Not all Halloween decorating needs to be spooky or scary! Here I am sharing how I decorated for Halloween this year. First I have my tiered tray, with whimsical pumpkin figures, candy corn, faux pumpkins. Game of Thrones fans might notice Jon Snow mouse. Antique fans may notice the Clapsaddle pumpkin child on the bottom.

The tiered tray is flanked by Lori Mitchell witches. I love Lori Mitchell and want to collect them all! But I have decided to limit myself to witches only.

The little Mickey and Minnie pumpkin village catches the eye of the child. My daughter loves it! There are from Department 56. I think they are pretty cute too.

In the kitchen I have some nutcrackers out for Oktoberfest with Fall leaves and pumpkins. The leaves and pumpkins will be changed into Christmas decor soon in the next few weeks and the nutcrackers will remain out!

Happy Halloween! This year my Halloween dining room was inspired by Harry Potter.

Hedwig landed this year on a stack of books. She can move and makes sounds!

Velvet mushrooms and moody candles sit on the table. I was inspired by Hagrid’s hut with the critters and mushrooms.

A wizard concocts potions over the cauldron with a spooky black cat peering over.

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In keeping with the haunted apothecary theme from the mantle, my table centerpiece has eery black candles and apothecary jars filled with herbs and baubles.

A direct comparison of night and day. I got the apothecary jars here at Amazon – frankly they are the best price I’d seen and came in a set of 3. I’m excited to use theme for the various holidays.

The candles and candle holders I got at Hobby Lobby – Pottery Barn had similar ones but I got these for a deal and frankly I think the entire purchase was cheaper than one at Pottery Barn!

Deciding which potion to brew? You can study magical water plants from the Mediterranean or a potion book, below.

Although I wrote about my Halloween mantel here, I couldn’t resist photographing here at night time with the cauldron lights glowing.

The cat is also brewing her own potion. I found her at Home Goods this year.

Wishing you all a Happy Halloween!

Sharing my Halloween tiered tray for this year! Spooky black and white pumpkins spell out “BEWARE”

The little Halloween figures flank the tiered tray. The cat has only knocked them down once so far…

The candy corn in the middle tier is actually a coaster… isn’t it fun? Instead of a Halloween tree, I put my Halloween ornaments on the tray instead.

Welcome to the haunted apothecary!

You can pick your potions or brew your own! Make sure you have your wand and cauldron ready!

The cauldron is heated up for you already on the fire.

You may use your standard potion making book – follow the instructions carefully.

For my mantel I made all of my own potion bottles. It was a fun project using my imagination!

I was inspired by Harry Potter for this mantle, as you may be able to tell by the “fantastic beasts book”, the wand (from The Wizarding World of Harry Potter), and some of the names of the ingredients in my potion bottles.

Not all Halloween decor has to be grotesque, as I’ve demonstrated here with this mantle!

Below are the apothecary labels I made. You are welcome to download them and use them for yourself if you would like.

To make the potion bottles, I used the labels below. I printed them on standard printer paper. I then soaked the paper in black tea (make a pot of black tea, pour it into a casserole dish, and then put the paper in.). Let them soak for about 10 minutes, or until you get the desired color. Using Modge Podge, I attached them to the bottles. I filled the bottles with clear Elmer’s glue and various glitters, food dye, and things I found around the house.

I’ve decorated my tiered tray for Halloween! If you follow me on Instagram, then you would have seen this picture already!

Sitting next to the tray are some folk art Halloween figurines.  I love this cat pulling the little witch in the pumpkin cart!

I had intended to do a Halloween tree this year.  I bought a silver feather/tinsel tree last year.  But my cat really loved the tree.  She would bite it and attack it. So it had to come down – don’t worry, there was nothing breakable on it.  But I had a few glass Halloween ornaments.  So instead I put them here!

I also used a glass Halloween garland I found at Homegoods this year. Now on this side of the tray, you can see evil spell books on the bottom tier. More ornaments are scattered about.  There are velvet pumpkins and corn sprinkled in.  I also love this wicked witch figurine too.

I have four little Halloween figurines total. This is the last one, and the newest.  I love her flying over the moon!

A full look at the “back” side of the tray.  It’s only the back because the spooky cat is facing the other way.  I love the little scarecrow ornament!

I do hope you enjoyed my little Halloween tray and have been inspired for your own trays.  Happy Halloween!

I was excited to be able to decorate this mantel for the first time for Halloween! This is what I’m calling my elegant Halloween mantel.

The bust usually sits on the mantel but I put a mask on him for this holiday.

I bought these courtly check “beware” pumpkins last year and love them on this mantel.

The ravens evoke memories of the horror movie, the Birds. 

Of course the black cats are out too for this Halloween.

It seems though for Halloween decor I much prefer the decorations at night, even though they don’t photograph as well.

See my Halloween Mudroom this year too! It’s theme is “The Witch is Home!”