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Also by the same artist, Navidad cupcakes!



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All cupcakes made in Madrid by ilusionacakes.

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Yes, I know that tomorrow is Thanksgiving and Halloween was last month, but keep these cupcakes from Salt Lake City bakery So Cupcake in mind for next year! Via their Facebook page. See socupcake.com and @socupcake on Twitter for more information.





And today's flavors are:

Wednesday's Flavors: Banana Cream Pie, Ande Mint, Candy Cane (Peppermint), Corn Bread w/Honey Butter, Peanut Butter Chocolate, Brownie, Lemon, German Chocolate (coconut filled), Pumpkin, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip.

EVERYDAY FLAVORS: Key Lime, Red Velvet, Chocolate, Carrot, and Vanilla, and Chocolate
w/Cream Cheese.

valentine's day What I learned from Halloween 2010

Well yesterday was Halloween for those of you that live under a rock and weren't aware of this. Yesterday I learned a couple of things that I thought I would share with you.

1. Halloween isn't as much fun without Mr. Jetplane. He's in Vegas for work. Yes I know.

2. Lil boys still love being superheros. I'm worried the masks they are selling with the costumes make it hard for them to see. I had 3 lil boys trip on my porch.

3. Some kids are straight up RUDE. If they didn't say "Trick or Treat" I would kindly say, "Do I get a Trick or Treat?" I also gave a friendly shout, "You're Welcome!!" to a few when they walked away.

4. Just because your lil sweetie pie daughter wants to dress up like a tramp, doesn't mean you should let her.....ummm k.

5. I love when parents dress up with their kids, except when those parents decide to wear scary clown masks like they are from the movie "It". Seriously people...I still have nightmares from watching that movie when I was a kid.

6. If the lights are off that means don't come knock on my door. Its 9pm people, you and your 7 kids (most of which looked under 6 yrs old) do not need to be out running the streets at 9pm.

7. You don't need to ring my doorbell 3 times, I'm not deaf and hear it on the 1st ring.

8. If you can drive yourself, you're too old to be trick or treating.

Wow...did I just become a old bittie....

I hope everyone had a great Halloween.

Update: Its come to my attention that I may have offended hearing impaired people by my "I'm not deaf" comment. If so, I hope you would understand that was not my intention. I also understand lil ones like to ring the doorbell, its the "slightly bigger" kids that seemed to be the problem.

valentine's day Pug Friday - Halloween a lil early

Happy Pug Friday. Sorry its been MIA for a while. It makes me sad, since it really is my favorite post of the week. So I decided to give you all a couple extra puggies to make up for it.

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No need to thank me....sorry I don't have links to the pictures, honestly I've been saving these for a while :)

Happy Pug Friday!!!

valentine's day Just a lil taste...

Of the Jetplanes' Fall Decor. Up first is our family room. Let me start off my saying I absolutely hate our fireplace. Its a weird abnormal height, its been converted into gas and has an ugly surround, and the mantle is a baby mantle. But it is what it is for now. valentine's day I would also like to say that the wood trim in the windows have been primed and is ready for their last (hopefully) coat of white paint. The 25 year old 1" wood blinds are no longer and will be replaced hopefully in the next month or so. ( I may have worked for Levelor in the past know my blinds people!)

Next up is our entry way. I love it and sorry I don't have better close up pictures.

valentine's day The majority of the items come from the Dollar Store, Target, and around the house. I used Harry Potter and Sookie books sans covers to create height on the table. The blood drippings came from the Dollar Store. I have them all over our front windows as well. The wine glass is filled with eyeball gum which I have since devoured. I also have my prized glass skull which I bought at TJ Maxx last year for $4.00 people. I love it. It holds paperclips on my desk the rest of the year. Yeah...I'm a freakshow, I don't care :)

Pay no attention to the rest of the chaos that is our house right now. We haven't put down floor trim yet, you'll notice paint swatches on the wall (from family and living rooms), the missing light switch plate cover from the kitchen (since we ripped all the wallpaper down), and a slightly unfinished gallery wall in the hallway. Our house is a work in progress people :)

I'm kinda sad this year, because I'm usually more into decorating, especially the outside. This year I just don't have it in me :(

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There are houses in my town that have mysterious histories. There are stories of macabre happenings and things that perhaps are better left unsaid. I am all too familiar with one such place......and the stories told here are not for the faint of heart.

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For most of the year, the place goes mostly unnoticed by unsuspecting passersby. But in the Fall....strange things begin to happen. And it is only a matter of time before even the most addle minded begin to cross to the other side of the street.

Strange music and muffled screams....wicked laughter and mysterious crashes. Only the most curious dare to peak behind the fence.

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I .....was one of those curious few....and the pictures I took....before I fled...tell a heartbreaking story of death and love from beyond the grave. Come with me, but...I warn you... enter at your own risk...for you may never be the same.

