Countdown to Halloween: Eerie Skull Wine Glass Candle

Vicki O'Dell has truly come up with a winner here! She has also given me a great idea as to what on earth to do with the glass etching medium I have had sitting around for ages. I would love to make a set of these to actually use as wine glasses and enjoy the creeped-out looks of my guests. Muahahahaha!

Eteched Wine Glass with Gel Candle

A Belated Birthday Card

I thought my friend/former boss Liz's birthday was the 26th and of course it was the 16th. Oops. I decided to go ahead and make a birthday card for her anyway.

I covered the card in pretty paper and then I got out my rubber stamps. I have been dying to use this mouse birthday stamp on a card for her for ages!

I had planned to use my new stamp markers from Hobby Lobby--an amazing buy at only $2.99--to colour the little mouse and his cupcake.

Sadly, only a few of the colours worked, proving that you get what you pay for, if that. Buyer beware! So I ended up using a regular old acid-free dye ink pad instead.

I think it turned out cute, non? But of course I just had to use a few more stamps--they're so much fun. So I added a "made by" stamped rectangle to the back.

And because I was completely stamp-happy by now I decided to decorate the envelope with one too! The last two stamps were from the dollar bins at Michaels, by the way, proving that sometimes there is surprising value for money. Yes, I'm glaring at you, Hobby Lobby!

I think Liz will like it, even if it is late. Now all I have to do is take it to her tomorrow :) And see if I can get the ink off of my fingers...

Countdown to Halloween: Decor Inspired by Macbeth

It is no secret that I love Shakespeare, and everyone who knows me well will probably be able to tell you that it is one of my great ambitions to someday play the role of Lady Macbeth (reading the part aloud in high school English class does NOT count!). In fact, Macbeth is my favourite of Shakespeare's plays, and I have probably read it more times than any of the others. So of course when I stumbled across this tutorial from The Country Chic Cottage, I had to pass it on.

Macbeth Halloween Decor

How could you do better for Halloween than to decorate with the famous spell from the opening? "Double double toil and trouble, Fire burn and cauldron bubble!" Okay, if I can't be Lady Macbeth, I guess I might settle for one of the witches.

Nerdy Quote of the Week

“People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From within.”
— Ursula K. Le Guin

Ooh, I love this one! It actually was the quote of the day at Goodreads and I thought it was perfect to share here. What do you think? Is this one true or not?

Countdown to Halloween: A Ghoul's Best Friend

Because I love Halloween so much, I decided to do a Halloween blog post for every day of October. However, my love of spookiness will not end on November first! Luckily, I have just discovered an interesting blog to follow: Sweet and Twisted Thoughts of Sara, A Ghoul's Best Friend.

A Ghoul's Best Friend

Sara interviews artists who like to keep things creepy year-round, and features movie reviews for horror movies (nope, I probably won't be watching any of them! I may love Halloween but I am very squeamish when fake gore is involved!) as well as a link to her Etsy shop. Right now I'm getting a kick out of her interview with an artist who makes zombie cake toppers, and I'm not even into zombies!