{"id":4268,"date":"2024-09-04T13:20:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T20:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/?p=4268"},"modified":"2024-09-04T14:32:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T21:32:32","slug":"2024-halloween-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/2024-halloween-shopping\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Halloween Shopping"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4268\" class=\"elementor elementor-4268\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f13fc01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f13fc01\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c72909d\" data-id=\"4c72909d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659d829b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"659d829b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2024 Halloween Shopping<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3728cad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3728cad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20210905_Candles_RogersGardens_105738-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4269\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20210905_Candles_RogersGardens_105738-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20210905_Candles_RogersGardens_105738-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20210905_Candles_RogersGardens_105738-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20210905_Candles_RogersGardens_105738-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20210905_Candles_RogersGardens_105738-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20210905_Candles_RogersGardens_105738-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20210905_Candles_RogersGardens_105738-1980x1485.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20210905_Candles_RogersGardens_105738.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-494ac6f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"494ac6f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Happy Halloween shopping 2024! For over two decades now, the Halloween shopping season has been my main time for household and clothing purchases. Each year, I love to shop around to find interesting new items that fit my home&#8217;s spooky look, while also being of a decent quality and serving a useful purpose. While I do a lot of shopping at local &amp; small businesses, it is still fun to keep up my tradition of seeing what the big box stores have to offer as well.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">So many items out there are made for pure decoration, or have been slowing degrading in quality and will not last longer than a few weeks of heavy usage. There are, however, some highlights that truly stand out from the crowd each season . I have compiled a list below of my personal wish list items for this year&#8217;s Halloween haul.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff8e7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ff8e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bathandbodyworks.com\/c\/hand-soaps-sanitizers\/hand-soap-refills\">1. Fall Soap Refills (Bath &amp; Body Works $13.95)<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a8362 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78a8362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903_SoapRefills_1557121-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4295\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903_SoapRefills_1557121-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903_SoapRefills_1557121-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903_SoapRefills_1557121-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903_SoapRefills_1557121-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903_SoapRefills_1557121-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903_SoapRefills_1557121-1200x676.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903_SoapRefills_1557121.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd0a0de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd0a0de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Every late July\/early August I stock up on hand soap from Bath &amp; Body Works to last throughout the year. They always have a wonderful variety of Halloween &amp; Autumn scents I adore.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">As my household began to switch over to more eco-friendly solutions, however, the amount of excess plastic from all these soap dispensers was concerning. I did not want to miss out on my favorite scents, but I did want to find better solutions for the environment. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">This year Bath &amp; Body Works delivered with Hand Soap Refills of popular Fall favorites. Scents include: Vampire Blood, Afternoon Apple Picking, Sweater Weather, Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin, Leaves, White Pumpkin, and more. Each container is equivelent to about three of the standard foaming hand soap plastic bottles &#8211; saving quite a lot of plastic! These can be used with any standard foaming hand soap container. Bath &amp; Body Works also has a variety of dispensers in Halloween, Autumn, and normal people year-round designs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8160aac elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8160aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;xMidYMid meet&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 126 26&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M10.7,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L0.7,17L4,13.1L0,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L10.7,6z M23.9,6.6l4.2,4.5L32,7.2l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9L32,19.1l-3.9-3.3l-4.5,4.3l-2.5-1.9l4.4-5.1l-4.2-3.9L23.9,6.6zM73.5,6L76,8.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L63.5,17l4.1-4.7L63.5,8l2.3-1.3l4.1,3.6L73.5,6z M94,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4L94,20.1l-3.9-5l-3.9,4.2L84,17l3.2-3.9L84,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.2,3.9L94,6z M106.9,6l4.5,5.1l3.9-3.9l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9l-1.6,2.1l-3.9-4.2l-4.5,5.2l-2.5-1.9l4-5.4l-4-4.3L106.9,6z M53.1,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,4.6l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-4.5l-3.5,4.5L43.1,17l3.2-3.9l-4-4.5l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L53.1,6z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a7693f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a7693f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bathandbodyworks.com\/p\/owl-gentle-foaming-soap-dispenser-028006419.html?cgid=hand-soap-holders#start=3\">2. Owl Foaming Soap Dispenser (Bath &amp; Body Works $24.95)<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9afb54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9afb54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903_SoapDispenser_1451562-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4296\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903_SoapDispenser_1451562-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903_SoapDispenser_1451562-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903_SoapDispenser_1451562-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903_SoapDispenser_1451562-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903_SoapDispenser_1451562-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903_SoapDispenser_1451562-1200x676.