Stuff 'n' Things

Choker by sillycut on Etsy!

I made a new Etsy Treasury you might want to check out; lots of great and unusual Hallowe'en things!

And I'm still waiting to see if a couple people will step up so I can do a giveaway of one of my hand-made jack-o'-lanterns.


'Cause I needs me some new followers, and bribery always seems to be the most effective means to that end! :o)


There will be some new creations in the shop this season, by the way. I'm currently working on a porcelain punch bowl with ten matching cups. If it turns out the way I'd like, it will be stunning!


Oh, and that blur in the upper right of that picture with the jacks? That's my female German Shepherd who get herself sprayed by a skunk last night. I am off to finish de-skunking everything I can get my hands on. Mr. ShellHawk keeps saying he can't smell anything. I keep thinking, "Please, stop rubbing it in!"


So much for my studio day I had planned! Now where's that carpet shampooer?

Considering...

A giveaway, perhaps, but not until the magic follower counter ticks over to 260. 


Free jack-o'-lantern, anyone? ;o)

Dead Classic

Image via Freaking News.

Deceased

Image via Junk Yard Finds. 1959 Cadillac Superior hearse. 


Oh, the stories she could tell...

Carved

Sorry for the bad cell phone pic, but you get the idea. The top shelf will be the Raku guys, after I do some touching up!

Pumpkins Progress

I've been sweating in my studio for a few days, trying to get prepared for the upcoming season. I can't help but feel like I'm just running too far behind to ever catch up the way I'd like, but what the hell! I'll keep on chugging, anyway.


These guys on the top two shelves are eventually going to be Raku jack-o'-lanterns. I'm hoping that in a couple of hours, they'll be firm enough to trim, and then carve. 


After they dry, I'll go over them again with a special file that takes off the little blebs and blobs that take away from the looks of the pumpkins. After they come out of the first firing, I'll figure out the colors. I know I'll do one or two pumpkins in a white crackle, and after that, we'll see where whim takes me!

The little guys on the very bottom are drying so they can be part of a chandelier I've been rehabbing. I still have all the original glass globes and the large shade for that one, so that when it's not Hallowe'en, you can just put the other shades back on if you want to. Can't wait to see how that turns out!


Well, back to the studio!

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Happy Anniversary to my supermodel husband! Eight years of wedded bliss, and still counting!
Love you, sweetheart!

Ape and the Time Line

Chris Aype has decided to revisit his "Antonio Bay" trip on my Facebook page.


Not a bad job for someone who was made without articulating fingers, actually...

Last-Minute Father's Day Gift? Shocktail Hour, Of Course!

What could be better on Father's Day than Shocktails with dad?


On Shocktail Hour this month, JT and Chris Review Piranha 3DD, Prometheus and Chernobyl Diaries featuring music from Vegas Rhythm Kings.


I just saw Prometheus last night. I won't tell you what I thought about it until I listen to Johnny Thunder's review, because I just couldn't take it if he thought my review was "crap-tacular!" :oD

Eternal Reign

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