It's A Halloween Party!

Happy Halloween Lovelies!

 

 This is truly, the most amazing time of year!

The flowers have all but faded, and with that, there comes a spooky chill in the air, the changing of the season,  a cloud covered moon, the falling of the leaves, and the cold wild winds of change, are once again blowing ...
 

With this changing of the season, the new energy it brings with it, and the power of creativity in it's fullest form...

 

It's  Halloween!!!

 

 

We welcome you here on this night...

 

 

To share in the fun...

 

 

 

 

 

And visit with friends..

 

 

It's here in this place, that the fun never ends....

 

 

So grab up your costumes and lets take a tour...

 



 

This year I am especially grateful for having the privilege of sharing all my friends art throughout my Home for Halloween! It really makes this year special to me...

 



 

Magic Potion bottles filled with Pearls of Wisdom for the coming years..

 

 

The crows and owls are all dressed in their party hats and ready for this years Halloween celebration...

 

 

 

 

 

 

And our friends have joined us for this one night, from beyond the grave....

 

 

 

Our Beloved Lorraine...

 



 

She has been dying to receive her invitation to this years Halloween Celebration...

 

 

The Witches have all gathered together for this one special night, to conjure up some magic...

 

 

And share their gifts of the spirit world...

 

 

Magic Books of spells, and  positive futures await....

 

 

 

 

Welcome to Halloween...

 

 

 

A Bountiful Harvest and

 

Fortunes to be told...

 

 

A Magical night of wonder and mischief...

 

Black Cats and Magic...

 

 

 

A Night to be...

 

 

Whom ever you want to be....

 

To remember the past of a story foretold....

 



 

And Gaze in amazement of what's to be told...

 

 

A pumpkin of magic that twinkles and shines...

 

 

 

 

And Stars are strung neatly, stretched out in a line...

 

Is it a beautiful Maiden admiring her reflection..... or is is something else?

 

 

Come now, and join us, for some splendid confections....

 

 

Oh my look at all of these treats!

 

 

 

 

Maybe something crunchy and buttery sweet?

 

 

Or perhaps some hot cocoa and cones filled with treats?

 

 

The Cakes are delicious...

 

 And simply devine...

 

 

And apples with sprinkles, picked right from the vine...

 

 

 

It's really such magic, how the whole table twinkles...

 

 

 

 

Perhaps you would like something with Spirits instead...

 

 

A special blend, sure to be hair raising I'm certain....

 

 

 

Or Maybe a nice cup of Witches Tea is more your speed....

 

 

 Whatever your poison, we have just what you need...

 

 

Oh how we've celebrated this wondrous night... It's one to remember with it's frills and it's fright!

 

 

Happy Halloween!!!

 

 

 

Don't forget to leave your comments below for a chance to win these 3 fabulous cones made by me! They will be filled with special secret surprises!!!

You don't have to follow my blog to be a winner, but if you do... That's always fabulous too!

I will select the winner by a random generator and will announce the winner next Thursday On November 1st!!!

 

 

Best of Luck!!!

 

 

Here's the link to hop to the next PARTY!!!

 

 

 

Thanks to A Fanciful Twist for Hostessing this wonderful event.

 

Happy Haunting....

 

~ Susan Xo

 

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Love of Witches

Hello lovelies!

Where has this month gone? Here it is almost Halloween! In just 7 days!

I guess what they say is true: Time Flies When Your Having Fun!

 

I wanted to share some other fun swaps with you, before the Halloween season has flown by. As those of you who know me, you can probably tell I have a fascination with Witches. I just love everything about them!

 

This curiosity started in me when I was very young. I remember checking out library books from the wonderful and talented author, Ruth Chew, when I was in the 5th grade. She wrote all kinds of fun and exciting stories, and the magic within those pages must have stuck with me, even today I still love witches more than ever.

 

 

I have had so much fun this year doing art swaps, especially the Halloween swaps.

I have several pieces surrounding me, that were created from various talented artists, in my Halloween Decor this year. And that makes it even more special!

 

I was able to participate in a fabulous Tombstone swap with Retro Cafe Art. This little beauty was created for me by the talented Mary Jane Chadbourne.

 

 

Some ATC's from the Amazing Denise Phillips at birdnutsmixedmedia.blogspot.com/

 

And a Fabulous Witches Gothic Arches Book from several artists. I just love how Jo Anne put this book together for us from Vintage Dragonfly. It's truly special!

The cover is Linda's Page...

 

 

Jo Anne's Page...

 

 

Karla's Page...

 

 

Erica's Page...

 

 

Kimberly's Page...

 

Heya-Cupcake's Page...

 

 

 And an extra page I created to add at the back of the book...

I just Love it!! 

 

Here's a few pages I created and sent over to be swapped out...

 

 

 

 

 

I have created so many Witches this season, and 'Ya know what? I could still keep going! LOL!

 

 

I made this Altered Journal a few days ago, while I was still in the spirit of Halloween. I love the way it turned out!

 

 

I added tons of texture and organic elements for effect...

 

And attached a metal Raven's Head at the top that I purchased from Art Chix Studio's

Added stars, tons of sparkle, and a fancy Witchy Hat...



