Little Witch Flights of Fancy!

 

This is a shot of my two granddaughters trying out the beautiful new witch hats (Fresh out of the shipping box!).  I got this picture just before their little feet left the ground for a spin around the gardens.

From Katherine's Collection Peppermint Sparkle Collection, these mischievous little fairy elf figurines have a decidedly retro look about them. They garments are richly detailed in Katherine’s trademark style… we love the pink and red color combination for Christmas! These guys are posable and measure about …

My Halloween Krinkles Collection

Well, I love Halloween as everybody knows and I love Patience Brewster and I love my Joyce Shelton candle stick holders from 4 years ago in the shop!

I know that LOTS of my customers have these candle holders (because we sold LOTS of them) so take a look at how cool they look with the Patience Brewster Witch Feet Cake Stand! Seriously, it's like Joyce and Patience planned it!

Witch feet cake stand available at MoonStruckGifts.com.  Here's the LINK!

Witch Dolls go mobile!

MoonStruckGifts.com's customer Susan Hoskins purchased 3 little kitchen witch dolls from us and proceeded to "doll them up" by adding all kinds of glitter and ribbon and embellishments. (2 of the witches were exactly alike when she got them.)

When she was done with the "make over" she attached the trio to a spinning mobile and plans on using them as a focal point for her Halloween decorating!

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Take a look at the attached video. Great job Susan!

Witch Collector’s Open House

My friend Dan lives in small house on quiet suburban street in upstate New York along with more than 500 witch dolls, witch figurines and witchy accessories – some of them are valuable collectables, some of them are just plain fun! This past Sunday I was invited to his “Witch House Open House” where he had on display about three quarters of his collection. Oh my – what a kick! Every room has little groupings and vignettes of witches – yes even the bathrooms! Here he is in his dining room standing in front of a curio cabinet stuffed with witchy delights. His china cabinet holds no dishes – only witches!

Dan started collecting in earnest about 6 years ago and now he has a fantastic collection of witch figurines by Tony Costanza, maybe a couple dozen of Jim Shore’s witch figurines, a really unusual set of erotic little witches from the UK, pieces by Williraye Studio, Katherine's Collection, Pendle Witches, Jacqueline Kent Witches, lots of different kitchen witches, Leo Smith and some from a local ceramic witch figurine maker/painter. At left - shelf of living room curio cabinet stuffed with witch figurines.

He is a “regular” at the Salem stores where he makes annual buying to trips to find pieces that are new and unique. He’s also become a good customer and friend of MoonStruck Gifts. I thought I knew a lot about collecting witch dolls, but I learn a lot from Dan!

At left - the other shelves of the living room curio cabinet - stuffed with magical witch figures, statues and sculpted vignettes.

In Dan’s House, family pictures mingle easily with the witches!

How to have a Witch Hat Party

There's a little bit of witch in all of us, Ladies! Celebrate that part of you with a gaggle of your best girlfriends - have a witch hat party! If it's a big party, you might want to have a prize for the most elegant hat, the most unique hat, etc. If it's just a small group like my friends pictured here, just spend the night complimenting each other's hats and make sure you've got plenty of potion!

The white witch is my best friend, Betsy in her white witch hat by Dept 56. Damn! That hat has been discontinued... it was to die for!
What a blast we had, everybody brought their brooms and a dish to knosh... lots of fun!


Check out our fantastic collection of witch hats!


I know of a group of witchy girlfriends in West Palm, Florida who call themselves "The Witches of West Palm" (what a great name!) and they go all out for their parties. Take a look at the table for their little "party"!


Is that fantastic or what?
Hand painted "Wicked" wine glasses make a bewitching table setting and fun take-home favors. Easy to make - take a look at my blog prior to this one for instructions on how to paint "Wicked" wine glasses - I use a quality Libby stem, but you can go to the Dollar Store and get your's.




For witchy party favors -

Take a look at these little "Sinister Stilletos" by Katherine's Collection - $5 each - love 'em!

