Black Cat

Black cats are a Halloween staple.  I have made several, but I've never made one that was dressed up. Why?  I don't really know.  I dress up bunnies, why not cats?  It was time to remedy that!

So here she is, my first dressed up black cat, CinderBella.

As you have probably figured out by now, I have a thing for these big, poofy tutu dresses!  They are fun to make, not hard, but time consuming, and they really dress up a doll instantly.  This one is made from glittered orange tulle. 

 

I love how full and pretty it is from the side view.  (Yes, there is a tail under all that tulle.  You just can't see it very well in the pictures.)

 

For the bodice of her dress, I decided to just wrap her body with the tulle and tie a big bow on the front.  I'm really happy with how it looks.  I made a hat from paper and wrapped it in more tulle to match.  A few glittered bats soaring on black wire, and CinderBella is complete.  I am really happy with how she turned out, and I'm sure there will be more dressed up cats to come this fall.

 

I'm off to the studio.  Have a great day!

Lisa

 

 

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In other news, my friend Carly of Boggy Bottom Bayou is hosting a giveaway over on her blog.  Some lucky follower will receive this  Spool Ghoul.  Carly is a talented artist working with paper clay.  She has a very unique spin on Halloween art.   Please hop over there and check it out and follow the rules to enter.  She will really appreciate it! 

 





Another Skelly

For those of you who enjoyed Mr. and Mrs. Bones, here is a look at another, more casual, skeleton.  He is still available and will be showing up later today on my PFATT Marketplace page. 

Skelly Boo

 

Skelly Boo is wearing an orange and white striped shirt trimmed with chenille cuffs and a crepe paper collar.  He has on short black pants with an orange stud belt buckle.  I used a wash of black paint to accent the details of his bones.  He has a ghost tethered to his hand, so it won't float away in the breezy Halloween night.  The ghost is made from clay and wrapped in cheesecloth tied with baker's twine. 

 

Be sure to go to PFATT Marketplace and check out my newest listings there, along with the fabulous work of all the other talented artists featured on that site. 

 

Have a great day!

Lisa

 

OH--one other thing...My friend LeeAnn Kress of Charmed Confections has entered one of her wonderful ghosts in a contest on the Creative Paperclay website.  She needs votes!!  If she is chosen a winner she will have the wonderful opportunity of becoming a designer for the Creative Paperclay Team!  How awesome is that? 

 

 

Here is a link to the Creative Paperclay website where you can vote:

http://www.creativepaperclay.blogspot.com/2013/10/link-up-party.html

You must scroll down to the bottom of the post, and find the 'comments' button.  Click there and leave a comment saying you want to vote for LeeAnn Kress (#21).  She will sure appreciate your vote!!  







Which Witch?

Here are two versions of one of my favorite and most popular witches, the pumpkin head witch.  These two lovely ladies are off to a fancy Halloween party for a frightful night of haunting!  Come along!!

I'd like to introduce you to Jackie Batwitch. 

 

Jackie Batwitch is wearing a black dress with a sparkled tulle skirt and a crepe paper collar.  It is trimmed with black glittered buttons and glitter.  She has green and purple striped stocking under her glittered boots.

 

Her hat is made from paper covered in black velvet and trimmed with chenille and a glittered foam star.  Two glittered bats soar on thin black wire around her head.  Her pumpkin head features a rather large nose and hand-painted green eyes accented with black. 

 

 

This is her cousin, Jackie Stardust.

 

Jackie Stardust is made in much the same way, but with slightly different materials.  Her dress is sculpted from black clay glittered with gold.  I've accented it with three gold star buttons, a crepe paper collar and gold tinsel.  The skirt is hand-tied from dozens of pieces of glittered-dot tulle.  Her boots are covered in black glitter and trimmed with more gold tinsel.

 

A black velvet witch's hat sits atop her pumpkin head.  It is trimmed with more tinsel and a glittered foam star.  She has pretty grey eyes. 

 

 

I can't decide which one I like better.  Any thoughts??

 

The countdown is on....BIG show this weekend, and my to-do list is exceptionally long today!  I better get crackin'!

 

Have a great day!

Lisa



Happy OWL-O-WEEN!!

What is it about owls?  They are everywhere!  Cute owls, not-so-cute owls, scary owls, realistic owls, stylized owls.  OWLS OWLS OWLS!! 

Well, of course, that makes ME want to make OWLS!  So I have added these two to my Halloween collection for 2013.  What do you think?

 

 

These two adorable owls are all dressed up for trick-or-treating.  The brown owl wears a green tunic trimmed with black crepe paper, pompoms and flocked rick rack.  He has a matching wool felt hat and he carries a little jack-o-lantern bucked filled with treats.  The tawny grey owl is dressed in an orange tunic trimmed with white crepe paper, pompoms and tiny pompom fringe.  Her hat is orange with a white pompom.  She carries a little skull bucket filled with candy corn. 

 

 Both of these owls are listed in my etsy shop, A Piece of Lisa. 

 

I've been working on Christmas/Winter items for the past couple of weeks.  I'll be unveiling some of those pieces soon, so stay tuned!  In the meantime, Happy Haunting!

Lisa