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Merry Christmas from our 8ft tall Olaf-Zilla!
We got lucky with a white Christmas at Grandma’s house in Seattle this year! Glen woke me up early Christmas morning with the video of “Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?” from Frozen, and it took a couple hours for … Continue reading
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Tagged #doyouwannabuildasnowman, christmas, frozen, olaf, projects, snow, snow sculpting, snow sculpture, snowman
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more Haunted Hollywood progress…
Aaaah! Only TEN days left until my big party, and the front show must be ready before then since for the first time ever there is a citywide Halloween decorating contest, and I might have a chance at winning! Here’s … Continue reading
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Tagged #Halloween, #WebmistressOfTheDark, bride, frankenstein, halloween2017, HauntedHollywood, movies, mummy, nosferatu, parties, projects, sarcophagus, webmistress, werewolf
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Halloween season has begun!
I am sooooo behind on updates but at least for happy reasons! I have been able to post a few photos every so often to Facebook throughout the year while we’ve been working on Halloween, so I will link those … Continue reading
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Tagged costumes, ghostly greenery, halloween, halloween2017, HauntedHollywood, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, monsters, moon screen, movie theatre, parties, projects, proscenium, vintage
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Steampunk Makeup & Accessories for Clockwork Alchemy 2017
I had heard about the Clockwork Alchemy steampunk convention for a few years, but I always had a conflict. This year my schedule finally aligned to attend over Memorial Day weekend, and Glen was even more excited than I was! … Continue reading
spider bling and other projects
Even though getting the outside front show ready has been consuming the majority of my time until now, I’ve been able to crank through several small projects to add to my Victorian Halloween atmosphere, including elegant silver and black cat … Continue reading
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Tagged baby jack o' lanterns, beads, black, bling, bobeche, candle sleeve, crystal, door wreath, dragon handle, flicker LEDs, foil, fringe, halloween, Halloween2016, jewelry, jewels, kitty collars, lampshade, lantern, leaves, LEDs, projects, pumpkins, purple, roses, spiders, vines, wire, wreath
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Castle Brittahytta 4.0
Castle Brittahytta began as a secret project for Halloween 2011, reprised for the first Verdigris Saga year for Halloween 2012 and again for Halloween 1914 in 2014, so this year is our fourth version of the castle, with improvements added … Continue reading
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Tagged carving, castle, Castle Brittahytta, decor, foam, gravestones, halloween, Halloween2016, jack o'lanterns, LED, paint sprayer, projects, pumpkins, spiders, spotlights, towers, Verdigris, walls, webmistress, woodburning tool
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the Halloween fun begins!
Well, really there has been Halloween fun all year, with our Spanish castle road trip in June, and a couple new party projects already finished, but for me, the Halloween season officially kicks off with Annual Halloween Shopping Weekend with … Continue reading
Enhanced Library Laboratory Lighted Test Tube Racks
Here we go with Halloween 2016! Usually there are many Halloween projects in motion all year with nothing ready to display until October, but I’m so happy that this year I have a COMPLETED new project already finished, even before … Continue reading
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Tagged blacklight, glow, halloween, Halloween2016, lab, laboratory, LED, mad scientist, projects, racks, test tubes, ultraviolet, UV
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“Castle Modern” Bedroom Decor
You might have noticed by now that I love castles, and my dream is to live in one someday, hopefully one I can build myself. Halloween is the perfect excuse to display all my castle decor and even turn the … Continue reading
New Kitchen Undercabinet Lights
My mom has been avoiding the Stitches West conference the past couple years because she already owns too much yarn, so my dad & I haven’t had any annual Project Weekends since 2013. They were a fun way to tackle … Continue reading
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Tagged brittahytta, electrical, kitchen, lights, projects, projectweekend
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