Little fishies, not raw, fried

I HAD to make some fishies, inbetween the avalanche of Halloween stuff, so I made little deep fried, whole fish (I made them before). I was in Greece....erm, way back when, and I couldn't get enough of these guys! EVERY day, I would walk down the hill from my hotel, and go to the corner "deli" to buy a bag full of them, and these turnover thingees stuffed with Feta cheese. I could seriously live and eat like a "peasant" and be perfectly happy. Ok, as long as my house was a villa on Santorini or something ;-).

A mixed pumpkin display

Here are some good 'ol pumpkins. Except, I made some blue ones, some white ones, and some dark green speckled ones. I should have made some misshapen ones, too!

Bone Soup and Nightmare Cupcakes (again)

I got a request for the Nightmare Cupcakes I made last Halloween, so I made more. I also made Bone Soup....because I love making bones!! Actually, I love marrow bones, roasted. If you ever see them on a menu in a restaurant, ORDER THEM!!!!

Goodies in the mail, from my buddies Kristy and Grace!!!!

I got two phenomenal gifts in the mail, and I wanted to share them with everyone! First, from Kristy, another smoking possum with a cool tree trunk ashtray! Long story short, some time ago, Kristy gave me a smoking possum play set, which is now displayed on my nightstand, right next to  my moving hula girl lamp, tree trunk night light, and Bose iphone dock. Well, my boyfriend Lance saw it and fell in love, naturally! So, I made Kristy two hideous fish on a board and she, in turn, made me yet another uber cool smoking possum set!!! Here it is:

The other gift I received was from another talented friend, Grace, whose dark sensibility, imagination, and ingenuity I adore. She makes fantastic books (among a seemingly ENDLESS variety of other miniatures), so she sent me some, and a bitchin fisherman's net, complete with floaters!!! Not pictured are the tiny, real animal bones she included (which I always put to good use ;-)). I gave her some fish, one flopping and one not, and a bit of fruit and mushrooms.

- Thanks guys!!! I LOVE THEM ALL!!!!!!! Below are links to their blogs:

http://minimenagerie.blogspot.com/

http://nid-dabeille.dreamwidth.org/

Halloween witchy treats

I made these late last night with bleary eyes, and they are so frigging tiny that I went blind for a few hours :-/.

SCARY miniaturist alert!! Once again...

http://milkymocaskitchen.kt.fc2.com/dollsecondtop.htm

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I was trying to find an online shop to buy some supplies, so I was sifting through my miniatures links (a daunting process). I have a handful of links with Asian characters, and I'm not quite sure what the hell they are until I click on them. Well, I wound up clicking on this link....again. It's been awhile since I've visited (I think maybe the last time was when I started my blog and did a post on this artist's work). Well, I was blown out of the water AGAIN by this person's immense talent. He/she just smacks you in the face with brilliance. I wish they would update more frequently, because I am itching to see more. I do not know who this is, but they make THE BEST bread and (and possibly) pastries I have ever seen in my entire life. It takes my breath away.

Skull Cookies, Ghostmallows, and a "Peeping Box"

Ok, I am in manic Halloween mode, Lord help me! This means that I will go like hell, then burn out before October even arrives, methinks :-/. Then, Thanksgiving and Christmas. I love em both, but....erm, turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie, Christmas cookies and shit. Ad nauseum. Wow. I'm so excited. I need to make something different or I will go into a coma.