Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

It has been a hectic holiday weekend with shopping, cleaning and getting decorations down, as well as working on the Gothic Mansion diorama, which has taken longer than I expected. Above is a Blast from the Past with my Mistress of the Manor in her spooky hallway. This weekend the hubcap & I moved furniture about and did a major overhaul of our living room, in preparation for the holidays and the decorating we want to do this year. So I lost some major build time in the studio, but it was worth it. I will do Halloween a couple of days late, but on All Saints' Day * and All Soul's Day (November 1st and 2nd) when I will have time to myself.  I love Halloween, and this will give me time to get the Gothic mansion set up completely as I want it for the upcoming dioramas for Thanksgiving, and Christmas. 

So here are some 'Blasts' from the Past of my archives...enjoy!

                            Have a safe and enjoyable Happy Halloween!

                                            Lisa

1:6 scale Harry Potter Mandrake Spell set

I have a cute new auction up on Ebay right now. 

Harry Potter 1:6 Mandrake spell book set

As I have begun collecting these cool figures by Star Ace studios, aka Big Chief Studios, aka Sideshow Collectibles, (my wallet is not big enough!!) I have come up with countless ideas of accessories for these two. Hermoine still has not come home yet. I really really want Snape and Dumbledore. 

Here are some photos of the set. It includes the open Mandrake book, a blank page book, and a glass jar with peppermint candy made of polymer clay. 

The auction ends in 5 days! 
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#staracestudios #bespaq #playscaleminiatures

Happy Easter!

We have some beautiful wild little spring flowers that pop up in the grasses in our yard when spring comes, which gave me an idea for an Easter photo with the lavender haired Moods Poppy this year. I never know what to do with her and Easter with its pastels seemed like the perfect time to dress her up with that candy colored hair. 

I thought this photo of my lavender haired Poppy amongst the little purple flowers that grow wild this time of year was enchanting, especially just before Easter. 

And now here she is with Mr. Bunny, having tea...

Happy Easter!~Lisa

Star Ace Studios casual wear Ron Weasley

He arrived from Ebay a couple of days ago and I have been taking pics and editing them. I have made a few props for him and Harry and enjoying myself immensely. Now I just need to get the funds for Hermoine, Sirius and Snape and Mad Eyed Moody and Dumbledore as well as Hagrid. They do have a Hagrid in the making as well as Malfoy and Harry in quidditich costume. Oh my poor wallet. 

Here is a link to the Hagrid that one of my buddies MiskatonicNick on Flicker clued me in on. Click HERE to see the photo link. 
If it doesn't come up- here it is, Below,  photo is not mine. 

And yes, that is Hermoine in her ballgown! SQUEE! I am going to be so broke! 

I made the little mandrake books and am still working on the mandrakes in their little pots. I have made two, one that resembles one in the book being pulled out by the root and one sitting in the pot, I just have to 'pot' it, lol. I am thinking of making these with little potting boards and a mandrake book like a dissecting board, or a potting board, to sell to finance my action figure habit if they are good enough. I found some better pics of mandrakes and that gives me a more better idea of what to sculpt. Especially on their leaves. Those are all over the place. 

Mandrake botany books for Harry....

I have been working on more books, spilled open , designed to lay open, with aged pictures, for Harry and hopefully, Ron and Hermoine when they arrive. I found some stunning pics on google images with mandrakes this past week and printed them off. I also wanted to do some Da Vinci themed books on anatomy, in keeping when Harry loses his bones when one of his inept Professors gets rid of the bones in his arm- remember? so I thought that would be a cool set of books to do as well. Here are the mandrake books.

The only bummer thing I could not make the mandrakes in their pots. I had the pots about in my craft stash but now cannot find them. It has been snowing all day today, so I concentrated on books. Later this week I will get the pots. 

Here is a picture of the closeups of Hogwarts Castle which was 1:12 scale, that was my inspiration for my 1:6 scale project. Click on the greenhouse with the mandrakes!

and now for my pics!

Hope you enjoyed them!~Lisa