Who Ever Said 13 was Unlucky?

Who said 13 was an unlucky number?

Come join the fun! One of the biggest giveaways ever!
13 of the most wickedly talented Halloween Artists
Starting on this Friday the 13th
13 One of a Kind works of Art! (See the theme here?)
There will be multiple winners, and you could be one lucky one!

Instructions to enter will be posted on all the blogs,
Here are our participating artists:

Carly Smith
Boggy Bottom Bayou
www.boggybottombayou.blogspot.com

LeeAnn Kress 
Charmed Confections
www.charmedconfections.blogspot.com

Jody Johnson
Sweet Bear Creek Whims
www.sweetbearcreekwhims.blogspot.com

Flora Thompson
Bone*Head*Studios
www.boneheadstudio.blogspot.com

Heather Millott
Witch Hallow Primitives
www.witchhollowprimitives.blogspot.com

Amy Allen
Amy's Primitives Attic
www.amyscrazycreativelife.blogspot.com

Lisa Ammerman
A Piece of Lisa
www.apieceoflisajane.blogspot.com

Brenda Griffith
The Rusty Thimble
www.therustythimble.blogspot.com

Joyce Tenay
Ragpatch Primitives
www.ragpatchprims.blogspot.com

Cindy Conrad
The Pixie's Thimble
www.pywackitprimitives.blogspot.com

Debb George
Halloween JinglesBells Boo
www.halloweenjinglesbellsboo.blogspot.com

Marguerite Noschese
My Witchy Women

Karen Brady Hammontree
Brady Bears Studio
BradyBearsStudio.blogspot.com

The Witches of Giggleswick Present...

Double, Double

Toil and Trouble,

Fire Burn and 

Cauldron Bubble...

The amazing LeeAnn of Charmed Confections and Carly Smith of Boggy Bottom Bayou have organized and annual event: The Witches of Giggleswick Blog Hop and guess who one of the 13 Witches are? Of course it would be me! 13 wonderfully talented Halloween Artists have brewed up a wonderful hand made works of art. Stay tuned to find out more about this fabulous giveaway!

Here Ye... Here Ye...

You are all cordially invited to attend the event of the season: The unveiling of the new grand re-opening for the Halloween Artists website!

We are now open and ready for you to come and take a look, so don't be late and put on your best halloween attire!

hugs,

Heather

So Won't you come join us? www.halloweenartists.com

 

Look Whos Coming to my Party...

I always share my first holiday find with you guys and this is it! Can't tell I am little excited can ya?

OOOOO...the holiday season is upon us and I am already starting to decorate.

So lets see who is coming to my party this year....

These adorable german glass glittered (I can hardly compose myself over the glitter lol) shaker skulls...and yup they rattle. How cool is that? Even cooler is the fact that these dapper little guys all have a handmade party hat made from antiqued music sheet paper.

These were made by Malissa Melrose from Sleepy Hollow Folk Art

Her designs and craftsmanship are really something to shout about.

Now to find the perfect spot in my Halloween home for them.

You can find Malissa by visiting her at her website Sleepy Hollow Folk Art

or checking out her adorable creations in her etsy shop! Sleepy Hollow Folk Art on Etsy 

But you can't have these, theyre mine!

Twilight Inspired Artists to be featured at Twilight Eclipse Party...

I know there are a lot of you that are crazy twilight fans like me so I wanted to share an event with you that is coming up soon and there will be some great raffle prizes available from some twilight inspired artists.

Along with many other twilight artists, one of my twilight inspired art creations will also be there for a lucky winner!

What: Eclipe Party & Midnight Premier
Where: Pirate Island
Orem, Utah
959 S 700 E
Orem, UT 84097-7246

(801) 221-9646

Check out my Twilight Inspired Luminaries in my Etsy store: My Brand of Heroin

Rucus Studios Presents...

Halloween, I can smell it already lol.

I love this wonderfully creative mind of Scott Smith of Rucus Studios.