How to paint your own Wicked Wine Glasses

Well, since blog content is supposed to be informative as well as self promoting... I thought we'd have a little lesson in painting Wicked wine glasses. I sell lots of them in the shop - both the simple design you see pictured here and the more intricate design with the painted base.

The secret to painting words on a glass is simple - Pick out a cool font, type the word "Wicked" or whatever word you want to paint and size it to be about 2 inches wide. Print the word out and then cut it out close to the top and sides. Put a little scotch tape on the piece and tape it to the inside of the glass so that the word reads from the outside of the glass. Then just paint the word on the outside of the glass "tracing" the taped image. If you're using black paint, print the word in another color like green so you can see the difference between what you've painted and what you haven't.

I use Liquitex Glossies for paint - it's more expensive than the Enamels brand you can find at Michael's, but I paint a lot of glasses. There's nothing wrong with Enamels, just make sure you don't let the paint get too thick or it becomes really hard to get nice smooth lines. Most important - Get a good brush! It's all about the brush! Then you bake the glass according to the directions on the paint.
And if you don't want to do all that (but really, it's fun) go to http://moonstruckgifts.com/halloween-home-decor/witch-hats-more/ and buy one!

Link to Pendle Witches

What a dingbat I am! I was just looking at the Pendle Post I did a week ago and I realized I hadn't included the link to the page to see them all! Here it is: http://moonstruckgifts.com/witch-dolls/witches-of-pendle-dolls/.

Also a couple more pictures... these girls are just charmers!

My favortite time of year - Fall

Well, it's getting to be my favorite time of the year - Fall. I can just smell the change in the air! (Also the early Cortland apples on my kitchen table!) Started selling LOTS of witch dolls and kitchen witch dolls... I mean they sell all year round, but they really fly outta here in the fall!

Well, as far as I know, we're the only place in the US that sells the Pendle Witch dolls - and they are fantastic! All hand painted porcelain faces, hand and feet, layers of skirts, shawls - they even all have earrings on!

Each Pendle Witch doll has her own personality and attitude - and they are extremely well priced for the craftsmanship you get. I love them!  Take a look at our collection of "Kitchen Witches."

Mark Roberts Limited Edition Moon Fishing Fairy

Mark Roberts Limited Edition Moon Fishing Fairy is a truly magical collectable from his Christmas Limited Edition Collection.

Hanging from a smiling winter moon, this 22” fairy is clad in black and white checked pants and his robe is trimmed in fur. A slightly mischievous fairy shares the moonlight. What a fantastic piece! He’d be an absolutely stunning addition to any holiday décor.Sure to become a treasured family heirloom, he comes numbered with it's own registration card. http://www.moonstruckgiftshop.com/maroliedmofi.html

Katherine’s Collection Vidonia Antiquity Collectable Fairy Doll

The great thing about using a fairy theme for Christmas decorating is that you can easily transition from "Christmas" to "Winter" decor in your home just by removing the real "Christmassy" items and keeping the snowy, ethereal elements.

And what better centerpiece for your holiday decor than this fabulous fairy doll by Katherine’s Collection?

Katherine’s Collection Vidonia Antiquity Collectible Fairy Doll looks like she just stepped out of some wonderful, enchanted forest. Her face is exquisitely detailed with blush cheeks, soft rosy lips and lovely long eyelashes. She sits with her legs delicately crossed in a lush, layered costume in shades of bronze and blue and measures approximately 22" high from her toes to top of head. Gold pedestal is not included.Of course, registration and certificate of authenticity are included. Click on the link for price info - http://moonstruckgifts.com/fairies-mermaids/

Katherine's Collection Peppermint Sparkle Elves

We love the pink and red color combination for Christmas! From Katherine's Collection Peppermint Sparkle Collection, these mischievous little fairy elf figurines have a decidedly retro look about them. It's like they just landed her from the 50's!

Their garments are richly detailed in Katherine’s trademark style… These guys are posable and measure about 14 inches tall.

http://moonstruckgifts.com/katherines-collection-christmas-santas-decor/katherines-collection-cuckoo-christmas/

Katherine’s Collection Lucifer Devil Doll

Katherine’s Collection Lucifer Devil Doll is demonically dashing! From the tip of his toes to the tops of his horns he is sheer halloween heaven! (He sort of reminds us of Sid Cherese.) As always with Katherine’s Collectable figures, he outfit is outrageously opulent and detailed. (A devil can never overdo organza, can he?) He’s 31” tall.

Shipping on this dastardly demon is free - if you'd like to buy him -- here's the link:

http://www.moonstruckgiftshop.com/kacoludedo.html

Hand Painted Wicked Wine Glass

Hand Painted Wicked Wine Glass is a perfect gift for the Witch who has everything! The design is original and hand painted in the US by our own MoonStruck Artist.

Available in a red wine glass (as shown) or a "Party Glass" which can be used for red or white. Party glasses can be seen as specified in other designs on the glass page. $24 each

Hand wash, please and use often!

To buy this item go to: http://www.moonstruckgiftshop.com/hapawiwiglse.html

Decorate your door with a Witch Lace Door Curtain

Love this! It's a black lace panel that looks like a witch
that you can either tack up or feed on to an existing curtain rod to give the impression of a witch at the door or window.

It measures 38 wide x 84" long so it pretty much fits most doorways.

Update 2015 - No longer available but take a look at our other Witchy Halloween wonders! 

http://moonstruckgifts.com/

Pics from a "Witch Hat Party"

How do you have a witch hat party?
It's pretty simple, call your girls, tell them to get all dressed up and get a lot of wine!

That's me standing in between Glinda and Elphba (as I call them). Betsy, the white witch is actually wearing a wedding gown, accessorized by a fantastic white hat we had in the shot last year. We added a silver shawl and some satin gloves. Elphaba is all about red & black caribo and feathers.

Here's K.S. and B.J. - Lovely witches, I'm sure you'll agree!

Whimsical witches sliding and flying down the staircase

This a shot of my staircase at MoonStruck Manor. I wish I could get the shot at a better angle - but you can see from here - it's set up to be a little vignette of happy, whimsical witches sliding and flying down the staircase! 

Anybody can do it, just get some display wire from the hardware store to hold them in place and some fishing line to hang them almost invisibly from the landing above.
It's also a great way to show off your collection!

Witch Family Portrait

Witch & Famous!!!

This fantastic "Family Portrait" was commissioned by one of my best customers, Cathy.

When she told me she was going to to it, I thought it was a great idea, but after seeing the picture, I am absolutely blown away!

The picture was shot by Craig Furze - you can contact him thru his website http://www.furzephotography.com/.

OK - Cath... I soooo have to do something like this with my witchy girlfriends. I just can't stop looking at it - LOVE IT!

White Witch Nancy!

Is she just the best? Nancy put this elegant and extravagant costume together using our "White Witch" Hat by Dept 56 (See our current hat collection at http://moonstruckgifts.com/witch-dolls/kicky-witchy-stuff/)

coordinating white gloves, trimmed in lace and spiders (also by D56, but no longer available - sorry!) and and ostrich boa. The sparkle-knit shawl and pearl trimmed broom are just plain strokes of spooky chic genius!

When she's not wearing them, the hat, gloves and boa hang on her coat rack in her front entry way as if the "Witch" set them there when she got home!

What's the thought process behind this wonderful witch's wardrobe? "Halloween has always been a big holiday at my house, but in the last few years, since the boys have moved on in different directions, we haven't done as much in the way of celebrating and constructing terror trails in the back yard. So with my new witches outfit, I feel like I'm back into it a bit, but with more sophistication."

Nancy - I gotta hand it to you - this one will be tough to top. LOVE IT!!!

Halloween Mantle decorated with Krinkles Witch Figurine

Isn't she fantastic? This Krinkles harlequin coat-ed witch was the inspiration for my entire dining room this 2010 season! As usual, I sprinkle my collection of Halloween birthday and other Halloween cards through this little mantle vignette... The picture below is more recent - as you can see my PB collection has grown.