Skull Crayons!

How do I make these you ask? I take nasty bits of broken black and grey crayons and force them into molds with the severed pieces of brighter and once happier crayons. I then climb to the tower  ….. why, yes I do have a tower on my lovely home… how silly of you to ask….  Where was I, oh yes…. I climb to the top of my tower, on a dark and stormy night and wait for a bolt of lightning to strike and fuse them  …. into …. into  (cue the organ music)…. Skull Crayons!!!! bwahahahahaha …. (…altho’ they do look a little zombiesh to me).

These are perfect for Halloween treats especially if you don’t want kids wired on sugar.   This is a set of 8 crayon skulls made from only 100% Crayola crayons (so I know they’re safe for kids to use). They are all different and the colors within the black and grey will vary. The size of each skull is approximately 1.25 inches by 1 inch by about 3/8 of inch deep.  I can package them as one unit or individually clearly marked as crayons  so no one is tempted to pop it in their mouths – altho’ they are non-toxic, nasty tasting, but non-toxic – don’t ask how I know they’re nasty-tasting…. just take my word for it.

Click here or on the skulls to go buy some!

Bellatrix’s Bag, Man

Bellatrix wasn’t completely evil. She just fell in with a bad crowd and in love with the ultimate bad boy. Her purse here is dark but whimsical. The outside is a sheer smiling skull pattern and it is lined in black panne and trimmed with feathers and stringy yarn (excellent for making an entrance or exit – the feathers will fly). A silver skull button provides closure. I’m sure this purse would have caught the eye of He Who Must Not Be Named – after all its a well known fact that he had excellent fashion taste.  Come to think of it, all the Deatheaters and pseudo-Deatheaters had great taste in clothes – I mean come on, Lucius Malfoy was impeccably dressed right down to the cane and Snape and his buttons and cape twirling and…. oh sorry, went off on a tangent again.  Back to the matter at hand.

The purse measures 8.5 by 10 inches (approximately) with a 28 inch (14 inch from shoulder to bag) strap.  The bag is available HERE and its on sale!  Only $10.00 for now – with the way the economy is going – who knows how much more it will be next week.  It would also make a wonderful Halloween accessory even if you’re not dressing up like Bellatrix.

Just in time for the Halloween Ball!

Minerva’s Evening Bag

Yes, Minerva did go out every so often and this is what she carried tied to the belt of her gown – one has to have one’s hands free for broom flying and wand waving and what-not.
This Harry Potter inspired bag is a delicate envelope style pouch suitable for carrying a few essentials when out for the evening (especially suitable for a Halloween evening out). It can be worn over the shoulder, wrapped around your wrist or tied to the belt of your gown. It is made from a velvety red burgundy colored fabric with gold thread trims (the Gryffindor house colors). The inside is lined with a sheer burgundy fabric. The bag measures 6 1/2 inches by 7 1/2 inches.

Its on sale for only $8.00! plus only $1.00 shipping.  Just in time for that Halloween ball.  See it at my Etsy store – just click on the picture – its a portkey.

What is it?

a.  My reaction to John McCain’s RNC speech.

b.  The soul of Sarah Palin.

c.  A zombie computer mouse

d.  Shameless self promotion

The answer is c. and d.  You’ve heard of a zombie computer, well this is a zombie computer mouse.  Finding myself in a Halloween mood, I decided to carve a jack-o-mouse (from a computer mouse) when to my terror this appeared! The Zombie Mouse just kind of took over and I was compelled to do his bidding.  Frankly this thing frightens me – I don’t really like mindless, scary things (hence my aversion to the McCain/Palin ticket).  The Zombie Mouse was carved from a standard deceased computer mouse, had his insides removed and stuffed with black lace, glued back together, hand painted, sealed and placed on a black ribbon for ease of hanging. He does have that one pointy tooth so be careful – you know how zombies are… click on the zombie to get to my store.