etsy treasury: dem bones

"mr. and mrs. hernandez"

etsy treasury west: do you feel lucky?

"good luck"

feature of the week: lodestoneandladysmantle

"Money Draw Pillar Candle-Spell Candle for Prosperity Magic 2 x 3.5"

"Natural soy wax candle, crafted with prosperity magic in mind.
Dyed a nice bright green and scented with money-drawing herbs, such as pure, natural basil essential oil.

During the waxing Moon, write your name on a piece of paper (or use your business card) and draw a $ symbol over it. You may dress the name paper with Money Draw, Crown of Success, or Fast Luck Oil and cinnamon, place a coin or bill on top and fold it towards you into a nice little packet. Place it beneath the candle. Focus strongly on your intent. You may burn this candle in sections or all in one go.

Soy pillar measures 2"x3.5" "~ lodestoneandladysmantle

eagles vs chargers

it's flag football season for the little ones!
saturday 10:30am
first game

fall is here, life is just flying by...my babies started school...work is the busiest ever, it's that time of the year...making and designing nearly everyday for the local stores to stock up and up coming shows...never the less, c is playing flag football this season...he had his first touch down on saturday! it was a beautiful day at the park...all the parents and families came out for support...it was a beautiful day :) i think the eagles won :)

everyone getting ready...

coach mario and coach larry with the team!

always in the lead, mateo!

baby vincent...showing me his candy!

isn't that the cutest? mateo and c during half time...

game over...

great first game!

top 10 friday

"top 10 friday september 25, 2009" received a total of 58 hits

no. 1

"shot through the heart --- bojangled jewels---"

msbojangled


no. 2
"i am ready for anything...super chuncky charm necklace"
starfishstratagies

no. 3
frida kahlo purple pendant necklace"

pzcreations22

no. 4
"goody gumdrops sugar skull necklace"

jammerdesignz

no .5
"sweet frida big bronze earrings"

maracardenas

no. 6
"pyrography original day of the dead

frida owl art halloween painting"
lynndart

no, 7

"frida and black birds original gouache painting"

molmolly

no. 8

"gun bullet necklace with skull and bones engraved

in front and deaddollsclothing on top"

deaddollsclothing

no. 9
"frida kahlo pure white chocolate

decorated skulls"

2gorditas

no. 10
"frida kahlo- hand carved rubber stamp"

fawa
(SOLD!)

feature of the week: hibernacula

"red houngan talisman"

"With Halloween on the horizon I've been in a voodoo mood and have fashioned a rainbow of these funky voodoo skull talismans. My muse for each of these talismans was a handmade juju skull in one of the five colors most often used in voodoo rituals.

This voodoo witch-doctor's talisman is wreathed in glass beads and shell shingles. It wears a crown of brass filigree ensconcing a fire-hued flower of czech glass. The filigree designs are reminiscent of the 'veves' used in voodoo rituals. A filigree-embellished jasper diamond hangs from its collar. It hangs from a black acrylic / aluminum chain with a brass lobster claw clasp which measures 18 inches in length." ~hibernacula

as a member of etsy dark team, i decided to feature an item every wednesday from one of our members! this wasn't my idea, i borrowed it from one of our team member, todoteordream! be sure to check out our site or search for etsydarkteam when you are on etsy!

to find out more on hibernacula, or here.

be back next wednesday for feature of the week!

brand new calavera hair clips

my baby sister, helped me over the weekend with ALL of these hair clips, from conception! i must say, it's the most time consuming of everything i design or make! not considering a painting...unfortunately, her cold got worst from helping me :(

hand make the skulls, give them a face, bake them, paint them, seal them then glue them to the butterflies...glue them to the flowers...glue flowers on them...glue the clip on the back...

it's not hard at all but making more than a dozen can take a while!!! all of these will be at available at the day of the dead events. i will also be making more if time permits!

dia de los muertos paintings...new!!!

"fridafly"
16 x 20 canvas board
acrylic
9.2009

finally, i finished a few unfinished pieces from few months ago. strangely, i did them in between my studies...for a test...i will disclose it later! don't want to jinx it! all the finished pieces are now available in my etsy shop, here. i pushed myself to get these done due to the up coming day of the dead holiday...so i finished!

"tú y yo"
12 x 12 canvas
mixed media
9.2009

i was thinking of yin and yang...then i thought of the devil and the angel inside all of us. they are our best friend and our worst enemy...then i thought of myself...i work with all colors, i design and make so many things with colors, yet i live and dress only in grey, all shades of grey...maybe it's the yin and the yang, to keep myself balanced...otherwise i think i'd go coo-coo!

"frida flor"
11 x 17
100% cotton paper
mixed media
9.2009

i was just playing around with these real nice 100% cotton paper a few months ago...this has been sitting there so i decided to finish it with pantone markers, then i tried acrylic paint, then i tried paint markers, then glitters...

"if"
16 x 20 canvas board
mixed media
9.2009

strictly from my curiosity...my imagination of what the fallen angel could possibly look like and if...he could be a she...if she could carry babies...if she could fly without arms or legs...if if if if if...i truly wonder...