YOUR PLACE WE'RE THIS CLOSE TO HALLOWEEN.``Great Pumpkins: Crafty Carving for Halloween'' (Chronicle Books; $14.95) can show you how to scare up to find by search, as if by beating for game. See also: Scare the perfect jack-o'-lantern. From ghastly ghouls and goblins to Elvis Presley blue suede-shoeing, this spiral-bound guide is as user-friendly as it is creative. The 80-page book offers handy tips for creative carving, lighting and cleanup. It includes stencils and 32 color photographs, plus step-by-step instructions on how to make your pumpkin - or favorite root vegetable, if you can believe it - look great. WINDOWS INTO HALLOWEEN: Meyda Tiffany introduces its new Halloween-themed art glass tabletop window accents, depicting a jack-o'- lantern and a black cat. When lit by a 15-watt candelabra bulb, the windows glow with all the warmth and color of autumn leaves. Each window is displayed on an ornamental brass frame and stands 10 1/2 inches tall, 7 1/2 inches wide and 4 inches deep. Suggested retail price is $62.50 each. For more information or to locate a dealer near you, contact Meyda Tiffany at (800) 222-4009 or www.meyda.com. SWEET COSMETICS: Candy Corner Cosmetics Collection's got a line of goodies sure to beat the stuff you usually get in your trick or treat bag. How about a PEZ orange key-chain lip balm balm, name for any balsam resin and for several plants, e.g., the bee balm. balm Any of several fragrant herbs of the mint family, particularly Melissa officinalis (balm gentle, or lemon balm), cultivated in temperate climates for its fragrant , available in a witch head or pumpkin? The collection includes lip glosses from Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, SweeTARTS, Charms and Sugar Daddy sugar daddy n. Slang A wealthy, usually older man who gives expensive gifts to a young person in return for sexual favors or companionship. . Suggested retail price is $3 to $5. Available at Target, Wal-Mart and Kids R Us. WICKED WICKS: PartyLite Gifts, a direct marketer of candles and accessories, introduces some spooky Halloween decorations for the home. Included in the collection is the Auroraglow Pumpkin Clear Ball Candle, an embossed em·boss tr.v. em·bossed, em·boss·ing, em·boss·es 1. To mold or carve in relief: emboss a design on a coin. 2. jack-o'-lantern priced at $19.95. Also there's the Bones Wrought Iron wrought iron: see iron. wrought iron One of the two forms in which iron is obtained by smelting. Wrought iron is a soft, easily worked, fibrous metal. It usually contains less than 0.1% carbon and 1–2% slag. Votive Candle A votive candle is a small, typically white or beeswax yellow, candle, originally intended to be burnt as a votive offering in a religious ceremony. It also refers to a standard size of candle 2 inches high by 1.5 inches diameter. Holder ($27.95) and the Bones Frosted Glass Votive vo·tive adj. 1. Given or dedicated in fulfillment of a vow or pledge: a votive offering. 2. Holder Pair of glass skulls ($14.95). To purchase PartyLite products, call (508) 830-3100 or visit www.partylite.com. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) no caption (``Great Pumpkins: Crafty Carving for Halloween'') (2) no caption (Halloween themed art glass accents) (3) no caption (Candy Corner Cosmetics Collection) (4) no caption (PartyLite Gifts collection for halloween) |
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