10/07/2026
My favorite month of the whole year, ending with my favorite holiday, is here!
Halloween is THE most generous, accepting and imaginative holiday of the year, even if everyone doesn't recognize it.
Every stranger who comes to the door (not just friends, family, or those in need) is greeted, admired (no matter how they look or what they believe) and given to freely. Anyone can be anything they want and still be loved and accepted.
Those of us who celebrate and decorate do so not just for ourselves, but for the sheer joy of sharing something creative and fun with our whole community. And seeing the joy and excitement it brings to others just makes many of us want to do more and give more each and every year.
I've always been THAT house, but I really stepped it up in 2021. I was outside working on my decorations when some neighbors walked by. The little boy, 5-year old Matthew, said "I remember you! Last year, you had a skeleton in your car!" I motioned to him to walk towards me and showed him "B***d...James B***d" sitting in the front seat of my car.
And the fact that a 5-year old little boy remembered something I did that was almost a quarter of his life in the past, really made an impact on me. 🕷️👻💀
I gave away over 300 full-size candy bars that year and built a 16 1/2 foot spider for my yard the next year. Starting October 1, all the kids in the neighborhood would ask their parents to drive by my house on the way to school so they could see what I'd done the night before 🎃 Any other spooky fanatics out there?
You've been asking...and we completely agreed...that we should offer our Mickey Heads individually and so we’re finally getting started with.…Halloween! We’ll be working on separating the remaining ones throughout the rest of the year. Any you'd like to see us add? Sarily has already requested Guardians of the Galaxy and Encanto.
https://www.scrapyourtrip.com/mickeyheads.html
I’m shipping out the last of the May orders today (finally!) and I have more than half of the remaining June orders waiting for me to double check and ship as soon as I'm done.
As always, thank you for your patience, your support, and for helping us to stay in business!