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...that special lady in your life or maybe just a good friend, mom, daughter?  Well we have the perfect unique gift for that "one of a kind" person.

or maybe someone who is a little bit of both....sweet and naughty!

Then again, maybe they are just "naughty" all the time...lol!

Valentine's Day will be here before we know it...so orders yours today!

CoMe OuT & PLaY!!!

NEW!!

NEW to DarkDecors.com 

Art tile coaster sets!!

First Friday

We'll be down at First Friday's at The Lot showing our wares.  We have some new pieces that we're very excited about that will be making their debut tomorrow night.  So if you're in the neighborhood, you can find us right off of First Street behind the Artifice Bar.  All you have to do is look for our black and white striped tent!

We hope to see you there...

Carrie taking a picture of Kathy taking a picture

We consider ourselves lucky to be able to work as a team...Kathy (me) loves taking photos with my Nikon D60 and Carrie can spend countless hours editing and adding effects to the photos.  Carrie keeps it simple and does the vast majority of the editing on Picnik.com because it's easy and fun to use.  I  prefer a little bit more of  a challenge and work in Paint Shop Pro and GIMP.

 

To see more of my work, you can visit my blog at www.kjlovesphotography.blogspot.com.  

Heart Tree Vases

Heart Tree Vases, a photo by ametistagirl on Flickr.

The heart tree trio is completed and is now available in our shop.

The inspiration for this series is the evolution of a heart through loss. One begins at a place of heart break feeling as it were, broken. After which there is usually feelings of anger, even if it's illogical. That anger is a fire that propels one out of the mire of depression. Once the heart is cauterized it is able to heal and become hole and full once more.

First Friday Las Vegas

 

 

 

 

 

Tonight's First Friday location will be at 1025 S. 1st Street (right next door to the Artifice Bar) 

We will be selling our wares...just look for the Black and White striped tent...you can't miss it! 

It's gonna be a fun night! Hope to see you there!

First Friday in Las Vegas...

This First Friday in Las Vegas (8/5/11) we will be set up across the street from the Arts Factory by Artifice Bar...woohoo! Look for the B&W striped tent. More info to come!

First Friday event...

 

THERE ARE STILL A FEW SPACES AVAILABLE FOR TEAM MEMBERS

INDOOR / OUTDOOR

ONLY $10 A MONTH FOR 3 MONTHS

Contact Carrie & Kathy at ametista_etsy@live.com for more information...hurry!

Exciting announcement!!

Our work is NOW Available at 

 

 Located at 107 E. Charleston, Suite 225, Las Vegas, NV

(Inside The Arts Factory) 

Vendor Space Available at First Fridays in Las Vegas

Mayor Oscar Goodman officially opens Studio 8 Ten

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi team! I have recently been in touch with Angela Esler-Whelan of Studio 8 Ten who has offered our team an amazing opportunity to have a presence at Las Vegas' premiere monthly art event, First Friday
 
We think this would be excellent opportunity to provide our team much needed exposure and sales. We would begin with the First Friday in April of 2011. The Studio is offering us unbelievably inexpensive vendor space on their property.

There will be an informative interest meeting with Andreana, Supervisor/gallery/event coordinator

to determine if we have enough participants to make this a successful event. So if you'd like to be set up were Las Vegan's are coming to check out art and shop then please be at the meeting.

WHEN: Saturday, 3/5/11 at 1pm

WHERE: Studio 8 Ten -  810 South Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV, 89101
(some of you may recall the location as we had a team meeting there last year.)

In addition - We are ALL invited to the Studio's First Friday show on March 4th, from 6-8PM. This will give you a good idea of where they currently are at with First Friday participation. It's going to be a fun event!

Please contact me (Carrie from Ametista) soon if you are interested at ametista_etsy@live.com

We have a NEW OWOH Winner!

Sadly we did not hear from our first winner, so we've chosen another WiNNeR...
Congratulations to NEEDLEWINGS Ohio for being our lucky OWOH Giveaway Winner!

We hope you enjoy your bottle of Ametista's Magical Bath Bliss - LoVE.

Thank you everyone who had a chance to stop by for a visit! We were not able to visit as many of you as we would have liked this year, so we're keeping the list of participants...you can expect a visit from us soon.!

Brightest Blessing,

CarrieAnn & Kathy

Rummaging through Wonders and The Wearing of Silly Hats

One of  the best parts of our job is the hunt for unusual objects to re-enchant.  We found that while doing this the wearing of silly hats increases the fun of our little adventure exponentially.

For those of you who live in Las Vegas, there are some really nice antique shops to be found in the downtown area.  Two of our favorites are Charleston Antique Mall and Not Just Antiques

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Preview Thursday Review - Las Vegas Art District

Recently Kathy and I decided to start checking out the local art scene on the first Thursday of every month (Pre-View Thursday) instead of on the first Friday of every month (First Fridays), because pre-view Thursday is a lot less crowded and affords the opportunity to interact with the artists and really take time to appreciate their work.

