Parlor: Candy Boxes
Countess Mordella Lucia
The Countess welcomes you to the Parlor. Gilded, overstuffed furniture fills all corners. Mordella.. as she's known to friends, likes to live high and be the hostess to the old Miller funeral parlor. Although she lives in a home that sits atop a mountain in the blackened coal fields of Pennsylvania, she is the diamond in the rough.
Candy Boxes
are a specialty of the house. All hand made using vintage crepe paper. All have a secret hidden compartment to hold candy.
| 1. Table and Lamp | 2. Dresser and Stool |
1. This table is decked out for Halloween. Flying bats on lamp shade, black cat finial, old jet beaded fringe, and Jack O'Lantern (jol) base. Black cat lantern holds candy and popcorn, with it spilling out on the table. Black mask rests on the tablecloth that is decorated with black cats and fringe.
$75.00 each
2. Convoluted figures appear in the candle illuminated mirror. A black cat and jols adorn the mirror. Jack-o-lantern sits on dresser with lit candle. Flying black bats, gold moon, and black fringe adorn the dresser skirt. Another black cat and two jols hold up the green ribbon on the matching stool.
$150.00 each
| 3.Cat | 4.Skeleton | 5.Witch |
The gangs all here.
Vintage Halloween cake toppers inspired this trio. Each holds a Halloween walking cane to steady their joyous dancing. They open at the waist to hide candy within. Vintage crepe paper and skull, cat, jol buttons adorn them.
$65.00 each
| 6.Scarecrow | 7. Black Cat | 8. Witch Cornstalks |
6. Harvest Pumpkin
Scarecrows
Stands before a bunch of Autumn cornstalks, with ears of corn.
Vintage crepe paper and old candy mold used for figure.
$55.00 each
7. Hissy Cat
Vintage crepe paper and old candy mold used to make this candy
container. Arched-back black cat adorns top; circled by a black
wreath of crepe paper flowers. Along the bottom is an orange and
green garland. Metallic dots surround cat.
$35.00 each
8. Witch and
Cornstalks
A black witch stands in front of a frost topped bunch of
cornstalks. Vintage Halloween scrap and flying bats adorn bottom
box.
$25.00 each
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| 9.Jol cupcake | 10.Cake | 11.Black cat cupcake | |
9. Jol cupcake
A line of black cats march around the orange box as the frosted
Jol cupcake sits in a skeleton pan paper. Frosted leaves sprout
from the jol head, and candy corn adds a decorative touch.
Vintage feathers add a dazzling topper to the leaf hat.
Looks so delicious, you are tempted to eat them.
$55.00 each
10. Halloween Cake
Vintage cake topper and four candles decorate the top of this
yummy cake. Icing hold little candycorns. Skeletons, black cats,
and jols around the bottom. Autumn flowers crown the edges and
'Happy Halloween' is written with copper tinted icing on the top.
A nice centerpiece for the party table.
$55.00 each
11. Same as Black Cat Cupcake
| 12.Pumpkin Pie |
Pumpkin Pie
One freshly baked pumpkin pie sits atop the golden box to cool.
However, the little veggie man cannot wait to dig in with his
sharp knife. He is sporting a 'fluff' of vintage feather atop his
little round pumpkin head. Fresh cinnamon is sprinkled atop the
pie. Nice flaky crust too!
$75.00 each
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| Close up of Pumpkin Carving | |||
| 13. Hat cupcake | 14. Pumpkin | 15. Party Plate | |
13. Halloween Party
Hat
Little veggie men and black cats dance all over this tassel
topped hat. Vintage crepe paper used.
$25.00 each
14. Pumpkin Carving
My most favorite candy box. Lit candle and two spirits of the
night holding jack-o-lanterns adorn the black sides. A 'topped'
pumpkin sits on newspaper. It has a face drawn on it for carving.
Pumpkin pulp and seeds spill out onto the paper. A carving knife
is stuck into the pumpkin. Two red tipped wooden matches and
orange and black candle rest on table top. White icing with black
sprinkles, circles the bottom. All the ingredients for a night of
fun. One of my favorite things to do on Halloween eve.
