Astaire, the Hypno-Bunny

Astaire likes to smile. A lot. And, stare... and stare and stare and stare until it's enemies fall hopelessly into those neon pink eyes and onto that wicked carrot blade. So, obviously, it's best to be friends with this cute little black bunny. Take Astaire home and give lots of love that way you'll always have someone watching your back.

♦ Astaire is approx 9.5" (24.13cm) tall from head to toe, not including those big adorable ears!

Astaire comes with the hand cut, sewn & painted carrot knife at his feet and can be found in my main shop, SWStitchery.

xx ~Static

2nd Annual EDT Halloween Scavenger Hunt

Come join the Etsy Dark Team in the 2nd Annual EDT Halloween Scavenger Hunt. One item, from our deliciously dark prizes, will go randomly to each of the first 13 people who complete the Hunt!

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WHEN: Sunday October 10th @ 10am EST (7am PST, 9am CST)

WHERE: Start your hunt at http://SWStitchery.etsy.com

HOW TO PLAY:

• Look through the shops item listings for this image:

• You'll find the link to the next shop to hunt through when you find the image!
• Compile a list of all the links to the items you find with the above image hidden in it, in order, starting with http://SWStitchery.Etsy.com .
• When you reach the end, convo your complete list of links to Room3Designs, or email her at: tiffwestlund[at]hotmail[dot]com .

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This will run until the goodies are gone. Prizes include items such as jewelry, cocktail hats, pillows, art prints, ornaments, gift certificates, and more! I'll be contributing a Custom Batling Ornament.

Good luck & have a spooky good time!

xx ~Static

EDT Halloween Stalker Swap

I friggin' love my team's swaps!

The most recent one being the EDT Halloween Stalker Swap. I was given Shadovnia as my 'victim'. I created this little beauty of an apron, Bat on a Starry Night, as the main gift...

Shadovnia has a new kitchen in year round Halloween decor so I hope she likes it! I also sent candy (of course), monster paper dolls & a purple with black bat print Chinese lantern.

Can't wait to see who my 'stalker' is and what they made for me! ~Static

EDT Year Long Bday Swap Gifts Pt 3

My third Bday Swap Gift arrived in a ginormous box and I couldn't even imagine what it could be. I peeked at the return address to see that it was from the lovely CauldronCraftMinis, the fine purveyor of miniatures, herbs & oddities. Ooh. So I grabbed up my nearest scissors and quickly cut through the tape to find...

A herb smothered candle taper, an elegantly witchy little broom, pony fall, herbs, herbs and more herbs, bats to hang from my ceiling, a lovely steampunk necklace, a coffin box complete with vampire bat and stuffed with the aptly named Graveyard Dirt oatmeal facial scrub. Wowza! Oh and the toe tag card is just hilarious. Apparently I died in a sewing machine accident! Maybe I should look into that little electrical issue my one machine has after all?

Thank you, CauldronCraftMinis! Hopefully I'll be able to luxuriate and feel like a fairy princess soon. ♥ ~Static

Part of a weird dream I had the other night...

There were 5 or 6 tabby kittens in the bathtub, water dripping from the faucet. I went to find the mama cat and found her in the next room. By the time I brought her back into the bathroom somehow the drain had shut and the tub was half full with yellowish water. And, instead of kittens there were now mewling blue eyed, balloon-like baby heads. Most had flung themselves out of the tub and into the sink or onto the counter across the narrow bathroom. Two were left in the tub. One managed to fling itself out as I moved forward to get them, the other just sank. So I rushed over and scooped it out, plopping it into the sink. The mama cat jumped up to check on them as if it was perfectly normal for her kittens to have turned into blue eyed balloon baby heads about the size of grapefruits.

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Kittens and baby heads... what the hell does that mean? Sigh. Par for the course really. I have the strangest damn dreams. My hubby hardly ever remembers his so he finds mine fascinating. And, no, I am not under the influence of anything. My dreams really are this strange sometimes all on their own. I guess it's all a part of being a creative type? ;D

EDT Year Long Bday Swap Gifts Pt 2

Yesterday I just had a feeling I had better check my mail and I'm happy I did! There was a brown paper wrapped box waiting for me from ForeverFall. It was sealed with some seriously industrial tape but with a little "help" from my kitties I got it open. Yes, I'm one of those people that undoes the tape on wrapping paper. Hey, it's all about recycling. Anyway, while the kitties decided who would get nesting rights in the paper I sawed away at more tape on the box. Which, I might add, was conveniently labeled as to which side to open. Of course it was in my lap upside down.

Within the mounds of black tissue paper I found this...

 

Isn't she lovely? She even has crazy hair like mine! Her name is Sideshow Siouxsie and her little buddies in her hair are Trilla & Trixie, on the left, and Mr. Obselete: the Man With No Arms, on the right.

Thank you, ForeverFall! You really have a talent and should have a whole slue of awesome sideshow dollies & hair sculptures in your shop! ~Static

EDT Year Long Bday Swap Gifts Pt 1

My birthday is the 23rd of this month. I'll be, um... 29 (again). The ever so awesome AgonysDecay organized a Year Long Bday Swap for our team which of course I couldn't pass up. Each of us sends out 3 gifts throughout the year and then when our bday rolls around we receive 3 gifts. It's a secret swap so you never know what you're going to get or from whom! But of course they're always awesome because they're from EtsyDarkTeam members so you can't go wrong.

In my last post you got to see what I sent out this month, now you get to see what I received. My first birthday gift (of three) arrived the other day from CoffinCritters!

A Cemetery Rose scented soy candle (that didn't make it into the pic in my excitement) with moss, a ghostly kaleidoscope, bubbles, a handmade skull jar with cemetery dust for luck (and boy could I use some!), an off-white round lidded box painted with black stripes on the lid and embellished with a skull key, a voodoo dude bottle cap charm and a small purple painted box with black stripes and stitches!

I'm going to have to find a good spot in my livingroom to display all my birthday goodies. It already smells delish in here thanks to the Cemetery Roses candle and it's not even lit! Be sure to check out the awesomeness of CoffinCritters for yourself at her shop. Now to freak out the kitties with bubbles *muhuhahaha* Thank you, CoffinCritters!

I'll be posting about my 2nd gift shortly! ~Static

EDT Year Long Bday Swap: Ebil Bun Bunnee

 

Ebil Bun Bunnee stalks behind dust ruffles and under couches seeking out those dirty little wannabe bunnies made of dust with it's sharp little claws and wicked carrot blade. Though you might want to watch your ankles. Ebil Bun Bunnee gets a little overzealous at times.

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Ebil Bun Bunnee was created as part of the EtsyDarkTeam's Year Long Birthday Swap and now lives with Nitebyrd far away where he can't poke and tease my other critters. This naughty bunny has issues with authority but should behave well enough as long as there is an ample stash of carrots laying about.

Can't wait to share my presents shortly!