(Ha! I couldn't resist this photo of The Asylum's Morgue by Debra Hinton.)
Before you leave, be sure to join the party!
"Ooh, such great snacks. Even Uncle Ed decided to hang around for the goodies. haa! " (Table and food, C. Verstraete. I bought the ribs.)
"Mmm, don't forget to have some pie, too. Cook just made it. All fresh! heh-heh." (Pie, Linda Cummings.)
"Don't be in a hurry to leave... Stick around. I hear Mr. Skellie has some drop-dead jokes to share. haaa!"
"Okay, okay. Here are a few of his favorites. Hey, no groaning!"
- Who is the most famous French skeleton? Napoleon Boneapart. (Get it?)
- How did the skeleton know it was going to rain? He felt it in his... bones.
- What song do skeleton crooks listen to after a heist? Why, what else? Bad to the Bone.
- What do skeletons order at restaurants? Spare ribs!
- What was the skeletons favorite rock band? The Grateful Dead.
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** Be sure to visit the websites and pages of those who were featured! Thanks to them for making this week special! **💀 Christine Verstraete, miniatures and books.
💀 Debra Hinton, Darkside Morbid Miniatures and The Kangley Hill Asylum
💀 Georgia Marfels of Germany. Spooky minis on Etsy.
💀 Haunted Orchid Dollhouse Club on Facebook
💀 Linda Cummings, IGMA artisan - Etsy page
💀 Mary K (HalloweenGirl) on Instagram
💀 Patricia Paul Miniatures (Sign up for her newsletter and get some free book printies, too!) - Check out more of her cool work on her Etsy page and visit her Facebook page.
💀 Sharon Cariola's Facebook page - hand-sculpted miniature figures
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I hope you've enjoyed all the posts and photos this week. It really is a treat (no trick!) to share the amazing work of fellow miniaturists! I just love Halloween minis!-- Chris Verstraete
* Free Halloween animations: https://www.fg-a.com/halloween.shtml
*** Plus -- A little treat for you: Some Freebie Halloween Printies!
💀 Crayola.com has some fun Halloween coloring pages. (Bonus: Right click to save the thumbnails at the site as minis. Here's a couple I made a little smaller, too.)
HINT: Make some mini colored pencils by cutting down a toothpick. paint the body and end with a matching color acrylic paint. Seal with Mod Podge, gloss or matte.
Crayon: You can make a crayon in the same way but cut the toothpick tip down slightly to the fuller point to make a bigger tip. Paint the whole toothpick with matching acrylic paint. Seal with Mod Podge matte. Find a crayon label online and shrink it down. Find more crayon and pencil box printies at printmini.com.
👽 Cute Halloween boxes (Chinese blog; just save and follow the images. Right-click wasn't working so you'll need to use your snipping tool and save. Some may need to be resized.)
👽 Elegant spell book covers (large size. I reduced them in the photo program to 342 pixels on the larger side to see how that size fits.)
👾 Full page of different Halloween printies at Happiness is Home
💀 Potion labels on Pinterest (Some are for sale, some are free, and some you might need to save as the preview image (right click.)
👹 Tutorials, videos and printables page at My Small Obsessions.
💀 Simple box-style kid's dollhouse to download and build.
** I have freebie Halloween record album covers and mini books on my website Miniatures page. Follow the printables links from there.
👀 Here's a fun video to give you some ideas:
💀 Mrs. Skellie's Reading List:
* There also are a few spooky and other books relating to miniatures in my 2017-19 Dollhouse Miniatures Books list. See the tab at the top of the blog under the logo or click here. New books added! I'll be working on 2020 books next so be sure to check back!
New! The History and Haunting of Salem: The Witch Trials and Beyond, Rebecca F. Pittman - Over 600 pages with history and new photos surrounding the history of the infamous witch trials in 1692 in Salem, Mass.
Weird Tales Magazine #363 - Return of the classic horror magazine with new stories, now edited by Jonathan Maberry. 90 pages.
Happy Halloween!
Hope to see you again soon! Please stay in touch as I hope to update my miniatures books and hopefully add a new one in the future!
* You can also subscribe to the blog updates in the first box in the left column. * -- Chris Verstraete
