Haunted Design House

Wretched Wednesday - Get Lost!

2012-01-25T10:58:00.003-06:00

Okay, first things first.

We have two sets of Gruesome Twosome titles

to name today.

First up are the GTs for the

Metal Mania challenge.

Congratulations to

Dawn

and

Lisa

Fabulously metallic projects ladies.

Which brings us to the highly coveted,

Stampotique sponsored, Chic Freak challenge GTs.

Willy

and

Evil Edna

and finally, the winner of the $30 gift certificate,

Susan

Please contact Barb (email addy is in the sidebar)

to claim your prize.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Please grab your badge and display it with

deviant pride!!

A huge thank you to everyone that played in the recent

challenges! So much eye candy to salivate over!

And finally, I have my Get Lost! project

for this week's Macabre Monday challenge.

As soon as I saw this Voodoo Lady image

from Kraftin' Kimmie,

I knew she would be mine. Yes, she would be mine...

I took an Old World map I found on Google

and chopped it in half and distressed it.

I used both halves to layer behind my main image.

I also made my own background paper with an

ancient clear stamp of a compass and some

Sepia Versamark, some clear embossing powder,

and some Stickles.

And then for my big "step out of my comfort zone",

I colored with watercolor pencils on kraft paper.

It was fun and different to use the pencils. It seemed to

take longer, but the end result is pretty cool.

I need some more pencils, but I am not into the whole

Gammasol and baby oil blending (even more work!),

so it's cheapy Coloray or Col-erase pencils for me!

There is still plenty of time to enter

this week's Macabre Monday challenge!!!

Just do it!!

HDH117 - Get Lost!

2012-01-23T00:00:00.000-06:00

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Ok, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH117
"Get Lost"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that includes a map. Big or small, background or main focus... let's get lost in HDH-land!

Check out what the Macabre Minions have created for your viewing pleasure:

Sultana of the Sinister Lynx:

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

I'm intrigued already...

Our Devious Digital Demoness Susan

is still out with a few broken bones... send her a little healing vibe, would ya'?

Temptress of Terror Teri:

Imp of Insanity Ike:

Cadaverous Concoctor of Chaos Creepy Glowbugg:

will post on Wretched Wednesday, so tune in!

So, are you up for this challenge?! Time to get lost this week :)

HDH116 Chic Freaks - Macabre Mistress style...

2012-01-19T00:00:00.000-06:00

Can you believe I actually am playing along this week?!! I swear it's been for-FREAKIN-evah since I've had the chance to create something for this blog :) But there was no way I was gonna miss out on a week sponsored by Stampotique!

First off, I wanna show off my Stampotique collection. I have my Daniel Torrente blocks displayed so that I can see them from my desk:

JOY! I've also got a little cube stamp w/ four Torrente images, but you can't see it here. You may be asking yourself: "uh, Barb... I haven't seen you use all of these before... WTF?" Yes, it's true, dammit. The cube, fence, door & head background have yet to see ink :(

And here are my latest additions, courtesy of Stampotique (thanks SO much!)...

"Olivia" & "Glimmering Hope":

I tried to go all simple-dark-elegant-chic for Olivia...

Toner Grey & Red Copics on kraft cardstock, MME paper, my favorite trim by May Arts (red texture), a black rosette from JoAnn's, and a sentiment stamp from StampInsanity.

Now my favorite, Glimmering Hope...

I actually used Prismacolor pencils & mineral oil for this one!

I started with a little Picket Fence Distress Stain to lighten the area where I stamped. After drying it with the heat gun, I colored. More MME paper, some lover-ly black lace from Creepy Glowbugg (thanks, man!), and a few Michael's grey flowers round this one out.

LOVE HER! Kinda ethereal looking, eh? She looks waaaaaay better in person...

I am no photographer.

That's it for today! You still have until Sunday, 5pm central time, to play along for a gift certificate to Stampotique... you KNOW you want some of those Torrente images :) Be sure to check the challenge post HERE, and get your freak on!

So, what do you think?

Wretched Wednesday - Chic Freak

2012-01-18T00:47:00.001-06:00

It is Wretched Wednesday!!

Are you ready to get your freak on?!

Now I can remember the very first time I set

my eyes upon a Daniel Torrente image.

I can distinctly recall thinking happily, that someone had

finally tapped into the alternative, unique, not so cute,

slightly creepy, vein of rubber stamps.

Stampotique is still one of my very favorite

stamp companies to this day, with Daniel's

images at the top of my must have list.

This week's sponsor for Macabre Monday

is none other than

Stampotique Originals.

The challenge is

Chic Freaks.

I started off with the awesome and versatile Bat Like Wings stamp

and my favorite little bat buddy, Batboy.

I altered him a bit by chopping off his usual party hat

and adding those killer wings.

I used some die cuts and cool word art from Ginger's House.

Top it all off with some rhinestones, and voila!

He's chic and a freak!!

But I'm not done yet!

This is my new favorite image called simply,

3 Smiles.

I decided to do some clean and simple cards

using Distress inks to "color" the faces.

I went over the eyes and the smiles with VersaMark

and then clear embossed to keep them white.

Then I used TH Distress Inks in various colors and some

sponge daubers to blend the colors together.

I left them blank until I need them for a specific reason

or occassion. It's good to have blank cards on hand.

I had a blast (as usual) creating with the awesome stamps

from Stampotique.

Rise to this week's Macabre Monday challenge

and maybe you'll be the lucky winner of a $30 gift certificate!!

HDH116 - Chic Freaks

2012-01-16T00:00:00.001-06:00

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Ok, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH116
"Chic Freaks"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that includes a chic freak or a freakishly chic theme. Get your freak on... in a chic way.

Wasn't there a song from the 70's, "Le Freak" by Chic? Yes... yes there was. HERE is the proof. Sorry, tangent... something shiny. This song has absolutely nothing to do with this challenge. You were just given a glimpse into the mind of The Mistress... scarier than any horror movie, huh?
ANYWAY...

Our awesome HDH stalkers are in for a treat this week, because we are being sponsored by:

http://www.stampotique.com/

Home of the awesomeness that IS Daniel Torrente's art stamps! Now don't get us wrong, there are some other fantastic stamps at Stampotique, but there is a special little dark spot in our hearts here at HDH that is reserved for Torrente images :)

Here is a little bit about Stampotique:

"STAMPOTIQUE Fine Art Stamps began June 1, 1996, in Phoenix, Arizona, out of the love for rubber stamping and papercrafting. We began as a fine art rubber stamp store and in January 2000, began manufacturing our own rubber stamps. We now ship all over the world, although remaining a ‘mom and pop’ business so that we can still offer full attention to each and every order.
On November 17, 2007, the retail store closed its doors in order to allow us to concentrate on our growing website, both retail and wholesale.
We hope you will find our site inspirational and continue to revisit at your leisure. Our intention is to continuously update with new images, new samples and all the latest and greatest ‘must haves’ of the industry."

Stampotique has quite generously sponsored this week's challenge with a $30 gift certificate to their online store!! Makes me wish I was able to participate in the challenge myself ;)

Check out what the Macabre Minions have created for your viewing pleasure:

Sultana of the Sinister Lynx:

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

Our Devious Digital Demoness Susan

is still out with a few broken bones... send her a little healing vibe, would ya'?

Temptress of Terror Teri:

Teri is doin' her own thing today... so be sure to check her blog for something fab!

Imp of Insanity Ike:

Cadaverous Concoctor of Chaos Creepy Glowbugg:

will post on Wretched Wednesday, so tune in!

And I,
The Masterful Mistress of the Macabre
will be posting my bit o' freakishness later this week!
Now, let's see you Get your Freak on... in a chic way.

Got Goth Gruesome Twosome

2012-01-13T11:06:00.006-06:00

We had a fabulous amount of superbly gothic entries for this challenge it was hard to break it down to just two but without further ado, the gruesome twosome for the Got Goth challenge are:

I don't do straight

and

Crom's Cubby Hole

Congratulations to both of you. Grab the GT badge and display it for all to see you have a darker side.

Wretched Wednesday - Metal Mania

2012-01-12T17:28:00.000-06:00

I do realize today is Thursday, and it's almost over.

Life really gets in the way and throws a temper tantrum
sometimes.
This is one of those times.

This week's Haunted Design House challenge is

Metal Mania!!

Use metal or something metal-like on your project.

I went literal and used metal embellishments for this one.

I finally used the bat Nesties that I just had to have well over

a year ago. I die cut some cool black leather-like paper and

then layered a smaller bat cut from metal mesh on top.

I used staples to adhere the mesh and then covered them with

my main image.

I layered up a few die cut tags and then stamped the sentiment

using a Paper Make-Up stamp. I also destashed this weird

metal bat-like brad. It works, I guess.

I used this great Jasmine Becket-Griffith image called,

Bat Wings.

I also managed to add Stickles to almost everything to make it

all sparkly. Sparkles make me happy.

You still have plenty of time (until Sunday at 5PM CST) to get

something metal together and join us at HDH for this week's challenge.

You know you wanna play....

