Halloween Artists Newsletter - December 2007
If you're a Halloween lover, the season never ends just
because October 31 has come and gone. Our Halloween artists
are busily creating new and unique works of art, perfect for
holiday gift giving (or adding to your own folk art
collection!).
HA31 Krampus Art Event!
Find some devilishly cool Krampus art this holiday season!
Our HA31 artists are whipping up some wicked good art and
collectibles for our super special Krampus Eve art auctions
on ebay!
Read More...
Many of our Halloween Artists have risen to the
challenge of creating unique and fabulous art with a Krampus
theme. Be sure to search for HA31 on ebay to see them all!
Featured here is "To Hell in a Handbasket"
by Josie Ditzler of SkeletonInMyCloset.
This one of a kind art piece was sculpted without molds and
painted with artist quality acrylics. He stands 14 inches
high and is mounted to a wood base. Check the current
auction on ebay for more details or to bid on this wonderful
collectible!
If you love spooky stories or curious goods...just check out
the two newest columns by our very own artists Katie
O'Donnell and Heather Millott. We welcome their every
spine-tingling word! And thanks as always to Jan Pierce,
artist and author of the Moonhallow Musings column - where
we've been avidly following along with her fortune-telling
advice, wit and whimsy.
These multi-talented ladies write their own monthly columns
here on HalloweenArtists.com and each one is a devilish
delight to read!
Moonhallow Musings by Jan
Pierce
Spooky Stories (& frightful
folklore) by Katie O'Donnell
Curious Goods... by Heather
Millott
Holiday Paper Mache "Gingerbread"
Every year hubby, I, and the kids make homemade ornaments
for our friends, and family members. This is a long standing
favorite and they smell great!
Start
by finding a template. You can go to Google Images and
search for gingerbread boy or the like. I copy it, adjust
the size in Word and then print out several. You want to
tape wax paper to the template and lay it flat. Mix
Celluclay and then smear it on to the template, take care to
stay within the lines. Let the gingerbread "cookie" dry.
Once your "cookies" are dry, you want to make a mixture of 3
parts brown paint, 1 part water and 2 parts pumpkin pie
spice. Mix with your fingers, it should be thick but
spreadable. Coat one side, let it dry then coat the other.
Repeat if necessary. You want it to look like a cut out
gingerbread cookie. Let cure for 24 hours. Once they are dry
you can decorate them. We set out raisins for a few days so
they get nice and hard. You then can use Tacky Glue to
adhere the raisins for eyes and/or buttons. Then wrap a bit
of tea stained homespun around the neck for a bow tie. We
have also used white fabric glue for icing. Finish by
drilling small holes in each of the hands and attach rusted
wire to make hangers. Enjoy! - submitted by Katie of
punkindoodleboofolkart
Holiday Eggnog
6 large eggs
3/4 cup vanilla sugar
1 quart of half and half (or light cream)
1 cup brandy (no tipping back the bottle)
2 cups bourbon or dark rum (maybe just a pinch)
freshly grated nutmeg
Beat the eggs until pale yellow and slightly frothy. Add
sugar and half and half, and stir until well blended. Add
brandy and bourbon (or dark rum) and stir. Transfer to a
large pitcher and refrigerate, at least 3 hours. Pour into a
cup and add a sprinkle of nutmeg if desired. - submitted
by Heather of Witch Hollow Primitives
Great Grandma Ora Ingraham's Popcorn Balls
1-1 1/2 Cups unpopped popcorn
3 Cups Sugar
1 Cup White Karo Syrup
2/3 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar
1/3 Cup water
1/2 pound Butter
1 Tablespoon Vanilla
Pop Popcorn and set aside.
Boil Sugar, Karo, Vinegar and water to thread stage. (Very
important you don't under or over cook thread stage or
popcorn balls will not form into balls or will break your
teeth)
Remove from heat, add butter and vanilla. Pour on popped
popcorn. Gently stir well. Cool slightly and then press into
balls. (tip for forming balls, use food service gloves
covered with butter- can get gloves from deli counter at
most grocery stores)
- submitted by Mellisa Ingraham, Adore the Seasons
Don't forget to walk the halls of our Haunted House!
It's a spooky interactive graphic with lots of fun
animations PLUS a whole gallery of our favorite artwork,
with links on each page to each artist's ebay auctions this
month! Click here to
browse!
Till next month, have a Happy
and Artsy Holiday season!
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