Please visit and follow his blog for a an enchanting adventure awaits us all...

Visit Rucus Studios Blogspot HERE

Some New Halloween Thingys...

A few little ornaments, Vintage Halloween candy tins!
Just thought I would share a few new Halloween things I have listed on ebay this morning, then I am scurrying off on an hour and 1/2 excursion to Dekalb IL to visit a cute little shop called "Craker Jak's" the owners are so sweet and the store has been in local Dekalb town for 25 yrs. I am looking forward to meeting my friend. I have been trying to get up there for two years now and you guys know how that goes, and how IL winters can be such a pain in the patoot when you want to drive somewhere. I don't do snow lol, so I am heading there now while the weather is still acclimate.

Anyway, here are a couple of things I got done and listed.
OOAK ACEO Art Card "Witches Brew"
Black Cat Make-Do
Click HERE to see all my auctions I have been busy!

AHQU Giveaway!

Yay for Halloween just 50 days until the 31st is here!
The Halloween Queens are having a wonderful giveaway on their blog!
Just head on over to their blog for details on how to enter for some beautiful Halloween goodies from some very talented artists.

Good Luck, I know I would love what they are offering up.
Click Here for the AHQU Giveaway

A Delicious Giveaway...

Ye Olde Thyme Prims is having a Delicious Giveaway...
Want to enter? Stop by their blog and check out the details the giveaway ends August 29th! You won't want to miss this!

YOTP can be searched on ebay to see all the wonderful primitive artists that sell there.

CLICK HERE for the YOTP Blog

Domestic Witch Blog Award...

I received this amazing award from Wendy and I hope you will stop by and check out her wonderful blog Esoteria
Now to pass it on will take little thought however there are many I would like to give it to!

Sage at Enchanted Garden Studio

Sherry of Byrum Art

Pattee of Odd-Dolls

HA31 Brooms A Blazin Art Event...

Here Ye...Here Ye...
Come one, come all to the HA31 Brooms A' Blazin Art Event!

Beginning Wednesday August 19th the wonderful and talented Artists of the HA31 group will be kicking off the season with their Blazin Brooms, or paintbrushes for that matter!
Stop by Ebay and search HA31 and then sit down because you won't believe your eyes!
Our artists have geared up and raring to go with all kinds of new, unique, and one of a kind Halloween treasures and art!

Here is a link to the Ebay Auctions: HA31 Artists

I have been featured...!

One of my wonderful Art groups SEHA (the society of eclectic halloween artists) have honored me in making me a featured artist on their blog... go see, go see lol!

SEHA blog: http://sehacreations.blogspot.com/
If you haven't seen their new blog check it out and give them a follow!



Don't forget there are many SEHA halloween artists selling on ebay and if you search the name SEHA you will see what they all have to offer!

Hope everyone is enjoying a sunny and not too hot day, fall is on its way soon.
hugs,
Heather

Twilight Falling...

It is the season of the witch, well ok its not but its coming soon and I am getting ready for it. I can't think of anything else but Halloween and witches. Thats ok with me though I love to paint them so its fitting that I just keep doing it.

So here is a new one in a long series I am doing this month, titled "twilight falling"

Which reminds me I have to get dinner ready for the kids before they start revolting. Have a great evening everyone!

hugs,
Heather

Definitely NOT an award free blog zone...

I have given it some thought as to why people want there blogs award free zones, sometimes we are so busy we can't keep up with them all, we would be blogging all day long!
I on the other hand love each and every one of them, and cherish the people who give them to me. I feel very honored to have someone stop by and say, hey you made my day so much brighter, or you inspired me so.

My friends, customers and fellow blog pals drive me to do what I do, they are all muses in my little artistic world. So with no further ado...I got a really cool award today. (subtle ain't I? lol)

So I wanted to do something different with this award, I want to blog about the wonderful gal that gave it to me. Sweet Darla from Artistic Accents by Darla. So lets talk about her shall we!

