HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Halloween is the best season!! In a few hours you will have little ghosts and goblins go door to door saying "Trick or Treat"! Can wait to see all the costumes this year!!  I will be watching Halloween movies and waiting for those trick or treaters!!! YEA!!! However before let’s look at 13 hair-raising facts about Today, October 31.

1. ONCE UPON A TIME- Believe it or not, the birthplace of Halloween is a candy factory! The holiday began in Ireland about 6000 years and it is believed to have originated around 4000 B.C.

2.  SAMHAIN - Halloween was an ancient festival celebrated by the Celts called Samhain (pronounced sow-in).  It was their celebration of the end of harvest season. Also, the Celtic New Years. The Celts believed that on October 31, the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead got a little blurry and the dead would come back to life and cause havoc among the living. One way to you scare the dead? 

3. TRICK or TREAT? -This Halloween tradition began in the ancient Celtic era when they would put food and treats outside to placate spirits that roamed the streets in Samhain.

4. WEARING COSTUMES & MASKS - Celtics began the popular tradition of wearing costumes and masks on Halloween. They would wear them during the Samhain festival to ward off evil spirits that would pass through the veil.

5. JACK O' LANTERNS -  Pumpkins and Halloween go together like candy and costumes. Right? While the English and Irish previously carved faces into turnips or potatoes and placed them on their doorsteps to ward off evil spirits. Americans  were the first to carved pumpkins (which are native to North America). So carving pumpkins on Halloween is not only fun, it’s helpful too ;) 

6. CORN ANYONE? -  Candy corn has been a part of the Halloween “brand” since 1880, originally developed to resemble a corn kernel to appeal to America’s farmers and their families.   Almost 9 Billion Kernels will be produced this year! That is enough to circle the moon 21 TIMES!!  The most candy corn is sold on October 28th , two days before National Candy Corn Day!! 

7. BLACK & ORANGE - They have always beeN traditional Halloween colors but why? Orange is associated with strength and endurance, along with brown and gold, stands for the harvest and autumn. Black is typically a symbol of darkness and death. These two colors act as a reminder that Halloween once was a festival that marked the boundaries between life and death. 

8. ARE YOU AFRAID? - Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween. Who know?

9. NICKNAMES - Halloween has had various nicknames through the ages including: All Hallows’ Eve, Witches Night, Lamswool, Snap-Apple Night, Samhain and Summer’s End.

10. SHOW ME THE MONEY- Today, Americans spend around $6 billion on Halloween and $2 billion of that is on candy alone!!

11. ITSY BITSY SPIDER - Don’t be scared if you see a spider on Halloween. Tradition suggests that it is actually the spirit of a loved one watching over you. 

12. TRUE MEANING OF A WITCH- The word for witch comes from the Old English Wicce which means “wise woman”

13. FULL MOON TONIGHT - It’s is actually very rare to for a full moon to occur on Halloween. Although, it’s has been predicted that one will occur on 10/31/2020. So that 5 years from now :0

13 Classic Halloween Movies

It's my favorite time of the year again!! No it's not my Birthday, it's Halloween!!!  

What I love nothing more to do on a lazy day or at night is to watch some good old Halloween movies!! I love watching Halloween themed movies throughout the whole month. Like I said it is my favorite holiday!! Did you know there ONLY 11 day until ABC's Family 13 Nights of Halloween. (okay I look that one up I not that obsessive) haha!!

 I still think it should be 31 Nights but maybe that just me. Halloween movies are more original than other holiday movies that why I love them; so I here are a few of my all time favorite Halloween flicks!! 

 I have linked to the rental page incase you want to watch :)

The Haunted Mansion // Dark Shadows // Halloweentown(s) // Little Vampire

Hocus Pocus // Beetlejuice // Edward Scissorhands  //Addams Family

Casper // Fun Size // Tower of Terror //Teen Witch

 Double Double Toil and Trouble

Just FYI this list is my list of not so scary/kid friendly favorites! I will share my favorite horror/thrillers films later this month. 

Now that I have shared my favorites, it time for you to share.

What are some of your favorite Halloween Movies?

Pink October

October's colors are not just orange and black color for Halloween, it is also has PINK! 

October is official Breast Cancer Awareness  Month! And  Breast cancer statistics can be scary and overwhelming however, it is always important to be well-informed. Am I right?

• Breast Cancer is the 2nd deadliest cause of death for women around the world 
• About 1 in 8 U.S. women (about 12%) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime.
• Breast Cancer isn't a women's only thing. Men can develop it as well. 
• A woman’s risk of breast cancer approximately doubles if she has a first-degree relative  (mother, sister, daughter) who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Less than 15% of women who get breast cancer have a family member diagnosed with it.
• About 40,290 women in the U.S. are expected to die in 2015 from breast cancer, though death rates have been decreasing since 1989. 
• The most significant risk factors for breast cancer are gender (being a woman) and age (growing older).

