Spellbound Halloween Tablescape

Hello, my pretties, and welcome to Panoply. Come in. Today I have prepared a Spellbound tablescape for you (spells not included!), celebrating the season of Halloween.

I am also your host today for a total of [lucky] thirteen tablescape enthusiasts putting their magic touch on tables in the spirit of Halloween. Don't be frightened, as these tables promise to be full of treats, no tricks. All the links to those tablescapes can be found further in this post.

Most of what I'm using today I've had for awhile but not used until now. I bought the featured appetizer plates (Spellbound) two years ago but this is their debut. I feel the designs on each of the bat, witch accessories, crow, and black cat are very realistically rendered. Not that I would know what witch accessories look like in real life.😏

The salad plates were an estate sale find last year. They are cast iron (😲), made by Virginia Metalcrafters. There were only three, so I scoured eBay for a fourth, only to find a very similar pewter salad plate. The dinner plates are several years old, first used here. The tablecloth overlay was first used here. 

Once I started pulling elements together, it became pretty clear that this tablescape would take on a monochromatic appearance to deliver the drama I was going for. The tablescape didn't seem to lend itself to flowers as a centerpiece. Instead, I brought out a pumpkin with crow perched upon it which I had also purchased last year. It sits in the center of a feathered wreath with only hints of purple on the backs of the feathers.

I didn't even remember buying the napkin rings when going through my inventory, but they were still in their original packaging, so they must've been purchased last year, too. The beading adds a bit of sparkle.

The candleholders and candles on the table were purchased this year. They add a bit of snake charm to the scene. Or more creepy drama, you be the judge and jury.

The design on the bat plate immediately came to mind when I spotted these salt and pepper shakers at Cracker Barrel back in August. Aren't you happy they listened to consumers and kept their Old Country Store theme? They have some great retail items, and Mr. P. and I seemed to have officially sold them out of their gourmet chocolate mints. We can't even find them online anymore.

The mushrooms as table decor just seemed another good alternative to flowers here. I wish the table was the only place I'm seeing mushrooms, but those things have taken over my grass this year! I'll spare those details for a garden update.

When the fireplace and candles are lit in the dining room, the mood immediately turns to mysterious.

Longtime readers, did you notice anything different in my dining room? I did a switch out of my dining room furniture mid-September. When we downsized in 2019 we moved into a condo and negotiated its dining table and chairs as part of the sale. I was never crazy about it, but when we moved back into this cottage home, it came with us. Long story short - I found this current Ethan Allen dining room table, chairs and sideboard in a consignment store in a nearby town. The owner agreed to consign mine, and I bought this set. The switch out moves were made all in one day. It was like a good witch waved her magic wand and...

...it was done! This dining room furniture has even received Mr. P.'s seal of approval, and I didn't even have to cast a spell on him! Here's a photo immediately after the move. The table has two leaves, and the chairs have navy-on-navy stripe upholstery.

This entire shuffle of furniture was all because of this little guy pictured below. He caught my eye in an August post on social media by the consignment shop. Needles to say, he's now a resident Halloween guest in our home. 

I hope you've been a bit inspired today with my Spellbound Halloween Tablescape. As always, for my memory and for the chance you are interested, I provide my sources for elements used (no sponsorship or revenue affiliations):

Source List for Spellbound Halloween Tablescape

Tablecloth base - April Cornell

Tablecloth spider overlay, placemats, pumpkin napkin rings, center wreath & pumpkin with crow - HomeGoods

Glassware - Dollar Tree

Flatware, cast iron salad plates, napkins - estate sale finds

Pewter salad plate - eBay

Dinner plates (Thistle & Bee), appetizer plates (Spellbound), Mushrooms (Autumnology) - MacKenzie-Childs

Bat salt & pepper shakers - Cracker Barrel

Snake candle holders - Target

Snake candles - Aldi AOS (Aisle of Shame), aka Aldi Finds

Below you will find the links to take you directly to all the other stylists' posts who are participating in today's Halloween blog hop. They promise to deliver all the feels which Halloween suggests: whimsy, drama, and best of all, lots of candy - eye candy, for certain!

🦇🧹🐦‍⬛🐈‍⬛Panoply - Spellbound Halloween Tablescape

🦇🧹🐦‍⬛🐈‍⬛Home is Where the Boat Is - Stay for a Spell

🦇🧹🐦‍⬛🐈‍⬛Everyday Living - Fo(u)r the Love of Treats

🦇🧹🐦‍⬛🐈‍⬛Hyacinths for the Soul - "Caw, Caw" ~ Spread Your Wings for Halloween

🦇🧹🐦‍⬛🐈‍⬛Me and My Captain - Harvest Moon? We Have A Ghost Of A Chance To See It Tonight!

🦇🧹🐦‍⬛🐈‍⬛Life and Linda - Haunted Manor of Dark Secrets

🦇🧹🐦‍⬛🐈‍⬛The LIttle Yellow Corner Store - A Witch's Brew Tablescape

🦇🧹🐦‍⬛🐈‍⬛My Thrift Store Addiction - Frightfully FAN-tastic Wine and Cheese Buffet

🦇🧹🐦‍⬛🐈‍⬛The Cat's Whizkerz - We're All Batty Here

🦇🧹🐦‍⬛🐈‍⬛Red Cottage Chronicles - Spooky Halloween with Cheesecloth Ghosts

🦇🧹🐦‍⬛🐈‍⬛Corner of Plaid and Paisley - A Little Bit of Ghoulish Glamour

🦇🧹🐦‍⬛🐈‍⬛Olla-Podrida - A Hauntingly Charming Halloween Tablescape for Two

🦇🧹🐦‍⬛🐈‍⬛The Bookish Dilettante - Happy Pinktober Tablescape

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Happy Halloween!

Rita C. at Panoply

Parties I Share With: Pieced Pastimes, Love Your Creativity, BNOTP, My Wee Abode, French Ethereal SYS, County Road 407 Farmhouse Friday