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903_SoapDispenser_1451562.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c07d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c07d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Now that I have switched to the refillable foaming soap, I need a fitting dispenser to add to my home&#8217;s d\u00e9cor. Bath &amp; Body Works&#8217; Owl Gentle Foaming Soap Dispenser is the perfect addition to my vintage Halloween kitchen. While they do have some more direct Halloween options, like a Cthulu-inspired haunted house, black cat, and stack of pumpkins, I like that this was a little more subtle and fit with the look of vintage Halloween postcards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">One other pro tip with any of the Bath &amp; Body Works dispensers &#8211; the push top is the same as the ones that come on the standard foaming soaps. If you love the base, but want a different spout, save one of the spouts from your non-reusable bottles and switch it out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4b4359 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e4b4359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;xMidYMid meet&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 126 26&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M10.7,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L0.7,17L4,13.1L0,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L10.7,6z M23.9,6.6l4.2,4.5L32,7.2l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9L32,19.1l-3.9-3.3l-4.5,4.3l-2.5-1.9l4.4-5.1l-4.2-3.9L23.9,6.6zM73.5,6L76,8.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L63.5,17l4.1-4.7L63.5,8l2.3-1.3l4.1,3.6L73.5,6z M94,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4L94,20.1l-3.9-5l-3.9,4.2L84,17l3.2-3.9L84,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.2,3.9L94,6z M106.9,6l4.5,5.1l3.9-3.9l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9l-1.6,2.1l-3.9-4.2l-4.5,5.2l-2.5-1.9l4-5.4l-4-4.3L106.9,6z M53.1,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,4.6l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-4.5l-3.5,4.5L43.1,17l3.2-3.9l-4-4.5l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L53.1,6z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c73a54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c73a54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joann.com\/4ct-halloween-skull-silicone-baking-cups-by-stir\/20000451.html\">3. Skull Silicone Cupcake Liners (Joann $12.99)<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a591628 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a591628\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SkullSiliconeCupcakeLiner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4274\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SkullSiliconeCupcakeLiner.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SkullSiliconeCupcakeLiner-300x92.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a74c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44a74c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">These items may not be new to the market for 2024, but they are high up on my list of things to look for while I am out and about. Instead of going through oodles of paper liners, these reusable silicone skull-shaped cups can be a better alternative.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">They are 3.5&#8243; x 3.25&#8243; x 2.75&#8243;, oven save up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit, and microwave, freezer, and dishwasher safe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b2af8 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"79b2af8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;xMidYMid meet&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 126 26&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M10.7,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L0.7,17L4,13.1L0,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L10.7,6z M23.9,6.6l4.2,4.5L32,7.2l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9L32,19.1l-3.9-3.3l-4.5,4.3l-2.5-1.9l4.4-5.1l-4.2-3.9L23.9,6.6zM73.5,6L76,8.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L63.5,17l4.1-4.7L63.5,8l2.3-1.3l4.1,3.6L73.5,6z M94,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4L94,20.1l-3.9-5l-3.9,4.2L84,17l3.2-3.9L84,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.2,3.9L94,6z M106.9,6l4.5,5.1l3.9-3.9l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9l-1.6,2.1l-3.9-4.2l-4.5,5.2l-2.5-1.9l4-5.4l-4-4.3L106.9,6z M53.1,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,4.6l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-4.5l-3.5,4.5L43.1,17l3.2-3.9l-4-4.5l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L53.1,6z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600e8f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"600e8f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.williams-sonoma.com\/products\/white-marble-ghost-cheese-board\/?pkey=challoween&#038;position=35\">4. White Marble Ghost Cheese Board (Williams Sonoma $59.95)<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f1d8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55f1d8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ghost-Cheese-Plate-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wprm-metadata-1_1 size-wprm-metadata-1_1 wp-image-4275\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ghost-Cheese-Plate-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ghost-Cheese-Plate-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ghost-Cheese-Plate-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ghost-Cheese-Plate-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ghost-Cheese-Plate-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ghost-Cheese-Plate-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ghost-Cheese-Plate-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ghost-Cheese-Plate.