ART FROM THE HEART CHALLENGE

Greetings dear reader!

Since having joined Art From the Heart, (a group of artists, photographers, painters and the like), we have been handed a challenge to in some way pay homage to Edgar Allen Poe this Halloween. Since he is a fave of mine, I already had some works in progress!

You might remember the little wall disc I made last year...






This year, using one of Red Lead's new Halloween stamps, I created a little Book ATC. The pages are actually bound with the waxed twine...however I separated them for photos...

These little pages pay tribute to some of my fave Poe stories...I love his poetry as well. The Raven and Anabel Lee have been faves of mine since grade school...

I also hand cut and glittered these two raven "sconces" to sit on the wall next to the haunted house canvas I created last year...

Oh! And I almost forgot...look at this adorable mummy doll pattern from Woman's Day Magazine:



I may try making paper versions!

More soon!

Hugs,
Paula Clare

DRAC IS BACK (or) I WANT MY MUMMY!

Greetings, dear readers!

I have promised to show you what I've been up to via creative madness, but first, I want to give you a bit of a quiz.

Remember the fabric I told you I found? For those who do not, go here to take a peek...

Anyway, here is what it's become...



I used a 12 x 12 canvas with 1" depth, painted the background using black and white pearl paint...I painted luminous yellow where the windows are in the wooden haunted house cut out. Then I snipped images and scenes from the fabric, and decoupaged it onto the canvas, incorporating the haunted house into the scene.



I lovingly call the guys above, Drac is back, Mr. Bones, and I Want My Mummy!



Bats in the Belfry...of course!



Have Broom Will Travel!

I love the owl and the tree scene...I added a metal spider and glittered him up to hang out in the web!



The whispy, cob webby stuff is batting that I've strung from the corner of the house and around the edges of the canvas.

I decided to use glittery ravens instead of sconces beside the painting...I simply printed them out, glued them onto chipboard, glittered them up and voila! Raven Sconces! (Katie Runnels had a very similar tutorial on the Artsy Mama Sweet and Sinister Blog. I thought it odd that we both thought of bird silhouettes...great minds and all that, I suppose!)

This is one of the items that will be on sale in my shoppe!

I also wanted to call your attention to the Blogoversary counter in my sidebar! Be here for FABulous giveaways and fun on my blogoversary! Cupcakes and party favors for all!

More soon!



Paula Clare