 

 

 



Added a latch, that came from our Old Popcorn Truck Penny... I love that it's chippy and rusty...

 



 

And finished it off with some metal letters with string attached at the top, and Scrabble Tiles.

Now it's ready to be filled with art and anything I want to add. I love that it has wide black paper pages! Lots of room for stuff.

 

Hope you enjoyed the photos of all the lovely Art, and I'll see you back here for the Halloween Party Blog Hop, hosted by A Fanciful Twist on October 27th!!!

 

Until then...

 

Happy Haunting!!!

 

~Susan Xo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

 

Halloween Matchbox Swap

Hello again lovelies!

Today I thought I would share some Halloween Loveliness with you, Recently I participated in a wonderful Matchbox Swap with JoAnne the owner of Vintage Dragonfly. Instructions were to create an altered Matchbox and Fill it with spookiness and treats. I had so much fun doing this swap, and wait til you see why!

Look at all this goodness! JoAnne certainly spoiled me! I just adore everything!

 

A Beautiful Witches Domino Book!

 

 

All kinds of treats and Spooky Goodness...

 

 

I love this altered bottle full of pearls and this Skelly...

 

Fun little Tarot Cats Domino's in an array of colors...

 

 

 

 

 A Matchbox filled with German Scrap Fortune Tellers and a Fortune Teller Fish! I had so much fun!

 

Bags of  Delicious Treasures...

 

 So much Goodness in one package! I feel so lucky to have had JoAnne for my Swap Partner, she is truly Amazing!

 

Here's a few shots of some of the treats I made for her Matchbox....

 

 

I used an image for the Witchy from my stash of old photos...

 

 

Added an Old Silver Handle for her Box...

 

 

 

 

 

 

She told me that she had a Halloween Tree this year, so I made some things with hangers so that she could add them to her tree if she wanted to. I added some metal details at the corners of this little witchy ornament, and details with her hat....

 

A few of the things I created for her...

 

And here is the little crow with a party hat I made for her, he has a clip so he can be attached to anything...

 

JoAnne snapped some wonderful shots of her goodies I sent her, if you would like to see you can hop over to her blog and take a looksie.

 

She does some wonderful work! Xo

 

Happy Haunting....

 

~Susan

 



 

 



 

 



 

 

 

Her Blog Post

Announcing the Carnival Prize Winner

Hello again lovelies!

 It's Monday the 15th of October, and that means it's time to announce the WINNER of the goodies, from my Carnival Party Blog Hop!!!

 

And the WINNER is: Silvia!!!! Congratulations Silvia, your name was randomly selected as the WINNER!!!

 

You can find Silvia's blog here:   http://sillyscrap.blogspot.com/

 

Silvia's blog is super cute with lots of fun Halloween Goodness and tons of cute Artsy projects, so show her some love and have a peek at her site.

 

Thank You so much everyone who came to visit the Carnival and left your lovely comments! I loved them all!

 

Still getting my Decorating finished up. I have added some new vintage findings, and tons of wickedly spooky  Halloween Art, from the  many talented Artists that I have had the privilege of doing tons of  fun swaps with this year, so excited to show you... photos COMING soon....

 

Have a Fabulous Week!!!

 

~Hugs,

Susan XO

And Then It Was Gone

Thank You all that brought your silver ticket and came to visit my wonderful Le Mysterieux Carnival hosted by Anna and Marfi from Frosted Petunias!

I tried my best to visit every one's Carnival, hope I didn't miss any of you:) It was so much fun!

For as quick as it came in the middle of the night, it magically disappeared into the fog from whence it came, onto another town perhaps, or maybe even another dimension....

I will be announcing the giveaway winner on Monday the 15th... so stay tuned for the details!!

Thank you to all those who have left comments, and for the new followers too:) I just absolutely love hearing from all of you!

Halloween is fast approaching... In just 3 short weeks! Can you believe it? My Favorite!

It's the one day of the year you can be anything you want to be... Stir up some mischief, or entertain a group of wildly dressed folks and serve up some wicked concoctions and dance the night away...

What are your plans for Halloween? Do you dress up the little ones and go Trick or Treating? Or do you dress up and hand out candy and treats to the little goblins that ring your bell?

Or maybe a spook show or Haunted House, and get terrified out of your mind?

Or maybe stay home, cozy and safe, light the candles and watch a marathon of all your favorite scary movies while munching on all your best treats?

 

What ever your plans, I am sure they will be thrilling! And I would love to hear about them below!

 

 

 

 

I know I will be dressing up for sure, you can most likely guess what my costume will be... a witch! I just got a fun new hat, that I am going to add to for extra wickedness.

 

And, we have a Birthday in the house too! Tonka is turning 6 this Friday the 12th. Our tradition is to dress this guy up every year and take a trip to the pumpkin patch! I'll be sure to share some photos too!

 

Also... Another Halloween Party!!! Super excited to be joining Vaneesa from A Fanciful Twist for her 2012 Halloween Blog Party on Saturday October 27th, so I hope you can attend virtually that is :) It's going to be a hoot!

 

 

 

Until next time....

 

Happy Hauntings to you.

 

Xo Susan