Raven on a wall
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Love this raven wall decal at Colonial Candle. A graveyard, skull, and witch
round out the collection of decals and most are on sale.
Back by Popular Demand!
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Many of you expressed how much you loved these witchy star wands I made last
year and I thank you for all the sweet messages! I've had endless requests
t...
Halloween Gift Cards
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The creative energy swirling in the
atmosphere is palpable this time of year
as my fellow artisan friends prepare for the
Holiday season. Soon calendars ...
Giveaway Winner
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Sorry this is late everybody...must admit that it slipped my mind! At any
rate, we did the ol' name in the hat (my daughter doing the honors) and the
w...
Useless Post
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Well, the title pretty much sums this one up. I've been wanting to give a
shout-out to the wonderfully talented ShellHawk, but my damn camera keeps
not wor...
Ruins
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We drove by this farm today and to our horror that beautiful old barn had
been totally demolished. I'm hoping someone had foolishly oiled Tin Man's
rusted ...
OOAK Handmade Halloween Gourd Ghoul Lantern
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Well here she is all finished, boy I'll tell you the gourds are very
interesting to work with, and so much faster than my old method of making
lanterns. Th...
Davis Graveyard SpiderFest 2010
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You’ve heard of the Davis Graveyard right? Have you heard about SpiderFest
2010? The Davis Graveyard SpiderFest 2010 is a group prop idea where anyone
can ...
WHOSE GOT THE CANDY??
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I do of course...
head on over to EBAY to get
your hands on the
latest piece
from me.
I have never made a
candy box,
and I had the best time
making this
Spo...
awards part 1
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It's been beyond crazy busy this week for me, but also super exciting for
multiply reasons. First September has begun and I can't help but get that
funny f...
Practice Sculpting, Episode 1
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I've started a small sculpt that I will add to a little at a time. It's not
going to be used for anything other than practice. The plan is to start
with...
Running Around
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Like a proverbial chicken with my head cut off, I've been doing a lot of
running around the last couple of days. One of my fellow students turned me
on to...
The Strange Affair with... Death!!
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For the next week or so things are gonna get dark and mysterious around here
as we take some time to melt a few brain cells with the goofy/gory glories
tha...
Happy Birthday Nikki!
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Happy Birthday Nikki!
Have a Wicked day.
Sending you all our love and Witchy Wishes.
Debbie started the ball rolling for Nikki's Birthday on her blog page w...
Scratch Shop Skull
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Garrett Weider is an artist from Cleveland, OH who found our blog via the
good folks at Mental Floss. Like a lot of you, he liked what he saw, so he
scratc...
Counting the Days…
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Ok, no end of Summer Blow Out Bash for us this Labor Day weekend. It’s time
to bust out some props and try to make up for the lack of production the
last...
Heroes Archives
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I just opened a box of Heroes Archives trading cards from Rittenhouse
Archives.
I really loved this show when it first started. But, after the first seaso...
I finally got my Dorothy Doll....
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only she wasn't the one I was expecting! And the one we bought has two braids and the makeup is a little more....dramatic. But I found it quite funny, when ...
Frankenstein in the Park
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Colin Clive and Mae Clarke take five at a rare location outing for *
Frankenstein*, shot between August 21 and October 3, 1931. Note the
microphone hangin...
Inspiration: How to Build a Rusty Marquee Sign
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I have seen many cool props and sets during my years doing this blog but
hands down this Marquee Sign has to be in my top five fave. It's
really-really ...
Me: Puffed up with pride...
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...which goeth before a fall. But I don't care.
Why is the drunken severed one now a swollen head and all puffed up like a
balloon today?
Because my lates...
The River
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Television news about a new pilot from some of the "Paranormal Activity"
crew.
Writer-director Oren Peli and "Paranormal 2" screenwriter Michael R. Perry
...
Fright Night - The T-shirt
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A year ago I posted about a certain Fright Night T-shirt I wanted. I've
carried that 'want' with me this whole year, especially since there's going
to b...
It's so close I can smell it.
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The Scentsy 2010 Holiday Line is available for preview and pre-order. I am
taking orders now through September 14th. The first order will go in on the
15t...
its name is Earl
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So it seems there's a hurricane travelling up the Eastern Seaboard on its
way to Atlantic Canada. Earl isn't expected to arrive until tomorrow
morning, b...
Abraham Van Helsing’s Notebook
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I made a few of these 2 or 3 years ago. I sold them all unfortunately.
Sometimes I wish I would have kept a piece I have made. Van Helsing
described by His...
Paper Bag Swag for Halloween
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One of the best things about Halloween is that it's a holiday centered
around fun and creativity. You don't have to spend a ton of money, if you
just put f...
Walking Dead Trailer
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Here is the trailer for the upcoming AMC series The Walking Dead:
Looks pretty good. And the fact that AMC is close to giving the green light
to a second...
Creepy Updates for September!
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Hey all! Thought I would post on a few things that are happening!
First of all the Halloween Queens just updated the BOOtique September 1st!
If you have ...
