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I had posted in a blog entry a few weeks ago that I began another project. It was about the same time I started on my crocheted camera bag. Well, the one project was put on 'hold' until I finished the crocheting. Once that was done, I began again working on finishing the other project. Call it WITCH-CRAFT!! LOL

She's now complete...

The photos to the left are what I previously posted a few weeks past...I had the witch's doll head for quite a while...never used it. And then, I found the cones [two] and bought them up 'cause they're few and far between...I rarely see them in stores any more, and I don't think I'd be able to make one on my own and have it come out 'level' so it could stand upright without being wobbly. Anyway, I had also purchased a rounded hat for her this time, 'cause I had in mind to make her head veil-covered in a 'witchy' lace since I had a scrap piece of spidery, webby material from another project from long ago. I used an old pillow sham for her dress. Green, with mult-colored green to yellow stripes. I purchased a black rose. Bud had a black feather...all added to the crown of the hat. Before adding anything, I painted the hat to match her dress. A pea green color and then dusted it with black glitter. Tied an orange thin ribbon, added the flower and feather...gluing it on. After it dried, I then added the veil. The aqua blue 'dot' you see in the flower is her hat pin...actually a straight pin with a glass ball on it...glued on! As all this dried, I worked on her outfit some more, adding hand sewn sleeves to her arms, cutting some thin olive green voile for a cape, making bows with the orange ribbon, orange lace for the collar and sleeves along with olive green and white lacy ribbon atop the orange lace...etc. etc. etc. I decided to just let her hair flow freely instead of styling it. She just looked more 'witchy' that way. And I must say, I love her wrinkled lips, her snide expression and wicked eye color. She accentuates witch-hood! Hopefully, this close up of her wretched face and evil look can give you an idea why I had to make her into a 'doll' for myself and my collection. For me, witches just speak to me...at least for Halloween. Y'know? I really don't know just how I got started on collecting them, but I do know I just marveled at the intricate art work of the resin witches at stores, I had to have one...One turned into more and more. It's been 40+ years in the making. Among other Halloween knick knacks. When she was complete, and the last of the hand stitches were done, I added a jack o lantern. Just a small party favor you can find about anywhere that sells seasonal trinkets. I cut a small hole in the bottom of the jack o lantern and then placed one of those small 'flickering candle' that is run by a small battery...so the switch to turn on and off would be accessible. And, glued the handle onto her wrist! She will glow as she stands on the table, Halloween Night. Bud took a dowel, collected some thin twigs and cut them proportionately then glued them on the tip of the dowel...wrapped the dried twigs with jute, making a broom...











WICKED!!!
They, call it WITCH CRAFTS
I call her.......

....Ms. Pea Greene!! Sorry, Pea.
But it's the name I thought of
'cause of her outfit
being 'greene' and all

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FLASH 55

With each footfall
I ascended to the weather-worn
porch floor. The winds whistled;
flowed around the corners
of the decaying shuttered clapboard.
Through the muddied window,
did I see it? The red eyes glowing,
following my every move?
As I reached for the doorknocker,
the door creaked open as if to say....
welcome, come in.

POSTED: Friday, October 9th, 2009
5:10 A.M.