Macabre Monday HDH115 - Metal Mania

2012-01-09T00:00:00.005-06:00

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Well, wasn't that a nice way to kick off the New Year?
It was great to see all the usual suspects and some
fresh meat as well.
We had quite a few entries for our "Got Goth?" challenge
and CreepyG will announce the Gruesome Twosome
on Wretched Wednesday's post.
...

Okay Macabre fans,.... your challenge this week is:

HDH115
"Metal Mania"

Giger's "Birth Machine"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that uses, includes, or depicts metal in some way.
You can go very literal with metal embellishments or metallic papers.
Or you can use the Metal music genre for your muse, or maybe some
industrial H.R. Giger type stuff.
Make it dark if you dare!!
We like things a bit more on the spooky side here in 'da house!

Check out what the Macabre Minions
have created for your viewing pleasure:

Sultana of the Sinister Lynx:

Pure gorgeousness.

Lynx does nothing half way!

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

No one does 3D mixed media paintings like Andrea!

LOVE the use of the real key in this one titled,

"The Dungeon Keeper".

Our Devious Digital Demoness Susan

is still out , but is hopefully healing up nicely.
We miss you Susan! The Mistress makes up split up your chores.

Temptress of Terror Teri:

Well, well, well.
Look who else is quite the jeweler in the Dungeon!
Beautifully crafted necklace Teri!

Imp of Insanity Ike:

Metallic elegance if ever there was such a creature!
Gorgeous corset image and then the little creep inside
brings it back to the snarkiness we all love.

Cadaverous Concoctor of Chaos Creepy Glowbugg:

will post on Wretched Wednesday, so tune in!

Wretched Wednesday - Got Goth?

2012-01-04T14:10:00.001-06:00

Ahhhh, the smell of damp, fetid earth and the slick feel

of a yet to be determined globulus muck!

It's good to be back!

The gates to the

Haunted Design House

are open for business!

Kicking the year off in traditional HDH style,

the challenge is,

"Got Goth?".

Nice and easy... but don't get used to it!

Here is my submission.

It's good to be back at it again!

I can feel the 'ol mojo warming up!

Okay, I started off with some really cool laced dp,

but can't remember who it's by (Barb?).

I used some long hoarded real lace trim from

Wild Orchid along the bottom.

This awesome image is called, Tad Batty

by Terra Bidlespacher for Sweet Pea Stamps.

I added a big vellum moon as the backdrop for the image.

I used Sparkling Silver mist to add texture and some

dimension to the moon.

I had some chipboard flourishes from a year or two ago that

matched the color scheme and give the illusion of vegetation.

I finally got to use my MS skull border punch

that I got for my Bday last year (thanks Barb!!).

I also used the MS bat fence punch and highlighted it

using a black Spica pen to represent moonlight.

That's it for me.

You have plenty of time to "get your Goth on",

and play along with this week's challenge.

HDH114 - Got Goth?

2012-01-02T00:00:00.006-06:00

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Have you MISSED us, terribly?!!
Well... the Haunted Design House Macabre Monday challenges are BACK!
(pause for applause)
...
...

Ok, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH114
"Got Goth?"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that uses or includes a Goth theme. Think black, lace, leather, elegance, etc.

Yeah, I know... an easy challenge... but since most of us suck (and not in a good way) at keeping New Years' Resolutions, I thought I would give us a chance to finish SOMETHING the first week of the new year!

Check out what the Macabre Minions have created for your viewing pleasure:

Sultana of the Sinister Lynx:

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

Our Devious Digital Demoness Susan

is out with a few broken bones, but is hopefully healing up nicely. She'll be back to grind soon, if not... well... it will be time for me to get the whip out!

Temptress of Terror Teri:

And Teri created a new digi especially for this challenge! It will be available in her online shop... see sidebar for the link.

Imp of Insanity Ike:

Cadaverous Concoctor of Chaos Creepy Glowbugg:

will post on Wretched Wednesday, so tune in!

Now let's see... do YOU Got Goth?

A new addition to the HDH dungeon...

2011-12-31T14:11:00.003-06:00

... that's right, I have collected yet another soul to do my Macabre Monday bidding!

She is from the "meat-grinder Tilda" fame.

Have you guessed yet?

That's right... please velcome:

The Imp of Insanity Ike

Here's a little bio:

Hi there – I am Ike……a nicknamethat I got hooked with many years ago due to my surname, and in my professionat that time, …… they just loved to give nicknames.

OK – potted history ….. I was bornin the UK, went to art college, worked as a Cop for 30 years, had me 1 fabulousdaughter, lived on an island, retired and moved to another country, became agrandmother, do my own thing :-D

I live in Greece now andhave a passion for kitties J I have 8 house cats and several interlopers that I feed at the windows.This number grows all the time as the kitty telegraph goes around !! I also have 8 English Light Sussex chickensthat I reared myself in an incubator.

I am a complete nutter or should Isay I’m ‘zany’ hahaha. I have a verystrange/sick sense of humour and I must admit I spend a lot of time talking tomyself. !! Well, I get more sense out ofme.! I reckon in a few years I shall be known asthe “crazy cat lady”.

I am an artist and have a strangemind when it comes to creating my art. I either go completely true to life…right down to the last hair… or I go totally surreal. I havea passion for all things horror/Gothic etc. I’ve always loved horror films andbooks and I guess that’s why it creeps into my stuff !

Had I been a bit younger I swear Iwould have been a Goth……luuuuuv it.

Next time around I am gonna be awitch or a cat.

Ike also has an online store HERE.

Please give her a roasty welcome, and I know you will enjoy what she will bring to the Macabre Minion faction :)

Do you hear that?

2011-12-30T00:00:00.000-06:00

Do you hear that scratching? That simpering?

Squabbling and snickering?

Have no fear, (well, maybe some fear)

it's just the Minions wanting to come out and play.

It's been a long holiday and the little beasties

want to show you what they've been up to!

The new season of Macabre Monday challenges

starts this coming Monday, the 2nd of January.

Macabre Mondays are coming.....

2011-12-29T12:58:00.000-06:00

That's right!

It's time to dust off your ghoulish goodies and get

ready to start off the New Year with a whole new

slew of Macabre Monday challenges!!

Little hint: The first challenge of the New Year is gonna

be GOTHIC in nature.

That is all.

Come back on Monday if you dare!!!

Bring a friend if you think it will help.

Last one...

2011-12-23T00:00:00.001-06:00

Just a quick note to wish everyone a wonderful Winter Holiday weekend! And even though I didn't keep it creepy this week, just know that I still haven't put away ANY of my Halloween decor :)

Does that make up for it?!!

More My Mind's Eye paper and a Simply Betty Stamp image.

Merry Creepmas to all!!

Stop the cuteness...

2011-12-21T00:00:00.001-06:00

Warned ya' yesterday... just sayin'. Today's bit of non-creepiness:

But at least she has attitude, right? Another image from SBS's Sweet Gothic Kids. And Echo Park paper maybe?

A not-so-macabre Mutinous Monday :)

2011-12-19T00:00:00.000-06:00

Since this week is bound to be super busy with Holiday merriment, I'm scheduling a couple of posts ahead... OMG... can you believe it... it sounds like I'm kinda organized.

Don't let me fool you ;)

Anyhoo, just to warn you: this week's posts won't be very creepy. Sorry, I've scraped the last of my never-before-posted cards out of the crypt, and they're on the cute side.

GASP! OH THE HORROR!

(or the lack there of)

This one is from quite awhile back... when I was on the DT for Simply Betty Stamps. Actually, all of them this week are from then :) Enjoy!

A little saucy, no? ;)

The image is from one of the Sweet Gothic Kids lines. I do like the big eyes... very fun to color. And I can't remember which paper this is... maybe My Mind's Eye from a year or two ago?

See... not very organized at all :)

Mutinous Monday...

2011-12-12T11:59:00.002-06:00

Whoops... almost forgot to post something today! Rush rush rush... this time of year is exhausting. So, take a little breather and have a gander at this:

This card is from one of my recent Copic Classes I taught at The Scrapbook Page in Shawnee, Kansas. I LOVE this Sweet Pea image from Anna Marine! Paired with that black/red paper = awesome!

She looks so much better in person... my camera isn't the best.

I sprayed the rolled flowers with Black Gold Glimmer Mist for a subtle shimmer. And then there is that fan-freakin'-tastic black velvet/crochet trim from May Arts... just one more addiction I have now developed!

SMUDGETASTIC

2011-12-07T00:00:00.001-06:00

Still have some hard to shop for names on your
holiday list?

Our very own Minion, Andrea
"has such sights to show you"
in her Etsy shop.

Not only is Andrea truly gifted with a paint brush,
but she is amazing at making the most detailed tiny miniatures.
They are perfect for a mini apothecary hutch or a
miniature Hallowe'en display.

See what I mean?!
Look at those teeny little punkins and leaves on
that tiny cake!!!

Perfection!!!

Multi talented, that's our Andrea.
She is also quite clever with the whole felting gig as well!
I am the proud owner of a few of her felted pieces and I can attest that
they are unique in design, very well crafted and neat and tight.
I like that in a felted piece.

I know I already mentioned her immense ability with paint
and a brush, but check out this gorgeous witch!!
Completely hand painted and it measures 3" X 3"!!!
I also have a collection of Andrea's small paintings and they
are superb! So detailed and beautifully crafted!!!

Now that you have had a taste of what kind of magical items
await you in Andrea's Etsy shop, please drop by and see what
may very well be the perfect holiday gift for someone on your list
or just treat yourself to something special!!

If you use the coupon code HDHSMUDGE
you will receive a 15% discount over the holidays.

Mutinous Monday...

2011-12-05T00:00:00.001-06:00

Just a few more weeks and the Minions will be back! Until then, here is a little sumpin' sumpin' from the Mistress:

All of the stamps used here are/were from The Angel Company. I cut up a large collage stamp that had a vintage chick on it with a totally f'd up face... the border and the sentiment was pretty cool, so viola! I even did a little heat embossing on this baby.

I paper-pieced the chair fabric for a little POP o' color... regal purple... mmmmmmm... this makes me think of True Blood's former King of Mississippi, Russell Edgington for some reason.

(image borrowed from Google Images)

Though Russell was not a looker (helloooooo Eric... I miss you), he definitely had that royal air about him. Not to mention his style of furnishings:

(image borrowed from Google Images)

Anyway... back to the grind... I need to work on my class samples, but I'm probably just going to veg in front of the tv. Gotta work at the Evil Job tomorrow... dammit.

Question of the day: Why can't someone just pay me to HDH all day? (sigh)

2011-11-30T00:00:00.001-06:00

I have been working so hard on so many

cool and unique items that I just have to say it again.

Please stop by my Etsy shop and see what I have to offer

for the cool kid on your holiday shopping list!

Who doesn't need a new sparkly skull ornament this year?

Timeless color combo perfect for any occasion and any ensemble!

Every girl needs a little zombie sweetness in her accessories this season!

Use coupon code: HDHROCKS

and receive a 15% discount!

HDH Mutinous Monday #004 and a little housekeeping...

2011-11-28T00:00:00.000-06:00

First up... for those that have won prizes and have NOT received them, please email the Mistress: barbi007@kc.rr.com ... she is obviously slipping :)

Next... Mutinous Monday! I totally forgot about posting this way back when SBS released the Halloween Steampunks...dammit! Better late than never, I guess:

Meet Draco. LOVE him! I can't find him in the SBS store, but the link takes you to the section in which he should be found. The others in that line are pretty awesome, too! The sentiment here is from Pink By Design's A Haunting We Will Go. Martha's Scarey Fence & Grass edge punches and a little Echo Park Apothescarey paper line finishes this off.

I'll have more Mutinous Mondays for you, however I am up to my pumpkins with classes & holiday activities for the remainder of the year! I seriously don't remember life being this busy a few years ago... it sucks to be a grown-up sometimes ;)

Schocking Schtocking Schtuffers

2011-11-23T12:00:00.006-06:00

I was horribly influenced by Cindy Brady's

speech impediment whilst growing up.

I just can't shake it! Makes me laugh everytime!

Anyhoo,

Creepy Glowbugg here to hock my wares!

Do you hate Christmas shopping?

Are you avoiding Black Friday like the plague?

Do you look forward to Cyber Monday?

Do you enjoy giving unique, quality handmade holiday gifts

to friends and loved ones?

If you are in need of cool and well made stocking stuffers,

office Secret Santa trinkets or one of a kind hostess gifts,

drop by my Etsy shop,

Creepy Glowbugg Concoctions

and peruse my artistic offerings.

I have a wide variety of items and prices start as low as $1.85!

And as a special bonus for HDH followers, I am offering a coupon code

for 15% off everything in my shop!

Use coupon code: HDHROCKS

The code is good until Dec.30th.

Heinous Gruesomes

2011-11-23T00:00:00.003-06:00

Congratulations to

lachsekatze

and

Monique

for winning the title of

Gruesome Twosome for their entries in MM113

Heinously Haunted Houses.

Please grab your badge and display it with pride!

HDH Mutinous Monday #003...

2011-11-21T00:00:00.001-06:00

I'll say it...

I miss my Macabre Minions!

Yep, I can't wait for the new year so we can get our creep on again :)

Until then, how about a little sumpin' sumpin' from The Masterful Mistress of the Macabre?

Since the next installment of the Twilight Saga premiered this week, I thought I'd share this little gem:

Do you get the Twi-vibe? Well, at least a little Gothic-vampy thing anyway.

I just love the stick pins and that FAN-FREAKIN-TASTIC blood-red rosette ribbon... yummy. And do you see the tiny token spider in the corner? Kinda cute :)

What do you think?

HDH Mutinous Monday #002

2011-11-14T22:07:00.001-06:00

Whoops! Almost didn't make it :) So, just a super-quick post tonight...

I {bleeding heart} my new Tim Holtz Sizzix dies!

Lookie:

(Candlelight Fright and Mini Bat & Skull Set)

More of that Moxxie Midnight Dreary line... I hope you're not sick of that yet, because I will be using it a lot more >:)

Anyway, super-simple card, but it definitely rates a "me likey"... no?

A little Voodoo...

2011-11-10T20:06:00.001-06:00

Well, a Voodoo image on a card, anyway. I had been wanting to color up this Delicious Doodles image F.O.R.E.V.E.R. and just never found the time. Well, lookie:

Isn't she wondermous? I love this image, even if the rest of the card is just "ok"... Teri, I want to draw like you when (if?) I grow up :) I think the next time I color her up, I'll go all "Hell's fire" on her... flame hair and all... ooooooo, me likey.

Don't you just LOVE that one stick pin... ouch... are you trying to say something, Teri? Were you miffed at the hubby or something?! :)

That's it for today, stalkers... I hope you enjoyed it!

What do you think?

2011 Mutinous Monday #001

2011-11-07T00:00:00.001-06:00

That's right folks... it's the first Mutinous Monday from the Macabre Minions! The Minions need a little R&R and have declared mutiny until 2012, so no challenge this week... but I still wanted to give you a little sumpin' sumpin' to satiate your HDH appetite :)

I even posted on my "normal" blog last night if you want more mainstream :) Yes... I've been busy. Anyway, back to a little wickedness...

First up, the last couple of cards from my Halloween card class back in September:

You can't tell, but there is some DELIGHTFULLY sinful, black-velvet crocheted trim from May Arts on the tag... yummy. And of course, more of that awesome Midnight Dreary line of paper from Moxxie: Tomb it May Concern & Dead on Arrival. I rolled a paper rose and finished it off with a dew drop center... LOVE it.

Quite elegant, no? The top half of this 12x12 paper has a pinkish hue and blended together with the bottom half's greenish hue. The salmon pink really creates a truly non-traditional Halloween card, but it works!

And here's a favorite of the class:

It would have been 100x better if I would've had my Tim Holtz raven die at the time instead, but this bird worked out ok. And there's the infamous MS Grass punch... what did I ever do without it?

Moxxie's Feelin' Vine paper... LOVE! I created the fence with the Scor-Pal and a MS Iron Gate edge punch... turned out pretty awesome me thinks.... simple and detailed at the same time.

That's it for today, but the Minions and I will still be posting random bits now and then... they may be fortuitous, frivolous, fanciful or foul, but you'll want to check back often :) You just never know when I will be in a random-prize-winner-from-the-comments kind of mood for the next couple of months... hmmm...

**One more thing... we are now gladly taking sponsors for the 2012 HDH Macabre Monday challenge calendar! Just send a note to The Masterful Mistress via email (link located in the sidebar).

Vampire Friendly Greetings / HDH113

2011-11-06T13:09:00.000-06:00

I have been trying all week long to make something

uber creative and awesome for the final challenge of October

here at Haunted Design House.

The challenge is "Heinously Haunted Houses".

I live in a house that I have decorated and staged to

give the appearance of hauntedness all year long.

I prefer, "Apothecary Chic".

Just your everyday mantle decor.

The framed print is one of my newest acquisitions.

It is a signed and numbered print from the brilliant artist,

Leontine Greenberg.

It is a painting of a Skeksis from The Dark Crystal.

Mmmmmm? Hmmmm?

I adore this piece!

I did try to create some really cool houses from wood,
but they turned to crap in my hands.

I think my mojo has left the building.

So I returned to a project I was working on earlier this

year, but never got around to actually finishing.

A nice little "Welcome" plaque for your foyer or front door.

This is a completely handmade plaque.

The coffin shape is cut from MDF board, and then sanded and

base coat painted with black acrylic.

I then hand sculpted a Vampyr skull out of polymer clay

to embellish the plaque.

I also fashioned a fang from poly clay and added it to the piece as well.

I am pretty happy with how it turned out, but that hand painting of the

swirls and the "Velcome" was a serious challenge for me.

I guess I need to paint free hand more for the practice.

I do plan to make more and put some for sale in my Etsy shop.

Thanks for sticking with me this long.

I will be back with new projects in the coming days/weeks,

as the Minions are taking a well deserved break from the weekly

challenges here at HDH, to focus on new projects for the coming Hexmas.

Please still drop by the HDH blog on Mondays to see what type of

Mutiny the Minions have cooked up all on their own!

Mutinous Mondays from here on out, until the new year.

HDH113 & an extra...

