Broomsticks on the Bayou

Welcome witches!

welcome to,

I'm very happy you are able to join us.

First we gather here to pay respects

to the great Marie Laveau

Leave an offering

or light a candle..

I hope everyone brought their brooms

we need to fly to our destination!

An abandoned mansion will be perfect for a party

Ignore the alligators and other...creatures.

Just come right in.

We prepared some treats for you all.

I don't know about you

but making beignets wasn't going to 

happen for me...so

Helena and I made the short-cut version.

you need some buttermilk biscuits that

come in the little refrigerated can.

powdered sugar

vegetable oil about 4 cups

you can use a deep fryer

or a regular saucepan

heat the oil 

open the container of the biscuits

(I have an unnatural fear of these dumb things, lol)

drop a raw biscuit carefully into the hot oil

 

they brown up fast, about 30 seconds or so...

when it's done,

  put it on a paper towel lined plate.

Add powdered sugar to the tops.

They are amazing!

We couldn't stop eating them...

Don't worry, I saved some for you.

We also made edible voodoo dolls.

sugar cookie dough can be molded

into little figures.
Then decorated with cookie icing.
Or you can use some
leftover biscuits:)

 

They are very tasty!

Now let's make some drinks!
Since I don't drink very much I thought
 a mocktail would be nice.
You need these ingredients for
 a non-alcoholic 
 Hurricane
2 oz orange juice 

2 oz cranberry juice

 1 oz grapefruit juice

 1 oz apple juice

 crushed ice

 orange, lemon or lime slice

 

 

Now what fun would our party be if there wasn't 

spells and magic flying around?

 You can go here 

to find some simple spells.

 

Have you had your palm read yet?

 

 or made a voodoo doll?

I have the directions here.

This is a new one.
Can't have too many you know.

maybe you want to make yourself a gris gris bag!

there's a really neat website that shows
you how, just click here.



I made a voodoo queen crown!

and some goodies to give away...
a masquerade mask 

and some little voodoo dolls for your very own!

Now let's go outside and admire
the gorgeous hunter's moon for a while.

I can't tell you how much I appreciate
you coming along on this little adventure.
Thank you to Anna from Frosted Petunias
for indulging me.

Leave me a comment and your party link
to have a chance of winning a prize..
remember,
if you didn't have a party
it's ok
your name still goes into a hat.

Okay... now it's time for dancing!!
let's go back inside.

 

Haunted Humpday #8

Hello ghoulies and ghosties!

Welcome back to our eighth 

before I forget, I'd like to announce

the winner of last week's giveaway

Lucky #13

Christi Conley

You've won a ghost ball ornament!

speaking of giveaways...

I won a skeleton wand last week from the 

amazing Kim at Tabitha Lenox

It's fantastic!

her artwork is just incredible

as is her imagination and generosity.

Look at this!!!!

As if that wasn't enough, she sent ALL this too.

Stickers and napkins and ribbon, oh my!

Thank you Kim:)

Last week I had a couple of book recommendations..

This week I have another

but it's a different kind of book.

 

It's full of delicious, creepy cupcakes.

including:

marzipan beetles

undead gingerbread

and mutant ears!

There's even a recipe for

shattered glass!

We just made these.

Don't feel like getting the book?

you can also find the recipe online.

I used regular white cake mix

 and white frosting.

Then I heated raspberry preserves

for 'blood'

Let's make a little Halloween art!

you'll need a 6x4 inch canvas,

empty box or piece of cardboard.

some spooky scrap book paper

Halloween tree stickers

A small frozen Charlotte from Lisa Kettell's artfire shop

white tissue paper

white glue

glitter (of course)

cover the canvas in the scrapbook paper

using white glue.

add the stickers

rub white glue on the frozen Charlotte

cover her with tissue paper

glue her to the canvas

drip several drops of glue over her

smooth it out

sprinkle glitter on her.

I had just finished this

but it fell off of my desk

and Magnus promptly stepped on it.

I used a little box, so it dented in the corner.

Here he is trying to look cute and apologetic.

okay....

gather round again...

This story isn't about our house or a neighbor.

It's about a friend of my aunt.

This woman was happily married

until one day her husband passed away.

She lost her job very soon after

 and had to start over at a new place.

things seemed to be getting worse everyday.

she was miserable and lonely.

Books became her only companions

since she began to loathe the company

of strangers.

after finding a certain book at a yard sale

she became very interested in the occult.

believing she had finally found the right lifestyle

for herself

she began practicing

depraved and abusive rituals.

this went on for about a year.

a new place to live 

new 'friends'

and a better job convinced her that she was

on the right path.

Her sister would call her from Coloroado

and beg her to stop with all the evil deeds.

But a conscience wasn't

something she had anymore. 

one night after returning to her

home, she heard a strange noise

outside.

someone breathing heavily at the window...

not seeing anything outside

she continued getting ready for bed.

suddenly she heard a loud slam against the ceiling.

she thought maybe someone was in the attic....

as she turned to go have a look

something caught her attention.

At the high windows in her living room

she saw a face!

those windows were at least ten feet off the ground,

intended to bring in light with out the need for curtains.

It was a face..the face of a goat.

She recognized the odd pupils immediately.

