Fabric Flower Pins

Last Friday my good friend Marilyn had a few of us over to lunch and do some hand sewing while we caught up. All the other gals are wiz's at quilting (in fact a few of them teach at The Quilted Apple in Phoenix) Anyway, I haven't caught on, so I made these fabric flower pins. I wore the black one to church on Sunday. I LOVE the neutral colored one with the pearls. I also just LOVE it when I finish a craft on the same day that I start one!

Halloween Night

The Glamchildren are trying hard to be patient with all of our picture taking. Candy is waiting!!!

Our littlest glamchild: Piglet

a Leopard Cat, a Princess and Pooh...
a Witch,
Buzz LightYear,

Harry Potter,

a Lady Pirate,

a Mountain Man...

Albert Einstein and...

and a Scary Dead Rocker. Happy Halloween 2009!!!

Troop Beverly Kills! My Roller Derby Team...

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Halloween Party 2009

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Halloween Story #6 "Small Tales in the Cemetery"

Small Tales in the Cemetery starts with my perusing the Internet for Halloween decoration ideas. I found this idea using plastic pink flamingos, so then I found a site to buy them and lo and behold, they actually sell more colors than pink! I bought a pair of black ones and within a couple days they were in a box on my front porch. I painted the beaks and eyes black and proceeded to paint flamingo skeletons on each side. My family brought it to my attention that Gnomes, plastic squirrels and other plastic yard ornaments could be altered the same way! So that will be a story for next year.

Glamson Slade always likes to help me decorate and he willingly obliged by pouring red paint on the underside of a worn out black bird.

This small tale starts on one side of the entry way with a group of birds waiting to peck someone...and ends on the other side of the entry way with the vulture eating one of those birds. Yuck!
And the last small tale is one of imprisonment. This unlucky lady has been locked in her chair for centuries.

and the gate keeper holds the keys. He also has been waiting a very long time.
Happy Haunting!

Halloween Story #5 "Visit The Wicked Museum"

Take time to visit The Wicked Museum. The gallery has a collection of objects of the people from the great land of OZ. Notes of interest include The Wicked Witch of the West's personal belongings. Her broom is parked by a display that features a cherished baby photo, her black pointy hat given to her by her friend Galinda long before the terrible days. Also shown are her boots worn over the years. (I took a black and white photo of myself as a baby and tinted the skin green. The boots were my Great Great Grandmothers.)Elphaba's (known later as the Wicked Witch of the West) belongings were donated by The Historical Society of OZ.Below is an old childhood art project.
These small boots were worn by Elphaba when she was a very small child. (originally my Great Grandmothers. Isn't that fabulous that my Grandmother saved them?!)

A keepsake photo that Galinda gave Elphaba while at Chiz University.

Galinda (Glinda the Good Witch) belongings were donated by The Junior League of OZ.

Glalinda's party dress was bought by my daughter for a prom years ago. I'm glad she kept it.

fun stuff...

Halloween Story #4 "Powder Your Nose in Dracula's Bathroom"

Take a potty break and powder your nose in Dracula's bathroom. 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.