Odd? Why yes, yes I am!

This week over at HDH we have an inspiration photo to

set your mojo a flowin'.

I actually chose the photo due to my (un)healthy obsession

with the Science Channel's, "Oddities" series.  

I have a mad crush on Ryan Matthew, the bone guy from the original

"Obscura" shop in NY.

Ryan makes articulated skeletal displays,

and my favorite, "exploding skull" displays. Ryan also lives in the most

amazing home, decorated with the most amazing specimens, taxidermy, bones,

etc... I told you, I loves him.

Now I have added, 'hippo skull' to my long list of

skeletal wants. 

Maybe he'd just let me clean and cook for him for free.

No strings, other than the fact that I can run around and touch all

his stuff, ... naked.

Sounds like a deal to me, but selling the hubby on it will be

rough since I kind of have the same deal going with him.

Anyhoo,

I went the very literal route and just reproduced the inspiration photo

as an ATC card. It seemed a little easier than actually mulling through all of my

schtuff to find just the right skull and bottles to work with.

It looked way cooler when it was just a pencil sketch, but

I need to remember that "practice makes perfect".

I colored it with Copics and Distress inks.

Since I have been bitten by the ATC bug, I needed a place to keep

all of the little cards until I decide what to do with them.  

I love iced tea. It is my favorite beverage, and I go through

a box of my favorite tea every other week.

I decided to put this little box to good use to hold my cards.

I had to make it cool, so after reinforcing the interior of the box, 

I painted it a flat black with acrylic paint.

I added some metallic ruby accent paint  to appear like aged wood grain.

I added a few Hallowe'en border stickers that I have too many of, and added a

cool skull button to act as a way to open the box.

I then painted Distress Stickles in Antique Linen all over the entire box to seal

everything and give it a nice speckled, shimmery finish.

And lastly,  

Juan got a new hat!

Thank you Hobby Lobby, for carrying Iguana hats! 

   

Newest passion - Poison bottles!!!

Wheaton Glass Co. of Millville, N.J. began producing commemorative decanters, flasks, and other bottles in 1967. They ceased production in 1974, making these over 35 years old.

Over the past couple of months or so, I have had a new interest in (preferably) vintage poison bottles.

I have spent many a late hour perusing ebay for some comparison shopping

and scant threads of knowledge on these tiny treasures.

The back of this one reads "R.I.P. Handle With Care".

The coffin shape with the nail heads and the skull and crossbones is what drew me to these bottles in particular.

I was at a friend's house and I was ogling their curios, when my eye caught the lovely cobalt glass and those skulls. She had two of these gems!

I made a point of letting her know that if they ever needed a home I would gladly take them off of her hands.

My husband stopped by her pad the other day and she was cleaning out her curio cabinet and GAVE them to my husband to give to me!

Talk about a giddy bitch!

I was literally clapping and giggling like a lunatic!

I already had started my collection with the green and amber bottles

(which I believe to be older than the blue bottles) from a seller in England.

I think these ones actually had poison in them at one time.

I'd like to believe that anyway.

I am also on the lookout for the other colors in the first picture.

That set is on ebay for $110.00.

I have to pass on that one.