Lovin' Those Pumpkinheads!

I don't know what it is about them but I've always been
attracted to images of people with pumpkinheads....
one of my all-time favorite Halloween themes.

So for the

Trio of Tombstones Swap

in the

Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group

I went a bit off the beaten path with these non-Marie,

non-French tombstones.

The tombstones are completely covered in mica flakes

and embellished with glittered webs and spiders.

I then created my own little

pumpkin headed bat girls

with their RIP pumpkins.

 

If you'd like to see what other

Halloweenphile bloggers are doing

to celebrate the season,

check out the top of my sidebar

for links to Halloween events.

My friend Kim

is hosting an especially interesting

and very creepy-cool

Halloween doll challenge

at

Tabitha Lenox.

 

This is a doll I won in Kim's giveaway

last Halloween.

And her amazing dolls have only gotten

creepier and cooler since!

 

The freebie images I have for you this week

are honoring, what else?

Pumpkinheads!!!

 

And my VERY favorite......

 

Thanks to Marfi at

Incipient Wings

for another wonderful

Haunted Humpday!

 

Pretty Little Witches

Happy Haunted Humpday!

My friend Kimberly hosts the best swaps at

ArtJoyStuff

and who can resist the theme

pretty little witches?

Well I certainly couldn't!

 

We're swapping atc's and

this sweet little witch was my first...

After playing with several images

I decided I liked this particular little witch

so much...

that I created a coven!

 

That adorable kitty image

is from one of my all-time fav

Halloween collage sheets from one

of my all-time fav etsy sellers,

Altered Artifacts.

 

Now, how about some skelly images for the Haunted Humpday freebies...

 

And please stop by and visit our lovely

Haunted Humpday Hostess

Marfi

at

Incipient Wings

for lots more

Halloween inspiration!

 

 

Happy Haunted Humpday!

First let me start with huge Halloween thanks

to my friend Marfi

of

Incipient Wings

for hosting this happy

Haunted Humpday event!

 

I plan on participating every Wednesday from now until Halloween

sharing my creations,

swaps

and

favorite Halloween images.

 

 I just finished making this witchy-themed

domino book.

 

 These are always fun to make

especially adding the detail.

 

I'm actually offering kits (supplies and tutorial) in my

 etsy shop

if you'd like to make your own.

 

In my flickr group I'm hosting our 3rd Annual Halloween Matchbox Swap.

If you visit the group search our photo pool

using "Halloween"

to see the amazing past creations.

Sign-up are open now.

 

I'm feeling a little wicked these days

so here's my first freebie image of the season

for you.

Happy Humpday!



Halloween Matchbox Swap

Always the biggest....

Always the best...

Hope you'll join in the frightfully fantastic fun!
Sign-ups are now open in
my flickr swap group
HERE.


Mermaids....Itty Bitty Style

Our current

Itty Bitty Book Club

collaborative is a shell shaped

mermaid themed book.

For the background I decoupaged torn pieces

of blue and green tissue paper.

The sequined net fabric provides a wonderful

undersea effect.

I also added little blue and green gems

and some fabulous glittered "seaweed'.

Tucked into each shell

is an articulated and removable mermaid paper doll.

Fun project!

Can't wait to see what the other 15 participants came up with!

Aren't They a Hoot?

These nearsighted little party animals

are my contributions to our

current collaborative in the

Itty Bitty Book Club...

the theme is owls,

what a fun book this will be!

French Envelopes

I always enjoy a collaborative swap...

each participant creating

a page

or tag

 or even an envelope,

that will become an integral part of the completed project.

In the

 Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group

we are swapping handmade envelope pages

that will be bound into a book.

We made our envelopes from Jolee's line

of beautiful French General papers.

Tucked inside my envies

are French General tags wrapped in seam binding.

I'm sure it will be one of those books

you just can't put down!

 



Corky Charlottes

In the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group

we are swapping

Corky Charlottes.

A corky Charlotte is a doll

whose body is a wine or champagne cork

and whose head is an antique

 German bisque doll head.

This is my doll for

Terri. 

 

And this is the beautiful little lady

I received from her.



 

Aren't they the sweetest?

These are so much fun to make

and I'm certain this won't

be my last!

 

Hope you're all having a

wonderful weekend!



Oh You Beautiful Doll! & A New Matchbox Swap!

My love affair with dolls goes way back.

I have fond memories of playing with my Barbie and Midge dolls

for hours on end.

 

Several years ago one of my favorite creative pastimes was

making paper dolls, most were sold on ebay.

 MerKitten

Man in the Moon ATC Doll

Catrina

 &

 Santa Cat

were just a few.

 

I also collect dolls of all kinds.

 Miniatures are always appealing,

 and musical dolls are an extension of my

music box addiction.

 Handmade artist dolls are particularly special as I am well aware

of the hours of love and skill put into creating

a one of kind keepsake.

 

I recently participated in my first mixed media doll swap.

We swapped dolls made from

vintage salt and pepper shakers and antique doll heads.

 These are my dolls

 and this is the beauty I received from my partner

 Amy.

 

I'm currently participating in a cork doll swap.

 This charming girl was created by our talented swap hostess

Melanie.

 

And there's nothing like an altered skelly doll

for Halloween!

This guy was swapped out last year.
 

I can't believe it took me this long to translate my

love of dolls

into a matchbox swap!!!

I hope you'll join me in celebrating

dolls of all kinds.

Sign-ups are open now

HERE.



Saturday Treasures

Last weekend was a very good weekend for estate and yard sales.

I though you might enjoy seeing a few

of my favorite picks.

 

I've always been enamored with

vintage vessels of all types

 and these two lovelies were a steal

at $1 each.

 

I had more altered dolls in mind when I came across

these gorgeous silver salt and pepper shakers

I don't know if the watch still works

but I don't plan on wearing it.

Disassembled it will provide several

ornate findings to use in mixed media pieces.

The seller requested 10 cents for it!

 

I collect many things

and one of my oldest and favorite collections is

music boxes.

 I don't believe this one is very old

but it's very pretty.

 

I have a few of this type already

and they're so fun.

They were used to hold ladies face powder.

 

An enjoyable Saturday

with such wonderful finds...

I'm off to a block sale this morning.

Wish me luck

&

happy hunting to you!

 



Yummm......Fairy Cakes!

My friend Tobi is teaching this fabulous

and sparkly class

at

Artful Gathering

and she's offering a chance to win it

at

The Pink Pixie Forest!

The Girls

The girls are actually altered salt and pepper shaker dolls

I made for a swap in our

Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group.

Their heads are from antique porcelain dolls who lost their bodies

a long, long time ago in Germany.

 I've given them crowns (the tall blonde has a fleur de lis crown!) and dressed them in some lovely vintage fabrics and adorned them with

assorted bits and baubles.

The girls will be traveling to their new homes tomorrow...

both of my swap partners happen to live in

Knoxville

so perhaps they'll get to visit

each other again.

Enjoy your Sunday!



Happy Mother's Day

Chirp, Chirp

Some funky bird atcs I'm making

 

for the Chirp, Chirp Swap

over at

Paper Traders.
Enjoy your Sunday!



April Showers Bring May Flowers

New swap announcement...

Oh what lovely creations these will be.

Sign-ups open now in my flickr group

HERE.

Wishing you all a happy weekend!