Darla does some amazing artwork and I have seen her etsy shop, wow you should visit her shop too by clicking Here Darla is a decorative artist from the Red River Valley region of North Dakota. She does the type of painting I wish I could do, I have not mastered color as some strange phobia I have prevents me from using it lol (inside joke there). I can't seem to get away from the black and orange. Her art is so colorful and unique and truly a masterpiece in every detail. She is working with mixed media now and has a wonderful selection of Original paintings and aceo's.

This is one of my favorites: (obviously)
The colors are so vibrant and really pop but they are also subtle as well.



















Look at the detail and the sweet expressions on their faces, her art just amazes me to no end.
There is something very special in the way she created mixed media pieces, very magickal indeed!

Stop by her blog, or her etsy shop and breath in all this wonderful art. Darla is breath of fresh air to me in the art world.

I thank her for this award to from the bottom of my heart!

I am passing this "your blog is amazing dahling" award on as well and would like to acknowledge QueenBe and her altered art blog: QueenBe's Altered Needs Check out her amazing altered art pieces!
hugs,
Heather

Will your art become Censored?

When will you be censored? Sometimes its only a matter of time. I received word today from my best friend Sherry about an article and a lets say "ruckus" that is occurring in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Its all about censorship and we as artists are all affected by it, as well as its outcome.

The little northwest Arkansas town has a 150-foot-long old retaining wall turned into an art exhibit with artwork from local artisans up for public viewing. Created in 2004 by Charlotte Buchanan with her project called The Artery. It has been up since September and the theme for this exhibit is "Icons" (popular icons in religion and culture). Among some of the paintings, that are offending tourists, I bring you to artist Beth Post whose work is amazing and creating quite a stir with her piece entitled "The Temptation of Alice". I have found nothing in this painting, or any of the other 27 that up on display offensive. I want to hear what all you think about it.

Read the full news article here: Art May Be Too Provocative for the town

I have to wonder about my paintings. Will my witches become offensive because some of them carry pentacles, or have familiars, or worship in the woods under silhouettes of trees? As far as the council in Eureka Springs is concerned I find your idea of censorship very offensive. Shame on you for even considering it.

The Temptation of Alice


About Beth Post: She is the one of the most down to earth people I have spoken to in the art community.
Beth is pursuing her MFA in Illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She grew up Russellville, Arkansas. She works in acrylic, oil, watercolor, and digital mediums. In conjunction with illustration, Beth enjoys writing children's books and short stories. Her illustrations have been featured in WNC Magazine, Baystate, and What's Up Annapolis.

You can visit her site here:www.bethpost.com

Burning Bright Award...

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt

There isn´t enough darkness in all the world to snuff out the light of one little candle.
Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
Henry David Thoreau





Jennifer awarded me with this honor and had me in tears tonight. This is what she said: "You can never extinguish the Light that Shines Brightly within all of us. If there is Hope, there is Light, if there is a Dream, that same Light will lead the way, and this Award I created this evening reflects that Creative Spark, that Light we all hold within us, but there are certain people who come to mind that Shine So Brightly that you can't help notice the Warmth that illuminates in all they do, and in what they represent and just who they are."

Its moments like these when you realize how very special those who you truly love are. I have realized that along this very hard path I have traveled there has been much wear and tear on my soul. Its these life moments that make you sometimes question, have you done enough? Have you shared, and loved, and helped enough. Its this award that made me see that I have touched lives of those around me, and after all isn't that what its all for?

I was feeling a bit down tonight as many of you know I have had many years of martial arts training and lost a wonderful inspiration to me David Carradine has passed away. I would like to add a quote of his to this lovely award before I pass it along. "If you cannot be a poet, be the poem"~ David Carradine

David Carradine 1936-2009

David departed this life June 3, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand while on location for a film.

You will be sadly missed my friend, I hope that you will find happiness and peace.

