New Haunted Mansion Inspired Clock
I just listed a new Haunted Mansion inspired Bat Wing Clock in our Etsy store. It is the second in this series. The clock face is adorned with the Hat Box Ghost. The top of the clock is a cemetery scene with a crypt, tombstones and the Hitchhiking Ghosts looking to follow someone home. If you are interested, check out the listing in our Etsy store. I started working on some new ornaments and...
Read MoreNew Vintage Halloween Inspired Bat Wing Clock
Here is one of the Bat Wing Clocks I have been working on. I completed it this weekend and it is listed now in our Etsy Store. This one is painted with a vintage Halloween theme. The front is a colony of bats flying about and the clock face has a crescent moon with an owl perched upon it. The top is painted with a Haunted House, tombstones, bats and spooky trees with some friends hanging about. There are lots of details on this clock....
Read MoreHearty Hungarian Goulash
Okay who isn’t tired of this arctic freeze already?! I know I am. I’ve been dreaming of gardening and doing yard work and that is how I know that winter has taken its tole on me. Seriously, ask me in July about how much I “love” to mow the grass. 😉 Being stuck in the house trying to keep warm I always want hearty food. My dad brought this recipe home from work while I was growing up. His buddy at work had it for...
Read MoreHalloween Ornaments
It is the dead of winter. It has been quite a cold and snowy weekend around here. I have plenty to keep me busy. I am in the middle of painting two clocks and got a little weary of painting them. I wanted something quick and fun to paint so I made these two ornaments. Nothing screams January cabin fever like painting Halloween ornaments, huh? Anyway, the first one has a couple skulls...
Read MoreHarlequin Hand Painted Wine Glasses
I know I am kind of late with this – Happy New Year! It was a long holiday season. Brandon was on vacation the week of Christmas and Dane had 2 weeks off from school. Dane was supposed to go back today but thanks to the lovely below zero weather his vacation got lengthened and he now won’t be going back until Wednesday. We had a very nice Christmas and had a nice couple weeks. Christmas was...
Read MoreHarlequin Hand Painted Ornaments
I have painted some ornaments and have a couple extras and am putting them on Etsy. My sister-in-law has her home decorated with a Harlequin pattern and she had been looking for Christmas bulbs for her tree. She was not having any luck and I told her that I would give it a whirl and painted some for her. The first two pictures are of the glass ornaments I painted. They are 2 1/2 inch round. I...
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