When I saw the collection of cheap resin houses meant for a Christmas village, I snapped them up and gloated at the thrift shop find - only seventy-nine cents each! However they are not packed away until December but rather are on display as part of my Halloween decor. Transformed with a coat of black acrylic paint and then drybrushed with white, the houses have assumed a neglected, spooky appearance. Now I think I'll add some twigs for dead trees, a few spiderwebs and maybe even backlight my haunted village with some tiny lights - lots of fun options for the Halloween fiend that is my alternate October persona.In a world that talks too much, writing is a way to capture thoughts and shine a light on the enterprise of life - at home, in the kitchen, out in the garden and almost always through a camera lens.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Halloween Village
When I saw the collection of cheap resin houses meant for a Christmas village, I snapped them up and gloated at the thrift shop find - only seventy-nine cents each! However they are not packed away until December but rather are on display as part of my Halloween decor. Transformed with a coat of black acrylic paint and then drybrushed with white, the houses have assumed a neglected, spooky appearance. Now I think I'll add some twigs for dead trees, a few spiderwebs and maybe even backlight my haunted village with some tiny lights - lots of fun options for the Halloween fiend that is my alternate October persona.
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