Warning: very creepy halloween bits

Years ago, we came up with this idea that weird little doll heads and parts would be very effective halloween props. Bit by bit, we've collected random doll parts to use in our halloween displays (and at home, where we have hundreds of little trick-or-treaters stop by). We love decorating for halloween, but not necessarily with all the cheapo stuff you might find at a halloween store... this was part of our quest for a more organic halloween, one a little more homemade and creative. We still find plenty of goodies to bring into our shop, but everything we choose has a fun edge to it... or is something you can wear, something to slip on that makes an instant halloween costume (like our halloween hat headbands, feathery hair clips, or gauzy spider aprons). 

Our latest find in the shop is definitely creepy and tragically ghoulish. We procured a box of porcelain doll heads that were unearthed in Dresden, Germany from a bombed-out doll factory. They're eyeless, crusty, broken... and truly scary. Perfect for hanging from branches, collecting in a little group on a cheese platter (to serve to your unsuspecting guests), or just appearing in an unexpected place (on the coffee table, tucked into a houseplant, sitting on the sink). 

I'm not sure we can ever find anything quite like this again, so you might want to stop by and pick up a few (they're just $6.95 each). They'll be your classic Halloween Heirlooms to keep and put out year after year. 

Avert your eyes now if you don't like creepy halloween bits: