Decorating in full swing, for Halloween!

The Holiday Queen Melissa's Hooligan above,
and witch below look great in the china cabinet.

Luke man sits below in his dalmatian fire-fighter attire,
in front of the china cabinet, and originals by
Lori Rudolph of Retrorudolphs

Some Johanna Parker originals in the master bedroom.

Greeting Trick or Treaters this year will be
Frankenstein and his Bride
from
Sheila Bentley of Primdolly!

Thanks for stopping by more Halloween to come...

Take a peek outside my desk...

Here are two of my favorite collections that sit above my desk, my Johanna Parker Original Halloween pieces, and on another iron shelf above them, is my Lori Rudolph POP Ornaments, which I will have another one there soon, hence the awkward placement!
The little witch should arrive any day now with another chenille ornament too...

First peek inside my home for Halloween 2009...Look for more photos all week...

The first picture is what you see when you enter my home. "Twinkle" created by Jorge De Rojas (HO HO HALLOWEEN) stands along side, my copies of Celebrate 365, (Which I am in this year, as the collector's feature), between two Hallmark trees.

The second image are of my three little trick-or-treaters,sitting on our front porch, look for more photos of them Sunday all in the Halloween Finery!!

The third picture is of a Halloween tree that I purchased at Wal-Mart this year, I am going back for the bigger one, I have more ornaments than I have tree to display them on. There are ornaments Lori Rudolph (Retrorudolphs), Kristen Beason (Kristen Beason Designs), Patty Benedict (Woopitydooart),Marie Patterson (My Little World), and some on there that I have painted!

365 COMING TO A MAILBOX NEAR YOU, NEXT WEEK...

Celebrate 365 glides into mailboxes next week...and it a must have!!! Check out the cover here by Lori Rudolph, and see that name there...uh huh...that's me!!! Read about me and my collections in the issue!!! There is still time to subscribe and single copies will be available for purchase too. Check out Connie's website and make sure that you receive a copy of Celebrate 365 next week too!!!

Pfattie Give-Away...

I am currently working on several Vintage inspired Illustrations...in the mean time check out the Pfatt's Blog Give Away and register to win lots of Halloween Goodies...

A little POP goes a long way...

One of my favorite new collectibles is "POP ORNAMENTS" from Lori Rudolph at Retro-Rudolph's they are disc shaped ornaments depicting various Halloween creatures from pumpkin men to owls. She has even created a "Twinkle POP Ornament" look for more POP ornaments at her ETSY shop soon, and check out my collection of "POP Ornaments" here...She could very well become the QUEEN OF POP!!!

UP TO THE CHALLENGE!!!

The new Twinkle Ornament by the fabulous Kristen Beason!

Cover art from Cloth Paper Scissors from Kristen Beason...

Inside the wonderful magazine more of Kristen's Work!

Twinkle as a young pup!
As I said in my 200th blog post Kristen Beason and Lori Rudolph have taken on the challenge of making "Twinkle" ornaments. Well guess what Kristen is finished, the newly released Cloth Paper Scissors Cover girl rose to the challenge at lightening speed...She of course had made a Twinkle for the 200th blog post reveal as a young Twinkle which I had asked her about while I was at the beach and when I arrived home she was there! If you would like to contact Kristen for a custom piece please link to her custom orders page today...THANKS Kris for rising to the challenge!!

As for Lori's piece it will be coming soon... We just finished a swap with one another and she has many new responsibilities including mothering an adorable little kitty, but I have no doubt it will be awesome as is her owl!!Thanks for taking on this challenge to make these Twinkles a reality!!

Fun Friday Halloween Trees...

I found these little Halloween trees at the Hallmark store, I picked up two, but I am tempted to get more(For $12.95 they are a steal!). I decided to play around with one this morning.You can see some of my wonderful handmade ornaments from Lori Rudolph, Patty Benedict, and Marie Patterson, along with a few other ornies! At the base the witch from The Holiday Queen (a.k.a.Queenie), a reproducation from Pumpkinseeds Janell Berryman, and two trees from Vintage Palette Art.
Happy Friday...remember to check back at 12:00 for the winners!!

HAPPY 200TH TWINKLE...

