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Halloween Village: Target Style
Jul. 24th, 2023 06:29 amSome people do Christmas villages. Mom and I have (had?) a few pieces running around. Some people do Halloween villages. I've considered such things. But they're usually ceramic or something similar and are on the spendy side. To be fair, there's a lot of sculpting to be done and there's lights and animated bits and it can be a lot of fun...
But my broke ass fell into the Hyde & Eek Mini Mantle line back in 2019 and my little town has basically been growing ever since. It's much easier to store (they're fairly flat pieces of wood) and again, MUCH cheaper. I think I bought this year's entire selection for less than one Spooky Town Village building. But it wasn't until recently that I thought to look and see what they've actually put out over the years. In my head, it's mostly bright orange and black, with bits of bright white and pops of purple or green, with a lot of haunted houses and dead trees with silver moons.
Annnnnnnd that's not wrong. But I'd forgotten that the first year had more color and that 2020 basically tried to cram EVERY theme into one while 2022 had a very small collection, but they did make it count.
So. Let's peruse together. I shall be your guide, obviously. I don't think I'll be veering off into the Fairy Garden stuff they did for a couple of years, though future!me may point out the stuff that came out in both the wooden and little fairy garden plastic pieces.
We're gonna do a quick year overview with a little closer look at the stuff that isn't going to be compared with offerings from other years, then swing around and talk about the comps, k? If you want more detail on anything that isn't the misc comparisons, clicky.
( So. Many. Pictures. Even more blather. )
And there you have it. Did anyone ask for it? No. But sometimes once I have an idea, I either have to see it through or lose my damn mind.
But my broke ass fell into the Hyde & Eek Mini Mantle line back in 2019 and my little town has basically been growing ever since. It's much easier to store (they're fairly flat pieces of wood) and again, MUCH cheaper. I think I bought this year's entire selection for less than one Spooky Town Village building. But it wasn't until recently that I thought to look and see what they've actually put out over the years. In my head, it's mostly bright orange and black, with bits of bright white and pops of purple or green, with a lot of haunted houses and dead trees with silver moons.
Annnnnnnd that's not wrong. But I'd forgotten that the first year had more color and that 2020 basically tried to cram EVERY theme into one while 2022 had a very small collection, but they did make it count.
So. Let's peruse together. I shall be your guide, obviously. I don't think I'll be veering off into the Fairy Garden stuff they did for a couple of years, though future!me may point out the stuff that came out in both the wooden and little fairy garden plastic pieces.
We're gonna do a quick year overview with a little closer look at the stuff that isn't going to be compared with offerings from other years, then swing around and talk about the comps, k? If you want more detail on anything that isn't the misc comparisons, clicky.
( So. Many. Pictures. Even more blather. )
And there you have it. Did anyone ask for it? No. But sometimes once I have an idea, I either have to see it through or lose my damn mind.
