Halloween Cuteness at TJ Maxx

TJ Maxx has started rolling out the Halloween. The store near me has a lot of fairly large character sculptures and so many of them are super cute. So this will be a quick blog post with a few of my favorites. 

Here we have The Pumpkin Queen of Halloween, at least in my mind. I'm not sure what her actual name is. She looks like a cartoon character to me, like Betty Boop's pumpkin friend.

Here she is full size. I hadn't even noticed that cloaked cat next to her until now. 

This was surprisingly in the cute category for me. I'm not generally into the skeletons hopping out of book decorations. Yes, that is something I've seen a lot of. Jo-Ann's used to have a lot in this theme. From the looks of things, this one's eyes light up.

This devilish little cat reminds me of those 60s cat sculptures. It was tall and slinky like that.

 

 

Again, this is not my usual thing (mummified cats) but I think this is adorable.

My favorite Sesame Street character in the theme of my favorite holiday is a winner. Upgrading his trash can for a pumpkin.

Don't we all wish we were as cool as her? 💀 

 

And a couple of reapers walking their dogs:

 

The Halloween soap labels are out! I love all four of these designs.

 

These next two pics are of my favorite Halloween earrings there. Little ghosts reading books:

 

 

This might need a little explaining. This is a close-up of a hoop earring with moveable cat parts on it. The back legs move separately from the front legs and the head, so that cat probably looks like it's moving as the person who is wearing it moves.

Well, there's the start of TJ Maxx's Halloween season. I'm sure there will be more as the summer goes on. I had to be sure and photograph what I liked best, because you know how they sell out. 

I revisited Michaels and got a look at their other themes. Those blog posts are going to take a little time to put together, because Michaels went all out this year! I was really impressed by how much they had in stock. And if you're into vintage-inspired Halloween decorations, you're in for a treat this year! 🎃

Halloween is beginning to appear at TJ Maxx!

Hello everyone! Long time, no blog. I have been having a very busy summer, mostly because of gardening and other outdoor activities. I hope you've been having a fun and busy summer as well. 

Yesterday's trip to TJ Maxx has pulled me back into the Halloween sphere. I was going to say that I was surprised to see Halloween items there already, but I'm really not. Heck, JoAnn's started putting out their Halloween stuff in June! I still have to get back there and take some pics. I'm sure the shelves are stocked by now. 

TJ Maxx was just getting their start with putting things out, but it's just as well. I tend to get pretty carried away with taking photos, so it's good I was limited. They had some fun new decorations. (I've gotten used to seeing a few repeats over the years.) If you're into cute cat and dog Halloween items, you might want to head over there. 

TJ Maxx always has beauty products with cute labels out for the holidays.

I think I remember the stacked pumpkin soap container from last year.

This Day of the Dead label was pretty and a little more metallic than it appears here. That glass skull has bath salts in it.

This reminds me of a skeleton lady cameo I have. 

This cute little guy dances around and I think plays some music. I didn't try him.

This ghost is pearlescent. It's not exactly white, but more like opal. 

I love these two! They're like Hello Kitty in ghost form. They're made from a soft, plush, sherpa-like material.

I'm not sure what the intended use of this next decoration is, but I think it's really cool. I imagine this as a centerpiece with candy in the cauldrons. Or you could put flowers in there instead. If it was much larger, the cauldrons could hold chips and dip. 

I believe these next metal cauldrons are like jack-o-lanterns in the way where you'd put a candle or light inside.

Snake candleholders: 

TJ Maxx had plenty of decorative Halloween "books" and I have a feeling they're going to have more coming in. 

This book cover reminds me of a vintage postcard. Maybe it is taken from one. I love that spooked looking cat.

So there we have it (so far). I may go back and take some more photos as TJ Maxx gets more in. I think they had a pretty good selection for early July. Is this more or less what you guys are seeing at your TJ Maxx stores? 

It's so funny how when I get home and look my photos over, I end up liking some of the items more. It could be that I'm taking more time to notice the details at home. Some of these are looking like DIY inspiration, like the candleholders and books. Don't the books look like something a person could do with decoupage? Hmm... I'm thinking of a possible project now. 🎃

TJ Maxx Halloween 2023

Get ready for a long blog post! TJ Maxx has been fully stocked for Halloween every time I've dropped in. At some point, I had to cut off how many pictures I was going take/share. I even left some of my TJ Maxx photos out of this post! 

As I say, fully stocked shelves. This gives a bit of an idea of how closely packed all the goodies were. I love that wood cat peeking out of the teacup.

The store had a lot of Halloween and Day of the Dead themed beauty items this year. This a brush holder, although I'm imagining it holding some fake flowers. I'd go with some bright yellow and orange marigolds. 

Cute soap dispensers:

I like how TJ Maxx sorts their soaps by color.

They also had more Halloween jewelry than usual. I took just a few of the possible photos I could have taken in this section. They had a lot of big, blingy skull necklaces in the jewelry cabinets. I'm not sure if you can tell, but these skull earrings were basically little mirrors. I just now noticed that the jaws are hinged.

How beautiful are these spider earrings!? I don't think I could comfortably wear them because of their weight, but I can admire them!

I like the box more than the earrings in this case.

And these ghost earrings are so fun too! They'd be fun to wear in the way where you could swish the beads back and forth, but again they seem pretty heavy. I think I'd prefer to wear one of these earrings as a brooch.

This Jack Skellington aroma diffuser and wireless speaker is a combination I never thought I'd see. Oh, I'm just reading now that it includes color changing lights. I wonder if his whole head lights up and changes color?

A mystical table runner:

The ghost tassels on the bottom of this runner remind me of a few crafts from my childhood. 

This beaded spider pillow isn't one I would comfortably lean into, but it is pretty. 

Skull pillow:

They had a number of Halloween mugs, and these are a few of my favorites:

Frida Skull:

This might be my absolute favorite:

The font on this adorable mug reminds me of Scooby-Doo. 

It appears that this Halloween gingerbread house lights up, although I don't remember trying it. It would be fun to put together a mini Hansel and Gretel kind of scene with this. 

And speaking of fairy tales and wicked witches, how cool is this poison apple?

The skull on this journal cover was put together with those sequins that you can kind of move around and make patterns in.

This is just so unusual. I guess it's a crystal ball/snow globe. Very creepy.

What cracks me up about this pic is the set of arms on either side of the snake's head. That was a total accident. It becomes a whole new creature with those.

Selfie skeletons!

Bat log? I'm not sure, but I like it. It's rustic and vintage looking.

I like those owls that I didn't even mean to photograph! 

I wonder how easy these would be to drink from or to hold on to, for that matter. I think I photograph skeleton glasses every time I see them, because I like them so much. Still, I wonder if anyone actually drinks from these.

OK, Time's up on this blog post. 😉