BOO!!

Sending scary and fun filled wishes to all of you on this beautiful Halloween day! My plans consist of watching a few Halloween flicks and passing out candy to the little trick or treaters!! Have a spooktacular one!

Here's a little vignette I styled this weekend! Everything I used is all thanks to Zac....I promise his house is anything but spooky!

Styled by me, Andrea Torres

All Up in The Cupcake Mix...Vintage Style!

 I love watching all baking shows and showdowns on Food Network!  I always tell myself that I'll learn, but of course.....I never do! If and when that one day comes....aaand it happens to be Halloween....you better believe I'll be all up in the cupcake mix, using all these cute things, pretending to be domestic of some sort..... Follow the links below each photo to find out more!

Vintage Apron - Photo via Lover Dovers Clothing

Vintage Black Cat Cupcake Topper - Photo via Elizabethgrace

                                           

Halloween Cupcake Liner - Photo via Sweet Estelle's

Toffee Crunch Cupcake - Photo & Recipe via Bakerella

                                             

More Treats!

I painted two more Halloween greeting cards last night! The witch hat reminds me of the movie, Hocus Pocus :)....don't you just love that movie?!.....The card I painted with the bat is very reminiscent of Batman... Hope you like!

"Witchery," created by me

"Silhouette," created by me

Treats for your Peeps!

With Halloween coming around the corner I thought it was time to make new greeting cards!.....I'm not too keen on blood and gore but I am keen on the treats, creative costumes, and handing out candy!

These two cards are hand illustrated and  painted with gouache on white cardstock....because a personal, handwritten card in the mail beats an email or text any day! 

"Halloween Skull" created by me, Andrea Torres

"Trick or Treat" greeting created by me, Andrea Torres

Handmade Goodness

As you may or may not know, handmade is very near and dear to my heart. The thought, care, and patience that goes into making something by hand should be appreciated...unlike the mass produced jewelry available at most retail stores. 

Today I want to shine the spotlight on a shop I found through Etsy, My Selvaged Life. Take a look around there are lots of unique treasures to adorn yourself! Here just a few finds available!

Geometric Earrings

Butterfly Necklace - Made of paper & wood

Geometric Faceted Rings 

Fall in Love With Pumpkins

Pumpkins.....the epitome of fall and Halloween, in my opinion! Some of my favorite memories come flooding in.....the ones where choosing the HUGEST and plumpest pumpkin was your highest priority! Coming home with anticipation and excitement to cut into those babies....there are so many awesome and crafty ideas nowadays to dress up your pumpkins, but nothing beats the good old fashioned tradition of cutting into the pumpkin, taking out the slimy insides, and finishing it off by lighting a candle to illuminate the glowing design...seeing all your hard work and feeling the happiness of the season. Yes, that is worth more than gold. :)

This little greeting card is made with care out of hand cut paper. The pumpkins have a 3-D effect, which  I accomplished by using raised foam adhesives and finished the card off by adding a swirl of gold....an autumn breeze.

Handmade by me, Andrea Torres


via Pinterest

Are you nuts?!.....no, just a little a-corny!

Ooh, that title is reeal corny! :\.....Anyway, to keep us in autumn mode I want to turn the attention to the cutest nut around, the acorn! What's not to love?! They're cute (the nuts look like they're wearing little berets), plump, little, and an important source of food for wildlife.  Acorns have long been scattered all over the lawn at my parent's house, and inspired this card.

 The acorns on my greeting card are completely crafted of paper....the nuts are paint swatches and for the "little berets" I used a textured, weathered brown paper. To finish it off I added a scalloped edge of metallic gold.

Created by me, Andrea Torres

Autumn Goodness

There's a change in the air; autumn has arrived, bringing with it all the goodness of the season.....leaves changing colors and falling from their branches, pumpkins, apples, soups, ciders, shorter days, pumpkin spice candles, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and warm clothes..... among so many other things :)

To bring some of the colors of the season in and make my apartment a little more festive I styled this little set up using some items I had around!....You don't have to go out and spend tons of money, take a look a look around and try to use existing items in unique ways!

Check back with me, as I will post more autumn goodness!...I'm trying to get you in the autumn state of mind too!