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Saw two items at the deep discount stores with some halloween potential. The first item was at DOLLAR TREE and are these 4-1/4 inch plastic solar-powered dancing flowers in pots. Their leaves and stems supposedly sway to and fro once powered. Might be an interesting plant with a skull face as the center of the daisy design. I'm not sure but this item might only be available in bulk on line. I'll have to ask my local store if they will carry. Apparently a number of people have bought them and like them based on the reviews posted.

The second item, at BIG LOTS, is a polyresin gazing ball pedestal which might make a nice pedestal stand for a halloween bust.

As I posted in another thread, Big Lots has their garden fencing out too.

http://www.biglots.com/search/product/2991
http://www.biglots.com/search/product/2992
http://www.biglots.com/search/product/2990

There were more choices in the store, my store had some white picket fencing too, and all would work either alone as they are (though some are a little more flimsy than others) or as fence toppers over pvc or wood or whatever. All were priced from $4-$8 in store.

I bought the last one in the pic & hope to paint it & add some pvc to make it taller though if I don't it would still work as a decent fence to keep some from tracking through a graveyard.

Thanks for the heads up!

Those are neat. Those pedestals could be painted black and you could put anything you wanted on top. Those are neat. I wanted to get some of those fences last year. Hopefully I'll get some this year.lol. Nice finds guys.

If anyone is looking for large "alien" or creature eggs, DOLLAR TREE has these Jumbo 7-3/4-inch Plastic Eggs back in stock. I bought a few of them last year. You can use plastic spray paint to easily change the color on the bottom half, and the top being a clear transparent is useful if you want to give the egg a glow from inside--plenty of room in the interior for adding some kind of lighting too. I think others here have used the eggs for giant alien eyes as well.

Originally Posted by obsessedjack

I wanted to get some of those fences last year. Hopefully I'll get some this year.lol. Nice finds guys.

That's what I thought last year too & then thought "Oh I'll wait until they're on sale at the end of spring/summer" but by then they were GONE!!

I promised that wouldn't happen to me this year. They all went quickly at my Big Lots last year. I don't find them attractive as actual garden fencing, not my tastes, but they're perfect for altering for Halloween.

The two boxes I bought are still sitting on my carport, waiting for a good weekend & motivation!!

Originally Posted by RCIAG

As I posted in another thread, Big Lots has their garden fencing out too.

http://www.biglots.com/search/product/2991
http://www.biglots.com/search/product/2992
http://www.biglots.com/search/product/2990

There were more choices in the store, my store had some white picket fencing too, and all would work either alone as they are (though some are a little more flimsy than others) or as fence toppers over pvc or wood or whatever. All were priced from $4-$8 in store.

I bought the last one in the pic & hope to paint it & add some pvc to make it taller though if I don't it would still work as a decent fence to keep some from tracking through a graveyard.

The bottom one would be my choice, too.
I bought a bunch of this garden fencing
http://www.biglots.com/search/product/2990
about 4 yrs ago and have used it, but it is short and since it is black had ToTs tripping over it. I plan on topping some pvc fence with it.
I figure at 10 feet lengths I would just cut five 2 foot pieces with the fencing adding about another foot. That should be tall enough to keep them out of the scenes but not too tall for the little ones.
My backyard is 120ft long so I need alot!

IshWitch I bought some of the same black Village Green spiked fencing that you did. It had the biggest bang for the buck giving your the most length for the price. I too had a long section of fencing to do so cost was a consideration even though I think I was able to pick it up during one of their summer sales or end of season sales. I really liked the black texture and the spike in the design. I haven't done my fence project yet but my plan is to saw off the curved upside down U-shaped part leaving the spiked parts sticking up. My plan will be to add a lower part of the fence using wood and PVC pipe.

Neat items with true potential! Thanks for sharing GOS!

Haven't been online in a while but here's a few items I picked up from my DOLLAR TREE store for my haunt yesterday. Pretty nice costume accessories for my skeleton and other props for a buck.

Medieval costume accessory, arm plates, will go nicely with the breast plate and helmet already purchased from Dollar Tree.



This cowgirl hat came in several colors, figure black and brown would be the natural picks here. Made of a foam material but feels more like a felt is very lightweight. Can always embellish too with a hat band and skeleton head or something like that.



Found these battery-operated grenades in camo, olive green and silver in the toy section. Plan to use in one of my zombie scenes along with my military props. I saw these or something like them in the halloween stores last year and they ran a few dollars more, so again a good deal if you need a prop like this.



I have one more find to post but still need to upload the photo. It's of a package of Snake Eggs (yes, the famous gag one) that I'm thinking of giving out as a prize during one of my snake-themed carnival or jungle-themed haunts. I'll post photo shortly.

Here's the photo. The snake eggs can be reset for reuse, so an item that keeps on giving. hehe



If you've never heard of Snake Eggs here's one of the many YouTube videos of them in action:




Oh and thought I should mention that the Knight arm plates are sold as a pair.