NEW!!

NEW to DarkDecors.com 

Art tile coaster sets!!

We're now offering...

...blank greeting cards. 

You can purchase them individually or in sets from our shop. Be sure to check back, we'll be offering our "Haunted Hauntings" as greeting cards.

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.

Coming soon...

Here is a sneak peek of what we've been working on.  This is one of three in a series.

Practical Magic Blog Party Giveaway WINNER!!

Before we announce the winner, we would just like to say THANK YOU to all of our wonderful contestants for taking the time to play and especially for sharing so many of your wonderful Halloween traditions! We truly enjoyed reading all of your posts!

Our winner was chosen via a random number generator at random.org.

And so...without further ado...we give you...our lucky winner...

CONGRATULATIONS to Sandy of California for being our Practical Magic Blog Party Giveaway winner!!

Again, thank you all for playing! We hope you all have a magical Halloween season and we hope to see you back here for our next giveaway. Be sure to come come back after the holiday to see pictures from this year's Halloween bash!

Brightest blessings,
Carrie & Kathy

Mystical, Magical and Enchanted...

The MoNsTeR bOx of Madame de Strange has been included in the marvelously magical Etsy Treasury...

Our Annual Halloween Party.....

Here are a few pictures from our annual "Halloween Bash". It usually takes us the good part of the month of October to decorate my house, but it's so worth it.

We just love "HaLlOwEeN"

Haunted Poker Room

Spooky Kitchen


Ghostly Tarot Reading Room


Bone Chilling Grave yard
Enter if you Dare!

Frightening Front Room

There were ghost hanging from the ceilings and cob webs everywhere. We even had a smog machine and dry ice in the wicked punch...

My undead love and I...a match made in well...."heaven"...LOL!

Then there was Laura, who helped out tremendously...we couldn't have done this without you! Here she is with another guest....

"Bob" the Werewolf....

Our guest were very creative with their costumes and we all had such a fabulous creepy time.



Oh I can't forget about the slashing Red Velvet cake that Catherine brought....yummy!

Thanks Catherine!

So then there is myself with my sweet little "meat eater"....heh!

So just a little thanks to all who came and helped make our annual "Halloween Bash" a huge smash!

Until next year.....

A few things we've been working on....

Kathy and I have really been busy gearing up for the upcoming "Age of Chivalry" Renaissance Festival here in Las Vegas starting October 9-11th. Here are a couple of our items that we've made for this occasion:

"Ye Olde Cloak Pins"

We've also added these scurvy dogs to our MoNsTeR bOx collection....

TrEaSuRe MoNsTeR bOxEs

These will be available soon in our etsy shop.

Our dear friend and local fine artist, Laura Zollar, has come to play with clay with us as well.
She created an absolutely stunning re-enchanted bottle and an artistic apothecary bottle.

Sea Life Artistic Bottle
by Laura Zollar

and.....

My Wicked Heart Artistic Apothecary Bottle
by Laura Zollar

To see more of our artistic offerings click here...

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

A sneak peak at a "custom" MoNsTeR bOx.....

We are actually adding the finishing touches to this request for a custom MoNsTeR bOx, more details on all who and why which is very exciting...well to us that is. LOL!

More of this box will be revealed very soon......

GRiM REaPeR visits Etsy's Halloween Showcase...

We have a winner...

Meet our newly named addition... "DoRoThY's ReVeNge MoNsTeR bOx"
Thanks for Christine D. of Texas for the ab fab new name!

Help us name this MoNsTeR bOx...

Here's recently captured MoNsTer bOx who refuses to tell us it's name...stubborn little bugger. So we must give it a new one and we need your help. Please leave us a comment with your name suggestion(s) ...we welcome any ideas you may have here.

We greatly appreciate your efforts in the endeavor.

UPDATE - As of 8/29/09 we have, via our Facebook and Flickr friends, the following submissions...

• Dorothy's Revenge
• Beetlejuice
• Zebra Crossing
• Wicked West
• Deep Blue Sea
• Mime-in-a-Box
• Wicked
• Ebony & Ivory
  

All very tempting! The hard part will be to pick just one, so tell us what you think. Which one would you pick?

Not your average Siren...

Coming soon to Ametista......

Mermaid MoNsTeR bOx

I finally finished her....I made a few color changes, but here is the final product.

I had made the face a long time ago and just wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it, and then I finally created this fantasy mermaid box. Even though this box went through several different transitions before the final product came to be. I hope you guys enjoy it as much as Carrie and I do.

Meet the GriM ReaPeR...

GriM ReaPeR MoNsTeR bOx, originally uploaded by ametistagirl.

Coming this week to our shoppe...

...The latest addition to our MoNsTeR bOx collection.

Inspired by Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life, Part Six - Death".

Any good Python fan will readily recognize and immediately appreciate the quote inside...makes us laugh every time we open it!

Day of the Dead Challenge...

Here's our entry for this month's PCAGOE monthly challenge.

The theme being Day of the Dead, we decided to created this bonita little candle votive skull. Perfect for taking out to the graveyard whilst visiting with loved ones since passed .

To vote for your favorite entry, visit www.pcagoe.com
between October 1 and 3.

Tuesday - April 21, 2009

4th Quarter

The Moon is in Pisces.

When the Moon is in Pisces the focus is on dreaming, nostalgia, intuition and psychic impressions. A good time for spiritual or philanthropic endeavors.

Tuesday is ruled by the planet Mars and it's influences over the day are passion, aggression, courage, sex and protection.

The color of the day is Black.
The scent of the day is Geranium.

Llywellyn's 2009 Almanac