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Year after year, a story has been spun of the perils of Myra Maines who resided here in life.....and now in death. This....is the Maines Mansion....where many are kept close by.... even after they are gone from this life.

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There is to be a wedding tonight...and every night until All Hallows Eve. You may watch and partake of the festivities....if you dare.

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It begins at dusk, and you will be prepared for the experience outside. Others will be there to enter with you....they say there is safety in numbers.

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Although I was not so sure...

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I could not stay to take too many photos....

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Before my blood ran cold....was that a man in the doorway?!?

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I was lucky to escape when I did....but not before I gave from my heart to those in need...

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I hope you will find it in your hearts to brave the Mansion and it's secrets! The Mansion will be open tonight through Saturday where you will be witness to the Wedding of poor Myra Maines and be a part of the Melodrama.

Located in the heart of Midtown Sacramento on the corner of 25th and "I" Streets. Appropriate for all ages and a very good time...it is a great way to spend Halloween.

Donations are gladly received on behalf of The Sunburst Projects serving Children and Families living with HIV/AIDS. And I cannot think of a better cause to bring back light to children's lives.

Have a safe and

Happy Halloween!!!

valentine's day Spooky & Scary Halloween - The Day of Fantasy and myths of All Hallows

Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. The day is often associated with orange and black. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes, ghost tours, bonfires, costume parties, visiting haunted attractions, carving jack-o'-lanterns, pranking people, reading scary stories, and watching horror movies.

Because the holiday comes in the wake of the annual apple harvest, candy apples (known as toffee apples outside North America), caramel or taffy apples are a common Halloween treat made by rolling whole apples in sticky sugar syrup, sometimes followed by rolling them in nuts.

Other foods associated with the holiday:

• Apple cider
• Báirín Breac (Ireland)
• Bonfire toffee (in the UK)
• Candy corn
• Chocolates, caramels, and gum
• Cider
• Colcannon (Ireland)
• "Fun-sized" or individually wrapped pieces of small candy, typically in Halloween colors of orange, and brown/black.
• Novelty candy shaped like skulls, pumpkins, bats, worms, etc.
• Popcorn
• Pumpkin and apple pie ice cream.
• Pumpkin pie and pumpkin bread
• Roasted pumpkin seeds
• Roasted sweet corn
• Small bags of potato chips, pretzels and caramel corn

For More info Click here..

Happy Halloween Day!

Enjoy Some Photos Of Halloween Day, Halloween Costumes, Halloween Pictures, Halloween Masks as following:

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valentine's day Something Wicked This Way Comes.......

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I'd like to introduce you....if you have not already met....to a shop that will enchant you....and will not soon forget.

Gothic Rose Antiques is a shop that caters to those interested in the strange and unusual. And this time of year is quite a busy time for proprietress Crystal. Located in the Gold Rush mountains of Northern California, Crystal collects the "bizarre and the beautiful" and describes herself as "a Designer of the Dark and Purveyor of Fine Macabre Goods."

I think you will enjoy this special tour I have arranged for you of this little shop of horrors.

Follow me.

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Ram's skull

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Black Cat Bookends , Mysterious Pair of Old Japan ware Pottery Bookends

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Witch's Hollow , Decorative Book c. 1921 with Color Plates

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This is "Little Pierre" - little man mannequin, c. 195o's, dressed in vintage sequined beret and tiny tuxedo

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Wicked Real Paw Foot Talisman on Velvet Cord

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Vintage Papier Mache Halloween Owl

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Opera Ball Masks

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Vintage Artist Made Blackened Moon Pottery Wall Decor

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Witch's Cauldron

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The Secrets of Hand Reading - c. 1965, illustrated, palm reading book

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Golden Statue Porcelain Bust. Quite Romantic!

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Gothic Gypsy Side Chair with Flemish Artwork - Lions and Dragons carved into this rare chair

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Antique Glass Eyeballs - Hand Blown German Eyes almost life size used for larger dolls.

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Candle Burning Book ...what purposes are they talking about?!

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Goat's Head....draw your own conclusions here! Eeeek!

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Little old bottles filled with herbs....and such $20 each

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Victorian Boots.....perhaps worn by a witch once upon a time!

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Crystal's library is quite large, and kind of scary. Be forewarned!

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Full Mount Taxidermy Raccoon with Spike Collar

To find out more about Gothic Rose Antiques, please visit her website here. I have given a somewhat tame smattering of the very large inventory to be found on Crystal's site. Crystal is a collector of things such as Victorian taxidermy, vintage jewelry of sometimes ghoulish design, books that are sometimes enchanting and sometimes sinister, photos of the bizarre such as sideshow freaks and mortuary portraits, skulls human and otherwise, old weaponry, costumes and masks, and other strange things best left unmentioned. So if you are intrigued, there are many more wonderful and wicked things to see.

Crystal also has a blog sure to capture your imagination. Stop in and leave a comment or two....if you dare.

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All photos courtesy of Gothic Rose Antiques blog and website