New Halloween Offering on SpookyTime Jingles!! / Go Witches of Giggleswick!

Hi Everyone!

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!  I wanted to introduce you to my first piece of the year!  

This is Sweet Charlotte, named after my own sweet Mom.  Charlotte will be appearing on SpookyTime Jingles at midnight on January 12th!  Here is the link if you are interested in purchasing her ... or pop on over if you would like to see all the other Artist offerings.  Check it out!  It is really a fun site!  www.spookytimejingles.com

I know ... I'm back to Halloween already.  Well, being a member of Spookytime Jingles means that Halloween is all year long.  Fine by me, because I love it so.  I will be back with some more current holiday artwork too!  :)

The overall piece is 16" tall.  
Charlotte sits in a weighted Halloween embellished cone. 

I think she turned out pretty sweet!  Hope you like her.

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If you haven't seen my last post about Carly Smith of Boggy Bottom Bayou, Mark Mock (our illustrious, Web Master) and I opening up a Witches of Giggleswick website.  Please look at the next post below this one.  You won't want to miss it!  Here is the link to our new site!  www.witchesofgiggleswick.com

We are currently having several give-aways on the site.  To sign up, click the link above and click on Join Us.  Sign up for the free membership.  Once you do, you will be automatically entered into the give-away drawings.  Pictures of the give-aways will be posted soon!   When you are on the site browse around and check out the marketplace.  There are fabulous artists on the site selling their wares!!  You gotta love that!!  See you there!!

What time is it? SpookyTime Jingles Time!!!

Hi All!

I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am to have a weekend.  It seems like for the past month, I have been getting up at "dark o'clock" and going to bed in the wee hours of night as well.  So many things on my mind and deadlines to meet.  Needless to say, those bags under my eyes are just in time for Halloween.  No ghoulish makeup required.  :)

I wanted to share with  you all my newest Charmed Confection.  This is Willie (the gargoyle) and his party pal Gus.  These two will be available for purchase on SpookyTime Jingles on October 13th.  Hope you like them.  Go to www.spookytimejingles.com on the 13th if you are interested.  They are several outstanding artists there, so be sure to check out their wonderful offerings.

SOLD!  Thank you!!

On a personal note, wanted to share a few cute pictures of my daughter, who is now the Drum Major for her High School Band (That's her in the striped pants).  They are the Pirates and she is dressed up in her pirate garb and leading the band in a parade ... twirling as she goes!  She makes me so incredibly proud to be her Mom.    She even saluted and winked at me as she walk past.  (Of course, I teared right up.)

  

There is her mischievous look ... I'd know it anywhere!   Here she is getting ready to lead the trumpet section in the National Anthem - opening ceremonies of homecoming.   She did a fabulous job!

One last note before I go ... I am calling all Angels to pray for my Uncle Arlan.  We are praying for a miracle as he is very, very sick.  If you have some love and time to spare, please say a pray for my sweet Uncle.  He, my Aunt Marge and their family together (and all of our extended family) could most certainly use it right now.

Hope you and your family are well and happy.  I am sending blessing to all my followers and friends!  Take care ... until next time.  XOXO

New Ghastly Ghosts Appearing at Charmed Confections!

Hi All!

Hope you are having a wonderful Labor Day.  The weather is cool and I am working my little heart out here in the Charmed Confections studio.   I wanted to share with you my two latest Ghastly Ghosts.   

Meet Booga-Booga Bob  

Bob loves to rattle his chain and get you all worked up for Halloween!  

His smile makes my cheeks hurt.  :)

This is Jasper the Jester!

Jasper loves jingling his pumpkin rattle and bonking you in the head with it! 

Watch out, he's a little devil!  Don't let his sweet looks fool you.

For those of you following my blog, M.J. (Mary) was my Grand Prize winner of a custom Ghastly Ghost.  I offered the above ghosts to her to pick from ... or I will make her another.  Which will she pick???  The choice is her's .... we will wait to see!

(Mary has decided to go with Jasper the Jester!  YAY!  I will be mailing him out to her this week!)

Still waiting to hear from Bebe and Lori about their winnings!!  I bet they still don't know that they've won a set of my cupcake ornies.    

Heard from Bebe -  Mailed out her cupcakes --- Still waiting to hear from Lori!  Where are you Lori???

Well, take care my friends and mark your calendar for Friday, September 13th.  That is the date to join in on the Giggleswick Halloween Blog Hop.  I will be posting a list of the participating Artists soon!

XOXO  

New Artwork Available on SpookyTime Jingles on August 13, 2013

Hello my Friends in Bloglandia!

