Great movie and Bad Art

Last weekend I took a break from all the cotton spinning and Ben and I joined some friends to see "Where the Wild Things Are". It was a great movie and a fun night! The Somerville Theater was decked out in cobwebs and other Halloweeny things.

It was a wet, but warm night...my favorite. Perfect for being out and about.

The characters in the movie were wonderful and really looked like real life versions of the book! My favorite part? The giant dog they saw walking in the desert.

After the movie we ventured down to the Bad Art Museum they had in their basement. It was rather entertaining and some of the "bad art" was actually quite good...like this crazy clown! Very well rendered but certainly a little scary.
The frame on this one was really interesting.

Some tedious pointellism. Silly to think that someone did this much work to paint a man in his tighty whities.
A sweet portrait.
This one was certainly poorly rendered and I'm not quite sure what's going on here...any ideas?

This was a fabulous night out in New England...however, I am currently in the great state of Texas and will be travelling with my dad and sister out through the Southwest, looping around back to through Southern Utah, making a stop in Denver to visit a friend before continuing on to Nebraska for Silver Bella. After that we're making a B-line for New York State. I'll leave my dad and sister at home and take a bus back to Boston. Phew! I'll be back in town and back to my normal routine around November 18th. I've drafted several blog posts before I left that I will be posting every few days...so check back in! As for now...I'm hoping to spot a horny toad and catch a tumbleweed (which I actually already did just today!) :)

Halloweeny Snapshots...

The house is all decked out! I snapped a bunch of photos the other day to share with you. This photo above is the living room...I've been collecting vintage plastic jack-o-lanterns and piled them on top of Grandma's cabinet.

Standard hallway garlands.

Ahhh!!! They're getting out!!

Ben's mask from the masquerade party last year now keeps the lampshade shrouded in secrecy. The orchid used to be white but when the blossoms dropped off I replaced them with creepy black blooms.

Crazy gourd man sports a new hat! Or should I say old hat...it's from the 30's and has glittered witches on it! The old honeycomb spider is new too...love him!

I made this guy a while ago after seeing his vintage counterpart on the cover of country living magazine.

Vintage garland a cutie made by Janie adorn one mirror...

...while old festooning and a witch made by Janie adorns another mirror!

I replaced a few of the photos in the bathroom with some more festive ones.

My mom's representation of my little sister in pumpkin form.

More vintage goodness! That devil head was the first piece in my collection...I don't think he's super super old...but he sure is fantastic!

And of course I put up my crepe paper Halloween tree! I have tons of new ornaments to adorn it from Heather's black and white Halloween ornament swap!

I also found these fabulous old black cat pieces at two separate garages in the same day. They really add to the festive feel...but I was told that I couldn't put them in the dishwasher...umpf!

All of these girls did an amazing job!! I just love all of the work and detail that went into each piece!

LOVE this victorian shoe!!

They just make me so giddy!!! I was a kid in a candy store when I was unwrapping each one...which reminds me...the packaging of each piece was almost as good as the ornament itself! Thank you so much girls!!

And lastly Mr. Scary Bear (who stays out all year to great visitors at the front door), says "Happy Halloween!" :-)

Work Surface...

I have many different work surfaces throughout the house. One of them is on the couch. I spend most evenings watching (or more like listening) to any variety of television programs while spinning cotton. I cuddle up with my chenille blanket under the lamp light...it's a nice way to wind down the day. Especially when Magic offers herself up as a work surface as she often does. So cute...

And the winner is....

This good witch is flying off to her new home! Congratulations Maureen from A Rose Without a Thorn! The random number generator chose #1! I guess the early bird got the worm this time! :)

Thank you so much to everyone who entered and left a comment. I loved reading your fabulous Halloween stories! Almost all about trick or treating! I just trick or treating too of course.

My own favorite Halloween memories were actually when I was an older teenager and was too old to trick or treat. My little sister would come home with a nice stash and I would help her sort through it. We would sort the candy by type. Chocolate bars, lollipops, smarties, tootsie rolls, etc. She would pick out her favorites. Then I would pick out my favorites. And we would give the rest to our older brother Dan...usually the peanut butter toffee, the non-lemon flavored dum dums, and those yucky strawberry hard candies...ew. I would covet the fruit flavored tootsie rolls. Even though my sister liked them too...she was generous enough to part with most of them! This year we'll be in Texas for Halloween with no little kids around to help sort their candy. Sigh...

Getting Ready for Silver Bella!

I've been busy with preparations for Silver Bella....only a few weeks away. I can't wait! :)

Halloween Giveaway!

It's giveaway time! Leave a comment (I'd love to hear about your favorite Halloween childhood memory) on this post and you'll be entered to win Mrs. Halloween Fairy Witch. She's the good housekeeping witch of Halloween and only casts spells to help you with cooking, cleaning and making sure the kids behave! She's about 6" tall (one of my larger pieces) and she hangs from a long ribbon and looks like she's flying! And she just might be flying into your home! I'll pick a winner next Tuesday night (Oct. 20th).

Flourishing Fungi

Well I guess I have a thing for fabulous fungi... I just had to show you these HUGE mushrooms that I spotted growing on the side of a hill at our farm. From a distance I thought they were birds...but as we approached they didn't fly away. They were probably about 10" high and I just couldn't help but share them with you! ;)

Stay tuned...I'll be doing a Halloween giveaway this week!