This Halloween, instead of disposable dime store decor, I'm thinking of investing in these slightly sinister creatures (crows, rats, and other natural menaces) spotted on Etsy and made by artists around the world. See the full Halloween menagerie at Design Skool.

Above: Needle Felted Wool Crows; $58 each from Daria Lvovsky's Etsy shop, the Art of Felting.

Above: Knitted Charcoal Gray Cat; $23 from Tin Tabernacle in Whitstable, Kent.

Above: Leather Royal Bats; $12 for a pair via Royal Buffet.