$85.00 each
15. Halloween Party
Plate
An orange paper party plate with flying bats and vintage jol
scrap sits atop a decorated box. Paper napkin with designs of
Halloween and metal glitter silverware (fork, knife, spoon), are
waiting for the goodies.
$25.00 each
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16. Marshmallow
Pumpkin Candy Box
Flying bats and a vintage German jol scrap adorn this box top.
Glitter bats are on the sides. A vintage candy box like this, was
kept on shelves in mom and pop stores at the turn of the century.
Inside the fancy papered box are rows of sugar coated marshmallow
pumpkins at 2 cents each. Forget the 'peeps', I say the pumpkins
are the best.
$65.00 each
17. Mr. Bones
Old mold used and vintage crepe paper. Mr. Bones sports a black
top hat with orange band. His ruffled collar and hair shows you
just how excentric he can be.
$55.00 each
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| 18. Owl | 19.Trick or Treat Bag | ||
18. Hoot Owl
This cute little box has candycorn and autumn vintage crepe
flowers surrounding it. The little owl sits on a tree branch,
enjoying the night.
$25.00 each
19. Trick or Treat
Bag
This brown paper Trick-or-Treat bag is filled with goodies. Hard
candy, wrapped candy, popcorn and a veggie man digging in. Candy
apple, candy and popcorn had spilled out, while the veggie man
has dug in. His cute little round head is topped by a vintage
cluster of feathers. Crushed glass and autumn leaf sculptures
cover the box.
$110.00 each
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| Close up of 20. Witch | 20. Witch | 21. Celestial | Close up of 21. Celestial |
20. Witch Cauldron
Veggie Man
Jols and brooms adorn the box. Jol topped tripod poles hold a
bubbling black cauldron over a flaming campfire. A veggie man
with vintage crepe paper witch hat sits in the cauldron.
Eyeballs, snakes, and witchy things add that special touch...with
the book of magic.
$95.00 each
21. Celestial
Veggie Man
Stars and moons adorn the deep purple box. A half moon is
surrounded by a jack-o-lantern, candy corn, and a sprinkling of
star dust. Bats fly around the moon carrying orange and black
streamers. A little veggie man sits on a silver swing held up by
the moon. He sports little glitter bats wings as he swings back
and forth and gazes at the star filled night, while holding a cat
rattle.
$110.00 each
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| 22. Halloween Collection | 23. Green Clock | Side Views of items |
22. Halloween
Collection
Three selves of vintage pure joy to the Halloween collector. Four
lanterns with wire handles sit on the shelves and atop of this
crushed glass encrusted shelf. A paper party hat with vintage
crepe paper fringe sits atop the cabinet. A black cat noisemaker
with metal clacker, party snapper and tambourine also adorn the
shelves. A vintage Halloween scrap tops the tambourine. Happy
Halloween is written on the front of the base and veggie men
holding cat rattles adorn the sides. A all in one collection.
$125.00 each
23. Halloween Clock
Quarter past the witching hour shows on this grandfather clock. A
jol face and ring of spiders surround the face. Flying black bat is
the clock finial. Counter weight chains hold spiders and a
jack-o-lantern hides inside. Copper glitter and crushed glass
highlight the base.
"Witch and Goblin can be seen on a certain hour on
Halloween. Watch the clock. The hands will tell when they will
work their wondrous spell."
$75.00 each
24. Veggie Man's
Garden
Beets are hidden underneath the soil and sand, which surrounds
this candy box. It's the Veggie Man's home among the heads of
cabbages and leaves, carrots, climbing gourds and squash
blossoms. A wooden fence holds vines and supports the resting
garden rake. A jack-o-lantern, watermelon with pulled beets sit
atop the brown soil. Blackbirds sit on anything stationary,
including the cornstalk with yellow ears of corn and corn hair.
There is no place like this home for Veggie Men of Halloween.
$135.00 each
