Halloween Arrivals

We are all gearing up for the bestest holiday ever, HALLOWEENY! I am a October baby, the 30th actually so anything dark, dreary and spooky I'm all about. It's been a while since I've announced pieces on the blog so I thought I'd share some Halloween inspired jewelry.

~1) Sacrifice Long Dagger Golden Earrings, tiny weapons of tragedy made to make a statement. Shorter Miniature Dagger Earrings also available.

~ 2) The Vampire Lestat Blood Red Drops are back and ready to be matched with the palest skin.

~ 3) Glowing Jack O Lanterns burning bright welcome All Hallows Eve.

~ 4) Of ghosts and murders, Lizzy Borden Axe Earrings are the evidence in the hatchet murders of 1892.

~ 5) Season creepings with a welcome of the Harvest Moon. A Handmade Leather Black Bat Necklace is simple and soft against the skin, bringing a dark flutter of the spookiest time of year.

~ 6) Vampires have been a fascination during my years as a goth chick and now into my womanhood, I still imagine being kissed by one. Perhaps these Nosferatu Fangs will be a little more endearing, made with mother of pearl and vintage Venetian glass beads.

~ 7) Frozen in time, is the Dracula Reliquary, displaying my favorite dark quote from the film and tiny relics all under a glass dome.

~ 8) The Phantom Amulet Coffin Necklace is truly a marvelous darkened dream, this gothic ensemble was inspired by the cult classic Monster Squad.

SOON TO COME: web chained necklaces and RH13 photos from the Brandywine Festival of the Arts!

IN PROGRESS: Midnight Spell Painting

One look into the mystifying eyes of Dracula; one could soon fall under the spell of doom.

She is quite dazzling and lost in a Midnight Spell, walking the grounds in search of her prey. This is new painting in the works, my second dance with oils. They are quite getting used to, I am finding that I like oils more and more, even though I had to start over about three times, I need to let myself just go with the flow instead of being constrained to tight spaces; it is so hard to be free. 

I am quite drawn to her skin, a blue magically color, looking like dying flesh in the moonlight. Her eyes I am still mastering, I have used a technique with the Linseed oil adding a thin layer and moving a paint around in flourishes, to make the feather like mask in black. I'm sure I will start over at some point, once time passes and it dries. Her eyes are some what rough at this point, but I love that I made her with two different irises, adding some color to her pale deathly look. I am unsure yet, as to whether she is going to have a bleeding neck, but we will see what spell I fall under.

NEW ARRIVALS: Fantasy Noir

Short and sweet today, working on designing this brochure and homepage, oh boy!

~ 1) A Crystal Dagger frozen in time, it hangs in solitude amongst chains and pearls awaiting to slay its next victim!

~ 2) A run through Strawberry Fields and you'll be wanting a delicious dessert to adorn your neck; perfect for summer and made with all vintage pieces.

~ 3) Tis a fairy tale come true, this Rapunzel Enchantment necklace is a dark love ensemble made of golden locks and touched with a vintage rose pendant.

~ 4) This gothic Phantom Amulet necklace is to be worn by a mysterious character; a true phantom of romance with killer instincts OR any doll who loves the classic cult film the Monster Squad.

Sneak Peeks: To All You Vamps Out There!

A little sweet and sultry, here are two sneak peeks that will be arriving tonight at 10 pm! Stop on by Red Heart 13 for these two new arrivals along with three more beauties.

Vampire Repellent Rosary

Midnight Vampress Hoops

Lucy and Other Treats

It is Monday again, and I have spent several hours this weekend creating, while getting over this horrible virus that I had. Along with 11 new jewelry pieces I have also finished a new painting from the Sweet Heart Collection. I thought I'd share my process with you and give you the scoop on some new arrivals coming this evening at Red Heart 13.

I introduce Lucy, she is based on the lovely Lucy Westenra from Bram Stoker's Dracula. Lucy Westenra, was Mina's best friend. Being a vivacious young woman, she fell under Dracula's spell, and turned into a vampire where she had banished her soul from the promise of eternal rest. In the end Van Helsing's crew hunts down the vampress she has become and slays her and returns Lucy's soul to her body and to heaven.

 

LEFT: This is Lucy in the second stage of painting. I picked her up in Salem, MA at this fabulous jumbled antique store. She was originally bw and had a very gray undertown, it was actually a journey to bring out her paleness, I had to eat away the film of gray that was on her face; but in the end the I left some of the film as her shadows around her neck, eyes and nose. The image to the RIGHT: is another portrait I picked up in Salem, this is the third session with this deathly lady. She is going to be added to my Skeleton Krew™ Collection once she is complete. I am still in the process of figuring out her hair, so hard.

I finished Lucy over the weekend and she is just marvelous, her eyes are so striking and is perfect for any bloody Valentine. She comes in an antique wooden frame with a gold border, glass and cute red bow at the top. She is now available at Red Heart 13.

N E W  A R R I V A L S:

Stop by this evening around 10pm for these new pieces at Red Heart 13. I have also changed my shop sections around a little bit, I've added a Valentine's Day and Sweet Heart Collection section. Hopefully it will be a little bit easier to navigate.

8 NECKLACES:

Crossbones and Pearls necklace

Fawn Sweetheart necklace

Royal English Rose necklace

Nautical Daydream necklace

Folsom Prison Blues necklace

Cupid Adornment necklace

Dark Love necklace

The White Rabbit and Queen of Hearts necklace

3 PAIRS OF EARRINGS:

Heart of Black earrings

Golden Dollop earrings

Pink Blush Darlings