Surprise for The Count ~

Thank you everyone for your comments last week, I appreciate everyone who takes the time to comment. Spring is a busy time for me with working outside and getting the greenhouse going for the summer, I will try not to let the blog suffer this summer ~

Last week we revealed the vampire study for The Count. Hattie has brought The Count to Raven's Moon telling him she needs to check up on Nigel and Winston as she is in a hurry to move in and has been shopping for furniture. Hattie tells The Count to stay in the kitchen till she tells him to come up...

Nigel and Winston see Hattie and The Count coming up the road from the second story window as they finish sweeping and dusting the freshly painted and remodeled parlor ~

Hattie barges in and is speechless for a moment (only a tiny moment), she looks all around inspecting the work and tells the boys to work faster... I have a load of furnishings to be delivered next week and my decorator Katrina coming to help me put the finishing touches on the house ~ 

Hattie calls to The Count to come up and see the progress ~ 

Close your eyes and don't look till I tell you to open them ~

Ok, you can look now, what do you think? I had this room decorated just for you ~

You did this for me? I am touched, this study is what I have always dreamed my study would look like ~

Hattie, you have outdone yourself, I can't wait to move my artifacts and papers in ~

Alone at last.....

You two better get with it here and finish this work, I am royalty now and everyone had better start treating me as such you worthless bums!

Worthless bums??? Royalty??? Is she for real???

See you next time for the reveal of the next room ~


None of the people in this story are real ~
People are never real except after midnight ~

Big Hugs,
Victoria 

A Vampire Study ~

I hope everyone is enjoying spring, we are having rain showers in the afternoons that are making anything green grow inches overnight. Spring is the season of renewal ~

The remodel continues at Raven's Moon, Nigel and Winston are almost finished painting with Hattie breathing down their back to hurry up so she can decorate ~

 I have one room ready to show a peek at, I still need to put the molding around the ceiling back but haven't decided what I will use yet.

Let's go see what we have so far.....

Here we have the new flooring and all soft white walls and ceiling, excuse the lack of molding around the ceiling ~ The light from the fire and the candelabra will be the only lights in this room, the light walls and ceiling bring in way more light than dark walls, ceiling and floor like before ~ The flooring is just printed out on a parchment card stock ~

This is The Counts study that Hattie is decorating as a surprise for the Count ~ The baseboards are done in a gray white wash ~

The fire is a bulb with Silicone in the shape of flames that are coated with red Gallery Glass, the grate and fire back are made with filigree wraps, there is a brass stamping on the front with entwined snakes ~ I will do a tutorial when I do the next fire for another room ~

This is the rug I decided to use in the study, I wanted this room to look like a man's room ~ I can see the Count spending most of his time here... maybe to avoid the all the noise of a household containing Hattie and two little angels ~

I had the perfect chair for the Count, Ara Bentley made me this chair in a trade, here is her etsy shop where she sells these beautiful chairs Bentley House Productions ~

Here is the desk I chose, I had no idea what I was going to use for a desk as this room is so narrow ~ This harp table is just the right size for the room, I think the table came in a lot I bought off eBay, it was always too big everywhere I tried to put it ~

View of left side of room, my daughter gave me this Tut statue, I am wild for anything Egyptian  ~

Right side of study with low desk and cupboard, both pieces are old Bespaq, another Tut statue from my daughter ~ 

I think The Count will like his study ~ It will be a Vampire Study, The Count studies vampire history in his spare time so the room will be filled with his research materials, artifacts, books, pictures and his collection of skulls ~

I am not sure what room will be revealed next, you will just have to wait and see. Still to be done are the parlor, nursery, dining room and my favorite Hattie's sewing room  ~


We will all be back soon with more news on the remodel ~

None of the people in this story are real ~
People are never real except after midnight ~

Big Hugs,
Victoria 

The Work Begins & We Got Mail!!!

The work begins... this is the dining room, I tried to peel off the old wallpaper but it wouldn't bulge, I remember I used real wallpaper paste on it. I got the brilliant idea to paint the walls with chalk paint like you use on furniture, my helpers have arrived so I can hand this over to them ~

Nigel and his cousin Winston have been hired to do the remodel on Raven's Moon, Winston can really paint fast. I have printed out some paper for the floor and will add it when the painting is finished ~

Don't let Winston's looks scare you, he is a big sweetie just like Nigel ~ Winston was a gift from my daughter ~

We received a package today from friend Shirley at Shirley's Dream City for being her first blog followers. Thank you so much Shirley! What a fun assortment of gifts, the dragons will use the basket to gather treasures on their next nature hike, the magical stones, skull and broom will go in Vulture's Roost and the silk fabric will be used in bedding for Hattie and The Count's new bed. The table will be saved for a future project. There was one more treasure in the package and Nigel has laid claim to it ~

A guitar! Nigel has always wanted a guitar so he can be a Rock Star ~ Thank you Shirley for making his dreams come true ~

We will all be back soon with more news on the remodel ~

None of the people in this story are real ~
People are never real except after midnight ~

Big Hugs,
Victoria 

A little story and some Winners ~

Good Evening! I first have a silly little story and then the winners of draw # 4. Thank you for your kind comments, I am feeling a bit more human today. Annie has been out in the compost pile eating cucumber peels so life is good LOL. On to my story and then the Winners, I know you will just scroll down to check first but that is fine with me. On with our story...

