Full of spooky artworks, ephemera, vintage-inspired makes, rhymes and stories, Creating your Vintage Hallowe'en celebrates the folklore and traditions surrounding this delightfully unique holiday. Read how folk used to celebrate with dressing up, fortune-telling games, parties, and much pleasurable spookiness, and recreate your own vintage Hallowe'en with old-fashioned projects, including a carved Jack o' lantern, a witch costume, and fun decorations for your home. Creating your Vintage Hallowe'en is packed full of little-known facts about the origins of Hallowe'en customs such as bobbing for apples and carving lanterns out of pumpkins, while the charming makes and vintage artworks featuring chubby, red-cloaked witches, sleekly silhouetted black cats, cute kittens, cheery goblins and smiling spectres, will inspire you to have your own vintage-style Hallowe'en celebration.
Product Details
- Hardcover: 144 pages
- Publisher: CICO Books (July 10, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1782491430
- ISBN-13: 978-1782491439
- Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.6 x 7.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
- Customer Reviews: 4.5 out of 5 stars38 customer ratings