Skeleton selfies....

And here's what to do with those "dead" cell phones...

Note:  Must be brothers ~ rabbit ears

Oh my eye...my eye...

Absolutely CRAZY lighting on this....I don't know how in the world of sports this happened...

Come to the dark side...

Guarding the front door

Screening...

Working on a fireplace screen for the old mantle.  I like the skulls.  I like the wrought iron look.  I like the fire & ice lighting (more impressive in person/video).  I like the vines.  I always like the look of rogue vines indoors where they shouldn't be.  This particular mantle is mounted on the wall but doesn't have a fireplace.  The trick to make the wall look like a working fireplace.  I'd like something opaque behind the screen and the lighting behind the opaque piece to project the shadow/hint of a hand or face.  The trick is to find something opaque to use that isn't cheesy or bank-breaking.  Still on the hunt but in the mean time this works...

Spiffy new glasses...

Art in the Park this year had a great booth with crazy treasures made with kitchen doo-dads.  This pair of glasses that look as awesome on me as they do on the skull is made from egg beaters, salt/pepper shakers, and an adjustable car antenna.  If the antenna is pulled out to its full length I cannot walk through doorways.  They also made fabulous head bands with meat cleavers, cork screws, bats, knives, etc.  Trouble is I've lost their card.  I will keep looking...

Pretty fangs...

It always makes me wonder when people say, "I saw this and thought of you."  I do have a Halloween obsession.  True.  I do have a tendency to look at things differently than some of my friends.  True.  My friends go on walks and find the unusual/unwanted and haul those unusual/unwanted items home as gifts for me.  I have a unique collection of bones, skulls, etc that is growing because of my friendships.  I always wonder at how often I'm thought of.  I am loved...

Gifts of love...

Devil's Claw...

Devil's Claw grows in the Southwestern part of the US.  It has a nasty barbed/hooked seed pod with two long thin "arms".  Truly is a vicious plant...

Devil's Claws

Smile for me sweetheart....

Oh baby....oh...

Pumpkin, Hemlock, Auntie Ellen...

Jawbone of an ass...

Well, it's not really jawbone of an ass but that is the term that popped into my mind when I filled this old milkshake bucket with deer jawbones.  Nope, not a hunter but I do gather the strangest things when I go for walks.

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Awe inspiring....

I don't know about anyone else but he has inspired me for years.  His vision, his craftsmanship, his dedication, his imagination, his creativity, his humor, his integrity, and his lovely Bean........thank you for all you've given the world of orange and black.  Thank you....




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Johanna Parker Designs....

I do love Johanna Parker's Halloween designs....

Would love to have the owl candy jar to match the black cat on the left...sigh....

I have a vision...

Part of the reason Halloween fascinates me is the unexpected.  Nothing more fun than a double take.  I found eyeball flowers on Pinterest.  This would be my vision.........

Pretty little witch's boot

Add a little light...

Pretty green eye.........

So screamingly ready for fall, Halloween.....

Screaming for fall...

Potions...

I'm always thinking about potions, potion bottles, where, what......
I found some bottle labels on Etsy that I like a lot.  As I was searching the Bedlam Supply Co. page I found a couple of bottles that she's made using her labels.  I bought the Cthulhu bottle.  The little charm appeals to the girl in me. You never know if the item is as good as your mind thinks.  These are.  I'm very excited about working with the labels I bought.  It was a good find.

Bellam Supply Co.

Had me at the little charm

PS ~ The Blood Root bottle is the real deal...original

I actually like the bottle of spikes on the left