The many faces of Twinkle. Kristen Beason, as well as Lori Rudolph, have agreed to take on Twinkle in ornament form in the coming months, so look for that soon!

Here are the two prizes to be given away one week from today at 12:00 NOON!

Twinkle wants to THANK you all for stopping by!!Woof!! Woof!!


Welcome to my 200th blog post. It is hard to believe that on August 7, 2008 all of this began, wow what a great adventure… Who knew I would be joining such a fabulous world of fun and fancy free merriment! Over the past couple of weeks I have been revisiting old posts, comments, and friend’s blogs. I feel so grateful to be part of this artistic, creative, and crafty community. You all have welcomed me with open arms, for all of that I thank you.

There is also new business, many of you were surprised, as I was, when I recently opened an ETSY Shop, but at the same time so supportive of me in my new venture. Speaking of that many items have be drastically reduced in celebration of my 200th blog post, so stop by and grab one now, before they are all gone!!

Okay, now stepping back and reminiscing through old posts I have found that you love three things-peeking inside my home at Halloween, free stuff through blog give-aways (Can’t say I blame you), and Twinkle!!!

First let’s talk about FREE STUFF, well guess what there is more free stuff!!! I have created two illustrations for this post, based on my previous post, “What is your favorite villain??” Here is all you have to do all friends, followers, bloggers, face bookers, twitterers… just leave me a note on this post and I will enter your name in the drawing for the two works of art above. There is the witch from Snow White and Cruella, first pick gets first choice. The names will be pulled from the David Everett “Twinkle” candy container-learn more below.You can enter any time between now and next Friday at noon. At noon I will pull from the Twinkle candy container to see who wins!!

The second most popular post was when you all were given a chance to come inside my home for Halloween! Well guess what folks this year you can come inside my home, but in print----Say what?? Yes, my home, my collectibles, and myself will be up for grabs in this years Fall Celebrate 365. Contact Connie Porcher now to subscribe to her wonderful Journal for collecting for the year, or check back in the fall for single copies. Either way you get to see me!!!

Finally it is time to let the dog out…my pooch Twinkle keeps popping up everywhere and we all love her. She only became a part of our family a few months before I started this blog. She became famous or infamous very quickly. Johanna Parker created the first “Twinkle” on August 28th 2008. Since then Chris Klinger, David Everett, and Kristen Beason have taken a crack at my cutie. She has even shown up on my banner for ETSY, through my pen and she has always been my link for my blog http://twinklestricksandtreats.blogspot.com Now Kristen Beason and Lori Rudolph have agreed to take on the challenge of creating her in ornament form/ You will continue to see us in the days, weeks, months, and years to come.
I thank you as you celebrate our 200th blog post of Halloween Fanatic. Robert~Halloween Fanatic and Twinkle

Another little surprise my first EBAY piece is now posted please link on Edgar Allen Poe in the sidebar to go to my EBAY Auction!Make that two Pinwheel Peg is also on there-see right column to link and bid!

What a fun and busy weekend...

We started off the weekend with a BANG!! My mom's 50th birthday party was Friday night and we all had such a good time! She was so surprised, yep, we finally pulled one over on her! On Saturday we went to the lake for our usual Fourth of July Party with friends, and had a blast!!Sunday afternoon we decided to put tents up in the living room, grab a pizza and some videos and camp out with the kids in the living room-what a blast! You cannot buy memories like these, so savor every minute! Here are a few photos of the highlights from the weekend! I hope every one had a wonderful and safe fourth!!

In addition I had a chance to work on three new pieces for ETSY, I am hoping to finish at least one if not two today, so look for new works there tomorrow. I have also added Twitter updates, and a new correctly identified link to my ETSY art in the side bar of this page. I hope this makes it easier to access both! Thanks for stopping by to look, feel free to shop anytime. The "Fourth of July" prices are going to remain the same indefinitely on those pieces.Also remember that the deadline to enter the contest is Tuesday, I am planning on pulling the name around noon, so good luck!Also among all this excitement I participated in a swap with the incredibly talented and amazingly kind Lori Rudolph, look for more information on that coming soon...I am humbled by her offer!