This year I added a few photos for Dracula to gaze upon when he has time to "think"...
An old photo of the Counts childhood home and his very first formal portrait as a child keeps Dracula's mind from "concentrating too much". To add humor while he labors, he reminisces about his friend from Sesame Street, New York.
Alongside of his many prescriptions, the Count likes to recall the days when a tan was in fashion...
Dracula's Throne awaits the next occupant.
Check Out a book in Edgar Allan Poe's Library. Perched on the desk, the Raven watches over Edgar's unfinished manuscript. (The pen seems to move itself in desperation to finish...)
Edgar keeps a bust of his infamous comrade Vincent Price. Alongside of this likeness sets a penned photo that reads "For my good friend Edgar. Warmest Regards, Vincent"
And the light from the flickering candle illuminates the room with an eery gloom of despair...
Welcome to the Bate's Motel! Yes, I am a conservative glamma who loves a little gore... I googled the movie Psycho images and found this sign. I printed it onto glossy photo paper and painted over the letters with a gel gloss to make the letters stand out.
I bought the shower curtain and rug at Savers. I put red gloss acrylic onto my hands and feet to make the scary bloody effect. It ended out a little gruesome so I needed to add some "fun" elements to the room...
Hence, "Norman's Photo Collection". I aged and dirtied up the photos and taped them onto the mirrors in a hap-hazard way in which Norman would have placed them. Then my mind started really going and I thought I'd add the movie "Mommie Dearest" into the story/crime scene. I thought that Norman could have an Aunt Joan and Cousin Christina. Oh, and of course Uncle Alfred!
I then googled "vintage travel ads" so that Norman could spruce up the place.
It's hard to keep the establishment clean and Norman's mess got on the soap dish...
and on the towels...
and what hotel would be complete with out travel soaps and a souvenir shop.
There is a real company that sells Bate's Motel towels. Click here if you are interested.
So THANK YOU KURT for your wonderful site and like Scott, your generosity in sharing your ideas and skills. Click on Kurt's LOGO below to visit his AMAZING website.
Scott is a master artist in design and in creating creatures and things made out of papermache. He is generous in sharing techniques and what products to use. So I saw his skull with a candle on top and wanted to make one for "Edgar Allen Poe's Library" (a Halloween story that I will share with you soon.) Anyway, I took a cheap plastic skull that I already had and attached a glass votive to the top with E6000 glue.
I taped the glass on to secure it so that it would not slip off in the process.
I then dripped hot glue all around the glass starting at the bottom and working up. This took a few hours as the glue needed to cool between the layers to create a look of a candle that has been burning a long time. In the photo above is the picture of Scott's skull. (He made his skull and candle. Isn't it awesome?!!)
After I was done with the hot glue, I antiqued the skull and candle first with brown then some dark grey. When the antiquing was dry, I dry brushed the skull and candle with ivory and a little white to bring out the details.
I included a blank head just in case there are some artists who don't like to follow a pattern.
You only have to copy each page once EXCEPT the bones below need to be printed twice since two bones are needed for each arm and each leg. (cardstock works best)
These skeletons could use some clothes.
The skeletons can be taped on the wall, or you could attach some sticky magnets on the back for your refrigerator. 
First I needed some tiny gravestones. So I recycled some $1 store ones and made a few new ones.
I googled "mouse silhouette images" and found not only mice, but other animals as well. I changed the contrast and printed a few to the size that I needed onto card stock. Then I cut them out.
I then used my glue gun to adhere the paper and added some detail with the glue. I let that all dry and painted the whole surface in gray. I then added some detail with white using a fine brush. After I let that dry. I "dry brushed" the surface to add more detail and create a weathered look.
The story? This mean cat has eaten two birds, three mice and a goldfish. Naughty kitty...but look.. there are two bold mice hiding behind one of the gravestones. CREEPY! My glamchildren think the whole thing is weird and wonderful at the same time. And that is probably how they will remember me... Weird and Wonderful (and if they are kind, Fabulous!)
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