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend.  Well, I am happy to say that my sweet, Louie - The Greeting Ghoul sold on Pfatt Marketplace this morning and I couldn't be happier for his new owner (and me too).  It is such a nice feeling to sell one of my pieces and to a new customer!  (Now, don't take me wrong - I LOVE my past Customers too!  A LOT) Anyway, the anticipation starts to build when I sell a piece, until I hear back from them on whether they are pleased or not.  (Glad that I haven't had a complaint yet ... knocking on my head).  :)

Well, here is the next piece available out of the Charmed Confections Sweet Shoppe.  This is One-Eyed Lucinda.  Sweet isn't she?  I named her after Lucille Ball.  Kinda cute, huh?  It must be the hair.  Lucinda is made to hang on the wall and greet your ghoulies when they come for a visit.  She is 21" tall and holds a metal chain with the words SPOOKY spelled out.  

Lucinda will be available on www.spookytimejingles.com at midnight on August 12th/August 13th.  So, if you are interested, please check the site and email me - first come, first serve!  Either way, the site is filled with spooktacular Halloween art by incredible artists.  Check it out!

Here are some pictures of my sweet girl, Lucinda!

Sorry Lucinda is SOLD - Thank you, Sherry!

 Love these tiny skelly charms resting on the miniature ouija board!!  Hope you do too!

Take care, my friends!  Until then, Jake (my sweet doggie) and I wish you a very restful and happy weekend.

SpookyTime Jingles Upcoming Artwork and a Sweet Treat!

Hi out there!

Hope you are all having a good Wednesday.  Don't you love the above picture?  I couldn't resist.   Love her headless dolly! (Wednesday from the Addams Family)

Well, Pfatt Marketplace updated today and I am happy to say that one of my ghost sold.  YAY!  and I have an order for another.  Double YAY!  

As promised, here are pictures of my ghosts that will be appearing on SpookyTime Jingles on July 13th.  

Dexter is SOLD - Thank you!

This is Dexter the Hexter --- Don't you love his devilish smile?

I think I will be adding a treat bag to Linus' other hand.  He definitely needs more candy.  So new pictures with that accessory will be posted on SpookyTime the day of the upload.  (Ok ... going to revoke this statement ... when I added the candy bucket, you couldn't see how cute his body was, as the candy bucket hid it. I think he looked better without it.  Sometimes less is more!)

In the meantime, I made up some cute Halloween Cupcake Ornies.  These would be perfect on your Halloween tree or anywhere you need a little sweet whimsy.  I have two sets available in my Etsy Shoppe.

Here is the link:  http://www.etsy.com/listing/156391805/charmed-confections-halloween-cupcake?ref=shop_home_active

You get a set of 6 cupcakes for $25.00, plus shipping.  3 cupcakes with an orange ribbon and 3 with a purple ribbon.  

Do you see the tiny cat faces and spiderweb candies?  Too cute!!

Well, I am off to play bunco with a bunch of crazy ladies.  I am so ready to have a little fun!

Have a great evening!!  XOXO

New Available Artwork!

Hi Everyone in BlogLand!

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend.  I have been finishing up my offerings for Spookytime Jingles (which posts on June 13th) and for my Etsy store.  It has been so HOT here that I am sluggish and missed my deadline for Pfatt Marketplace.  So, for those of you who find my items there ... it will say I am on vacation.  Boo!  Really, I am laying under the air conditioner trying to stay cool.  I hate missing deadlines, but with all my other obligations and school getting out, I just couldn't keep up.  I so need a keeper or a really cute cabana boy would be nice too.  I do have some pretty cool items in the works though.  Next month will bring lots of surprises.  :)    Please stop by www.pfattmarketplace.com tomorrow to see all the talented artists there. 

~~ Below are the items that I did get done. ~~ 

This piece is called "Witch's Eye"!  This will list on Spookytime Jingles on June 13th.  Wouldn't this be a conversation piece on your party table.  Take out my business card and add your own scary message to personalize it.  If you are interested go to www.spookytimejingles.com to purchase.  Check out the site and see the other artist' offerings too!  

SOLD - Thank you, Pam!

You could have some fun with that eye!  It looks pretty real - made from paperclay using my own technique for the tiny red veins.

I know you want to take a bite - Don't you?

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Here are two more Ghoulie-Cakes.  Since I will be doing a local Halloween show this October, I wanted to make myself a Halloween business card holder.  I am loving it ... so, I made two more.  Can you picture these on your desk at work or maybe you have a store with a front counter.  I am really loving the ghoulie hand!  If you don't have business cards, make your own Halloween sayings and display them that way.  A Halloween countdown with numbers would be great too!  There are lots of options on how to use these!