2011-11-05T14:00:00.000-05:00

Fantastic work by the Minions & participants so far! I am LOVING this challenge :) But as usual, I ran out of time to play, so I've got a couple more cards to show you from my class that I taught in September... and yes, one actually fits the challenge ;P

This one uses another Midnight Dreary paper by Moxxie (Dead on Arrival)... LOVE it. I trimmed up a tree diecut (Tim Holtz) and added a bit o' ribbon.

Here's my challenge card :) More MD Moxxie paper & another Tim Holtz die (rickety house), and a MS fence punch.

This shows the dimension a little better (pop-dots are my friends), but the lighting is off. I kinda like it :)

Well kids, you've got one more day to join in on the HDH113 Heinously Haunted Houses challenge for a chance to win a fun little prize pack. Got haunts?

Whoops... Masters of the Macabre x3...

2011-11-05T13:30:00.000-05:00

Where does the time go? We haven't announced Masters of the Macabre for August, September or October! So, without further ado...

And now, the coveted Master of the Macabre title for August goes to:

Carol!

The coveted Master of the Macabre title for September goes to:

Fiona!

The coveted Master of the Macabre title for October goes to:

Jenn B!

Grab the badge and display it with pride, oh masterful ones! AND don't forget to email me with your postal mailing address so that I can get a little prize pack out to you!! My email link is in the sidebar.

Congratulations to all of our winners... and to ALL of our participants! YOU are the ones that make the world a little less cute & cuddly, one creeptastic project at a time :)

Pumpkinhead Gruesome Twosome and a Prize winner!!

2011-11-02T13:18:00.000-05:00

Thank you to everyone who played along with us last week.

Despite the fact that almost no one was actually a fan of the film,

we did have quite a few participants.

Kudos to everyone for not letting a challenge intimidate you!

The chosen Gruesome Twosome from last week's challenge are

KristyLee

and

Amy!

Congratulations to both of you with your multiple entries and

smashingly gourd-geous projects!!

Please grab your badge and display it proudly!

Ah, nothing like the smell of fresh blood!

Um, I mean, yay newbies!!

And without further ado, the winner of the

beautifully crafted Pumpkinhead necklace, box, and card

so generously offered from our very own Lynx is

Tori!!!

Lucky Lady! Please contact Lynx to claim your prize.

HDH113 - Heinously Haunted Houses

2011-10-31T00:00:00.001-05:00

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Can you believe it's finally here?! All of us here at HDH hope that all of our stalkers have a eerily fantastic night of thrills and chills. Be sure to leave a comment of how you are spending this evening... you never know if the Mistress will be handing out random treats ;)

And just a heads-up: HDH will be taking a break from our formal challenges for the rest of the year after this week's challenge. Now don't fret! We will still be posting, and throwing out a few challenges, but the Macabre Minions definitely need a little yard time away from the dungeon :)

You'll definitely want to keep checking in with HDH... because even though the winter holidays seem to take over everything, we at HDH pride ourselves in keeping the creepiness alive all year long!!

Ok, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH113
Heinously Haunted Houses

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece
that features a haunted house as the focus.
This IS Haunted Design House after all :) The more decrepit, deteriorating or disturbing... the better!

And the Masterful Mistress of the Macabre has a fun little prize pack for the winner this week:

(12) 6x6 papers, ribbons, Halloweenie bandages (for your boo boo's), pencils, glow-in-the-dark bracelet, haunted house rubber stamp, fleur bling, jacko Pez dispenser, wind-up skeleton toy, Tim Holtz cling rubber stamp, & a pair of skeleton hand gloves (my favorite!).

The Macabre Minions are ready as ever to keep the

Hallowe'en party going with these awesome works of inspiration!

Sultana of Sinister Lynx:

Fantastic mini! Look at all of those details... awesome!

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Wonderful welcoming hanging... dare we knock?

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

We love our exclusive paranormal reporter :)

Devious Digital Demoness Susan:

Fabulously eerie piece... LOVE it!

Temptress of Terror Teri:

Great digital piece, Teri... LOVE all of those images!

Chaotic Creepy Glowbugg:

will post on Wretched Wednesday, so tune in!

Your turn to haunt us!

Pumpkinhead and a documented fail

2011-10-29T00:14:00.000-05:00

Well I am usually not one to take photographic evidence

of one of my failed craft projects. I usually just can it and

act as if it never happened.

This one is more of a cautionary tale because I don't want

others to make the same mistakes and experience the same

frustration without proper warning.

I was at Michael's last year around this time, and picked up

a couple of those "do it yourself" vinyl toy kits.

One a Frankenstein, and the other, a Pumpkinhead.

"Perfect!", thought I, as I struggled with this week's MM challenge.

The kit comes with stickers and permanent markers. I decided to

fore go the included cheapo markers and use my awesome Copics!

Epic fail for me. Boo.

The markers stayed tacky and then once I started using the black marker

it was all down hill from there.

In frustration, I sprayed the figure with alcohol and watched it melt.

Totally stained from the Copics, I decided to try and paint the figure

with acrylic paints. LOTS of coats of acrylic paint.

No more failed photos taken at this point, but it looks better

than the Copic catastrophe.

So I opted for clay.

The mighty Pumpkinhead sits amongst the

debris of his anger and hungers for revenge!

I don't know how he actually kills, as he has no arms

or a mouth, but I'm spent this week.

You figure it out.

Have a spooky weekend!!!

See ya on Monday!!!

A not-nearly-creepy-Pumpkinhead-enough post...

2011-10-28T11:38:00.001-05:00

Where does the time go... seriously? I can't believe that this is Halloween weekend already! The big Shriner's Halloween party is tomorrow night... we'll be busy tonight and tomorrow setting up, partying, and then tearing it all down. I don't know if I'll muster enough energy to scare the kiddies Monday night ;)

I have been busy painting a dozen tombstones & cutting out vinyl names with the help of my buddy's Gypsy for the Cricut... thanks, Dawn! It was a lifesaver. My living room is a graveyard right now...

I can't wait to see everything come together tomorrow... I'll be taking photos!

Anyway... how about a little bit o' cardmaking? These were the cards we made in my Copic class earlier this month:

The last photo is a close-up to show how 3-d the 3rd card is. I LOVE coloring on kraft cardstock. It gives such a different look... definitely not bright like the white cardstock we usually use.

Well, that's my HDH112 Movie Madness challenge entry! I'm sorry it's not as creepy as it should be, but you still love me, right? :)

Stamps: Stampendous (1st), Pink by Design (sentiments), Stamper's Anonymous (leaf),

Impression Obsession (2nd & 3rd Jacko's and Grunge background on 2nd)

Paper: Echo Park, We R MK, Canvas Corp, Bazzill

Ink: Memento Tuxedo & Cocoa

Other: Copic markers, Cheap Trims (twills & rick rack), Creative Expressions (twine), PTI (button)

Wretched Wednesday - Pumpkinhead

2011-10-26T11:24:00.001-05:00

This week's Macabre Monday challenge is

Movie Madness: Pumpkinhead.

Now I totally grew up on the horror of the 70's and the 80's.

I remember the teenage neighbors coming home from the

theater after seeing the original Friday the 13th. I begged them for

details and then went around to all of my friends acting as if I had

actually seen the movie myself. What a little poseur. Ha!

Even though the film "Pumpkinhead" was a flop when it was

released back in 1988, it has gone on and attained cult status

in today's pop culture.

With my mojo being on reserve these days, I did manage to

come up with something kinda cool.

This is a work in progress. Hopefully, I can get it finished

tonight. The Copics that I used to color this guy with are very

sticky right now. And the markers don't blend worth a turd on this

plastic either. Hmmm. I'm already vested here, so it's too late

to start something new.

I do have pretty good turd polishing abilities, so stay tuned.

Now for a Gruesome Twosome announcement.

Last week's GT for the

Lurid and Looming Landscape

challenge are:

Valerie-Jae

and

Linda

Thank you to everyone who entered and it was nice

to see some new faces playing along with our usual suspects.

HDH110 Gruesome Twosomes, and a "charmed" winner

2011-10-25T00:00:00.003-05:00

The chosen ones for the

Gods and Monsters challenge are

Fiona

and

Jenn B.

Congrats ladies!!

Grab your badge if you don't

have one yet!!

The winner of the $10 gift voucher to

The Charm Barn is

Jeanette!!

Please email me here to claim your prize!

Thanks for playing along with us this month to celebrate Hallowe'en
and all things spooky, creepy, wonderful!

HDH112 Movie Madness: Pumpkinhead

2011-10-23T22:00:00.002-05:00

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Ok, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH112
Movie Madness: Pumpkinhead

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece
that is inspired in some way by that 'gourd-geous' B flick,
Pumpkinhead.
If you are one of the shameful few who have not seen the movie
(you know who you are!), then at the very least,
your project MUST include a pumpkin or a jack o lantern.
See? We know how to play nice.

The Macabre Minions are ready as ever to keep the
Hallowe'en party going with these awesome works of inspiration!

Sultana of Sinister Lynx:

Ack! This is brilliant and beautiful!
If you enter this week's challenge, this lovely
Pumpkinhead inspired necklace, box, and card can be yours!!

