I used the 'Dead man in the moon' digi stamp for this.
I used copic markers to color it then I covered the design in glossy accents
to give it a textured surface.
I prepared the altar for Dia de muertos
using photos, mementos,candles and flowers.
I marveled at the way it changes..sometimes all I have are photos and a candle,
other times, it's huge, covering a large area.
I also make sure there's pan de muertos on the altar every year.
It is a sweetened soft bread shaped like a bun, often decorated with bone-shaped phalange pieces. Pan de muerto is eaten on Día de Muertos, at the gravesite or alternatively, at a tribute called an ofrenda. In some regions, it is eaten for months before the official celebration of Dia de Muertos. In Oaxaca,
pan de muerto is the same bread that is usually baked, with the
addition of decorations. As part of the celebration, loved ones eat pan
de muerto as well as the relative's favorite foods. The bones represent
the deceased one (difuntos or difuntas) and there is normally a baked tear drop on the bread to represent goddess Chīmalmā's tears for the living. The bones are represented in a circle to portray the circle of life. The bread is topped with sugar. This bread can be found in Mexican grocery stores in the U.S.
The classic recipe for pan de muerto is a simple sweet bread recipe, often with the addition of anise seeds, and other times flavored with orange flower water or orange zest. Other variations are made depending on the region or the baker. The one baking the bread will usually wear decorated wristbands, a tradition which was originally practiced to protect from burns on the stove or oven.
Bread of the dead usually has skulls or crossbones
engraved on it. It is believed the spirits do not eat, but absorb its
essence, along with water at their ofrenda, after their long journey
back to Earth.
We had a wonderful night, baking bread and making my parent's favorite foods..
Helena and I stayed up late into the night, listening to music, talking about everyone that passed and how
important this tradition is to us.
Thank you, once again for stopping by and visiting with me.
I'll be dropping by your blogs this weekend and catching up.
I've been trying to create and bake and just savor
the delicious moments and memories that this season brings with it..
but it moves so fast!!
This weekend we made pizza and started watching
the exorcist..during the first half hour of the movie
half the string of orange lights one the mantle blew out and made our living room just a little bit darker.
let's just say we didn't finish the movie, lol
We are back up to 80's again..not surprising though.
But our nights are lovely, so I won't complain.
Have you ever played with a Ouija Board?
I had one in high school..
my mother had no knowledge of it btw:)
my friends would come over and we would play with it..
ask it the usual stuff..
Anybody here?
Does (whoever it was) like me?
Am I going to have children?
Am I going to get married? (I never was the one that asked that question)
Eventually I threw it out..
I had more fear of my mom finding out
than anything else, haha!
It did scare us a few times, don't get me wrong..
& it would threaten and curse at one of my friends in such a terrible way,
he vowed never to play it again.
This next story is about a person I've known for a while..
Joshua and his best friend, Ed were on their way home from school one rainy afternoon.
As they walked by a pile of trash cans they saw a Ouija board and planchette sticking out.
They dug it out and raced over to Josh's house..his mom worked until late,
so there wouldn't be any interference from a parent.
When they walked in the rain really started to come down hard..
They were very excited because it added a creepy element to an already creepy situation.
Josh grabbed some candles,
including a heavy vanilla candle that had belonged to his grandmother.
The lights were off, the candles were lit and the session began..
The board did not answer their inane questions,
instead it spoke of the future and it told each boy one specific thing.
after a short while the boys became very frightened.
They decided to put it away,
suddenly a huge flame shot up out of the vanilla candle,
before they had a chance to put it out, the entire candle had melted down to the table.
He said it took about 10 seconds.
They looked where the candle had been..trying to figure out how they were
going to hide scorch marks from Josh's mom.
Instead of burns on the table they found a oddly shaped puddle of wax..
It was shaped like an angel with a crying face.
He said it was intricate..delicate, even.
It looked carved.
When they saw the face they became more frightened than they had ever been before..
Chills were running up and down their backs as they ran outside to throw the board away immediately.
The next day everything seemed normal until Josh
arrived home and found his youngest sister playing with the Ouija board that he had thrown out.
She claimed to have found it on her bed the night before.
Josh tried to take the board from her but she
very uncharacteristically attacked him.
She screamed hysterically and raked her fingernails down his face.
