Happy Halloween!

I'm going to turn into a piece of candy corn.

First snow of fall 2009..

It started to snow.

I think the Guinea fowl wanted to come inside.

I tried to let them in but, they flew back to their coop.

Halloween Decorations.

Here is a few pictures of this years Halloween. I love all this stuff!!


The kitties like!

I love this little witch via the Victorian Trading co.

These little ornaments although made of resin are all adorable!

I have had this skull for 20 Years. I'm getting old!!
I made the face on the dried gourd years ago to. It looks really spooky with a low temp bulb in it.

My love of Lady Croft.

I have 2 posters in gilt frames flanking my cabinet centered in the middle of my room. My shrine to Lady Lara.

I set up little vignettes.Lara facing my custom made Jacqueline Natla and Atlantian Beast!

My ragdoll. Already 10 years old.

I Love Tomb Raider!
My Lara Labor day decor ready to go!

Curio Cabinet part 2.

Because I am a child of the 80's, I love all this stuff!

My attempt to make it presentable and stylish is to put it in an antique federal cabinet with a mercury glass back.
The top holds part of my collection of paris porcelain reticulated compotes.

Items of interest.

I love this owl plate. Its actualy a majolica compote.

The chest and compote are recent finds. Every
August I have an urge for the Christmas season.

The monkey pattern on this Robert Allen fabric is beautiful.

Christmas in August.
I keep watching Martha's Christmas speacial from 1990.
This 9 drawer chest is amazing!
Holds all my craft equipment.

Curio Cabinet

In the January 2003 issue of MSL on page 54 there is a great article on curio cabinets. In my aunts house as long as I can remember there was and still is a huge antique corner cupboard filled with all kinds of stuff. From antique dolls to chein toy banks and wind up animals.
To house my collection of Lara Croft I have it in a large 2 door china cabinet. I know Martha displayed Steiff animals.I don't know how she would feel about molded plastic, But mixed with antique french porcelain it works in my room.
It's a lot to dust and would look excessive, but somehow having it in a cabinet with doors makes it art.At least to me.