She ran to the bedroom to hide

but when she got in there it was trying to peer

in at her through the curtains.

It was on it hind legs..and it appeared to be

around nine feet tall. 

It circled the house, slamming against it

occasionally

and unbelievably...calling her name.

She  began praying

and she didn't stop

until she saw the sunrise and the creature disappeared.

Getting rid of all her books and tools

was not a problem

for her after that.

The giveaway for this week is this shot glass.

Let me know if you are playing along in Magaly's 

All Hallow's Grim

So Good So Dark blog party 

and you will double your chances

at winning.

Don't forget that this weekend is the full moon

and we're taking a trip to the bayou!!

Lot's of spooky fun

food and prizes!!!

Have a haunting humpday!

Haunted Humpday #5

You know it's time for our

FIFTH Haunted Humpday?

This is the last one of 

September!

How fast has the time flown?

& oh my gosh! it's Autumn!

which means....it's going to cool down eventually

AND Halloween is getting closer!

I hope you will come have fun at the

Broomsticks on the Bayou party!

It's going to be spooky and so creepy!

Don't forget...

There will be 

food

prizes 

stories

spells 

& 

enchantments:)

So who wants a sweet?

I do I do!!

How about caramel apples?

you need this:

plus this

plus this

and any assorted toppings you might like.
I like coconut on mine. 

Apple wraps are an easy way to make

caramel apples.

You use the microwave or the oven so 

you don't have super

scary molten sugar on the stove.
there's simple instructions
on the package.

don't get me wrong, I love the

 traditional way of making them,

but this way is fun for children...

without having to say

"oh my gosh...don't get so close to the flame!

 Don't burn off your tongue!

 Don't stick your fingers in there!"

well, maybe that's just what I say, lol

Okay...

I have a story that's considerably milder than

the last few...

 For years

my mom used to tell me the 

story of the man

that would come to the front door.

He was nicely dressed

in a dark jacket and trousers.

He would walk up the driveway

 step quickly

onto the porch

and walk up to our front door 

as if to knock.

since my mom kept light, gauzy curtains

 on our large front windows

all this could be seen pretty clearly.

He'd never knock on the door though

as soon as you got up to go to the front door,

he'd disappear.

she saw him

my dad saw him
aunts, uncles and friends too.

my parents figured he was most likely

buried under the porch somewhere...

(remember the graveyard)

my aunts and uncles

thought there might be

money or treasure

under there and he was trying to let us know.

there were many discussions

about why and how...

They all agreed on one thing though....

he was headless!

See, super mild!
 

Okay

I have a winner for last week's Dia De Los Muertos magnet...

comment  #14

Congratulation's Diane

I need your details!!

alright, I just want to clarify

that in order to win 

one of my Haunted Humpday giveaways

you need to comment on a

Haunted Humpday post.

I'll post it Wednesday

you have until Saturday to leave a comment :)
I think I may have been
causing some confusion.

Sooooo..
Today was a pretty nice day..
wasn't too hot
there was a nice little breeze...
I went outside
to soak up the fresher weather
and I heard giggles
coming from the corner..
tiny giggles
and the clinking of china
I walked very softly over
and saw this!

 Introducing:
Jett
Marigold
Celesta
and
Tilda!
The cutest little witches ever!
they offered me some sweet pumpkin tea
and told me they were looking for
a place to stay
and celebrate
the coming holidays!
 They are waiting patiently in my new
Etsy shop!

They were so incredibly kind, they even offered
a giveaway of some yummy tea
in an awesome little tea box.

Leave me a comment
for a chance to win this
adorable tea house!
And please take a look at these
witchlings...
I don't know if I can keep them entertained for very long!

Have a wonderful magical week!!!

There's magic in the air!

The nights are getting longer,

& the skies are getting darker....

when that happens

I begin to yearn for something different...

a change... 

I took a walk.

The path was a bit familiar..

I got to a sign

that had arrows pointing in 

all directions...

one pointed South, 

it said:

Le Mysterieux Carnival

I took a few steps in that direction, 

the smell of candy floss and caramel apples 

 floated in the air.

I came back to the sign

and took another look.

Another arrow pointed East,

it was covered over with drying lavender

so I brushed it away gently...

Practical Magic...

I could smell fresh damp soil, pancakes and the sea.

I made my decision!

Practical Magic!

It had been years since I'd jumped off a roof!

Just as I started out 

another arrow

caught my attention...

it was partially hidden behind Spanish moss 

just then,  I heard music!

High in the air..

Beautiful silvery notes with a touch of mournful soul...

 bringing with it the scent of spices

hot coffee and ....sweet delicacies.

What could this be, where could this be?!

Moving the moss aside,

I read..

Broomsticks on the Bayou.

with the  glittery promise of 

magic, good food and the chance to 

explore a gorgeous mystery

I set off in the direction of the arrow...

As luck would have it

I met up with a witchy friend along the way.

over marshy ground

and under hanging vines.

we  arrived.

Won't you join us?

You can share your 

party

story

tablescapes

artwork

spells

As long as it's

New Orleans style!

I'll set up a list of participants

here on my blog

or you can stop by 

Frosted Petunias

and sign up there

it's up to you.

and you know me...

there's going to be prizes!

you can use the button on my sidebar!

hope to see you there!!