A Good Mail Day!

I love a good mail day. A day when I get something other than bills and junk mail, something like a box filled with fabulous goodies, and my very favorite magazine in the world! (checks are nice too) Yesterday was one of those days, here's why...

I got a fun filled box from Zan who writes the Wild at Heart Art blog!  I ordered Annie the lavender filled Voodoo Pin cushion from Zan, but Annie did not come alone!  Annie brought  Teddy Witch, another pin cushion, both came with poems and pin bouquets, so cute!  

And that's not all, my box smelled delicious when I opened it, because there was a little gift bag full of yummy smelling candle tarts!  I put them in the bathroom, and this morning my hubby said "The bathroom smells good, what did you do in there?"  Haha! (well, I didn't clean it if that's what he was wondering, lol)

And the other goodie in my mailbox...

 

Art Doll Quarterly, hurray!!!  I love to see which of my ADO team members made it in, and this month I saw some great puppets from Sheri DeBow inside! 

Halloween Magic Mushroom Tale

Just in time for Halloween,

A magic mushroom has appeared.

And on the mushroom can be seen

Fae and creatures strange, and weird!

What’s this? you ask...

an eye? some hair?

A little troll was under there!

Another troll? You guess out loud.

He caught a frog, he looks so proud!

 A nice big frog has hopped on in...

Oh wait, watch out, this frog eats MEN!

Something new has just stopped by...

What's he see? He looks surprised!

A creepy cat, a witch's brew?

Did someone evil cook this stew?

Evil? No, please have no fear...

These silly elves are the pranksters here.

And now too soon, you must move on, this party goes from night 'till dawn...

Vanessa Valencia at A Fanciful Twist hosts a ghoul, ghost, and goblin trist.

Early, late, or in between, so many blog parties wait to be seen! 

Now go have fun this party night, and when you return, 

I'll peek in

 

to say Goodnight!

Sneak Peek! Sneek Peek!

Ok, here's the deal. I made a monster for Zan's Incredible Monster Swap, but I'm not allowed to show him before the official MONSTER PARADE sometime around NOV 4th . I already sent him to his new home, so all I have are some pictures which are BEGGING to be seen. So here is my compromise. I will give a little sneak peek. No harm in a peek, right??? (sorry Zan!)

PCAGOE Challenge Winners

Thanks so much to all who voted in the October Polymer Clay Artisans Guild of Etsy challenge!

I was fortunate to get 2nd place in the challenge. That is an honor, considering all of the beautiful entries. Members were asked to interpret one of their favorite works of art or to take inspiration from the colors or style of their favorite artist.

The winners of the October challenge are:

First place goes to Studioschiek for her stunning "Lady In Waiting" framed polymer clay sculpture inspired by Gustav Klimt. This entry was the overwhelming favorite of the voters, garnering more than 50% of the total votes.



Second place goes to Spiritmama for her beautiful pendant, a faithful rendition of Edvard Munch's "The Scream".



Third place goes to NKDesigns for her beautiful Yellow Calla Lilies image transfer pendant and gemstone necklace, inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe's series of Calla Lily paintings.

Lucky Me!

I've had some fun lucky stuff happen the last couple of days!

First, I won a giveaway at Funky Chunks Handmade Soaps! They will be sending me a "three Chunk gift box of Funky Chunks soaps!"


The soaps are:

Spiced Wassail - A delectable scent combination of apples, oranges, ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon.

Prince Albert - An old fashioned blend of clove buds, cinnamon stick, crisp pine needles. Blended with sweet orange and rich smooth pipe tobacco.

Pumpkin Spice - A delicious blend of clove and nutmeg with pumpkin and sweet vanilla.

Yum!

Next, I have a sock monkey wedding cake topper featured on DZ Fantasy blog!

And I have a sock monkey birthday cake topper featured at Candy Dish Blog. What a treat!

Thank you to all of my benefactors, I am honored and feeling bubbly inside!

Passion Flower

Look what snuck into our yard, right over the neighbor's fence...

It's a Passion Flower. Isn't it just amazing? I've never seen a more beautiful and interesting flower. I'm so glad it decided to pay us a visit!

Mambo the Clown

Mambo the Clown Saw Something He Shouldn't Have Seen

What happened in the dark alley behind Gable the Magician's trailer last night?

Police want to know, but Mambo the Clown and his doll Rosie were the only witnesses, and they aren't talking...

I Made Mambo for the ADO Team Clown challenge. He will be here in my Etsy shop until he is relocated by the witness protection program.

PCAGOE Treasury

I want to show off this beautiful treasury done by Lynda aka SCDiva
which I am honored to be included in. I am a member of PCAGOE, which stands for polymer clay artists guild of Etsy. I know that's a mouthful, but in a nutshell it's all people who love to play with clay!

Etsy Finds: Keep it Weird

My Creepy Man Eating Frog sculpture was featured along with many other incredibly haunting finds in the Etsy Spotlight "Keep It Weird" today. Take a look at the crazy images at:

http://www.etsy.com/storque/spotlight/etsy-finds-keep-it-weird-5138/

Day of the Dead

I've been having lots of fun with Sugar Skulls! I'm preparing for Dia de los Muertos, and I've been filling my shop with products featuring my sugar skull ink drawing, and Ive even had requests from people who want to buy a sugar skull stamp. The stamps should be available soon.