Happy All Hallows' Eve...

 Step into our parlor...

don't be afraid!!!

heh, heh, heh...

 We are definitely making changes at

The Shed...

It's soooo time and since the times they are a changin',

so are we, our new inventory is called

'Shed Stock'...

as we delve into the world of the steam punk,

the macabe, the hippie and the bizarre...

 'The Birds' have arrived, helping make each setting

a place of mystery, we'll have books by Edgar Allen Poe,

Wicca(Nature based religion), Voodoo(for fun)

and who knows what else will be served on a platter...

and our new skelly "Bones"

(I'm a Trekkie fo sure)

will welcome you to our nightmare...

he's also got a price tag...$199.00

if ya gotta have it!

More changes on the horizon...

don't be scared...a girls just gotta have fun!!!

Shadow Shot Sunday...late...

 Issues...I had issues...

my computer wouldn't let me sign in this morning,

so I'm a tad late with my shadow shot.

I spied these late bloomers sheltered from the frost

this morning...they won't be around long, but I'll enjoy

as long as I can!

 BIRDS...

the crows and ravens have arrived at the shop,

so our continuation of the season moves forward...

 Strange is good right...

well, we think so and sales have definitely picked up...

So Monday we set the stage for

Dio de los Muertos...

it will be an annual affair at The Shed...

but in the meantime it's Hey Harriet for shadow-time!

New, new and new...

 Is this not the coolest cupboard...just dragged it

home from Sisters Garden...it'll be perfect for the new

T's and purses coming in...love the one titlted shutter,

fits the theme perfectly!

 My new cupboard that will be the Day of the Dead shrine,

it will hold the jewelry that I'm working on...

and other oddities...

 I'm not going to repaint it, cause I kinda like it the way it is...

 L-O-V-E the new posters that just arrived...

$14.99 unframed...

Do ya think we're havin' fun yet...!

Anti-decorating...Interior Alchemy...

 I love this new book I picked up the other day...

thanks Pandora...it's right up my alley...

 as I pull in new ideas to the shop...a new chandelier...

 I'm totally diggin' the curtain across the room

and the parlor table in front of the sofa...

 Haven't you always wanted an old piano,

something so romantic about it...

OMG...

that long fringe on that lil' table...sooooo me...!

 Feral furniture...I'm so in love...

 Oh to have those high ceilings...sigh...

as I putter away at the new look of 'The Shed'

anti-decorating rules in my world...

now to find a picture of a vintage hearse for my

travel soap display...heh heh...!

More from this book tomorrow...

Got brains...

 The new clear skulls are in...

YIPPEE...

for the pure at heart, these life size,clear resin skulls

will surely fill the bill...!

 Oh yes, did someone say we got brains...

well, of course we've got brains,

we're blond...right...

A full 3 pound chunk of smarts.

You can easily cut off a slice when needed.

 This scent is fresh linen, drizzled with strawberry,

 but you can special order any scent.

Be the first on your block to get some brains...

told ya we were havin' fun!!!

Einsteins' Brain...$24.99

Shadow Shot Sunday...'tis the season...

Did I mention smoking kills...

by now, all of my fellow SSS shooters know of

my taste for the strange...

my daughter and I are changing the profile of our shop,

we've come over to the dark side...

not just for the Halloween season, this will be

our lil' shop of horrors...

we're trying out a new niche in hopes of gathering 

new clientele, since the old ones just aren't buying...

sooooooo...out with the old and in with the new!

Lots of funky, fun stuff coming in,

as you can see by my post below...

open minds are what we want, not the hecklers,

people who just want to have fun, that's what it's

all about anyway...right...

Hey, Harriet...she knows how to make fun happen!

Eeeeeee...

 Let the games begin...

isn't he magnificent, my very own skeleton!

 and skulls...this one will get a wash of color...

or shall I say decay!!!

 This skull is so lifelike, even on the inside...

oh yes, that a dried stingray to the right...what else!

 I love these new Day of the Dead incense burners

and the new incense is wonderful!!!

 Piper printed up the coolest labels for the incense for me...

love the glass w/skull burners.

 Uh oh...mindless baby stuck in the lobster trap...

Whew, what a day...I'm pooped!!!

Enjoy!!!

And you think you're strange...

 In comes the taxidermy...

yes, I'll be bringing in some of my own stashes,

the things you sacrifice for your store!

 Skulls under glass...everyone needs one right...

 And of course, the mini-me nightlights will be here...

 and our usual funky stuff...made in the USA...

 Baskets of bones and rats for sure...

and what would my lil' shop of horrors be

without spider infested soap...SWEET!

We have the most macobe posters from

Madame Talbot coming as well...and t-shirts...

yes, the shop is on a new twist,

we're at the crossroad...be afraid!!!

Uh oh Lucy...

 Things they are a changing at Friend's Candle Shed...

we're moving over to the dark side...yup,

our little town just can't quite figger out what it likes,

soooo...

we're gonna hittum with the strange!

I'm painting the cupboards black, these will hold the 

new incense I've ordered...Nag Champa, Patchouli, Opium...

those scents we loved back in our hippie days...

 One of the soap cupboards has also been painted black,

and the soap jars will be altered, giving them the look of 

laboratory jars...and more taxidermy as well...

a transformation is in the making, can't do it all at once,

but little by little, it'll be curiouser and curiouser...

the little shop of horrors...perhaps!

 Piper has come up with this great idea too, 

framing the lyrics of songs she loves

under a title of one word, like HURT... 

(love the dog collar)

and KARMA...

and of course...body parts, my mindless babies...

they will all be there plus much, much more...

let's just say that the skeletons and skulls have been 

ordered, thanks to Diane at Pandora's Parlor!

Let's see now...what about the shrunken heads

and Day of the Dead jewelry???

Before n after...

 Country charm in the little bedroom,

well, I'm over it...

 The creamy yellow is gone...

 The oak dresser is gone...

I can't believe I haven't painted this one yet!

 The chaos is gone, as peace slumbers here...

this is the room in the front of the house,

tiny, but I'm trying to keep it simple and calm...

all of the pictures on the walls are gone, 'cept one,

only the bed in the middle of the room facing the sky,

so when I lay down at the end of the day

I fall asleep gazing at the stars.

while the dream catcher fulfills it's promise...

Next...the room in front of this one,

the sewing room/closet/storage, this is where all of my 

lampshade supplies reside,

trying to make sense of an old room that has no closets,

which mean piles and racks of clothes...

which is why I separate it from the front room

where peace must reign...

today I start to paint and don't worry,

the before shots will be taken...BE AFRAID!

You can see more shots at Lil' Pink Houses...