Laissez les bon temps rouler!
* Mardi Gras *
Ew, Cupid
Get The Look!
“Ew, Cupid” Onesie ~ Domestic Trash
Cupid Bundle Dog Wings w/Bow & Arrow Toys (older style M/L) ~ Barkshop
Laces Out
Bring It On!
Super Bowl LVII * Here We Go!
Be Centsible
Resolution # 3:
Be wise with money. Less Spending / More Saving.
Lettuce Diet
New Year, New Me!
Resolution # 2:
Eat a healthier diet & ditch fast food.
Countdown with The Count
Wrappers Delight
BB the Elf has some mad wrappin’ skillz. Bustin’ ‘em out in the wrap shop and fillin’ Santa’s sack full of presents to be delivered tomorrow night, on Christmas Eve.
Happy Dollydays Y'all!
Dolly Parton recently launched a new pet toy, costume and apparel line called Doggy Parton. https://doggyparton.com/.
Special DEERlivery
Christmas Town’s NP Express Mail counts on the reindeer to collect all of the Dear Santa letters and deerliver them in the nick of time.
Wake & Bake
This a-dough-able ginger spice rises and shines in the kitchen, baking scrumptious Christmas cookies, and other festive delights.
Frosty the Maestroman
Frosty is also a maestro and conducts all the carolers in Christmas Town.
Delivering Gratitude
Frenchie Things
<<<<< Eddie Munson * MOST METAL, EVER!
November 6th, also known as Stranger Things Day.
We had a friend request we do a Stranger Things themed photo shoot. I told her I would look into it and see what we could do. I quickly discovered the series has its own day, November 6th. As that was when Will Byers went missing in Hawkins, IN. Netflix is giving the fans an extra special day in celebrating all things Stranger Things too. Check out the link here for more info. So naturally, we had to publish this bonus shoot today as well.
Are you a card-carrying proud member of the Hellfire Club? Who is your favorite character(s)?
Get The Looks!
So Metal, Eddie:
Frisco Front Walking Punk Rocker Dog Costume Large (sans the purple wig) - Chewy.com
Eddie Munson Wig - Amazon.com * It had bad reviews, but it was inexpensive and exactly what I was looking for. ;)
Eddie Munson:
Hellfire Club Dog Tee (White, Large) - ClubHuey.com * I used some fabric markers to brighten it up a bit. >>>>>
Denim vest was mine. We just layered everything.
Isn’t that poster incredible as a backdrop? Amazon.com
Killer Halloween
Michael Myers comes across as one of those shy guys but he is an emotionally unstable evil prick. He is the epitome of a BAD GUY and he will ruin your Halloween.
Pink Nightmare
We decided to hop onto the Spirit Halloween silly costume bus. We already had planned to do the Pink Nightmare shoot, only it was scheduled for November 17th as a TBT and for the premiere of A Christmas Story sequel. We already had the Frisco toys from Chewy but I hadn’t received the pink bunny pajamas I had ordered specifically for this shoot yet. But Friday morning I woke up and thought OK, in the Spirit of Halloween let’s join in on the fun and put together something clever. Oh but what? I pondered over my morning cup of joe and really couldn’t force anything into a brilliant vision. Then I remembered the Pink Nightmare shoot we had in the mix for next month. So I tracked our PJs and they said they were expected for delivery that day. Perfect timing, Ok, let’s go with that. So I got to work and found Mia’s old Harry Potter glasses and made a shot-out lens with a clear paper protector sheet and glued it to the rim of the glasses. Done! I pulled out those adorable Frisco toys and then waited for our bunny PJs to be delivered. A day went by and we rolled into Saturday with now the tracking stating it was running late (typical rabbit) with no revised ETA. However at this point, my heart was set on this set and we had to make it work, but of course, time was not on our side. Halloween was less than 48 hours away, and after that, the meme would no longer be relevant. We waited another day but again it was not delivered. So now we had to improvise. I pulled out Mia’s Pandaloon bunny costume (can be seen here, here and here) and BB’s bunny slippers. With a little education and help with Photoshop, this could work. We got it all set up, and snapped the photos, best one was our second frame, she’s a damn professional after all. Then it was time for me to learn some simple basics on how to turn objects in a photo a different color. Well, Ta-Da! I am pleased with how it turned out. We published the photo on all our social media pages around midnight, just in time.
