It’s not your imagination—fall and Halloween hype is starting earlier than ever this year.
18.08.2024 - 10:06 / bhg.com / Christianna Silva
Michaels | Design: Better Homes & Gardens
While the sun is beginning to set on summer, it's still a bit too hot in much of the country to really indulge in our favorite fall activities—bonfires, apple picking, pumpkin carving, and the lot. But it's not too early to think about your decorations.
The timing actually couldn't be better for Halloween shopping: You have access to a wider range of decorations and more time to browse for exactly what you want, make some fun DIY projects, plan in a budget-friendly way, and more hours to spend embracing the spooky spirit of the season.
And Michaels has everything you need to do it all with its new Halloween season launch. The arts and crafts store is offering multiple new collections for whatever theme you choose, including Midnight Moon, Haunted Forest, and Hippie Hallow. (Its Hocus Pocus-themed collection hits stores and will be available online later this year.)
Midnight Moon is full of everything the spookiest home decor enthusiasts around would love, like an LED Hanging Broom Light or Midnight Moon Rot with Me Heart Pillow, a black pillow with gold fringe in the shape of a heart that reads, «Will you rot with me?» and features two skeleton hands holding.
Haunted Forest is for someone who associates the light or dark academia aesthetics with fall. A lot of these items center around animals, like the Cloche with Animal Skull Tabletop Decor or the White Insect Wall Hanging. This collection still has the eerie quality of Halloween decor, but brings a bit of brightness.
Unlike Midnight Moon or Haunted Forest, Hippie Hallow is full of color from the Pink Floral Coffin Shelves to the Sparkly Standing Ghost. It's the perfect collection for anyone who loves all things fall and
It’s not your imagination—fall and Halloween hype is starting earlier than ever this year.
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Maybe you’ve already been living your best brat summer, or maybe you’re finally hyped up enough to give it a go—either way, we’ve got the plants to make all your techno-tinted dreams come true. Lime green is definitely having a moment, and if you aren’t familiar, Charli XCX’s hit album, “Brat,” has inspired everything from memes to fashion trends to presidential campaigns to countless TikTok videos. But we’re here to turn pop culture into plant cultivars, so get ready to infuse the now world-famous album cover’s green hue into your plant palette. Read on for the leafy lovelies you can add anywhere from bookshelves to backyard borders that will wrap up your summer with a botanical banger.
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