HalloWeenie Beach Party !

 

ominous beach scene

Welcome to my HalloWeenie beach party

or

Jackooooo got lost

or

Who the bats am I kidding ?

When we just arrived at the beach....

I love Halloween, I love everything about it, the colours, the decorations, the fun stuff, the creepy stuff....... I didn't grow up in a HalloWeenie kinda country though, but still it was Northern Hemisphere and fall and all and the feeling was right. Now I have been here on the Southern half of the globe for quite some time now and eventhough I dress up the kids and we go trick or treating with some friends and some people actually do celebrate Halloween, it's soooo different in summer weather.

So this year already, I had a hard time getting into the groove so to speak, also I had (have) a little artistic block feeling and I started to make some guardian Angels and I love the Angels at the moment, so who am I really kiddin' here ? Trying to make myself go all Halloweenie this year doesn't feel "on the menu" Today I went to the beach to try and find more nice driftwood for my Angels, I did take little Jackooooo with me though and set him down in the dunes......He didn't look too happy, so I built him a haunted cave structure

 

.......still not too pleased. I went looking for some friends for him....and I did find some beaut bones and potential creeps among the driftwood

Before we got to know them.....

 just lookie here: I think he enjoyed that last little bit of the party the best...... I contemplated leaving him behind as a sort of abandoned art project, but his face just yelled out at me ! There's always next year !! Keep me, we'll make some great celebrations then ! So ok he went home with me again and I will add him to the other orange decorations in the house ;)

Happy Halloween y'all !!!!

 

see them creeps I found ?

Of course we have to guide you to the other party makers in this amazing Halloween 2012 Party scheme

Do pay them a visit as well, there's a whole list,  just follow the link here

- be careful not to get too dizzy ;) -

and thanks so much Vanessa of "a Faciful Twist" for organising this event again


 

Come my sweets to my Mad Hatters Tea Party

My daaaarlings, well Hellooooo !

And welcome to my fabulous Feast

Do you want a cup of Tea, maybe two

Have you had a marshmallow pie at least

And perhaps a slice of that rainbow cake ?

The others are already waiting for you

The doormouse all dressed up, look

Even the Cheshire Cat will join us 

   - and oh-

Remember to sign the visitors book !

and go visit the other parties too now !

* Thanks to Vanessa of a Fanciful Twist for organising another worldwide party *

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Oh and you guys just HAVE to visit this shoemaker too, he makes the most beautifullest Alice in Wonderland Boots ! oooh on my wishlist.......

Counting down...Party times !

It is counting down time.....
1 more sleep and the Mid Winter Christmas is here ! 

I will be sharing some pics and things here and there will be more on my other site , the Young at Art blog, where I post most of my studio related news. Also another 7 more sleeps after that it is Mad Hatters Tea party time again at A Fanciful Twist where Vanessa is hosting the fifth Tea Party ! Check it out, party will start on the 28th. So after having written these tempting words, I now have to run, 'cause I'm late, I'm late !!!

A Halloween Party with a twist - or - "The Witch and the Quest for Jack"

A Halloween Party with a twist 

or

"The Witch and the Quest for Jack"

 

One late Halloween's Eve the witch was at her stove busy stirring and brewing her creams and potions. Smoke was emitting form under the lids and steam was puffing all around her, she had tears in her eyes.

Her black cat BOO sat in the corner, 

She knew her witch was crying because she had found a rusty box that morning filled with photographs and postcards from her grand old granny MegsieMae. 

 She'd been looking for batwings, dragonskins and toadeyes. 

 

She'd read about a traditional celebration called "Ol' Hallows" or "Halloween" or something on one of the postcards. And there'd been photos of fields of pumpkins and toadstools and Jack-O-Lanterns (or whatever they're called) and Witches Gatherings! Oh she'd want to go to one of those....

Now you have to understand that this witch was all alone in her neck of the woods and no pumpkins grew this time of year, so she'd decided to brew this concoction to change her broom into a time traveling vehicle as described in one of Grannies recipes (flying broomsticks, ha, what would they be thinking of next ?) She'd go back in time to Gran's time and go to one of them gatherings, yeah.

The potion  was ready now and she conjured up the spell, but it backfired and next to the sweep appeared a dragon to her surprise? Ah well, ever the adapting witch she decided to ride the beast instead. So she gave him a spoonful of the other potion and took a sip herself and *Swish*~~~~ next minute she found herself in a cold dark damp swamp at the foot of a deserted castle, this must have been Gran's swamp ! There were pumpkins to be found 

 

and she quickly picked her Jack and set off to find the gathering of Witches to finally have a real Halloween herself !

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Thank you Vanessa for hosting this spooky feast 

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A Mad Tea Party - Alice in UnderWaterLand

You're late, You're late
Why did you make us wait ?

Come quick, come fast
We're gonna have a blast

Follow me, flick that tail down and up
The party is starting, they already poured you a cup...

The invitation was sent

through the recommendation of an arty friend
It all started with a blogpost
one of despair rather than art, like I do most
She saw my little Alice spiralling down and away

and told me about this Mad Tea party - play

A larger idea emerged, a joint venture...
but first a little more about this adventureMy Alice loved water and one day stared down the pond
she dreamily watched the fishes and felt a strong bond
One day she jumped in, 'cause the fish seemed to speak
A funny fish it was, it almost had a beak
Or like a rabbit, it had two big front snippers
and Alice herself ... suddenly grew flippersThe fish took her down to a field in the deep blue sea
there was a table full of cakes and cookies and cups of teaShe partied all afternoon and well into the night
The creatures in this world were quite a sight
She wanted to stay forever to get to know them all
so she wished upon a (sea-)star by late nightfall
Let's hope she'll have her wish come true
so we'll get more stories of Alice in the deep Blue
Mad Tea Party - a Fanciful Twist