We have some very exciting news.....

We got an order from 

Thunder Valley Casino and Resort 

for 700...yes 700 of our 

Jack Skelly Snowman ornaments!

So, if we're MIA...you know why.

A Nightmare Before Christmas

Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday

The Movie Lovin eDition!

For this weeks theme, I actually had a different movie in mind, but I couldn't find the picture to use with it in my archives. It was "To Kill a Mockingbird", which is one of my all time favorites.  So, I went with another favorite of mine and when you see the picture...well I don't think I'll have to put the title, but I will.

Can you guess?  Well if your answer is "A Nightmare Before Christmas" you're exactly right!  I watch this show probably every year at Halloween, it just cracks me up....love me some Tim Burton.

I used Kim Klassen's Canvas Back, blending mode Multiply at about 87% and Ruby Blossom's Flying Bat frame blending mode Overlay.

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This is Halloween...

"Boys and girls of every age,
wouldn't you like to see something strange?
Come with us and you will see,
This our town of Halloween."

We've been included in another nightmarishly
spooktacular Etsy treasury!!

Check out all the cool handmade Jack Skellingtons
available here...wow!

The JaCk SkeLLingToN MoNsTeR bOx

This MoNsTeR bOx is not for sale,
as we don't wish to go to jail.

We captured it for a review
and posted here to show to you,

these lovely pics of Nightmare fright
but Disney owns the copyright.

And though our Skelly shan't be bought
we are satisfied that he was caught.

For you see my friend, that's what we do...
...hunt MoNsTeR bOxes just for you!

See our collection of fine specimens at Ametista Artistic Offerings

All I want for Christmas...

...and it's all handmade!! Hope you enjoy our latest Etsy Treasury and we hope it inspires you to be creative in your gift buying this year. Buy handmade, one a kind gifts made here in the US and around the world.



You're family and friends will appreciate your beautiful and unique presents far more than say...the same scarf every third person is wearing, because it was on sale at the Super Walmart!

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a snob about saving money...especially now, but when you can find magnificently handcrafted gifts for the same price as the thoughtless mass produced, poorly made, pratically disposable crap out there, just by shopping on Etsy...why wouldn't you?
I mean really! lol!

We snagged an Etsy Treasury...

Kathy and I managed to snag a treasury this morning and put together a lusciously dark gathering of holiday glee! What do you think?