Pumpkin Pete

Another Sculpey learning experience. Pumpkin Pete (named after my brother, tee-hee) After I made this I went looking for tutorials online about sculpting hands cause these just weren't what I was going for. But again I'm learning, and not too bad for my second attempt at sculpting a figure from scratch. 

I do like his face though, you know that expression "a face only a mother could love" well...LOL

He has a wool tunic tied with a wool sash.

A little pumpkin bauble on his hat.

His hands will hold a sign eventually, when I get it done that is.

Must be Halloween in May. Of course Halloween every day of the year sounds good to me. LOL

A Little Trickster

Say hello to my little friend! This is "Little Nikki" He was a fun little guy to make. I am very inexperienced with polymer clay, I've just never really had the motivation to use it before, but lately I've been getting ideas. So I'm playing a little, learning a little, and having lots of fun. Just like this little trickster.

I hope you are all having a great week!

Magic Hour! Mixed Media Collage Box

I showed a picture of my grandma and her sister wearing witch Halloween costumes recently and now I've done something with it. I made this little shadow box theater.

I added an antique spool as a stand for the altered vintage sewing table drawer.

I added Prima butterflies as wings and Prima flowers.

It looks so much better in person all the glitter just sparkles and you can appreciate the depth much better.

Two little witches - My grandma & her sister

I have been entrusted with all of our family photos and while looking through them I found an old album that belonged to my grandma. When I saw this little picture my heart melted. That little cutie on the left is my grandma Mary Virginia and one of her sisters in on the right. The photo was actually only approx 2"x2" and the entire left side and all the grass at the bottom was missing. I had a little Photoshop session to restore it to this full picture.

Normally when I find old pictures at flea markets I will share them with others freely but this one is all mine. 

I'm planning some neat mixed media Halloween artwork with it.

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Thanks!

Finally finished a Halloween project!

I'm so glad to have finally finished a Halloween project. I've been so distracted with my other blog and projects that I haven't gotten to finish one in a while. 

I found the old leather pouch at a flea market for 50 cents and just knew I could come up with some use for it, the same day I found several antique cabinet cards in small sizes for a dollar each. I think I like how well it turned out.

Halloween Clown Polymer Clay Piece

 

I was snowed in this weekend and was working on several things. Some mixed media artwork which I shared on my other blog. And I was making some polymer clay molds and casting pieces, after that I had a little bit of conditioned clay left over and made of this tiny little man, I think I'll add a crepe paper ruffle around his neck to finish him off. I'll be working on more Halloween things soon.

An awesome Unicorn Skull

A good friend from work made this Unicorn Skull and gave it to me today. I thought it was really cool and just had to share it with you.

Handmade by Eric Linn

Printable Potion Bottle Labels AWESOME!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemanor/

Love Manor on Flickr has some amazing bottle labels that are sufficiently "CREEPY"

 This one is just a sample of one of their labels.

Also check out their blog

http://lovemanor.com/blog/

It's really cool too!

Me-Ow Song 1911 Antique Sheet Music with Cat Image

I got excited when I found this antique sheet music at a local used book store. I just LOVE the cat image on the front!

Creepy Pixie - Master Mischievous

I found an old desktop skeleton under a plastic dome, very cheap and cheesy looking and picked it up for a song knowing that I could think up something for it. (I am incapable of passing up a skeleton)

This is the finished "altered curiosity" dome.

A close up of my captured creepy Pixie (notice the two larger fangs, yikes!)

And coming up are a few pics of the process...

Isn't he sweet! He is named Master Mischeivous.

Trick or Treat - a little Halloween Carnival fun!

Here is a little guy I came up with while playing with modeling paste. He was originally an artist trading card but I though he needed a little more atmosphere so I add layers and stitching.

 

Alice in Wonderland Altered Book - OR a little altered goodness from The Graphics Fairy!

Here is the start of an altered book I'm working on to submit to the Stampington and Co. call for art themed Alice In Wonderland. My first two pages show graphics graciously posted on http://www.graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/ I love all the images she finds and posts for others to use freely in their artwork. To color the pages I used Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and Glimmer Screens.