Silhouettes

Silhouetted figures were very popular before modern photography.  Often those black paper cut-outs were the only way to immortalize faces of the ones you loved.  Even after photographic images were common, artists continued making silhouettes of lovely ladies and little children.  Check out the profile of this smashing 1960′s babe!

silhouette via underfundedheiress Silhouettes

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Halloween, Martha-Style


It’s October 1st, so you know what that means?  It means Halloween decorating!  With the days getting shorter and the temperature dropping, it just makes sense to start spooking the house up as I mourn the dying of Summer.

Over the last several years, my Halloween decorating has been inspired by two people:  Martha Stewart and Andrea Ferrell.   Both ladies enjoy Halloween decorating that leans towards the “natural macabre.”  Today I highlight Martha, I hope soon to highlight the lesser-known but equally fab Andrea Ferrell.

I’m so excited to try this bleeding candles trick!  Take some white candles, stick them in a bucket of sand, light a red candle, and let the wax drip down the white candles.  Genius.

bleeding halloween candles Halloween, Martha Style

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