Saturday, October 29, 2011

UNDER A HALLOWEEN MOON TEA PARTY...


Welcome to the most magical time of the year...the mysterious misty evening of All Hallows Eve when the veil grows thin and the spirits of those who have gone on before us feel close...thank you for visiting with me.  Please sit and enjoy the good company, listen to the soothing music at right while you pour down over all the artwork so lovingly created for this enchanting season of sweet magic...let me pour you a bewitching cuppa of the house brew.  Before you go, I must thank our wonderful hostess Anna at Frosted Petunias for arranging our broom parking once again this year!  Go visit all the good little witches and enjoy your tea with them on her blog link.

COME AND SEE ALL THE TREATS OF THE SEASON...

 Tee of Altered Papers sent this amazing Halloween Queen ATC to bewitch me!
 My Halloween mantle all dressed for the season...
 The oil painting with the charming witches and kitties were done by my friend Jill W. who lives in Kansas...land of good and bad witches!
 this charming little girl ATC reminded me of days gone by when Halloween was in it's glory day...
 these two beautiful Halloween ATC were traded from Mercedes S. and Connie K.  they delight me on my kitchen window sill each day!
 Coffee table treasures filled with all the wonderful swaps this month!
 The magical Halloween tin with my favorite redheaded witch (upper left) is from Kim S.  The beautiful fall flower confection is a matchbox from Nancy...she even spooked me with a spider on top!  The enchanting Gothic Arches tag book was a swap hosted by JoAnne at Vintage Dragonfly.  She kindly selected my tag for the cover above.  However, after seeing all the stunning tags the ladies made, I clearly have much more to learn about making a proper tag.  Meet the other wonderful Gothic ladies...below is JoAnne's!
 This Marie beauty is from Jen W.
 Sweet BOO girl from Cassie L.
 Mercedes S. wants to grow up and be a charming wee witch...
 Kim S. is reading POE to set the spooky mood!
 Wendy A. came looking very an angelic.
 This stunning mini book came from my talented partner Tee of Altered Papers.  She outdid herself with this confection...
 each delightful page is a treasure trove...
 filled with fun tags...
 sweet recipes...
 and secret pockets to discover things inside them...
  Thank you for coming to sit a spell...let me pour you a cuppa acorn tea as you pour down and see the artwork of the season...

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

BLACK MOUNTAIN RAIN...

AN ALTERED ANCIENT ANCESTOR...

I fell in love with this cabinet card and just had to spend more $'s than I usually do to buy it.  Her face is so sweet and those curly locks under that almost perfect hat...almost...OK there...now it is pointy...just in time for Halloween!

A FRIGHTFUL SIGHT!!!

POETRY OF LEAVES...

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

A BEWITCHING HALLOWEEN TIN FROM MY PARTNER KIM SMITH

This stunning altered tin came to me from my partner Kim.  It is so beautiful with my favorite witchy woman and her black cat!  The patina is wonderfully shabby and old looking...how ever did you do that Kim...thank you for the treasure!!

HALLOWEEN TIN FOR MY PARTNER KIM

I sent this beaded tin to my partner Kim in Vintage Dragonfly's altered Halloween Tin Swap!