His mother pulled her off of him and took her out of the room.
He then he ran outside and burned the board.
His sister never recovered..
she began to waste away.
The doctors claimed it was an infection, but could never find a cure.
she was put in hospice and eventually she passed away.
He still has the scars on his face..he said the night he and Ed played with the
board, it told him that his sister was going to die before the month was over.
Well, I'm about ready to go to bed...Helena and I went out just now and bought
hot cocoa and drove through one of the creepy neighborhoods, looking at the decorations..
we had so much fun!
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I hope this coming week is spooky and full of happy surprises for you!!
see you soon..
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Welcome to the first Haunted Humpday in October!
It seems to fly by so quickly..
Did you do anything special yesterday?
The weather here has been wild!!
Hurricane Rosa has brought us rain/flooding and lower temperatures.
I know it's dangerous and many people have needed rescuing ,
but it has been so nice having weather this cool..especially in October!
Have you watched
It's on Netflix..
I loved it!
make some popcorn and get cozy under a warm throw!
Here's the trailer...
I found some more Halloween treats the other night..
This is my absolute favorite cereal of all time..
the fact that they are bat shaped is a total plus!!
I'm not a fan of the glo-balls, but the scary cakes, which are
just cupcakes, are great.
Stopped at Michael's and World Market
for these awesome goodies..
I love this little gift bag..I'm probably going to frame it.
This book is amazing!
The drawings are so vintage looking..
it kinds reminds me of the movie,
'Meet me in St Louis'
there's a really cute Halloween scene in it.
Ooh, I got a new book of scrapbook paper!
the Halloween paper craft items are 50% off right now at Michael's.
I know these are not Halloween, but OMG aren't they cute?
A costume section!?!
pretty cool, for a convenience store.
A friend of my niece told us this story..
Trisha lived in a very rural area, in Iowa.
When she was much younger and learning to drive
she was warned by her parents
to never, ever pick up hitchhikers, especially after dark.
Especially near the corn field.
they told her it was bad luck!
This girl..so excited to be driving on her own finally,
agreed to whatever they asked.
Trisha didn't believe their silly superstitions.
She figured once she was out and about on her own, she would do what she wanted.
A few months after getting her license
she was given permission to pick up her cousin and drive to the movie theater
which was about fifteen miles away.
This was a big deal, as it was already getting dark outside.
As they started out, they happened to notice
a man walking along the side of the road with his thumb out..
feeling mischievous, she stopped near him, her cousin, freaked out and reminded her
about the 'rule'
(her parents had the same one)
Trisha said
"That's just crap our parents say to scare us..they don't want us giving our friends rides,
because we'll be wasting gas."
when the man reached the car, she drove forward a few feet, leaving him behind,
keeping an eye on him in the rear view mirror.
He caught up and as he reached out to grasp the door handle,
she did it again.
The man stopped and watched her
but
she gestured to him to come along .
As he reached out again, she floored it and sped out of there as fast as that old
car could go.
Her cousin was very upset by this time and wanted to go home.
Trisha was disappointed, she said she was just trying to have a little fun.
They were going about forty mph at the time.
They heard a loud pounding coming from the back of the car..
Her cousin immediately said
"This is because you stopped for a stranger! this is our bad luck, our tire is blown out!!!!!"
That's when Trisha noticed the man running along side of the car, punching the side..
that was noise they heard.
She slammed her foot on the gas, the car zooming up over sixty.
The man kept up right along the passenger side window
slamming his palm against it.
The girls were both screaming and crying.
His hand and face looked skeletal...
Trisha said she barely noticed when the car stopped speeding and started to slow down.
no matter how hard she pressed her foot down.
All of a sudden, the man was no longer there..he was just, gone.
The car rolled to a stop and they sat in darkness.
She tried to start the car, knowing it was pointless..
When she turned the key and the car started right up, they went straight home.
Trisha told her parents that they had heard the car making a strange noise, so they came home.
It's something that scares her to this day.
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What do you think that was?
If you can believe it, that's not the first time I've heard a story similar to this.
Has anything like this ever happened to you?
Sorry it's so late this week!
I had a problem with the wifi for some reason...maybe the weather??
anyhow, have a wonderfully wicked week!!
see you soon:)