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

That is the wickedest number seven ever!
And that Punkinhead is really creepy!

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

Couldn't have said it better myself, Andrea!
Ummm, WHAT is that?!

Devious Digital Demoness Susan:

Such dedication from Susan!
She watched the film and provided the shameful Minions (Yes, even some
of the Minions haven't seen the movie!)
with a synopsis and then this lovely recital of a ditty from the film.
Brownie points for Susan this week!

Temptress of Terror Teri:

Another original piece of wicked art from Teri.
Such talent!

Chaotic Creepy Glowbugg:

will post on Wretched Wednesday, so tune in!

Remember: Lynx's creation is this week's prize!!!

Enter NOW!!!

Lurid Landscapes and a Blog Candy Winner

2011-10-22T18:33:00.000-05:00

The winner of the 500 Follower Blog Candy is:

cgl1539

Congratulations!!!

Please email me here to claim your prizes!!

I want to thank everyone who commented and posted about

the candy, and followed the HDH blog for a chance to win some candy!

Now for my second order of business...

here is my card for this week's Macabre Monday challenge.

The challenge is "Lurid Landscapes" and this was the best

I could summon. I really like it, even if it is rather plain.

I really wanted the focus to be on this gorgeously wicked

image from Spesch Designer Stamps.

Love that kitteh!!

So fun to color and create with!

Stay tuned, because I have a "fun sized" candy up for grabs

on my personal blog next week.

HDH111 - OMG, the Mistress made a &^ card!!!

2011-10-21T23:19:00.001-05:00

That's right, stalkers... finally! And it took about 5 minutes including clean-up time.

And it looks like it. :P

No ribbon, no bling, no foof... just rubber stamps, paper & ink.

Stamps: Artful Illusions (grass, tombstone), Tim Holtz (bats), Bombshell (barbed wire)

Paper: Moxxie - Midnight Dreary line

Ink: Palette Noir, Burnt Sienna & Charcoal

What do you think... too blah?

There is still time to left to enter

2011-10-20T12:35:00.000-05:00

I know, I'm late.

I'm always a day late and a dollar short.

I just choose to let my sunshiney disposition make up for my

lack of punctuality and funding.

I just wanted to pop in real quick and remind you that there is still time to

enter the blog candy giveaways going on here and here.

I have added some more goodies as room allows.

The cut off for entries is tonight, at midnight California time.

The lucky wieners will be posted on my blog and here on HDH as well.

I will be back later today with last week's GT and the $10 voucher

for The Charm Barn, plus my submission for this week's

Macabre Monday challenge.

Really, I will.

HDH111 - Lurid and Looming Landscapes

2011-10-17T02:37:00.018-05:00

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Ok, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH111
"Lurid and Looming Landscapes"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that uses, includes or is inspired by a landscape scene.
Think cemetries, fields, lakes, abandoned battlegrounds.
Remember, the Minions and the Mistress prefer things more
on the scary and creepy side.

The Macabre Minions have out-done themselves once again!

Check out these fantastic creations:

Sultana of the Sinister Lynx:

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

Devious Digital Demoness Susan:

Chaotic Creepy Glowbugg:

will post on Wretched Wednesday, so tune in!

500 follower Hallowe'en Blog Candy

2011-10-15T00:00:00.005-05:00

The Haunted Design House is nearing a huge milestone.

Nearly 500 followers!!!!

As a special thank you to all of our wonderful followers,

I am offering up some Hallowe'en blog candy.

I am a collector of "schtuff".

This kind of random Hallowe'en schtuff.

There are some Monster wind-ups, a Monster note pad,

some Bloodbath Body Spray, a couple of rubber duckies,

a Ouija board tin of mints, and some cute argyle snot paper.

Here we have a cool Skull and Roses pen,

some cork board skull stickers, some star confetti,

an eyeball ball, a Bath and Body antibacterial gel,

and some other random bits of Hallowe'en cheer.

Rules for entering the giveaway:

1. Be or become a follower and leave a comment = 1 entry

2. Re post this blog candy on your own blog, fb, or twitter.

Leave a comment with a link to your post = 1 entry per post

That's it!

I will randomly draw and post the winner on Friday the 22nd.

Now drop by my Creepy Glowbugg personal blog,
for the candy giveaway going on over there!

HDH110 - Gods and Monsters and some Gruesome Twosomes

2011-10-14T00:00:00.033-05:00

***DISCLAIMER***

The following bit of art is purely intended for

entertainment purposes and is in no way a

direct slap to organized religion. I hope you

can appreciate it in the spirit in which it is intended.

If you are devoutly religious, easily offended,

or just new around here, you have been warned.

This week's Macabre Monday challenge here at HDH is

Gods and Monsters.

I love the movie and I like the juxtaposition of the two words.

Here is my interpretation of the challenge.

Say hello to ZomBaby Jesus!

I remember the cashier at the thrift store

telling me that they had the whole Nativity set

if I was interested.

I can also fondly recall the look of disdain and the

rush to end my transaction after I told her what

I had planned for this sweet baby Jesus.

Don't ask. I won't tell.

There is stil time to play along at HDH this week, and there

is an awesome prize up for grabs from this week's sponsor

The Charm Barn.

Did someone say Gruesome Twosome?!

The GT from the "You're Making a Scene!"

challenge sponsored by Make it Crafty are

Allison

and

Angela

You get your pick of any two digis from Make it Crafty,

and one other lucky winner gets a set of the MiC Mini Monztas!

That lucky weiner is

Fiona!

Please contact me here to get your prizes rolling.

Last week's GT's for the

Inner Workings challenge are

Chloe

and

LadyB!

Congrats to all of our winners!

Please grab your badge if you don't already own one.

Halloween Makeup Tutorial

2011-10-12T07:11:00.000-05:00

A while back Susan posted a picture of a girl with a zipper on her face which was pretty cool and gruesome, well we have a tutorial for this from one very talented guy called Petrilude. He has tonnes of tutorials on gruesome/scary/cool makeup.

This looks so gruesome but with a few of the right makeup products you are well on your way to creating some amazing grusome halloween makeup.

Hallowe'en Nuptials

2011-10-11T00:00:00.002-05:00

I don't know about most of you, but when I got married some

15 years ago, I wasn't even aware of how cool my wedding could have been.

I opted for the traditional(ish) wedding, with a white(ish) dress,

normal cake and the only thing we did do different was have our

ceremony over looking Lake Tahoe from a cliff. There was a boat

in the water during our vows that kept yelling, "Jump!". Funny.

Anyhoo, if I could do it all over again I would! I'd still pick the same guy (even if

he doesn't share my love of the macabre or Hallowe'en - I know, I know),

but a totally different ceremony, cake, and dress!

Here is what I'm talking about....

So very beautiful and elegant.

Now I could probably sneak these little lovelies in underneath

that gorgeous gown.

I like the idea of showing the bridesmaids in their

true form. Really, it's usually the truth.

Every wedding needs an ice sculpture!!

And a cake or two...

It totally goes with the dress!

I like the bright colors and the awesome spider webbed

candelabras at every table.

If only I knew then, what I know now...

I'd still be paying for that wedding!!

HDH110 - Gods and Monsters

2011-10-10T00:00:00.002-05:00

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Ok, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH110
"Gods and Monsters"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that uses, includes or is inspired by a God and/or a Monster.
You can draw inspiration from the
Gods or the Monsters of Greek Mythology.
You can also go for the
classic movie Monster or some bizarre divination from
tales of long ago.
Remember, the Minions and the Mistress prefer things more
on the scary and creepy side.

We are thrilled to announce this
week's sponsor,

I recently had the pleasure of receiving my order of charms from
The Charm Barn. I was so blown away by the quality of the charms
I had to email Diane and let her know how impressed I was with her
products and service. She was nice enough to offer up a gift certificatefor
$10 to The Charm Barn,
so one lucky winner will get to check out these
gorgeous charms for themselves.
They have some of the most awesome charms for Hallowe'en right now!

The Macabre Minions have out-done themselves once again!

Check out these fantastic cards:

Sultana of the Sinister Lynx:

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

Devious Digital Demoness Susan:

Chaotic Creepy Glowbugg:

will post on Wretched Wednesday, so tune in!

Spotlight on Jessica Joslin

2011-10-09T12:12:00.004-05:00

We Minions are always on the lookout for amazingly macabre and unique art. How about this? Done by rogue osteologist Jessica Joslin. What a fab blend of Skeletons and Steampunk! Click on her name to go to her website, or HERE for and interview and more pix!

Boy would I love this hanging from the ceiling!

And how about a little circus action?

Is the the coolest or what? Doubt I could afford any of these amazing creations, but Jessica does have a book HERE with photos of her work. Guess what's on MY Christmas list!

Catching up on the Countdown to Halloween . . .

2011-10-07T13:16:00.003-05:00

Yup, we Minions have been really lax in posting Countdown to Halloween stuff. I know, I know, it's our favourite time of year but it's also our busiest time of year. Ack, no excuses, here's some fun stuff we'd like to highlight to help get you all in the mood for this wondrous holiday.
I found this beautiful animation video, The Kingdom of Witches, created in 2008 by Nocturnaloner. Here's what s/he has to say about it:

This is a Halloween animated short I created, based on the silhouette art of Jan Pienkowski. The music is Labyrinth of Dreams by Nox Arcana. It was made as a DVD greeting card for my friends.

