The Beistle company has been creating decorations and party supplies like these since 1900. (They sell some of these items (in quantities of 12 or more) on their website, but if you're in the market for smaller quantities, you can find some of their (new) products by searching for Beistle on EBay.) You can also find real vintage decorations, for that bit of weathered charm, by searching for 'Vintage Paper Masks' or 'Beistle' on Etsy or Ebay. Shown above are a few gems we found, and there's many more.
1. Vintage 1980 Beistle Co. Halloween Paper Cut Outs, $22.00
2. Retro Biestle Cuotuts, $6.75
3. Scat Cat Band, $9.99
4. Classic Witch, $4.99
5. Set of 8 Retro Decorations, $3.50
6. Vintage Halloween Masks, $64
7. Black Cat and Honeycomb Pumpkin, $11.95
8. Honeycomb Cat and Turkey, $15.00
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I think I may have spotted some of these at my local thrift- I'll have to go back and see if they're still around./
Halloween begins Nostalgia Season. Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are all holidays where, for me, the more old-fashioned tthe decor, the better. I grew up in the 60s, when a lot of the examples here were in style, and they all seem so perfect -- as opposed to today's offerings, which feature an unwarranted emphasis on purple, chartreuse, plastic, sexiness, and repeated audio screams.
am I old if I remember some of those from my childhood?
I don't celebrate Halloween myself, but seriously, these decorations are 100x better than all the dollar tree garbage popping up around the neighborhood.
I love these decorations! They remind me of the ones my mom would put up when I was a kid.
I put old decorations like these in our windows. @Basil&Bones ~ I agree!!