Cynthia Rowley placements I found at TJ Maxx this year!
Collecting Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos items has become a year-round thing for me. It used to be that I would begin seeing things in stores around September but these days, you can find things all the time! Granted, a lot of the items I find in local stores like Target are rather whimsical and mass-produced. They still blend nicely with my more unique pieces and give me ideas for creating my annual Day of the Dead altar at home.
DOD Sugar Skull yoga pants! Aren’t these cool?!
In August, I was in TJ Maxx with my daughter when I spotted these cute pumpkin DOD placemats by Cynthia Rowley! There was also a tablecloth, but I decided to just get the placemats. Of course, when you are at TJ Maxx, you have to look through the clothes section and I was thrilled to find these sugar skull yoga pants! I’m sure I’m going to turn a few heads when I wear them at my local YMCA later this month!
I always go to World Market to see what their new collection looks like. I happened to hit it right when they were putting all their items out on display last month. I was drawn to this sugar skull bowl because of the subtle colors. Plus they had a pillow with the same sugar skulls and colors on it! I had a $40 gift card which helped me pay for these two items. Oh, and I also found this incredibly colorful porcelain cup because…why not?!
On to Target…you know they always have a DOD collection and it seems to have gotten bigger over the years! This year, I added a sugar skull banner, a trio of Day of the Dead birds, two sugar skull “dolls” and a sugar skull candle holder! They also have some cutesy items in their Dollar Spot section and I decided to buy two of the fabric sugar skull buckets. I figured they would be good to use for candy for Halloween. It’s interesting how both World Market and Target seem to have coordinated their color scheme this year for their collections. I’m loving the blues, oranges and pinks in these new items and they’ve made for a very coordinate kitchen table this year!
These little sugar skull pup salt and pepper shakers remind me of my pup, Lucy! These are from Von Maur.
Von Maur Department Store had these cute sugar skull dog salt and pepper shakers! They reminded me of my pup, Lucy so of course I had to buy them! This was an unexpected place to find DOD items!
Vintage style designs on these Day of the Dead placemats I found at the Albuquerque airport!
This year, we had my Zuniga family reunion in Albuquerque, New Mexico and I always look forward to finding new DOD items when I’m in NM or out west. Amazingly, I always find the best items at the Albuquerque airport! These placemats are beautiful with their traditional depictions including La Catrina, La Virgen de Guadalupe and dancing sugar skulls. I bought 6 total – two of each and plan to use them on my dining room table when I create my altars this year.
In addition, at our reunion I snagged these beautiful Catrina candle sticks! I plan to use them this month and next around the house. They are so colorful! And I also came home with a purple and yellow sugar skull very large cup that my cousin Boogie made! Could this BE any more perfect for this time of year??? Or any time, really…
Sugar skull puppy toys – one for Lucy and one for my grandpup, Lucia! These are from Pet Smart.
Finally…I was in Pet Smart to pick up some doggie treats for my pup, Lucy when I spotted these DOD puppy toys! I picked up one for Lucy and one for my grandpup, Lucia! They squeak which should make for an interesting game of fetch and retrieve!
I’m sure there will be more to add as we get closer to Day of the Dead. I really can’t help myself when I see these items…I think I’m going to have to add another storage container or two this year to accommodate everything!
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