Fall is in the air...

The sun burning through the fog early in the morning, view from my back porch.

NeverMore III: Steampunk Poe

Here is my third skull in my Never More series....very steampunkish goth....love it!!!  He is available on my nchantedforests etsy site.

Nevermore II

Another additon to my Edgar Allan Poe collection.....

Mr. E. A. Poe: Never more, never more...forever!

Mr. E. A. Poe:  Never more, Never more...forever stuck to a skull!

 The newest edition to my Etsy site.  Something really fun and whitty for your Halloween decor.

His monical is composed of vintage watch parts, attached to a chain on the watch face on his chest.  The chain is then anchored to the cheek bone of the skull...forever more attached.  Go to my www.NchantedForests.etsy.com site for more pictures and to purchase.  More designs will follow.

Weekly Give-A-Way Winner Is....

I put the names of my 'followers' in a hat and the name chosen is Jacquie Hiatt.  So send me your address, Jacquie and I will get you your pin.  And thank you...check back often as I will be doing give-a-ways through out the next several months...all holiday themed of course!

Witches' Shoe



check out my witche's shoe....it is made from a template that was a freebie  from Altered Artifacts old posts on her blog.  It is constructed from scrapbook cardstock.  I attached a charm to the heel to counter the weight at the toe for the blingy paper-folded  rosette.  It will make a great addtion to my halloween table filled with goodies at each place setting.  What a great party favor too....could make them where no two are alike...the possiblities are endless!!!!



This Week's Give-a-way....

Pumpkin pin.  A stamped image handpainted using holographic paints.  Mounted under a microscope slide with copper foil tap,  the pin dangles from a chain with a vintage  glass bead.  Hanging from the kilt pin wrapped in fun fur, is a pumpkin charm.
I will randomly pick the winner from those that 'follow' my blog and announce it on Friday.  Good luck!!!  Be sure to check back as I will do a give-a-way weekly!!!!

More Potion bottles....

Gargoyle Drool...ewh.....dripping down the inside and the outside...even in puddles....recently posted to my etsy site (www.NchantedForests.etsy.com)

Witches Hats Centerpieces

Here are some more additons to my EnchtedForests etsy site for Halloween.  These are table, or where ever you want to display them, centerpieces of witches hats.  One has black roses, a blood red rose with skulls and blingy bats flying around the top.  The second one, Bones and Bling, has a vintage paper from old books on the hat, skeletal parts, a green toole bow comeplete with green toned antique beads and brooch attached to a feather pick in shades of irredescent greens.

gore galore!!!!! From Dead mens toes to werewolf fur......

A sampling of my apothocary and potion bottles.  They are available for sale on my etsy site:  www.NchantedForests.etsy.com  (the vampire fangs is sold).

More Halloween Fun...

Frankenstein and his bride...who better to depict Halloween?  This is painted using acrylics on a 40"x60" sheet of moss green suede mat board. 

Halloween Fun....

This is my Frankenstein Pumpkin.  He is painted in monochromatic shades of green/grays.  His name is also painted across the back.  I used the creat-a-versa-tool to burn the bats into the skin of the pumpkin.  I display him with a flashing strobe light at his base.

Home made Hearse

side template

back door

all four sides attached and bench for driver

front overhang has vampire fangs

First section of top added

finished product, about 5' long, 35" tall

 complete with skulls on the sides in front of stripped bows and candlelabras on the back.

"We Bid You Kindly Welcome"

glues drying on L.B.Back.....

originally I put the candlelabras on the sides but had to break them off and move them to the back because it wouldn't fit through the door coming out of the basement.

This is constructed out of black foam core board, cardboard (for the roof...it bends very well with the corregation), black duck tape.  The tubes are the insides of my paper rolls cut in half and painted black.  The backplates for the candlelabras are the holders for the paper rolls in the racks.  The candlelabra was a table piece that was broken so my husband cut it up with the saws-all so I could re-purpose it.  There will be an anamatronic halloween character sitting in the seat.

Home made coffin

This is a coffin that I made for our Halloween display at work.  It is roughly 4' tall, made from black foamcore board, and black duck tape. After drawing on the cross I painted it with Plaid holographic black paint and then added large faux jems and silver glitter glue 'nail heads'.  This piece ended up going from our store to a new store opening down south.

Fairy Faux Stained Glass window

This project is featured in the upcoming summer issue of The Decorative Painter, due in mailboxes in the next few weeks.  In order to recieve this wonderful magazine you have to become a member of the Society of Decorative Painters...and if you are of a creative mind I strongly urge you to join.  If interested please contact me for information.