A Giveaway! 250 Custom Business Cards!
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Hello again boils and ghouls (sorry, I couldn't help that), your dear Mr.
Macabre and Uprinting.com has another delightful and spectacular giveaway
for...
A Work in Progress - Painting Halloween
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I am painting several more 9x12 watercolors, and I thought it would be fun
for you to see some of my works in progress. Here's my latest I hope to
finish...
So it appears that I am sending
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the wrong message to my cats.
So this is why they do not kill the spiders in the house. They just torture
them and leave them for me t...
Recipe: Halloween Chex Mix
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Right from the Chex Mix source, here's the HALLOWEEN CHEX MIX recipe!
I don't know what it is about Chex Mix, but for a recipe so easy it really
seems like...
Thanks For the Spotlight Scott!!
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Just wanted to provide a link to the Ghoultide Gathering website where Scott
gave my little characters and studio a spotlight for the week. Thanks
Scott, ...
Funny Story...
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OK - so I'm up at my office doing some work, when I decide to take a break
and go downstairs. My dog, who is ALWAYS lying at my feet when I'm up here
is n...
My September 0.99p auctionfest!
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Hi folks!
Just a quick note to all my wonderful following folks: I've a bunch of
auctions of my Alice in Wonderland art on canvas and satin paper fine art ...
Paper Mache Dragon Pair- FINISHED!!
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The happy couple are finished. I'm very happy with the result. I hope
that you like them too.
First, the final steps.
I constructed the faces....
May I Have Your Attention, Please?
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I was at Target today.
They were setting up for Halloween. I was there too early to get a look at
the new decorations.
That is all.
*happy-excitement-can...
Blaze, Legends, and Horseman's Hollow
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Tickets are now available to the general public for all Historic Hudson
Valley Events.
Grab them while you can ...they sell out fast.
http://www.hudson...
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Say Hello to "Spido" I mean, Fido!
He loves to play fetch! Just where *is* he finding these bones????
Hmmmm...I wonder.
Visit him on Halloween Queen's BOOt...
Books for Pagan Kids of All Ages
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*This was part of the discussion during my CNJPP workshop. While there are
amazing books for Pagan kids out there, these are a few of my personal
favorit...
Collector Spotlight!...
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Please join me in welcoming my second guest feature for my new Collector
Spotlight series! Robert Brawley, also known as "The Halloween Fanatic" has
been c...
Wascally Wabbits
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I have been very kindly awarded the fantastic Zombie Rabbit Award by the
delightful Jenny B from Memoirs of Scream Queen. I have only just discovered
Jen...
Baltimore Comic-Con 2010 Report
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I continued a remarkable con season by attending Baltimore Comic-Con in The
Charm City last weekend. I didn’t think HeroesCon could be so easily
matched, ...
Plan B…or is it D?….
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As my mother is often fond of saying, Life is plan B… Well…I’ve been hit
with a whole rash of ‘plan B’ all year long. When the year began, I knew it
would ...
SpiderFest
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If you haven't heard about SpiderFest over at the Davis Graveyard, you
should check it out. I'm excited about seeing some of the other spiders that
other p...
Wire Sculpture
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By amazing artist Derek Kinzett...
As haunters, I'm sure we ALL *wish* we were this good with chicken wire.
View Derek Kinzett's website here
His '...
My Query Letter Mistakes
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Nine years ago I sent my first query letter to an agent, one which I spent a
week composing for a horror screenplay I had written during a three day
weeken...
Cakes and what not.
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I am the kind of person that loves to bake a cake from scratch. Quality
counts and all that. But there are times in our lives when a box cake
is necessar...
Build Week 12 – 2010
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It’s been three months of working on Halloween so far and we have two months
left to finish all the things we want to build. We got a lot done this
weekend...
Our Last Tombstone class of the year
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We had fewer students with the afternoon session on having 4 tombstones but
both sessions had some creative people with some great tombstones.
Distressing the Animated Coffin Top
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I had a question about creating the texture on the Animated Creepy Coffin.
Since I used soft cedar fence boards for that prop, it was pretty easy to
use a ...
Another Pumpkin Harvest
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From the studio, another batch of pumpkins emerge. This time they are larger
at about 5 inches in diameter.
It's funny that without any ...
Building Wallbreaker Forms
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This post will describe how I built the forms for the wallbreaker. This
approach will support cheesecloth in a way that will keep it away from all
the str...
Concept to Completion
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Original Concept Art
Completed Papier Mache
Over on STOLLOWEEN.com I have been documenting the progress of my undead
pumpkin build for Scott Alan Dimmic...
Random Stuff and a Thank You
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You have undoubtedly noticed my new header here at AtomicFox, freshly baked
by the too-cool-for-school Rondal Scott of Strange Kids Club. Doesn't it
smell ...
Wendell, Pumpkin Orphan
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Poor Wendell needs a home. He was born and raised in the pumpkin fields of
The Shadow Farm, but now longs for something more. His low set, sad eyes and
sic...
Forgive Me, Bloggers...