So we've decided that once a month we will share with you our top three Las Vegas art scene discoveries.

 

Last nights top three galleries were all located within the Arts Factory.  The first gallery we visited was Geolocations - Nate Larson and Marni Shindelman.  Upon entering the gallery.  Every photograph on the wall is the same size, uniformly framed within accompany statement.  The photographs themselves were interesting, well executed and diverse.  The accompany statements were at first thought provoking and then a little confusing.  But understanding that another person's art is not meant for one to easily dissect, we continue around the gallery to view more.  We then came across a plaque that read Geolocations which explained that the Geolocation project follows random tweets and by using Geotag information embedded in these tweets, travel to the GPS coordinates and take a photograph of the site of the update.

Just blown away by this original concept.  There's much more to the project so we will not give it all away, you must come see for yourself.

Our next gallery visited took us to NEWPHAZ Art by Andre Hines. Let us just tell you that this man paints some amazing portraits.  Some of his portraits included well known celebrities such as Morgan Freeman, Michael Jackson and President Obama just to name a few.  The portraits draw you in as if you were standing there with that person.  The eyes so bright and expressive.  Had to purchase a couple of prints while we were there.  You definitely want to check this artist out.

Last a but certainly not least, Statement Gallery, formerly Damned Ink Studios.  This gallery features some of the most amazing resident artist to be gathered in one location.  Included in it's list of distinguished artist are, Danny Roberts, Laura Zollar, Mike Biggs, Dasha Biggs, Teresa Maharaj and more...

The art featured at the gallery is the perfect balance of masculine and feminine expression.  The artists in residents compliment each other in such a breath taking way the art is edgy, powerful and entrancing and yet very decidedly opposite sides of the same coin. 

There's so much to see you might want to hit this one early in the evening.

Up to our eyes in glitter...

We've been working like little pixies in our "Fairy Sweat Shop"...gearing up for the holiday season. 

Here are just a few of the items we've been working on...

      Frosted Blackthorn Votive Trio

 Dark Autumn Night Vase

 

Red Frosted Candle Votive

Green Man Mason Jar Votive set

And for the darker side...you know that's where the cookies are, we have...

Death Becomes Her Votive

 So be sure to check out our shop for more holiday gifts and decor.

Come join us tomorrow...

 We had a fab day at the Summerlin ArtWalk! Gorgeous weather and so many nice people. 

We'll be back at again tomorrow...from 10-5 offering HUGE DEALS on our jewelry and dark home decor...see you there!

COME OUT AND JOIN US!

Trails Village ArtWalk Fall 2010 

Saturday & Sunday 10 until 5

Free Admission & Parking 

1970 Village Center Circle VON's & Starbucks Shopping Center across from the Summerlin Library

Gather Witches all for the Practical Magic Blog Party...

Look what we found my pretties...

We’ve joined with other Witches and Witches at Heart around the world to present you with this amazing chance to Win some of the most Magical Prizes to be found anywhere this Halloween Season! 

Here’s what we’re offering...
...For the Kitchen Witch, this gorgeous set of hand crafted, Italian glass Oil & Vinegar bottles, embellished with dark vines inspired by our favorite movie...Practical Magic.

 All you have to do for your chance to win is leave us a comment here and tell us about your favorite Halloween tradition...please be sure to leave your contact information so we can reach you if you’re our lucky winner! We will be using a random number generator to pick our winner. We ship worldwide, so all are invited to enter the drawing.

A favorite Halloween tradition around here is our greatly anticipated annual Halloween Bash. It is our absolute favorite time of the year! Using craft, the help of our Sister Witches and a whole lot of laughter, we transform the house in to a darkly decorated delight!

Now ladies there are many prizes to be had and you don't want to miss out so check out The Practical Magic Blog party page for a complete list of Party Participants. (scroll down their blog page - the list is located on the right hand side.) 

The Party is in full effect from September 25, 2010 thru October 25, 2010.

Ametista Dark Decor now available at....

Spirit Within U is a fabulous zen boutique located at 4780 W. Ann Rd. Suite 4 in North Las Vegas.  They are dedicated to providing their customers with the highest quality aromatherapy, wellness and spiritual products.  They offer Tarot readings, Intuitive healing, Aura photography and many other spiritual workshops.

We are very excited to have our dark decor at this boutique.  When you walk in the door, you instantly feel peaceful calming energy radiating throughout.  The owner and staff are wonderfully helpful and extremely kind.

 

Saturday, August 28th, beginning at 11AM there will be Aura photography available including comprehensive reports on your photo.  This is not only fun but can be a very enlightening experience and one we highly recommend.   

Mother's Day Art & Craft Show in Las Vegas

  Join us for a fun event to benefit a very worthy cause.

 For more information email kat@katastrophecreations.com