I know, I know, it's not funny or gruesome, it's beautiful, and I love it!

Wonderfully Wicked Etsy finds

2011-10-05T00:00:00.002-05:00

I have been feeling a bit under the weather lately

so I am just going to post some cool schtuff I found on Etsy.

This is Tommy from the uber talented

Jason Edmiston

Monsters of Rock portraits.

Maybe Motley Crue isn't to your liking.

How about...

...some Joey Ramone?

Or maybe some of you are into a little

G'n'R (I won't hold it against you).

Axl has never looked better in my opinion.

Jason has more awesome art listed in his Etsy shop.

Check him out!

Maybe you're in the mood for something a bit more

spiritual.

This would be killer in my house! Just sayin'.

Li Grand Zombi

is a master with the chalk ware.

This coffin shaped Ouija board would also be right

at home in my house!

Li Grand Zombi strikes again!

Check out his Etsy shop here.

And now for the coolest thing I have ever seen...

3D printed skull rings!!!

Yes, I did say, "printed".

Check out their Etsy store,

Bits of Atoms.

Lastly, I present a doll of magnificent talent.

Sandra Arteaga is a mesmerizing sculptress!

Such whimsy and fantastical details!!

Please treat yourself and stop by her Etsy shop here.

HDH109 Macabre Monday Inner Workings

2011-10-03T00:00:00.003-05:00

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Ok, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH109
Inner Workings

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece
that either is quite literal (clock works or guts) or just
simply decorate the inside of your project as well as the outside.

The Macabre Minions are ready to kick off this glorious month
of challenges with these awesome works of inspiration!

Sultana of Sinister Lynx:

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

Devious Digital Demoness Susan:

Temptress of Terror Teri:

Chaotic Creepy Glowbugg:

will post on Wretched Wednesday, so tune in!

Countdown to Halloween!!!

2011-10-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

October 1st. That's right folks... it's officially THAT time of year! And though this blog is Halloween all-year-round, it is time to kick it up a notch! Haunted Design House is proud to be a 2011 CryptKeeper participant at the Countdown to Halloween site:

Just click on the badge above to be taken to a HUGE list of houses (blogs) at which you can go trick-or-treating or play ding-dong-ditch... your call! Arts, crafts, factoids, photos, stories, lore... you just never know what the CryptKeepers will be doling out!

This will be going on ALL MONTH LONG!

Sooooo, what have I got for you today? Well, since Make it Crafty is our Macabre Monday challenge sponsor this week, I thought I'd show off a couple of cards. The first is what I call the "normal" version... the second is MUCH more HDH style:

(click to enlarge)

I used MIC's Forest Flower & Alyssa Elven Princess digi's.

I know! TOTALLY un-Halloweenie or creepy in the least. My bad. Creepy Glowbugg DID ask me what the hell I was thinking when I chose these two images for a Halloween blog challenge. After a few choice words by me... many containing the letter "F"... or maybe it was just one word repeated several times... I chose to show how to make something sweet into something slightly sinister:

MUCH better, right?! Kinda like an elven vampire fairy? Her lips got completely out of hand, but I wasn't going to start over at that point! So instead, I'll show a close-up of the cute 'shrooms.

Yeah... I know... return of the "Barbi-dots"... that's just how I roll.

That's it for today, kids... but check back often here at Haunted Design House, as well as at all the other 2011 CryptKeepers' blogs, throughout the month for more Halloween happenings!

The Zombies are Invading Blogger!!!

2011-09-29T23:11:00.000-05:00

Today is the Blogger Zombie Walk.

Run, don't shamble to my blog here and get started!!!

Gruesome Twosome HDH107

2011-09-29T00:00:00.003-05:00

Last week's challenge of

Appalling Apothecary

really brought out the creepiest of the creepy!

It was hard to choose, but this week's
Gruesome Twosome is:

Carol
who really went all out and stocked her very own
Apothecary shop! And what an inventory she has!

and

Michelle
who's Voodoo Witch coffin was awesome!!
I am inspired to make one of my very own!

Congratulations ladies!
Grab your badge and let your creep flag fly!!
Thank you to everyone who played along last week.
Great projects abound!

Have you played along yet this week?
We have a great sponsor - Make it Crafty
and wonderful prizes to be won!
You have until this Sunday at 5 PM CST.

Wretched Wednesday - You're making a scene!

2011-09-27T22:00:00.001-05:00

Horrific Hump Day Haunters!!!

Can you feel the crispness in the air yet?

I can't. We're still flirting with the 90's here in California,

but I am getting a bit giddy with all of the Hallowe'en decorations

out in the stores.

A little retail therapy really helped my mojo this week.

I kinda went cwazy on this challenge.

We are challenging you to make a Hallowe'en inspired scene

for this week's Macabre Monday.

We are very fortunate to be sponsored by

Make it Crafty.

We have some great prizes to award to this

week's chosen Gruesome Twosome, so play along!!

Since I am to lazy too make a step card, I decided to really make

a labor intensive project using a thrift store frame, lots of card board,

some MS punches, lots of glitter and Spica pens,

and some awesome MIC digis!!

Okay, first I painted the thrift store frame with black, silver, and

purple acrylic paints. I used black as the base coat and then

used a dry brush technique to apply the silver and purple paints.

While that was drying, I colored in the Mini Monztas from MIC

using Copics. After fussy cutting the images I used a Spica pen to

go around the outside of the images for some Vampiric sparkle.

Now let's not forget that Haunted House! That detailed baby was

quite a work out! LOTS of details!!!!

I had to get out the magnifying specs for that one!

I layered in some QuicKutz and Martha Stewart graveyard punches to

give more depth to the scene. I even managed to pop in a teeny tiny

skull on one of the headstones!

I popped everything up on corrugated cardboard in varying thicknesses.

I topped off both of my Vampyres with Glossy Accents.

It makes them a bit more sturdy, especially the little

lady since she is outside of the glass.

I love this house image!!!

I Stickled the windows to make them sparkle,

and outlined the entire house in Sakura Stardust pen.

I also added some rhinestones. More sparkles!

I think this will make a nice addition to my Hallowe'en

decorations this year.

There is still time to play along with us this week.

If you like these images, they (and others) are up for grabs as this

week's prize schwag. But ya gotta play!

HDH108 - Macabre Monday - You're making a scene!!

2011-09-26T00:00:00.002-05:00

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Ok, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH108
"You're making a scene!!"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece
that depicts a Hallowe'en scene.

This week we are being sponsored by Make it Crafty!!!

Make it Crafty has a wonderful selection of beautifully drawn
digital images (and new red rubber is on it's way too!), and
some really stunning background scenes and objects.
Zoe over at MIC has some awesome new images just begging to
be colored up for Hallowe'en! She has offered up two really
generous prizes for our chosen Gruesome Twosomes this week!

This is a perfect oppurtunity to get started on those Hallowe'en cards
and decorations!!
We want to see creepy trees, flying bats, trick or treaters, scary monsters,
cackling witches, drooling ghouls, everything but the kitchen sink!
Make it vintage, modern, scary, or serene.

The Macabre Minions have created some superb pieces!
Check out this array of Hallowe'en scene goodness:

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

Devious Digital Demoness Susan:

Chaotic Creepy Glowbugg:

will post on Wretched Wednesday, so tune in!

Check it...

2011-09-24T22:49:00.000-05:00

The Mistress has a card today!!! I know... un-freakin-believable.

It's even for the current HDH107 Appalling Apothecary Macabre Monday challenge!

I am a bit of a cheater though. This was actually done a couple of months ago! ACK! I know. It was one of six cards I did for my Elegantly Eerie card class last week. I had 25 people show for the class, and the three extra kits were gone by the time it was over! Sah-weet! I used all of Moxxie's new Midnight Dreary paper line... LOVE LOVE LOVE every single paper in that line!

I will say that it took FOREVER to cut and punch all of the pieces for the kits. I definitely don't make any for my time, which completely sucks. BUT, I do enjoy teaching. Here's another card from that class:

Super easy, but I just couldn't bring myself to cover that beautiful house! You can't see it here, but I ended up adding clear glitter pen over the eaves and the right side of roofs & projections... and in each of the windows for a little candlelight effect. Obviously this wasn't one of the tricky ones, but I'll be showing the others over a few more posts :)

That ribbon... ooooooooh me likey a lot! It is velvet w/ a crocheted edge and it is crazy expensive. I couldn't help it... it had me at black velvet. And don't ask me about the effed up lighting on the second shot... it totally looks freakin' yellow.

That's it for now... and you've still got about 18 hours left to play along with this week's challenge!!

Gruesome Twosome

2011-09-23T01:43:00.000-05:00

The chosen Gruesome Twosome from last week's

Seven Deadly Sins challenge are

Alex

and

Shelley

Congratulations ladies!

Please grab your badge and wear it proudly!!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our last

challenge. It was great fun to see how everyone

interpreted their chosen sin or sins.

Feel free to join us this week for our

Appalling Apothecary challenge.