These are available in my Etsy shop for $38.00, plus shipping.  Here is the link:  http://www.etsy.com/shop/CharmedConfections?ref=search_shop_redirect

 

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Last but not least, my two Spider Bites are still available.  I have given them some candies, because they were crying.  Here are some closeup pictures for you.   Super cute in person.  Give them another look.

  They will be listed in my Etsy shop as well for $35.00 each, plus shipping.

Her crown is soo cute!  It has three tiny ghost around it!

I think he is happier now that he has a lolly!   

Later this month, I will be getting back to my Trunk Monsters and shelf sitters.  I do have a few more surprises for you in the works.  I am really pleased with my three hanging ghosts! 

I am mostly working on Halloween art currently, as I am trying to build up some inventory for the show and not wait til last minute.  Ok ... I'm off.   If any of you find a cute cabana boy, send him my way.  It's hot and my pool needs to be cleaned!!

Hope you all have a wonderful week.  Stay cool!  XOXO

Happy Mother's Day & New Artwork!

Hi out there in BlogLand!

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend so far.  The weather here is beautiful and it is a gorgeous day! Wanted to say Happy Mother's Day to all you special Mom's out there ... including my own beautiful Mom. Took her to go see Miranda Lambert in concert last night.  We had a blast!!  I didn't know any of the words, but my Mom did.  It was nice to see her cut loose, having fun and singing along.  Love you, Mom!  XOXO

What's been going on with me?   I have two new pieces of Halloween Folk Art available on Spookytime Jingles this Monday, May 13th.   Here is a sneak peek of what I will be offering on the site!  Lil' Punkin Spice Cake (8" tall) and the Candy Crying Cyclops (9") tall.   These two are in my line called Ghoulie-Cake.  They are made to look like real cupcakes, and they "really do".  Although, I wouldn't take a bite.  They definitely don't taste good.  Each Ghoulie-Cake is made on a 5" round faux cupcake of my own design.  Darling all the way around!  Hope you like them.

Lil' Punkin Spice Cake is SOLD!  Thank you, Pam!!

This cyclops does looks as if he might start crying.  Wahhhh....Someone please give him some candy (but please brush his fangs after).  

Hugs to you all!

Rig A. Mortis Mummy Available on SpookyTime Jingles

Hi out there, my Friends!

Hope this posting finds you all well and happy.  The weather has finally changed for the better out here in California and it is sooo nice!  We are having absolutely beautiful days ... mild and sunny.  The sun feels soo nice and the air is clean.  (I better enjoy it while I can, because when summer comes, I will be one hot mama ... and not in a good way either.)

My family just returned from a trip to Disneyland.  We had such a fantastic time.  We went because my daughter was competing in a high school band competition held at the park.  She plays the saxaphone (and is really good too).  My girl even had a solo that made me tear up a bit.  Anyway, lots of high schools were competing and I am happy to say that the jazz band my daughter is in, came in 2nd place!! Way to go, Valerie!  My husband and I are so proud.

Disneyland, on the other hand, was so incredibly crowded with high school kids from all over.  We made the most of it though - laughing in a long line for the rides ... and the walking ... I seriously can't keep up with these younger kids anymore.  The walking about did me in.  I brought 4 different pairs of shoes (because I didn't know which ones would be more comfortable).  I used them all.  By the first day, I had a blister on each pinky, baby toe.  By the end of the trip, my toes looked like little mummies, each one wrapped in band-aids.  My husband was making jokes like ... this little piggy went to the hospital and this little piggy got squished.  HA! HA!  Very funny!  My feet are currently recovering.

Getting back to my art ... I wanted to mention that Rig A. Mortis Mummy is now available on SpookyTime Jingles.  Pictures of him are below.  Here is his link if you might be interested.  He is such a sweet piece for Halloween.  I am growing rather fond of him.  :)

http://spookytimejingles.com/userpages.php?usersearch=charmedconfections

SOLD - Thank you, Tina!!

I will be working on more creations tomorrow.  Finishing up a custom skellie ornament and then sculpting - my favorite thing to do.

Here's to a productive week.  I wish you all well!  XOXO

I've Arrived on STJ!!!!

Hi Everyone!

Well, I am happy to announce that Charmed Confections is officially now on SpookyTime Jingles.  Click on the link below to see my debut page!  

http://spookytimejingles.com/userpages.php?usersearch=charmedconfections

Here is a peek of my "How Do you Boo?" Skeleton Shelf Sitter.  Hope you like him.  He is available on my SpookyTime Jingles page.

SOLD!!!  Thank you, Kicky!!

Hope you are all having a wonderful day!  I have more art in the works.  Will do  some work in progress pictures and some tutorials too.  So, come back soon!  XOXO