I would like to pass this wonderful Burning bright award along to these people who's candle burns brightly in my life. All you have to do is pass this along to those whose light shines even within the darkest night.

Sherry Byrum of Byrum Art
Day from Grim Prim Studio's
Jan From Moonhollow Vintage
Karen from Idrawpix and her amazing Hope in the Heart of Darkness blog

The Noblesse Award:

I am pleased to say that I got this wonderful blog award from Sherry at Byrum Art. I am a little choked up about it so bare with me please. Wow, I don't know what to say I guess I hope that I am worthy of such. I hope that my blog does inspire people to think, create, love and be open to new friendships. I feel that art is the best way for creative expression no matter what your art form. It is also the best stress reliever I can think of in this day to day busy life we all lead. I know that having this blog has enriched my life and brought me closer to people whom I may not have know if I hadn't had one. It has also brought me closer with my readers and my other wonderful artist friends who continue to inspire me every day of my life. It has given me a place to showcase my new work, and interact with other friends. Its also a great tool for getting things off ones chest and allowing to share my life with others. Thank you Sherry, I love you.

~Heather~


Details of Noblesse Award:

The recipient of this award is recognized for the following:

- The Blogger manifests exemplary attitude, respecting the nuances that pervade
amongst different cultures and beliefs.

- Their Blog contents inspire; strives to encourage, and offers solutions

- There is a clear purpose at the Blog; one that fosters a better understanding
on Social, Political, Economic, the Arts, Cultures, Sciences and Beliefs

- The Blog is refreshing and creative

- The Blogger promotes friendship and positive thinking

The Blogger who receives this award will need to perform the following:

- Create a post with a mention and link to the person who presented the Noblesse
Oblige Award

- The Award Conditions must be displayed at the Post

- Write a short article about what the Blog has thus far achieved – preferably
citing one or more older posts as support

- The Blogger must present the Noblesse Oblige Award in concurrence with the
Award conditions

- Blogger must display the Award at any location at their Blog

So I'm going to pass this one on to the following:

Sherry (who already has it lol) because her art, friendship and blog inspire me all my days. I don't know what I would do without her she has made me strive to be the persom who I want to be.

Cindy Tevis from Halloween Spirit Shabby Hag Decor because she is an amazing soul, a wonderful friend, a terrific artist and one whom I will travel with some day.

Jules at Bead Bugs because she is a wonderful jewelry artisan and also a wonderful women to have as a friend.

Prims*By*Pam because her blog always is inspiring to others, she is a wonderful artist and she is also a 15 yr. cancer surviror!

Michelle from Enchanted Inspirations because she is an kind individual whos art is just as inspiring as well as she is.

I could probably think of half a hundred more I could pass this along too. You are all amazing people!

hugs to all,

Heather

I Got An Award!

Sherry at http://byrumart.blogspot.com/ gave me this beautiful award! Sherry is not only an amazing artist and an amazing friend, she is also the kindest soul I have ever known. Without her this life, world and existence would be very much a dismal place. I love her to death.

7 Unusual things I love are:

I love the smell of burning leaves

I love the way my babies smell when they get out of the bath

I love grilled cheese & pepperoni

I love collecting oddities

I love painting outside on the deck in the summer

I love hot cocoa and toast on Sunday mornings

I love watching my bats flitter around at dusk

So now I will pass this on as well.

Jules at http://sillybeadbugs.blogspot.com/ because she is a wonderful lady, my bestest friend, fellow admirer of lifes little treasured moments and because she is an amazing artisan.

Spooky Spring HA31 March Art Challenge...

Here is a little sneak peek at the painting I just listed on ebay for part of the HA31 March Challenge. The theme is Eerie Equinox / Spooky Spring and I can hardly wait to see what all the other artists have come up with. You can see my all of painting and all the other members of HA31 but searching ebay for HA31.
We all tend to interpret our ideas very uniquely and its fun to see the finished pieces.
Witch Hollow Primitives on EBAY