What is the difference between a Halloween collectible and a Halloween ornament?

A collectible is a free-standing figurine designed for a shelf, mantel or table. An ornament is a hanging piece with a cap and hook, made for a tree, garland or wreath. Several makers produce both, so check the format before you buy.

Jim Shore appears in your ornaments section too. Are those the same pieces?

No. The Jim Shore pieces here are standing figurines in stone resin. The Jim Shore pieces in the ornaments section are hanging tree ornaments. Same artist and styling, different formats.

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Halloween Collectibles

Q: What Halloween collectibles do you carry?

Hand-painted Halloween figurines and display pieces, led by Karen Didion witches and Jim Shore Heartwood Creek folk art, plus licensed character figures and bobble heads.

Halloween collectibles are free-standing figurines made for display rather than for hanging on a tree. The range at The Christmas Loft spans four makers: Karen Didion, known for large hand-painted witches with fabric costuming and lighted versions; Jim Shore Heartwood Creek, whose Halloween figures carry the quilt-pattern and rosemaling detailing of his folk-art style; Lori Mitchell, whose poly-resin characters run to pumpkin-and-skull costuming in a vintage trick-or-treat register; and Byers' Choice, whose Halloween witch carolers are handcrafted in Chalfont, Pennsylvania with clay heads and custom-cut fabric. Licensed character figures sit alongside them. Pieces run from small shelf accents to statement figures over a foot tall, and most collections are issued in annual runs and then retired.

Halloween collectibles are figurines you stand up, not ones you hang — that is the line between this range and Halloween ornaments, and it is worth keeping straight because the same makers appear in both. Karen Didion anchors the collection with large hand-painted witches, and Jim Shore Heartwood Creek brings folk-art pumpkins, cats and harvest figures. Lori Mitchell adds a vintage trick-or-treat register — poly-resin characters in pumpkin and skull costuming, sized for a mantel or a tiered tray — while Byers’ Choice brings its handcrafted caroler tradition to Halloween with witches built the same way as the Christmas figures, in Chalfont, Pennsylvania. Licensed horror figures share their characters with our licensed masks. For Department 56 Halloween village pieces, see Dept 56 Halloween. For Lemax Spooky Town, see Lemax Spooky Town. Browse all Halloween.

What Halloween collectibles do you carry?

Hand-painted Halloween figurines and display pieces from four makers: Karen Didion witches, Jim Shore Heartwood Creek folk art, Lori Mitchell poly-resin characters and Byers' Choice witch carolers, plus licensed character figures and bobble heads.

Do you carry Lori Mitchell Halloween figurines?

Yes. The Lori Mitchell Halloween range includes Halloween Queen, All Hallows Moon, Mischief on the Moon, Date Night Dracula, Igor, Freida and Kit Kat, mostly in the $40 to $63 range. They are poly-resin, around eight inches, and made for mantels, shelves and tiered trays.

Do Byers' Choice make Halloween pieces

Yes. Byers' Choice produces Halloween witch carolers alongside the Christmas range — the Girl Witch on Broom Caroler is ten inches, with a hand-painted clay head and custom-cut fabric, handcrafted in Chalfont, Pennsylvania.

Are these the same as Dept 56 Halloween?

Some overlap. Department 56 Halloween village buildings are in our Halloween village section. This page covers broader Halloween collectibles and figurines. .

Are Karen Didion Halloween figurines lighted?

Some are. Karen Didion produces both lit and unlit witches, and the lit versions are identified on the product page along with their power source.

Do Halloween collectibles retire?

Yes. Most lines are issued as annual collections and then retired rather than reproduced, which is why availability tightens sharply through October.