Friday, October 26, 2012

Creepy and Fascinatng Ideas




Edible EYEBALLS are always good for a Creepy Halloween thrill:



Or, go for table decor. 
 It's a kinder, gentler,but less filling -effect:

NEXT, For your more, ah, advanced DIY consideration...

...Here's a rather COMPLICATED D-I-Y from 1870,
 which came about as result of 
the plague 400 years earlier:

 Known at the time as  
"The Great Mortality", "The Black Death" and "The Great Pestilence",
 the 14th century Plague led to ... an overabundance of bones.
They had to be stored in All Saints' Chapel
 after the local monastery's graveyard began to overflow .   
40,000 skeletons;
 Frantisek Rint arranged the  bones...
~
 The chandelier is made with at least one of every bone in the human body. 
T
Some of the skulls are resting on the knees of trumpet-playing angels...



Doesn't that make you HUNGRY?!?

TRY THIS Crazy-Snake CHEESE CALZONE:



Okay, creepy crafting,  gross eating, now it's time for  Cranial Costuming:
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A very cool DIY Tirck or Treat costume!

~the how-to is here~


The rest is up to you.
Happy Halloween Time!
xo
Valerie



Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Beautiful Silver + Gold Designs

"Her godmother simply touched her with her wand, and, at the same moment, her clothes were turned into cloth of gold and silver, all decked with jewels." (Charles Perrault...Cinderella)

Ah, Cinderella...
gleaming golds and silvers... 




















They do bring a bit of shine and drama,
 those Silvers and Golds!

Have a Shiny Day!
xo
Valerie




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Monday, October 1, 2012

Reflections: The Mirror ....

Mirrors:
 increased light,
 Positive Feng Shui influences in the area of wealth and abundance
(especially with round mirrors). 
Ans they're just cool.  
Here are some new, 
along with some oldies but goodies
in the Images-of-Mirrors department.
Enjoy:

Dering Hall




 don't miss the baby cello by the fireplace!


Martyn Lawrence-Bullard




Tobi Fairley - classic,  but always original



Designer Tom Stringer
a Horchow room
another Horchow room  -- lots to admire here.

by designer Tad Davinci --  but really, look at those CHAIRS!!!!



Tom Leighton  The coffee table is mirrored too!

 Reflect on that.
Have a great day!

~vbk~






Thursday, September 27, 2012

Spanish Style!



Happiness is a Beautiful Hacienda....






































Have a great day, everyone!
xo
Valerie



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