye went right to these exquisitely made pieces by Letty Worley, she makes her unique creations from salvaged vintage relics, trims and mohair.

Some are even functional like this needle holder on the left. Others are just wonderful pieces of art. All are signed and one of a kind.  

With Halloween just a week away, many booths included spooky inspired wares. Among my favorites were Cottage Farm Chic a dealer at Lakewood 400 who had these fun little pumpkins.

as well as these sweet witches...

and even a few tricks with these crowd stopping 3D photos. 

 A witchy birdhouse with enough whimsy to display all year round by Willow Nest Farm. 

Sweet little tags from the Ribbon Emporium and a carved owl by one of the many artists showing at the fair. 

 If your little witch is in need of some good transportation, this dealer did it old school, handmade brooms created on site were selling like hot cakes. You had a choice of natural or finished wood handles.  

How about a knock from this pair of trick or treaters?

 I was particularly drawn to these unique hand painted dolls by Cart Before the Horse. Made with muslin they use multiple layers of paint, sanding each layer down and repainting till they get this wonderful result.

Can't make the fair? Have no fear you can check out their etsy shop. True art pieces that are created by husband & wife team, Dylan & Jo.

 

all photos & content © Lara Rossignol

Boo!

One last Halloween treat...a visit from Little Red Riding Hood & Ariel the Mermaid. When I first moved to the south, I was excited at the prospect of having trick or treaters. Not really something that happens in NYC. However, I soon discovered my location was not really ideal and found it was easier to turn off the porch light and hide like most of my other neighbors. But not before I get a visit first from Julia and  Emma.

And here is one more trick for you. These images were shot with my Canon G-10 and then processed first in photoshop, resized and then emailed to myself. I open them on my iPhone, save to my camera roll and then opened again with Picture Show, my absolute favorite photo app. It lets you choose cool frames, filters and effects. You can also choose a fairly high resolution so you can print your results. By doing it this way you can start with a higher quality image than one shot with your phone's camera.

 

all photos & content © Lara Rossignol

Candy from Strangers

Project Trick

I found this great site with free templets you can downpload to make your own kawaii masks. A easy peasy project you can actually wear or use to decorate your home. 

Make It! 

 I printed out the masks on heavy orange colored inkjet paper so I could use it for backing the mask. I carefully cut it out and then used an x-acto knife to start the eyes but finished with scissors. I then traced it onto the back side of a pretty japanese paper and then cut it out the same way. I then used a glue stick to attach them together, giving it a little more weight. I used a hole punch to make the side holes and a light weight twine to attach it.

Blog Treat!

My current blog crush is the fun and super kawaii Thompson Family-Life. Just check out her groovy Halloween decorations, her entire blog is full of yummy eye candy. Danielle is a talented designer, scrapbooker and photographer and also offers up some super fun scrap booking materials and embroidery patterns in her etsy store: Tiny Bazaar. Oh and she lives here in Atlanta!

Atty Trick! 

 No, this image wasn't flipped. Atticus is laying in my lap while we indulge in our favorite Sunday activity... chilling.

all photos & content © Lara Rossignol

Tricks & Treats

All week on Pie we will celebrate one of my favorite holidays, All Hallows Eve. First up, some haunting finds from last weekends wonderful Country Living Fair hosted by Country Living Magazine. 

With Halloween just a week away, many booths included spooky inspired wares. Among my favorites were Cottage Farm Chic a dealer at Lakewood 400 who had these fun little pumpkins...

as well as these sweet witches...

and even a few tricks we these crowd stopping 3D photos. 

 A witchy birdhouse with enough whimsy to display all year round by Willow Nest Farm. 

Sweet little tags from the Ribbon Emporium and a carved owl by one of the many artists showing at the fair. 

How about a knock from this pair of trick or treaters?

all photos & content © Lara Rossignol