Collectible Halloween Ornaments

Halloween ornaments became commonplace in the late 1990s, maybe because people couldn't wait to decorate their trees for Christmas or maybe because America and now the rest of the world really loves Halloween!

These fun holiday ornaments become very popular and collectible when they were manufactured in sets. Some of our favorite Christmas ornament manufacturers now sell lines of collectible ornaments from some top-quality manufacturers including Hallmark, Christopher Radko, and Old World. There are many to choose from. Look for mini ornaments, vintage ornaments, and primitive or craft ornaments. Or you could just go the traditional route and choose black and orange ball style ornaments and string on your mantel or front porch,

We spent billions of dollars a year on the holiday and a large chunk of those dollars are spent on decorating our indoor and outdoor spaces with pumpkins, witches, ghosts, black cats, scarecrows, and skeletons. The black cat featured made for a spectacular Halloween tree when accompanied by glittered orange glass balls, pumpkins, and a giant spider as a tree topper.

Hallmark Ornaments

If you add to your Halloween ornament collection every year...look ahead and see what ornaments will retire and what Hallmark has in store for this year. Many families have created a tradition of choosing a special ornament to display during the autumn months. They traditionally produce a series of ornaments that are fun collectibles for the whole family. If you are new to collecting ornaments, you can start with an established series or begin your series with the latest year.

Peanuts Gang

Because of the popularity of Peanuts It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Halloween ornaments that feature Peanuts, and Snoopy and Woodstock have become synonymous with Halloween.

Look for all of your favorites from the Peanuts Gang dressed up in Halloween costumes! Our family favorite this year featured Lucy, Snoopy, and Charlie Brown with a familiar scene from The Great Pumpkin. Adding a new Halloween ornament has become a family tradition when we are picking out our favorite costumes.

Glass ornaments

Glass ornaments are not only beautiful but are also very collectible. Most ornaments are hand-painted, hand glittered, and cast from unique molds. The most popular Halloween ornaments feature ghosts, pumpkins, owls, witches, black cats, bats, and scarecrows.

Halloween Villages

Department 56 and Lemax (Spooky Town) offers many Halloween villages which feature familiar Halloween-themed lighted buildings and spooky accessories.

Colorful orange lights and figurines can add to your spooky village. From Day of the Dead to Disney villages, this market has grown in the last decade.

For a sweeter look that's less scary and more fun for children look at the Precious Moments Halloween figurines.

If you've never heard of Christopher Radko's ornaments you should take a look. These ornaments have been handmade in Europe since 1985, according to the company website. Collectors love the quality, beautiful designs and nostalgic look. If you see one you love don't wait because they retire certain ornaments every year. Because of this some older ornaments command a high price.

Their Halloween line of fine European glass ornaments includes the traditional images of the holiday: witches, bats, black cats, Jack-o-Lanterns, scarecrows, ghosts and pumpkins. The handcrafted details and colors are very appealing to ornament collectors.Even though these can be a bit pricey, collectors consider them family heirlooms and a good investment.

The simplest ornament is a vintage Halloween postcard. Prop vintage postcards around the house or string them across the mantle with raffia twine and miniature clothespins (craft store.) For decorating, it's best to use reproductions as authentic Halloween postcards can be rare and expensive. Their rarity makes them very collectible.

Other vintage decorations include tin horns, vintage noisemakers, and vintage paper mache Halloween candy cups!

Love the decorating ideas but don't have the space or money for a large collection...look for mini versions of your favorites and mini lights. Display your finds on a spooky tree or string your outside trees with twinkling orange lights.

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas has become another treasured children's movie. Because of this, many collectors choose this theme for their Halloween ornament collection. Look for your favorite Nightmare Before Christmas character including: Jack and Sally Skellington, Christmas Town, Mayor of Halloween Town and boxed sets of all of the characters from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Try a Halloween Ornament Tree!

Some collectors display their ornaments on Halloween trees or wood ornament display stands. Or you can just tuck them around pumpkins, spider lace and other Halloween collectibles on your mantel. For long term storage wrap in tissue paper and keep in a safe area away from sunlight and moisture.