Saturday, October 17, 2009

FeyaVanya's Haunt: A Halloween Celebration

Where does the Black Pumpkin reside?


Nestled near the misty Sierra Nevadas...



where magic-eyed owls wait in caves...



and the sun sets a fiery orange...


There resides a small cottage called Feya's Haunt


that bears a certain, mysterious charm


where wondrous things await at the turn of the nob...


Inside, we are surrounded by a spooky glow


3 tall candles lit ... what does this symbolize?





Where Jacks ride on ravens


and witches ride on moons


you spot a tiny pumpkin carriage with a spooky glow...


It pulls into the light


and stops outside a tiny haunted house.
Who could it be waiting for?



This house also speaks of dark things...


with poison apples and bat shadows on the wall


where haunted faces stare


and wonder at their visitors


and tiny black cauldrons hang from tangled branches.


Where spider witches grace the mantel


and ancient angel witches



watch over cooky pumpkins.



There, in this cottage, lives a dark-winged witch


(who happens to adore all things Twilight - the books, the time of day, what have you)



and her little daughter witch-in-training.



This is also a place...
where dolls come alive
and an elvish princess
can't wait to kiss her king


or an Elvish Queen
kisses little hobbits on the head.


This is a place where Jedi Masters fight


and Dark Lords of the Sith reign


or have Force visions of long lost love.


So naturally,
in this place,
there also lives a little Storm Trooper.


You look up and spot something
floating from the sky light...


it spins slowly downward
on a large, ghostly leaf


Why, it's a faerie!



She's come to show you her friends...



for this is also a place where faeries abound!


They swing from nooks


and tell stories in books


or sit atop an ancient tale


or read their own.


In the place, where
faeries peer at you from inside glass


or behind it


where faerie treasures are collected


there also lives a little faerie child.


These children love their boo shakes





and candy corn galore!


After the Black Pumpkin
is placed front and center


and the milk glass lit


giving off an eerie glow...


After the crystal ball is consulted


and the potions
from the broom closet
mixed,



the witch and her children
carve glowing jack-o-lanterns.


Finally, after the little Storm Trooper tuckers out,



the little witch-in-training starts to fade with sleep


and the little faerie floats away on dreamland clouds,


this witch puts her feet up
and plots her her next witchy-craft endeavor

... to bring you
more mystical and whimsical goodies
with just a sprinkle of darkness.



Thank you for going with me into Feya's Haunt! It was super fun for me to create this little adventure for you.

This post was part of a Halloween Celebration hosted by A Fanciful Twist. For more Halloween Blog Celebrations going on today, please click on her link above. The pictures and story she takes you on are AMAZING! You will love it, I just know. There is also a wonderfully long list of bloggers on her site who are participating on their own blogs, in her left-hand sidebar or in the comment section of her Celebration post.

If you don't have time today, the list will be up for another week and forever in the comment section of her post.

Here's hoping all of you have a MAGICAL Halloween!!!!

Friday, October 16, 2009

Twilight Monster Mash

Well, the Halloween versions of my dolls are going to love this. It's basically what I had planned for some of their costumes so watch on!

You'll laugh.
You'll cry.
You'll want an Edward Dracula and Jacob Werewolf doll asap.




Please watch on youtube here.

Pumpkin Prints

The Black Pumpkin is definitely not camera shy. Last Halloween I took her out in the sun for a little photo session, which she just loved. ♥

So I thought maybe you would like a picture or two to hang up at Halloween! I think she would look fetching in a fancy black frame in a group of photos hung together gallery style of costumed children, candelabras and perhaps a few old ghostly photos of your ancestors. I'm actually working on a darkly themed gallery wall in my house and even though it won't be finished for a few more months, I plan to keep it up all year long and will show you all once it's done.

Here are the two photos that will be available in the shop:

"Nestled in Green"




I love the way this photo brings out her reds and purples. She's not just black, she's more of a plumy-eggplant and the way the sun enhances this is just beautiful!

This photo is now available in the shop as an 8x10 in either Metallic or Glossy finish. Printed on Kodak Supra Endura Professional Photographic Paper.

I will also have 5x7s of this next week in either Metallic or Matte finish.



"Misfit"


For this photo I wanted to make her look as black as a plump little beetle amongst her orange sisters. She's so black she's almost blue and I'm in love!



"Misfit" in sepia


I couldn't decide which one I liked better because the sepia gives the photo a more fall-ish feel and brings out her purpley-reds so the choice is yours!

The "Misfit" photos will be available next week in either Metallic or Matte finish in both 8.5X11 and 5x7.

Be sure to check the shop next week. =)

I'm off to go paint some moons!

Friday, October 9, 2009

I'm still here!

A quick update before I get down and dirty with the witchy craft this weekend....





Some of you may have noticed I'm currently a bit behind in my shop schedule I posted in the last post. The hubby had surgery last week and we thought it was going to be one of those routine things, in-out, wham-bam, done, but boy, were we wrong! After much pain (more than the usual) and an infection, he's finally functioning better and can help with the kiddies a bit while I craft away!

I'm sorry to say that the holiday and Twilight pillows are on hold for a little bit. I decided to change the font of the lettering so I've got to figure that out, but after I do they will be soooo cute!! They may not be here in time for Halloween but they will certainly be here for the holidays. YAY!




I'm going to work on all the pumpkin-y stuff this weekend and the items should be in the shop by early next week.

I'm also going to start the Halloween versions of my dolls so I want to leave myself and my readers with a little inspiration from the Michael.

TGIF!