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Evocative

 

Photos of the mysterious sort. Taken with the hipstamatic app on my iPhone. What lovely evocative images these turned out to be... gives one ideas....

Jenny

Stirrings

Yes, we haven't yet turned the page on May, and I am already feeling the stirrings of anticipation. Maybe it is that I crave contrast. On the one hand I adore full-out cuteness, but then there is another side to my creative wanderings... the creepily fun side.

So. No doubt there will be more posts (like this Victorian dollhouse kit I'm lusting after) before the rest of blogland is ready to turn their attention to Halloween. Stay tuned...

Muahaha...

Jenny

Enchanted mantles

Whoops, I blinked and a couple of weeks slipped by! I promise I have continued my obsession with the spookier side of things, just haven't been able to focus enough to blog about it! This evening I've been working on ideas for my three mantles. First place to look? Flickr of course! (Kinwort, above) I found cheesecloth packets at Walmart and my living room is the same color of red, so this one gives me some ideas... (Marz)

I love how everything is shades of black and white and gray in this one, even the cool marble surround... (Seaside6464)

Alisa has a couple of great examples, I love this pennant garland... (AlisaJane)

Not technically a mantle, but this one from Martha has some good ideas that could be adapted to one... (dragonflydesignstudio)

This one actually looks a lot like the mantle in my bedroom, with the white bead board paneling and crenalations on the mantlepiece. But no portrait, oh well... (Mudrick)

This orange lighting and the spooky tree are fabulous! (shezcrafti)

The black branch is fun... (saucy dragonfly)

Another one from Alisa... old tarnished silver, sepia-toned photographs, a birdcage... I think I have to make a garland of some sort... (AlisaJane)

This might be my favorite! It makes me want to repaint my walls that exact golden shade, the black looks so fantastic against it. Love the tall candlesticks on either side of the fireplace, too... (boopsie.daisy)

I have my work cut out for me now. I've got lots of ideas, I just have to decide and do it.

And I'll be posting lots more now that it is October!!!

Jenny

Black and white and dread all over

A few days ago I created a new Flickr group... Black and White Halloween! I thought it would be great to gather wonderful images of crafts and decor using black and white, with maybe a bit of an accent color. Here are a few images that have already been added to the pool. The wondrous creation above is by bewitchedmagic, and the wonderful mantle arrangement below is from vintage-mouse (love that garland!).

This charming little witchlet is from hbgordon...

A classic Halloween cupcake painting by Jenny at HolidayJenny...

A sweet and spooky garland from Jane's Apron...

Kandeland's lovely collage (is the one in the middle a boy?)...

Clever tags from my pal Elizabeth at Creative Breathing...

I love the outfits and the expressions on this witchy trio from goodygoodygumdrops, apparently we are not at all cheerful today...

A fabulous bit of millinery for the best-dressed hauntress from littlepinkstudio...

And this assemblage from Sweetina is amazing! Clearly a lot of work went into this marvel...

And a fabulous tag from remembermeemily, love this little lady...

That's just a sampling of the eye candy already uploaded to the group. Please feel free to join, and add your images! Just click here to be magically transported to the group page where you can see more for yourself!

Jenny