Glamulet feels that by the year 2050 that no woman should die of breast cancer and it all starts with awareness. While it might seem like a huge cause, every little bit counts. This isn’t something that can be done alone or overnight. One way to do that is by wearing jewelry that represents the cause and helps fund research. Yeah, buying a charm bracelet won’t cure cancer, but every little bit counts for something.

Glamulet is an online store that features fashionable jewelry. They have design stylish and elegant jewelry that will always be in style. Glamulet has created Limited Edition Pink Charms  to support their Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign. For every set of charms added to the cart, 50% is donated to a charity organization. I love companies that create something so gorgeous and meaningful.  Fabulous!! Right? A lot how pretty they are too!!

Gorgeous jewelry and fund raising to an excellent cause, what could be better than that? Join #GlamuletPinkOctober and let’s make some change!
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A Touch of Spooky Dazzle this HALLOWEEN

A Touch of Dazzle offers high quality jewelry at prices that you will love. They sell rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings and these cute locket keychains for any occasion; Halloween, Back to School, Christmas, and more. 


A Touch of Dazzle Halloween necklace is SO cute and fun! I absolutely love it! The quality of this necklace is absolutely fantastic. This beautiful locket has a magnetic opening and closure is nice and secure, but easy enough to open if you need to. 

I love that with these necklaces you can switch around the style so easily. You can take out charms, you can add charms, you can even change out the back plate - whatever you want to suit your style and the look you want it to have! This necklace is just awesome! 

The charms are really cute, festival (almost spooktacular) and I love the Halloween theme. I hate that Halloween only 1 month.  The colors of the charms and the gems are amazing and bright. They're all very well detailed. All together, the whole necklace looks fantastic. It's a perfect Halloween piece that I can't wait to wear a ton this October.

A Touch of Dazzle is giving away 5 of their Halloween Floating Lockets! Can't wait to see if you won? Use coupon code LOCKET15 to get 15% off any locket at their online Amazon store. Their giveaway ends 10/19.

Trick or Treats Swap

It's my favorite time of year. I love everything about Fall, but what I love more then fall is Halloween!!! So the theme of course is Halloween. Feel free to add a splash of fall items too (if you would like). So think pumpkins, witches, ghost, Frankenstein, and CANDY!!!  Also think halloween movies, candy, halloween, decor  and more. There are lots of options. Have fun that is what Halloween is all about. 

There is no spending limit but I ask that your package is worth at least $15. You are more than welcome to spend more which I think most of us do, but please spend wisely.  Please only sign up if you are committed to swapping. I unfortunately in the past have had people not send their partners a package but they recent their. For it to be fun for all everyone needs to swap a Trick or Treats Swap package!!

SIGN UP HERE

Once you have signed up send your $3 to smalltwncharm@gmail.com through PayPal. Please check the box "I'm sending money to friends and family". 

The $3 will be for "fairy package". If someone didn't get their package from their partner I will send them one. If everyone gets their Trick or Treat Swap package. I will give the money towards a local charity that gives mittens and hats to kids in the winter. 

Sign ups will stay open until the 30th. I will be emailing partners out on October 1st/2nd if I do not have your shipping info by this day you will NOT be able to participate. If you have paid I will refund your money at the end of the month. The shipping deadline this month is October 13th or sooner if you wish.

THANK YOU again for all your continued support I am so grateful for you. 

Ghouls Just Want To Have FUN!!

❗️❗️SWAP TIME❗️❗️

Sign up for the #trickortrearswap! 🍂🍁

This is a Halloween themed swap (with a hint of Fall). Technically it's still summer ( last day is the 21st) but by the time everyone receives their package, it will be going out in October! If you have never done a swap before, it is SO much fun! It is like secret santa; you will be given a person to send a package to and your name will be given to someone else! ❗️❗️

🔸Read the following before signing up:

1. To participate in this swap you MUST send a package to the person you are assigned to! Only receiving a package is not acceptable (Unfortunately, this has happened to many people)

2. This swap is only for U.S. residents

3. There is no $ limit but I ask that your package is worth at least $15.

4. Tag any friends that might be interested in participating!

5. Make sure you are following@smalltwncharm so that you can receive any swap updates! 🍁🎃If you would like to sign up, email me at: Smalltwncharm@gmail.com

🎃🍁 I will let you know once all spots are filled! 🎃🍁