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea02a90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea02a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">One of my favorite appetizers to make for my movie nights and parties is a charcuterie board. This white marble ghost-shaped board is sure to make any spread pop. At 13&#8243; x 14.5&#8243; x 0.5&#8243;, it is a nice size for a cheese board spread.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I have also seen some similar boards at local Home Goods stores in the $20-$30 range. They seem to be a little more of a budget-friendly solution, but you have to be lucky to snag one!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e36a2 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"75e36a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;xMidYMid meet&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 126 26&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M10.7,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L0.7,17L4,13.1L0,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L10.7,6z M23.9,6.6l4.2,4.5L32,7.2l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9L32,19.1l-3.9-3.3l-4.5,4.3l-2.5-1.9l4.4-5.1l-4.2-3.9L23.9,6.6zM73.5,6L76,8.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L63.5,17l4.1-4.7L63.5,8l2.3-1.3l4.1,3.6L73.5,6z M94,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4L94,20.1l-3.9-5l-3.9,4.2L84,17l3.2-3.9L84,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.2,3.9L94,6z M106.9,6l4.5,5.1l3.9-3.9l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9l-1.6,2.1l-3.9-4.2l-4.5,5.2l-2.5-1.9l4-5.4l-4-4.3L106.9,6z M53.1,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,4.6l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-4.5l-3.5,4.5L43.1,17l3.2-3.9l-4-4.5l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L53.1,6z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a7f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4a7f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michaels.com\/product\/lemax-fright-night-cinema-10744140?component=SixImageCarousel&#038;path=normal-cards-info&#038;com_id=L0kKJDgsd\">5. Lemax Fright Night Cinema (Michaels $99.99)<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97e35c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d97e35c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Fright-Night-Cinema-Lemax-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4287\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Fright-Night-Cinema-Lemax-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Fright-Night-Cinema-Lemax-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Fright-Night-Cinema-Lemax-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Fright-Night-Cinema-Lemax-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Fright-Night-Cinema-Lemax-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Fright-Night-Cinema-Lemax-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Fright-Night-Cinema-Lemax.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b066c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05b066c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I admit, this piece is not one of the functional items I typically seek out, but it is one of the few purely decorative items I have fawned over in recent years. It is quite tempting to clear off a shelf in my horror movie-themed living room to add this to. I enjoy the reference to &#8220;The Blob&#8221; (one of the only horror movies to really terrify me), as well as many of the other horror nods throughout.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The building lights up via three AA batteries or A\/C adaptor. At only 10.24&#8243; x 7.28&#8243; x 5.91&#8243;, it is not too unwieldly for one&#8217;s mantle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9b0b4b elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a9b0b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;xMidYMid meet&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 126 26&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M10.7,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L0.7,17L4,13.1L0,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L10.7,6z M23.9,6.6l4.2,4.5L32,7.2l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9L32,19.1l-3.9-3.3l-4.5,4.3l-2.5-1.9l4.4-5.1l-4.2-3.9L23.9,6.6zM73.5,6L76,8.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L63.5,17l4.1-4.7L63.5,8l2.3-1.3l4.1,3.6L73.5,6z M94,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4L94,20.1l-3.9-5l-3.9,4.2L84,17l3.2-3.9L84,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.2,3.9L94,6z M106.9,6l4.5,5.1l3.9-3.9l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9l-1.6,2.1l-3.9-4.2l-4.5,5.2l-2.5-1.9l4-5.4l-4-4.3L106.9,6z M53.1,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,4.6l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-4.5l-3.5,4.5L43.1,17l3.2-3.9l-4-4.5l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L53.1,6z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a742cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a742cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">While Halloween merchandise has been hitting the shelves earlier and earlier each year, I seem to find less and less that I actually need to bring into my home. I highly recommend instead of shopping the big box stores, go out and find amazing small businesses and independent creators to support. They offer Halloween products year-round and often have superior quality to most of the cheap items being sold in national chains.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Nevertheless, it is still fun to see so much spooky while running my day-to-day errands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">What cool items have you found this year? Share your haul pictures with me on<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheHorrorOfBeingEmily\/\">Facebook<\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EmilyIsHorror\">Twitter<\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">, and\/or<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/emilyishorror\/\">Instagram<\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e1690d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e1690d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49919617\" data-id=\"49919617\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46152c8a elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"46152c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/5-things-to-do-transworld-2024\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">Previous<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">5 Must-Dos at Transworld&#8217;s Halloween &#038; 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