 The
2005 Halloween offerings for those keen to purchase a modern timed,
or limited edition collectable, range from Beanies to Horses, and
Cats to Witches.
 Breyer
Horses - http://www.breyerhorses.com
Breyer, the leading manufacturer of plastic, porcelain, and resin
model horses, animals and accessories have launched Phantasmac,
the fifth horse in their Halloween series.
The magnificent
Phantasma is pictured right.
"The Tale of Phantasma - Once upon a crisp Halloween night,
a silvery-white full moon cast deep shadows through a dark and
dense Transylvanian forest. The deafening silence was broken only
by the lonely plodding of the footsteps of a lost and weary traveler......"
visit the Breyer web site
to learn more.
Ty http://www.ty.com
 Beanie
Babies are always fun at Halloween.
This year there are four new Beanie Babies - Ghosters the Ghost,
Merlin the Cat and the bears Hocus and Pocus (all pictured right).
There is also a Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive Prunella (pictured
left).
 Krinkles
http://www.dept56.com
 The
Krinkles range designed by artist Patience Brewster continue to
impress.
Her quirky collection includes 15 new Halloween related items.
Pictured here are some of her new Witches - left is a Witch Candy
Bowl and right a Small Witch.
 Disney
Store UK http://www.disneystore.co.uk
Disney Stores in the UK seem to have their best range of Halloween
merchandise ever, including lots of Nightmare Before Christmas
products. However, these have only made it to the stores and do
not appear to be on the Disney Store UK web site.
New Halloween Beanies include Vampire Stitch and a range of Nightmare
Beanies featuring Jack, Sally, Ooogie Boogie and Lock, Shock and
Barrel.
Other Nightmare toys include a Jack Skellington Tea Light, a Lock,
Shock and Barrel snowglobe and various mugs, cups, pens and notepads.
 Annalee
http://www.annalee.com
 The
first Annalee Halloween mouse appeared in 1978 and since then
the Halloween theme has always featured in the Annalee collections.
There are a number of new introductions for this year including
Trick Or Treat Witch Mouse and Trick Or Treat Bat Mouse. Other
Halloween pieces include Flying Witch and Ghostly Gathering.
Lorna Bailey http://www.lorna-bailey.co.uk
 Lorna
Bailey Artware always produce a number of Halloween pieces and
this year is no different.
 The
new selection includes 17 editions: three limited edition cats,
two limited edition vases, a limited Ghost Teapot (pictured right),
a limited edition Spider Sugar Shaker (pictured left), and 10
other timed editions editions featuring four cats and six teapots.
Hopefully, this gives a taste of what is out there and Have a
Happy Halloween!!!!!!
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