Way Late Wretched Wednesday - Appalling Apothecary

2011-09-21T22:00:00.005-05:00

The Macabre Monday challenge here at HDH is

Appalling Apothecary.

I have been compiling my own Apothecary collection on

my mantle for about a year or so now.

I have some antique books, some specimen bugs, candles,

and creepy bits and bobs.

I have taken pictures of my mantle before, so I wanted to

show you something totally new.

I got this awesome little cabinet for my birthday.

My friends are finally catching on as to how easy I am to shop for.

Thrift store finds are my favorites!!!

I took all nine of my Tim Holtz bottles and

transformed them into various tinctures, poisons,

and remedies.

I printed out a bunch of poison labels I had been

saving for just such a project. I glued them on the bottles

and placed them on the shelves in an attractive manner.

I also added some of my miniature sculptures from my personal

collection to fill in the blank spots.

If you are interested in some mini gourds of your own,

please check out my Etsy shop.

Uh oh! Someone left the lid off the Zombie Virus!!!

I had a blast making these little bottles and may be heading to

Mike's tomorrow to pick up some more with my 40% off coupon!

There is still plenty of time left to get in on the action for this

week's challenge.

Better-late-than-never Birthday Bloghop...

2011-09-21T00:00:00.000-05:00

Once again, a couple of us dropped the ball here at HDH and totally forgot one of the Minion's birthdays was yesterday. Dammit! Teri, please forgive us... at least you should be getting some guilt loot out of the deal, I'm sure! I don't know Teri as well as I do Creepy Glowbugg, but here are a few highlights:

Mythical Art Nouveau artistry:

Ike's infamous Tilda Mince... but then again, I think ALL of us enjoyed THAT one!

80's metal hair band, Whitesnake... here is a shot with their serious rocker faces on... even though one is in pink and another has fringed sleeves... very few can pull THAT off :)

Here is the green snakeskin dress that Teri wore (in our heads) to her last Whitesnake concert:

Filigree pendant... not sure if Teri would like it, but it makes me think of her:

Be sure to check back with the Minions throughout the day to see what they've posted on their blogs for the belated Birthday Girl! Happy Birthday, Teri!! We really DO love you and appreciate all of your awesome artwork here at HDH :)

HDH107 Appalling Apothecary

2011-09-19T03:25:00.011-05:00

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Ok, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH107
"Appalling Apothecary"
what's in YOUR medicine cabinet? poison, hemlock, eye of newt!

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

The Macabre Minions have created some superb pieces!
Check out this array of creepy goodness:

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Go on take a drink!

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

Essence of rat anyone?

Devious Digital Demoness Susan:

Party Time!

Chaotic Creepy Glowbugg:

will post on Wretched Wednesday, so tune in!

Happy Birthday, Hagatha...

2011-09-16T11:25:00.000-05:00

...aka Creepy Glowbugg. >:) Just kidding!

It IS true, though, that today our very own CreepyGlo turns... how old? Oh! Old.

{sinister snickering in the background}

I know... payback is a bitch. But sometimes it is totally worth it ;)

I searched for a few images of things CG likes, or those that remind me of her:

Skully Hello Kitty

If this is a real game, I seriously need to find a Super Nintendo :)

Mice Taxidermy - Ode to Halloween

Jim Henson's Labyrinth puppets

Classic horror movie monsters

Seriously, we do love ya', CreepyGlo. In addition to your mad skills with paper, ink, and polymer clay, your comic relief always makes us smile.

See?

Thanks so much for all you do here at HDH, and for trying to keep me on track...

THAT in itself is a full time job!

I hope your day is a fantastic one!!

Fiendishly Fun Forty-something!

2011-09-16T09:54:00.007-05:00

Today is a special day in the Minion dungeon as the luscious Creepy Glowbugg is celebrating her birthday and we thought to celebrate we would share with you all some fiendishly fun offerings suitable for a birthday celebration. Like this Walking Dead cake, created by Sweets to the Sweet for the cast of the show.

And some ideas to help you look your best for the party. Hide those bags under your eyes by using concealer. Or zippers.

Of course the centrepiece on the table has to be something special, so we chose the "horror ceramic" by Jessica Harrison.

And some Bloody Brain Shooters to wash down the cake, of course!

And in honour of Glo's own wonderful skills in clay, we have a claymotion horror flick to enjoy after we've eaten all the cake and are sitting in the dark. This is Nightmare by Love Automatic.

Glo, you are an absolute STAR and we're all so very thankful for all you do and are!

Wretched Wednesday - Seven Deadly Sins - Invidiousness

2011-09-14T14:03:00.002-05:00

Envy (also called invidiousness) is best defined as an emotion that

"occurs when a person lacks another's (perceived) superior quality,

achievement, or possession and either desires it

or wishes that the other lacked it."

This week's challenge of

The Seven Deadly Sins

has proven to be just that, a challenge.

I have scrapped two projects already and am less than pleased with my

current offering. I am being a weak ticket and I am offering up this

stunning array of awesomeness to feast your eyes upon

in an invidious manner.

I shall be farting my very own brand of bone dust this Friday,

when I turn into a 'forty-something'. Boo hiss!

This is a killer birthday gift sent from a dear friend, and

soul sistah Minion, Andrea.

Can you feel the envy starting to creep in yet?

Did you see the European Hello Kitty PEZ, complete with

skully bow?!

How about now? Any sign of envy yet?

Check out these AMAZING embellies!!!

All totally handmade and so detailed!! She needs to be selling these!

Maggots, and eyeballs and coffins! Oh my!

Check out how teeny tiny these are!

If you still aren't feeling sufficiently envious you can

pop by my blog and see a more detailed description of this,

more than to be envied loot!

And now without further ado,

Last week's chosen

Gruesome Twosomes

are

Carla

and

Fiona

Congratulations ladies! Please grab your badge and

post it with the Pride of the Minions!!

Thanks to everyone who played and has played along with our

weekly challenges!!

You make the world just a bit more sinister and we like that!

HDH106 Seven Deadly Sins

2011-09-12T00:00:00.003-05:00

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Ok, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH106
"The Seven Deadly Sins"
Wrath, Greed, Sloth, Pride, Lust, Envy,
and Gluttony

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that uses or includes the Seven Deadly Sins as inspiration.

There's seven to choose from so there has to be one that
strikes your fancy!

The Macabre Minions have out-done themselves as usual!
Check out these fantastic cards:

Sultana of the Sinister Lynx:

Vanity/Pride

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Lust

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

Gluttony

Devious Digital Demoness Susan:

Take your pick!

Temptress of Terror Teri:

Lust
(seems to be popular amongst the Minions)

Chaotic Creepy Glowbugg:

will post on Wretched Wednesday, so tune in!

HDH105 PMS - ala The Mistress

2011-09-10T10:46:00.004-05:00

Just a heads up... I'm not feeling the mojo. I almost didn't post this, but Creepy Glo talked me into... dammit. This is what I get when I try to get all matchy-matchy. I wanted to make sure the colors of the tickets were brought into the colored image & the card background. O...M...G... remind me to not try that with bright-assed orange again, K?

The paper is Echo Park and the punch is from MS. The uber-awesome image is from Delicious Doodles. I really liked how her skin came out, though. It's just that damn orange that f****d everything up :) The tickets I picked up at a local boutique a year or two ago... LOVE them... and I hoard them. They used to say "Trick" or "Treat"... but since it's a zombie, I thought maybe "ick" or "eat" was appropriate? Besides, one of them was already torn up from the tape... so I made it work :)

You still have time to play along with our challenge this week! Until Sunday at 5pm CST! AND this icky entry will also be going into Graphicat's challenge for Anything Goes!

Wretched Wednesday HDH105 P.M.S.

2011-09-07T02:45:00.001-05:00

P.M.S.

Who would have thought that mere initials

would strike fear in the hearts of men?

Silly mortals!

This week's Macabre Monday challenge is

P.M.S. - Psychotic Miss Silver.

Why? What were you thinking?

I kind of had a hard time with this challenge.

Seems simple enough, just use a crazy chick

and something silver.

It took me a while, but once I found my muse

(also known as "Karin" from Stampotique),

I decided to make something other than a card.

Once I got "Karin" all colored and UTEE'd a few times,

I mounted her onto a black card stock scalloped circle.

Then, for my ultimate destash, I used a

Leeza Gibbons silver rope frame I picked up

years ago at Big Lots! for a $1.00.

I have two more frames in smaller sizes that may need their

own Stampotique images as well.

Anyhoo, a little (LOTS!) glue and some complimentary colored

ribbon, and we have ourselves an orny-mint! Yay!

There is still plenty of time to play along

with this week's challenge!!

And now... a Gruesome Twosome announcement.

Last week we had a great sponsor, Dilly Beans Stamps.

Megan was so generous that she provided us with enough

images for three winners!!!

So, without further ado, the chosen GT winners are:

BriGt - 2 digis of your choice

Carol - 2 digis of your choice

and finally, Megan chose her favorite entry

Katt - 4 digis of your choice

Congratulations to all the winners!

Please grab your badge and display it proudly,

and contact fellow Minion, Susan with your digi choices

and she will get the info to Megan at Dilly Beans.

