CANDID CANINE: #Halloween in #Miniature 2021: The Party Begins!

💀 WELCOME, WELCOME to this year's HALLOWEEN IN MINIATURE! 👀

By Christine Verstraete

Your hostess Mrs. Skellie is looking forward to sharing her favorite Halloween things with you and inviting you in for quite the shindig this year. She's made a few new friends, too, that you're sure to remember!

First off:

Now, no pushing, swearing, or taking too many goodies. Be nice, please.

WARNING: There's a new cook and she's been in a nasty mood. Tick her off and well... let's say she's rather fond of that rusty, bloody axe she keeps close at hand!

(Lizzie Borden miniature axe, Debra Hinton. (If you like dark miniatures, check out her Darkside Miniatures group on FB. It's a private group so you may not be able to access it. Check out the Lizzie Borden post in a past Halloween in Miniature: https://candidcanine.blogspot.com/2019/10/halloween-in-miniature-2019-3-lizzie.html )

(NOTE: I am adding full links to the name links also as, for some reason, I have been having trouble with old links like on last year's Halloween in Miniature not working. But it could be a Google glitch or something. Let me know if you have any problems. (You can contact me via my website.)

On to the party!

Come in, come in.

Please be sure to wipe your feet as the housekeeper (If you must know, that's me, since we can't seem to keep help around here) will get mighty grumpy if you track dirt all over that clean floor! What do you mean it doesn't look clean? Hmpf! The nerve of some people. (Photos: tama 66, smeeshane/pixabay.com. )

** Right click the rug to save and print/reduce for your own dollhouse doormat!)

Oh, shhh! QUIET! Please, whisper, and don't walk too heavily. Whatever you do, don't wake the baby! She and her brood can be quite irritable (a bit bitey, too!) when woken suddenly. (Baby rat, Patricia Paul Studio/Etsy -Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PatriciaPaulStudio)

FB: https://www.facebook.com/PatriciaPaulMiniatures;

Website: https://www.patriciapaulstudio.com/ (Psst: sign up for her newsletter and you're sure to get some cool freebies and printies!)

Yes, yes, everyone seems cranky this year. Must be that awful plague out there. Why, we had the doctor out a few days ago, just to be sure. Luckily, no one was infected, so don't worry.

(Plague Doctor, Agne Mikalauskiene from Lithuania; Cosy Dolls/Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1080565797/112-scale-doll-plague-doctor-doll)

Now, on to more cheerful things. Mmmm! We're offering some scrumptious goodies from a few new caterers this year... Did you see that delicious-looking candy? Yum! Hey, put some back! I saw you fill your pockets! Please leave some for the other guests due to arrive soon.

(Candy and pumpkins, Michael Robbins, Michael R. Miniatures, UK)

Now, I formally want to welcome you all with a toast. Of course, you must try the house wine. Has quite the kick, I hear. haaa! (C. Verstraete www. cverstraete.com).