Get The Look!
Bunny Costume (I had to cheat and used Photoshop to change the fur to pink) - Pandaloon.com
Bunny Slippers (A surprise discovery at Walgreens for BB last Spring) Also had to turn pink.
Glasses with a shot-out eye (Combo of Mia Paw-Me-Down Harry Potter Glasses and a DIY)
Frisco Holiday Fragile Box Hide & Seek Puzzle Plush Squeaky Dog Toy - Chewy.com
“Do You Like Scary Movies?”
Ghost Face will make you Scream dealing with their split personalities. Make no mistake, they are all BAD GUYS.
Body Piercing
You'll Float Too
“Oh! Well, I'm Pennywise, the dancing clown.”
"Georgie, meet Pennywise".
“We all float down here.”
“YOU’LL FLOAT TOO.”
Pennywise the dancing clown is a BAD GUY or is IT a bad girl? The votes are still out on that. Either way, they will clown around with your heart and crawl inside and play with your mind.
Sweet Dreams
“One, two, Freddy's coming for you.
Three, four, better lock your door.
Five, six, grab your crucifix.
Seven, eight, gonna stay up late.
Nine, ten, never sleep again.”
Freddy Krueger from Nightmare on Elm Street may be the man of your dreams, but he is still a BAD GUY who will tear your life apart.
Brew Crew
Raising Hell & Casting Spells
Must be the season of the witch.
We are feeling a little witchy after the premiere of Hocus Pocus 2.
Hello October!
Get The Look!
Frenchie Bulldog Witches Brew Collection - Purple
Disney Halloween Hocus Pocus Cauldron Hide & Seek Puzzle Plush Toy Squeaky Dog Toy - Chewy
Lace Neck Ruffle Collar - Amazon
Mini Witch Hat - Mia Paw-Me-Down (Can be seen here)
And we tossed on BB’s Dogula Cape (Can be seen here)
I spent pretty much all day Saturday making those tiny diy witches hats for BB’s Sanderson Sisters toy dolls and while the details are mostly lost in the photo, here’s what I did. Also, I only noticed we forgot to include BB’s witches broom after I told her we got the shot. And yeah, good luck mimicking that stellar catch light and perfectly perked ears. So it is what it is.
I found the witches’ hat template online (here). I decreased its size to 70% and printed it on standard printer paper. I cut those out and used them as my first set of stencils. Then I traced the two pieces on heavier card stock sheets and cut those out. I rolled the pieces around to give them movement. Then I used those cardstock pieces as my new set of stencils and traced them on black glittery adhesive foam sheets (here) and cut those out. I adhered the foam to my cardstock pieces, stuffed the top triangle into the bottom ring, and then used whatever random things I had on hand to decorate. For Mary’s hat, I use some adhesive gold pyramid studs and scrap pieces as stitching for an interesting fashiony detail. Winifred’s hat I wrapped a small piece of a charcoal loofa I had and secured it with black electrical tape and also added the tape and the same gold pyramid studs around the base of her top. I love electrical tape because it looks like leather on small projects. And for Sarah’s hat, I kept it simple. I took a bubble gum pink rose bead I had and colored it with a black sharpie marker then took a q-tip dipped in rubbing alcohol and stamped the ridges of the flower so it would smear the black marker into the pink and turn it into a gothy deep purple color. Then I just simply hot glued the rose bead to her hat base once it dried. I also added scrap foam pieces to make the back have the appearance of stitches, again a detail you don’t see in a one-dimensional photo. You could use the same template for any size witches hat you’d like by increasing or decreasing the size before printing it out. I found the mini brooms from the fairy/dollhouse section at Michael’s, (here). I was going to make them but my supplies alone would have cost more than $4.00 and they were thee perfect size for these little witches.