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...for abandoning my blog! Not at all intentional. Sometimes life just gets
in the way. In any event, since last I posted, I have finished (almost) the
po...
RedRum Video Game
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My photography is featured in the new video game REDRUM:TIME LIES, which was
released this month by Big Fish Games. The game is a psychological murder
mys...
Autumn is knocking
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Autumn is knocking at my door clothed in deep reds and burgundy, florescent
orange and yellows and warm browns and tans. This is my most favorite time
of y...
The new pumpkin on the block
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Today is a rest day for me. My doctor diagnosed me a bronchitis and a
pneumonia. So I've taken the opportunity to make a round of all the blogs I
follow....
Heidi, Maria and Lucy!
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My goodness! can't believe I've been this delinquent in posting. Part of it
has been a time crunch for meeting deadlines, but that has been aggravated
by s...
Halloween magazines…
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The Halloween mags are starting to hit the stores and I have picked up a
couple. The only one I have found worth mentioning is Better Homes and
Gardens. Wh...
The end of SALA and an exciting new project.....
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After a very slow start, the SALA Festival has ended on a high note for me
with an extraordinarily busy final week and a number of last minute sales.
T...
Mass Effect M8 Avenger Assault Rifle
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It feels good to be able to build some stuff for myself again! The Daft Punk
helmet was my last active commission for a little while, and for the next
few ...
Quick Announcement
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Anybody in or near the Southern California area with a love of frightening
poor park-goers, listen up!
Six Flags Magic Mountain is holding auditions for it...
Blank Slate!!! Oh The Possibilities!!
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This large piece measures
23'' across and is 41'' long!
Of course it is going to be
"Halloween Time"! May try
and get this listed prior to
sat. as I am trave...
Advertising with Chatroulette
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This is fantastic! The makers of "The Last Exorcism" did some guerilla
marketing for the film using Chatroulette. Guys who tuned in expected the
young woma...
Did I mention I collect magazines too?
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I have always been a book-lover, so it's natural for me to collect Halloween
books, but magazines catch my eye too, especially when I have time to
peruse ...
Christmas in August
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Look at what has arrived at my humble abode this week:
A couple of items from Victorian Trading Company.
These aren't very tall, but I think they'll look go...
Golly Jeepers...
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Where'd you get those peepers?
Peepshow, freakshow, where'd you get those eyes?
Peekaboo cover by Bertie Blackman
Originally by Siouxsie & the Banshees
I'm back! I'm Back! Haunted Gourds!
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*Halloween is coming!!! The time is drawing near! With this heat and no rain
the swamp is drying up! Creatures are coming up from the Haunted Swamp! And
th...
FFBC 2010
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This past weekend I went to the Halloween in August event at the Fort
Langley campground for FrightfestBC’s gathering and annual haunt.
Friday we set up ...
Happy Friday the 13th!!!
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In honor of Friday the 13th, here's a couple of pics of Mr. Voorhees done by
the incredible Brian Baugh:
[image: Posted by Picasa]
Check out more...
Okay... I HAVE been productive
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Hello again! After my last post, well... all my bent-up productivity broke
free. I have been creating my little Halloween art.
Thought I would post a fe...
Got flies?
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Just had these printed up as post cards. These frogs just crack me up. I was
working late one night and thought one winked at me. I knew it was time to
go...
Halloween Forum Secret Reaper Sign up ends soon.
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I will be participating again in this years Secret Reaper exchange. The last
day to sign up is August 17th. I will giving the Sculpt the Dead Eye/mouth
sku...
Halloween Is Just Around the Corner
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Halloween is only 90 days away which is scary and exciting in itself, but
that means this year's Countdown to Halloween is only 59 days away. Don't
panic...
Some new(ish) art
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Just added some new artwork to the main site (riiight here).
Truthfully, it's not brand-spankin' new - one piece is an alternate version
of the art for the...
Pumpkin Carving -- Nice!
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Every year, just before show time, comes that little wave of panic knowing
that you've got to carve some hot jack o'lanterns. I scour through my own
old...
Hitchin’ a ride
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The other day, I was chatting with a few of the officers after work (for
those of you who don’t know, I work in the Communications div for our local
Poli...
sunday afternoon slideshow
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While I try and figure out what I want to do with this blog I'll be posting
a selection of vintage slides at my new photo-blog sunday afternoon
slideshow. ...
Frankenstein's Ladies
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Time to get back to work! I just finished this piece of Veronica Carlson &
Kate O'Mara from 'Horror of Frankenstein' (1970). This piece was a bit of a
fran...
Grrrsect : A partial first glimpse
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From Grrrsect : Camp Grrr mutant vehicle sketch up
Well, it has been really slow getting the ball rolling on this project and
in my mind, I had already re-...
Crazy Diamond
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We've driven by this amazing shrine on our way to the Outer Banks, and
finally had to stop. Though there are several graves, it appears to be in
memory of...
Completely Blown Away
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To my *absolute* shock and amazement, House Bloodthorn has been honored with
the Haunters Video Vanguard Award for Best Yard Haunt 2009!
My only goal in ...
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