Christmas Wishes

Just a post to muse a little on how time flies. I just packed away my Halloween decor and now it's time to put up the Christmas goodies!~

This year is a little different for me than others. It's the first year that I've really struggled consistently with my bi-polar. It seems like a very personal thing to share but I think it's important to not feel ashamed and to help others know they are not alone. Mental illness is just as real as any other disease and it affects thousands of individuals.

My wish for the upcoming year is for things to get back to normal. I long to be my true self and not the quiet, shy person bi-polar has made me. I wish for the meds to be straightened out and for the ability to work consistently without depression. I also want motivation to do the things which I used to enjoy so much... These are my Christmas wishes.

This post is more serious (and revealing) than my normal writings. But sometimes you just run out of things to say and all that's left is the real stuff.

What are your Christmas wishes?

Ephemera for Your Holiday Crafting!

Just thought I would share a couple of pieces of my ephemera collection today- These two are some of my favorites! Hopefully you'll be able to use these in your holiday projects...
Up and coming posts include a review of the new location of my favorite store The Pink Poet as well as another entry on a fabulous shop I found in Hawaii! Be sure to check back soon for these articles and more ephemera...

Building Your Nest

One of my favorite things to do in a new locale is to visit antique stores. So, on our recent trip to New Orleans, I stopped in at this wonderfully whimsical establishment called "perch." True happenstance was this encounter! I had no idea such a treasure lie unassumingly on Magazine Street.
Just look at these gorgeous chandeliers ... And the fantastic way they used material to mimic spooky webs for Halloween.

Even though this shot is a little fuzzy, I didn't want to exclude the great color scheme and light fixture.

The displays and arrangement of everything was perfectly eclectic - A very fresh approach to decorating with European antiques.
Perch advertises itself by calling their style "antique-vintage-contemporary interiors." Visit their website and blog here.

Sacred Stones

I've mentioned my fascination with graveyards before on this blog- Well, what a more fitting season than now to revisit this infatuation?


After work today, I decided to make a little trip to a local cemetery- Won't you come along with me?

Welcome to a place where rest is found - Both for the living and the deceased. A little off color but indeed a fascinating topic. I found a number of early 19th century tombstones that would make lovely rubbings- So worn were the inscriptions that the naked eye had a hard time deciphering the text.Walking among the stones, I was overwhelmed by a sense of calm- With the leaves falling like light snow, I felt showered with peace and tranquility. Kneeling down to touch the worn surfaces, I was struck by how fragile life really is.
The graveyard was quiet yet all around us traffic flew by, each passenger reaching for that next goal. Yet all to soon those goals are met and life slows down... Hauntingly beautiful, life is a journey that often ends with an outward sigh of perhaps and what could have been.
With such melancholy thoughts, what could fit the mood better than the cult classic Interview with a Vampire?I was hoping to read amongst the stones ... A somewhat dark atmosphere for this tale of seduction and night by Anne Rice. Alas, this cemetery was not designed with the Victorian aesthetic in mind. No wandering pathways or delightful benches on which to contemplate. So, I took my snapshots of "past lives" and went home to devour more of a tale of horror.

Be prepared for more graveyards and ghosts- My husband and I are taking a trip to New Orleans for our 5th anniversary! 5 splendid years of laughter and friendship... How time does fly! Part of our vacation will be touring the fabulous graveyards of New Orleans, the city where Anne Rice based much of her work.

So, good morrow to you and happy haunting!

A Halloween Ball: Fanciful Twist Style

Litany for Halloween From ghoulies and ghosties, Long-leggety beasties, And things that go bump in the night, Good Lord, deliver us. -Anonymous

A Time to Share

Just thought I would share these lovely faces with you to brighten up your crafty projects. I soon hope to have some more pictures of my booth to show you -- But for now, these little ladies will have to do - Enjoy!