Drop Dead Gorgeous WIP

The second week of the Haunted Design House

Drop Dead Gorgeous challenge begins today.

As usual, I am running behind.

My nickname in high school was the "Lag Master".

My license plate frame read: The Lag Master has arrived.

Yeah, it was that bad.

Still kinda is apparently.

I am bit intimidated by the challenge of painting my project. 

But I want to try. That may have something to do with my slow going. 

Here is a peek at my current progress.

Sketched and background blocked out

Skin and hair roughly added, and my feeble attempt at blending

the skin tones. 

Smoothed out some of the skin tones, added some dimension to 

her wounds, and painted her top (what's left of it). 

Added some color highlights to the hair and lips.

So far so good.

I'll pop in with the finished painting sometime later today or tomorrow.

Keep it CREEPY!!

A WIP and some purty glass

Today's Wicked Wednesday post is running a bit behind,

 but I am hopeful it will be worth the wait.

This week's Macabre Monday challenge is a pretty simple one.

"Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest,

of most excellent fancy."

Just use skulls on your project. The more the merrier in my mind.

Not too many players yet this week. I even have sponsored

this challenge with a $20 gift certificate to my Etsy shoppe.

Plus, if you leave a comment on the HDH080 post stating your

favorite item from my Etsy site, you will be entered in a random

draw to win the item you chose.

You don't even have to make a project, just do a little window

shopping here, and leave a comment here.

Here is a peek at what I have cookin' for my MM offering.

I should have it completed shortly.

I made three wicked fingers with glow in the dark nails,

and one blind, glow in the dark eyeball.

You could read a book from the light this thing gives off!

More random bits of (finally) finished projects.

A sneak peek at what's coming to Etsy.

These guys are teeny tiny. Under an inch each.

Susan's cat/bunny/roo is finished and looking ready

to start delivering eggs for Easter.

I really like this one the best out of the two and I think it shows.

Yeah! Income tax return time!!!

First we bought a hot water heater and it is divine!!!!

48 gallons of hot water!!!! And I mean HOTT!! Just lovely.

With that purchase out of the way I bought a couple of

things to purty up the place a bit.

This is going to really pop when the bright sun shines through it

in a week or so. I can't wait. 

This thing is no joke. It measures about 30" wide. 

This lamp is completely decadent.

The shade is about 25" wide and the base even lights up!

The shade has over 1000 pieces of cut glass and even has

some cabochons and other textured glass embedded in it.

I'm going to name it, since I love it so much!

  

This is a torchiere lamp that we have had for years.

I still love it, but it pales a bit in comparison to the new baby.     

Here is the backdoor leading out into the backyard.

I Gallery Glassed it all by hand just using the liquid leading

and some fun colors.

I love colored glass!!! I have more, but felt this was getting

a bit much already.

I'll be back later with my Macabre Monday project.