Mr. Chicken Live!

Click on the pic to see Mr. Chicken's Madame Leota in action

The planning for my Madame Leota prop is ongoing. Mr. Chicken and I have been furiously emailing back and forth, tossing ideas around like they were water balloons! We've consulted with a couple of our CalHaunts NorCal folks to bounce ideas off of them. I found a Gemmy Spirit Ball on eBay, and did smite mine enemy in the last 10 seconds of bidding, thus winning the prize for the haunt! (There was a happy dance, too!)

If you're interested in watching, tune in to ShellHawk's Nest Live BlogTV channel this Sunday, the 14th, at 1:00 PM Pacific Time. Since we'll be building, we won't be doing a whole lot of chatting unless I can get a volunteer to type while we work.

I seriously cannot wait! Mr. Chicken is such a rock star in the haunt world! If you haven't seen his effects, check out his Puttin' on the Ritz setup he did for his haunt on YouTube, straight out of Young Frankenstein. The guy really knows his stuff!

Did I mention I can't wait?

Eternal Rest+Kiss=Funeral Urn?

Honestly, what says, "classy eternal rest" like your very own Kiss Funeral Urn?


Story here.

And the Winners of the Sweet-Hot Giveaway Are...

Amber Allen, The Captain, and Morbid Mariah! Please send your full names and shipping info to me at shellhawksnest at yah oo dawt com so I can get the pretties shipped out to you asap!

Congratulations to you both, and thanks to everyone who entered!

Lol Dog

My first LOLdog. Yes, it's a bit lame until you notice the "baby toy" on his leg. (It's probably lame even then.)


Contest winners to be announced later today! Stay tuned!

Hallowe'en Guest Bloggers, 2011 Edition

Last October, I took a page out of the book, "October Dreams," and invited some fellow Hallowe'en enthusiasts to share their favorite Hallowe'en memories in a guest post. (Click on the above picture for the collection.)


Since it was so successful, and such a blast, I again decided to invite some guest bloggers to share their favorite-------


I'm not telling you. You'll have to tune in in October. I will tell you, though, that Hallowe'en greats such as Johnny Thunder, Mr. Macabre, and Pam Morris of Labyrinth Creations have accepted this year's invitation to my haunted parlor for the annual long-distance Hallowe'en Bash! I'm really excited to see what everyone comes up with for this year's theme.


Those of you who received an invitation (and you know who you are!) and haven't responded, please send me a yea or nay so I know how to plan my October. (As always, if you can't participate, I'll still respect you in the morning!)


Since I will once again be joining the Countdown to Halloween, that means that there will be thirty-one days of Hallowe'en juiciness here, starting on October 1st.


In other news, the Sweet-Hot Giveaway ends tomorrow, so be sure to hit this post and enter while there's still time!


Ohhhh! I just am so in the Hallowe'en mood!

It's Up! The Charmed Pot on Imagineering's Scar Stuff

The latest episode of Hauntcast is up and running, boils and ghouls, featuring Eric Lowther of Haunted Overload! 


This episode of the Charmed Pot takes you back to the old days of Scar Stuff, Evil Teeth and the Imagineering makeup company's contribution to our childhoods. I found this video in the process of scouring the internet for all things related to the Imagineering makeup company, and I thought you guys might like this as a follow-up. It does bring back memories, and there are some very cool little tidbits of information about the company you may not have been aware of!


Imagineering! from David Hansen-Sturm on Vimeo.

Jack for a Friend

My buddy Dean requested a Jack Skelington jack-o'-lantern for his daughter, who is a big fan of Nightmare Before Christmas. I finally got this one done--making enclosed forms is harder than one would imagine--and now he's drying and will hopefully go into the kiln shortly. I really hope his little one likes him!

Hopefully, I won't get a nasty letter from Disney's attorneys over this.


P.S. WOOO-HOOO! for my 1000th post! (And you're still reading this? Wow.)

Black Cats and Jack-o'-Lanterns

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Madame Leota, Mr. Chicken, and ShellHawk, All in One Room on BlogTV

I've mentioned recently that Mr. Chicken was gracious enough to agree to help me with my Madame Leota effect that I planned for this year for my haunt. I emailed him yesterday to ask if he would be interested in making it a BlogTV event, and he thought it would be fun! (Hooray for all of us!)


So on Sunday, August 14th, we'll be doing a live make and take from Mr. Chicken's mad laboratory on the ShellHawk's Nest Live Channel on BlogTV. I'll announce the time once he and I touch base and nail that down, which should be fairly soon. I can't tell you how excited I am about this!


In other news, remember to enter the Sweet-Hot Giveaway I'm doing right now! There're hot sauce and yummy-smelling perfume oils to be won!

New at ShellHawk's Creations

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More will be going in this week, and there's free U.S. shipping.