When we were last at 3 Moons Hattie was stuck on the roof. Nigel scaled the wall and grabbed Hatttie from the roof. Safe inside the shop we find out the young witches made Hattie's broom disappear  from under her when she was taking a little ride. Young witches and wizards are not allowed to practice magic until they are throughly schooled. Bad news for Tiffany and Ella , Minerva was there to witness this little faux pau...oh my. Nigel makes sure Hattie is intact after falling 100's of feet from the sky.

Minerva gives the young witches a good talking to...hope this sinks in.

Tiffany and Ella apologize to Hattie and promise they will never do this again... Hattie assures the girls she was once a young witch and having a wand and knowing spells is mighty tempting.

At Vulture's Roost there is a strange person at the door, I hope he isn't wearing this because I have a cold. Stay tuned to see who knocks at the door.........

And the Winner of the Owl giveaway is Fabiola! Congratulations Fabiola! Please contact me through my etsy shop with your address :) Dark Squirrel

The Winner of the House of Miniatures Desk kit is Rebecca Young! Congratulations Rebecca! Please contact me through my etsy shop.

That is it for now. I will be back later or in the morning with the new drawings.

Hugs,
Victoria

Zombies and Werewolves and Witches too...oh my

Good Evening Everyone! Sorry I disappeared for a few days, I have been fighting a mild cold/flu and haven't been up to par. I failed to post the date for the Owl drawing....sorry. The Owl Drawing will be tomorrow evening, we will also be drawing for a House of Miniatures desk kit donated by Wooten Miniatures. Now on to the Zombies and Werewolves :)

Lets start with Werewolves also know as Lycanthrope. This is Nigel my wolf I made, he isn't really a Werewolf in fact I used my dog as a model to sculpt him. Nigel has a cousin who is a Werewolf.

Remember Winston Nigel's cousin? Now this is a Werewolf LOL. My daughter gifted me with Winston, I am a sucker for auction figures. Many unusual characters will be attending Hattie and The Count's wedding.

Werewolves have such a bad rap, I am so glad mine are friendly :)

Every year at this time I try to make a Werewolf potion collection, this is this years Lycanthrope collection available in my etsy shop Dark Squirrel. Only 3 will be made of this collection.

A group of witches by Nicky CC standing around on of my cauldrons. Looks like they are ready for Halloween . I will be showing more of Nicky's wonderful dolls later in the week :)

This is a Witchy dresser set I made for a commission, I love the red and purple the customer choose.

Zombie collection 2012 available in my shop Dark Squirrel ~

One of my favorite shows is Walking Dead so you will always find Zombie bottles in my shop, I think I have one of these left. I really don't like a lot of blood and gore and am more of an old school horror fan, maybe because I am old LOL.

I will be back tomorrow for the drawing and with a story.

Until then,
Victoria

We need Answers!

Yoo Hoo is there anyone here??? Minerva has looked everywhere, the shop seems to be empty ~

Tiffany peeks in the window giggling at the dilemma  of the missing shop keeper ~

The little witches go into the shop to see if they can stir the pot a bit ~

All of a sudden a big black toothsome wolf bursts in the door! Have no fear Nigel is here.

Nigel wants to know where is Hattie? She was keeping the shop to earn money for a wedding dress and now she has disappeared  Nigel is going to get to the bottom of this!

There is a small cry from the roof top... Is that Hattie? Why is Hattie on the roof?

Stay tuned tomorrow as the story unfolds.

Tiffany, Ella and Minerva McGonagall were made by friend Nicky CC

Nigel and Hattie were made by me for Vulture's Roost, my haunted house.

See you tomorrow for the Spooky drawing and later in the day another post with the new drawing. Thank you to my followers for your kind comments and a Big Welcome to new followers.

Hugs,
Victoria

Vulture's Roost....New friends and old ~

Marie and Clarence her bat minion are tending to new dragon hatchlings who just arrived from the UK ~ Marie had ordered dragon eggs from the Dragon Queen and they had hatched enroute ~ The babies are a mess so Marie and Clarence are giving them a bath ~

Clarence a ooak bat minion by Celtic JuJu friend Julie Rodgers ~

The new twin dragon hatchlings getting a good bath ~ they were sure stinky after being cooped up in that crate all the way from the UK ~

The Dragon Twins by The Mini Dragon Queen friend Nicky Cooper ~ She also made Titan my big dragon head ~  

Marie finally was able to get back to her cleaning ~ Marie worried as she swept ~ What does Hattie want ? why is she coming back here? I don't even have a bed for her to sleep in, what am I going to do? Just as Marie finished her cleaning of the small potion room she heard a knock on the door ~ Marie jumped in fright, could it be Hattie? With dread Marie started down stairs to answer the door ~

Who is at the door ~ is it Hattie?  Knock, Knock, Knock ~

Lucas looks down from his roost on the balcony at the visitor knocking on the door ~ Lucas calls out " Hello old friend, long time no see "

Marie flings the door open to find an old friend ~ it is Nigel a nobel and gentle werewolf ~

Nigel am so glad to see you. What brings you back to Vulture's Roost?
 Nigel explained with a toothsome grin, I have come to help. I heard Hattie was on her way back and thought you could use some help.
 Marie cried in relief, Oh Nigel I could sure use a strong wolf's help around here.
No need to worry Marie, you have more help coming in a day or two. Cousin Carlanne will be on the next train.

Cousin Carlanne is on the 3 o'clock train ~

Nigel the werewolf is my first animal doll in polymer clay ~

Till next time........

Hugs
Victoria