HDH105 - P.M.S. Psychotic Miss Silver

2011-09-04T22:01:00.003-05:00

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Ok, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH105
"P.M.S. Psychotic Miss Silver"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that uses or includes a angry/crazy/psychotic woman and silver.
We've all been there. Some weeks are better than others. Make her crazy. Make her angry. Make her silver. Well, not literally, but use silver somewhere on this project.

The Macabre Minions have out-done themselves once again!
Check out these fantastic cards:

Sultana of the Sinister Lynx:

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

Devious Digital Demoness Susan:

Temptress of Terror Teri:

Chaotic Creepy Glowbugg:

will post on Wretched Wednesday, so tune in!

Now let's see what wonderfully creep-tastic creations YOU have in store for US!

Cuteness alert

2011-09-01T20:05:00.001-05:00

I started out all dark, but it just kept turning cuter and cuter :) But I'm so glad I was able to play along this week with Dilly Beans and our "I was Framed" challenge! I still might work up another one... without pink... but we'll see how time permits ;)

See... told ya'! Ca-yoot. I used Dilly Beans' "Framed Zombie Girl 2" image (scroll down a bit)
along with some paper from a Basic Grey 6x6 pad. And look at the flower... THAT would be one of Creepy Glowbugg's Bwainz... LOVE it as a flower center!!!

So enjoy your dose of creepy cuteness for the evening. I'll try to go all darkside next time... I don't want anyone to think I've lost my evil edge ;)

And you still have a few days to play along with this week's challenge!! Who wouldn't want to win some of those creepy-cute images from Dilly Beans?!!!

Wretched Wednesday HDH104- I Was Framed!

2011-08-31T00:06:00.001-05:00

Happy haunted hump day!

We are here to amaze and inspire you to play

along with us this week for

Macabre Monday's "I was framed!" challenge.

We are sponsored this week by

Dilly Beans Stamps

The challenge is very simple, use a frame or frames

in your project. Easy right?

I decided to use the Voodoo Doll #3 image after much deliberation.

There are so many neat, odd, and unique images to chose from

on the Dilly Beans site!

Now isn't he a handsome one?!

I opted for the dot technique after I picked up the

wrong shade of BV to add some shading to his nose.

I went way too dark, but managed to salvage the image with some

strategically placed textural dots. Nice save!

I used some of the awesome new Tim Holtz Kraft Resist

Hallowe'en paper along with some old scraps I needed

to use up. The Corpse Dust label was part of a digital collage

sheet I bought on Etsy a few years ago.

And then there's these guys.

The march of the candy corns has begun!!!

Drop by my blog for more candy corn info.

Fellow Minion Susan, has also created another

Dilly Bean card using the Girl with Spider image.

The sentiment is wonderful for those animal lovers

and crazy cat ladies out there!

There is still plenty of time to join in on the MM frame fun this week.

Dilly Beans have generously offered up digis for multiple

winners this time around. You have until Sunday @10PM CST.

And, last but not least I have the Gruesome Twosome from last week's

Carnival Of Curiosities challenge:

Michelle

and

Lynne

Congratulations ladies, please grab your badge and display

it proudly. You've earned it!!

HDH104 - I Was Framed!

2011-08-29T00:01:00.028-05:00

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

Ok, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

"I Was Framed!"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that uses or includes frame somewhere in your creation.
Alter a frame, create a frame, use a stamp that has a frame or create something that uses a frame.
Easy peasy pimple squeezy!

We have a FUN new sponsor this week:
Dilly Beans Stamps!

Megan at Dilly Beans has the most adorable creepy-cute stamps I've ever seen! The Gruesome Twosome for this week will each receive their choice of TWO free digis, and Megan shall choose her favorite submission to receive FOUR free digis!

There's also a Silly Dilly Beans Flickr group where you can upload all the fabulousness you create using Dilly Beans stamps, and Megan would LOVE to see your creations there. I know I've spotted a few blog posts featuring Dilly Beans stamps recently, so why not share the fun and upload them to Flickr as well?

AND, there's a sale on at the minute, buy 3 stamps and get another of your choice for free! So much yummy goodness that I think you may all be smiling too much to create something suitable for our challenges.

Just remember, Barb kicks a Minion every time you create something cutesie (not to be confused with Creepy Cute, which is always welcome here... just make sure there's a little bit of Creepy in there as well :D).

Now let's see what the creepy, yet sometimes cute, Macabre Minions have in store for you:

Sultana of the Sinister Lynx:

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

Devious Digital Demoness Susan:

Temptress of Terror Teri check out what Teri has cooked up with one of her own digis!

Chaotic Creepy Glowbugg:

will post on Wretched Wednesday, so tune in!

BUT she's already created this wonderful card for anothe challenge and since it fits right in here and is fabulous, I'm sneaking in an extra picture!

AND The Masterful Mistress of the Macabre, Barb
will be playing along this week, too!!
{GASP... thud...}
amazingly enough, right?!

Now let's see what wonderfully creep-tastic creations YOU have in store for US!

Wretched Wednesday HDH103 - Carnival of Curiosities

2011-08-24T14:18:00.002-05:00

Creepy G here with my submission for this week's

Macabre Monday challenge,

"Carnival of CuRioSiTieS".

It all started with a hoarded pop corn bag.

"Hello, my name is Gloria, and I am a hoarder."

I have had that pop corn bag for a few years. A local gift

shop uses these for their purchase bags and I knew it would

come in handy some day.

These lovely bottles and jars are from an "Itkupilli"

digital collage sheet. So cool!!

I got pretty fancy here, using a repurposed net bag

as a curtain, and then covering my staples with a

edge punched scrap of the pop corn bag.

I also added a Recollections glittery spider web and some

fancy beaded things from Wild Orchid to give the

illusion of a spray of bubbles and beverage coming

from the weird bottle of creepiness.

And then we have "Kolossal" from

Stampotique Stamps.

She is perfect as a side show barker dontcha think?

As a new feature on Wretched Wednesdays,

I will be announcing the GTs from the previous week's

Macabre Monday challenges.

Last week's chosen Gruesome Twosomes are

Carol

and

Lady B!

Congrats ladies! Please grab your badge and wear it

with pride!

There is still time to play along with this week's challenge

and maybe get a shiny badge of your own!

Haunted Design House

Wretched Wednesday - Get Lost!

HDH117 - Get Lost!

HDH116 Chic Freaks - Macabre Mistress style...

Wretched Wednesday - Chic Freak

HDH116 - Chic Freaks

Got Goth Gruesome Twosome

Wretched Wednesday - Metal Mania

Macabre Monday HDH115 - Metal Mania

Wretched Wednesday - Got Goth?

HDH114 - Got Goth?

A new addition to the HDH dungeon...

Do you hear that?

Macabre Mondays are coming.....

Last one...

Stop the cuteness...

A not-so-macabre Mutinous Monday :)

Mutinous Monday...

SMUDGETASTIC

Mutinous Monday...

HDH Mutinous Monday #004 and a little housekeeping...

Schocking Schtocking Schtuffers

Heinous Gruesomes

HDH Mutinous Monday #003...

HDH Mutinous Monday #002

A little Voodoo...

2011 Mutinous Monday #001

Vampire Friendly Greetings / HDH113

HDH113 & an extra...

Whoops... Masters of the Macabre x3...

Pumpkinhead Gruesome Twosome and a Prize winner!!

HDH113 - Heinously Haunted Houses

Pumpkinhead and a documented fail

A not-nearly-creepy-Pumpkinhead-enough post...

Wretched Wednesday - Pumpkinhead

HDH110 Gruesome Twosomes, and a "charmed" winner

HDH112 Movie Madness: Pumpkinhead

Lurid Landscapes and a Blog Candy Winner

HDH111 - OMG, the Mistress made a *&*^ card!!!

There is still time to left to enter

HDH111 - Lurid and Looming Landscapes

500 follower Hallowe'en Blog Candy

HDH110 - Gods and Monsters and some Gruesome Twosomes

Halloween Makeup Tutorial

Hallowe'en Nuptials

HDH110 - Gods and Monsters

Spotlight on Jessica Joslin

Catching up on the Countdown to Halloween . . .

Wonderfully Wicked Etsy finds

HDH109 Macabre Monday Inner Workings

Countdown to Halloween!!!

The Zombies are Invading Blogger!!!

Gruesome Twosome HDH107

Wretched Wednesday - You're making a scene!

HDH108 - Macabre Monday - You're making a scene!!

Check it...

Gruesome Twosome

Way Late Wretched Wednesday - Appalling Apothecary

Better-late-than-never Birthday Bloghop...

HDH107 Appalling Apothecary

Happy Birthday, Hagatha...

Fiendishly Fun Forty-something!

Wretched Wednesday - Seven Deadly Sins - Invidiousness

HDH106 Seven Deadly Sins

HDH105 PMS - ala The Mistress

Wretched Wednesday HDH105 P.M.S.

HDH105 - P.M.S. Psychotic Miss Silver

Cuteness alert

Wretched Wednesday HDH104- I Was Framed!

HDH104 - I Was Framed!

Wretched Wednesday HDH103 - Carnival of Curiosities

HDH111 - OMG, the Mistress made a &^ card!!!