It began as a neck and neck race between The Mostess and Chelsea. Then the Mostess took off like a thoroughbred. When I raised an eyebrow (by text), she responded, "I have a lifesize mummy! I don't need to cheat!" Which is true.
The Mostess's display had, in Tyler's words, an incredible level of spook per square foot. I can only hit the highlights:
THE GOOD:
Skeleton in cage on crate.
Spooky AND cute! Love it!The lifesize, hand-made (ridiculous!) mummy illuminated by lanterns.
Does it get anymore spooktacular? It's like Disneyland. I don't want to know how much time she spent, or how much that bolt of cheesecloth cost, or how she will store this bad boy. But the voting masses were impressed so he's worth it.THE BAD:
Her "trio of goulish friends."
Kaari, while I appreciate your ambition and scale, I don't care for these. Maybe if you rolled the bat in glitter. . . .THE UGLY:
Please get rid of this thing.Local girls, lets plan an intervention.
Finally, The Mostess's PDR:
Hooty Bird in witch's hat!
A generous and beautiful soul gave this bird to The Mostess after her crushing defeat in the Display Off Part 1. Oh the irony that this darling owl is now the sole reason It Was a Graveyard Smash pulled ahead of Batty for Candy by about 75 votes.
A generous and beautiful soul gave this bird to The Mostess after her crushing defeat in the Display Off Part 1. Oh the irony that this darling owl is now the sole reason It Was a Graveyard Smash pulled ahead of Batty for Candy by about 75 votes.A hearty congrats to all the entrants. Chelsea's Something Wicked came THIS close to taking this whole thing. Tyler and Lenessa tried to save face by bowing out of the competition in the 11th hour, offering all of their (non-existant?) votes to Kaari. ("You can't fire me because I QUIT!")
Lenessa's door.
I'm doing this next year.
Turns out Kaari didn't need extra votes. When I threatened to campaign for some last minute votes, The Mostess told me I'm a Nadar and I needed to stay out of the way. I reminded her that as the clear winner of Welcome Fall, I am a has been, not a never was. She and I will battle it out for the ultimate title in the Display Off Part 3: Bountiful Harvest. The Mostess says she's building a lifesize Mayflower and flooding her yard so it floats. I've told her to go for it, as long as she includes all her adorable scarecrows!
Lenessa's door.I'm doing this next year.
Congrats Mostess!
I can't feel bad losing to The Ghostess!
I can't feel bad losing to The Ghostess!
12 comments:
HIlarious!
I'm making a pilgrim hat for my owl as soon as I log off.
That's a good idea Kristine. Stealing it! (The hat, not the idea.)
It's true--I did take off like a thoroughbred. Once you officially opened up to votes (vs simple trash talking and general opining) the voices of the people demanded to be heard. And the voices clearly knew what they were talking about. I will do a victory lap on my own blog, but in the meantime, please digest the following tidbits:
1. I should receive credit for all 'Hats on Hooty' in future displays.
2. Some of those votes look rather suspicious. I can't lie. But since they voted for me, I won't press for details.
3. I think Tyler's mom cast a vote for him. Thanks, Chris...via Tyler.
4. You leave my ground dwelling creeper alone...or something bad may happen to your poor little Hooty. I would sure hate for something to happen to him.
5. The Mummy wasn't really that hard to make. It was a bazillion times easier than that crappy Halloween calendar Stephanie Rich tricked me into making.
6. The Mayflower will float....again. You just wait, little pilgrims!
Ashley, I think you deserve a prize for encapsulating the contest so well.
I tip my hat to you as well for coming up with the idea for and putting together such a stirring and spirited contest.
As someone already noted, the real winners are all of us who got to enjoy some really creative, fun displays. I can't even imagine the amount of time and effort that went into your efforts!
I can't believe y'all are considering a Display-Off 3. I would need a whole year to recover from the pressure of this last competition. And knowing the Mayflower awaits!
That being said, I can't wait to see the next displays.
Hats off (not the owl), but to Mostess, and congratulations!
This recap is hilariously awesome.
This concession speech is hilarious....and as the Ron Paul of the competition, I was just grateful to have been a part of history...someone did say I should be in a magazine...oh wait!
Congrats Chelsea for a good fight. Congrats Kaari for a clear win...can't wait for Bountiful Harvest...
Ha! You crack me up. I think you guys need to include a 4th display off for Christmas.
Laughing so hard!!!!
This has been sooo fun to read. I mentioned in Molly's blog that I put down my current novel to read all the clever banter. And, I was ready to hop a plane to see Brook's incredible house in person. Wait, how many front doors does she have? So funny. What an amazing family you Warners are. Ashley and Kaari I think you could probably get jobs writing for SNL.
Hilarious! For what it is worth, Brigham thought the ghoul coming up from the ground was a nice touch.
Good job, Mostess! My kids would love (and also be terrified by one part of) your Disneyland-esque display. The kids in the neighborhood will remember it to adulthood!
I'm with Chris- the best part of this whole competition has been the comments and the creativity displayed by all the participants - incl. the commenters!! What fun! Can't wait for "booty-ful harvest!"
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