Look what's arrived...

...at Ametista Dark Decor

          Mad Hatter Tea Party Vase

Beelzebird Couple Sienna and Sage

and....

      Nightmare Before Christmas - Mini Jack Skelley Snowman

My other creative side is well some would say "a little on the dark side".  I'm in business with a fabulous creative friend and we try to, for the most part, recycle items in our creations.  For instance, the mini Jack Skelley's are made from a string of lights that went bad and the Mad Hatter Tea Party Vase, is three vintage silver pieces from a mixed match tea set (2 sugar bowls and one creamer).  We had the bottoms drilled out of the top two and fused them all together to make this one of a kind vase...well we might make more if we find the right pieces.

I just wanted to share some of the other things I do.  I also take all the photos for our business and Carrie edits them.

It's that time again...

for 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.

Mouse over to see before pic

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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I can't wait to see what everyone came up with...this is going to be so inspiring and fun!

Our version of a Skelly Snowman

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 Carrie's 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...

Our "host and hostess are 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.....

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