Welcome to my Garden of Shadows

What would costumes at Halloween season be like if I didn't throw in a nod to the eight legged beasties that seem to be a cause of many people's nightmares. I'll admit that I don't find them terrifying but at the same time I'd rather not have the big fluffy ones in the house. My dog just watches them, my cat tries to play with them, but even my hubby has been known to get a little squeamish when there are big ones around, and the vaccuum has had to be the hero of the hour more than once... 
I will also admit though, that there is something about the arachnid chic which I find very difficult to bypass when creating costumes at this time of year... Spiderlady time... 

This year, the Spider Lady is the one holding the key to the Garden of Shadows... She sings that most haunting of melodies "Come Little Children" to welcome passers by into her garden, and once there they will never get out again... The garden is the doorway to the Spinner's Crypt - a backdrop from FOXCITY - and the perfect place for the arachnids to dance in the moonlight, weave their silken art and indulge in the delicacies of people that wander in... 
She's decorated, and never lonely, because of the visits from all her little spidey friends. They creep over her skin, escaping from within her... Through holes in her skin - a Virus spread by A.D.D Andel - decorating her body in an outfit of webs...

What is she wearing;
Head Pet: Nuville - Spider (Pure Evil) (No Longer Available!)
Hat: Violetility - Cage Veil Fascinator II
Hair: Magika - Lydia
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Glasses: Chemical Princess - Tek Glasses
Face Spiders: Moon.Phase - Formication (Available until October 31st at The Dark Style Fair)
Tongue: aii - Spider Tongue
Chest Spiders: Moon.Phase - Arachnophobia (Available until October 31st at The Dark Style Fair)
Body Wounds: A.D.D.Andel! - The Virus: The Spread
Black Dress: Belle Epoque - Nari in Black (Available until November 1st at Satan Inc)
Lingerie: Moon Elixir - Web of Seduction
Sleeves: Psycho Barbie - Arachnid Dress in Gray Satin
Keys: random.Matter - The Groundskeeper Keys
Pose: FOXCITY - Cursed, Pose 2
Light Webs: Half-Deer - Starlit Spiderwebs
Backdrop: FOXCITY. Photo Booth - Spinner's Crypt II

Protect the Pumpkin Patch

There comes a time in every monster's Halloween preparations when they have to head to the most important of places to find themselves a big ol' pumpkin... It's the most important of all Halloween decorations, something that is carved, painted, decorated and then filled with a lit flame to scare off the evil spirits... I've never been that great at carving them, my sister makes brilliant designs mine end up only looking scary after a week when they've begun to rot LOL... Still there comes a time in October when it is very important to get yourself the right one... The best place to find them ALWAYS happens to be in a garden, and there's one person that the monsters turn to for the best pumpkins... 

This little scarecrow lives in one of those mysterious Cabin in the Woods - a backdrop from Synnergy.Tavis - and has a perfect little spot for the growing of pumpkins... There is a LITTLE bit of a problem however, and that would be that even though she's a scarecrow she cannot keep the Caw-niving Crows - from Aardvark as a prize in the MadPea's Masquerade of Murder until November 2nd - and she's had to resort to planting some other things amongst the pumpkin plants... They are Cute Monster Plants - from Boutique #187 until October 22nd at Planet29 - don't smell all that pretty, and although they have a rather gorgeous set of petals, it's the HUGE teeth the birdies have to look out for... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: [monso] - Lita Hair in Black & Red (Available until November 6th at Collabor88)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Body Paint, Masks & Hat: FOREST FANTASY STORE - SCARECROW
Romper: Pseudo - Paige Overalls in Dark Blue
Pose: FOXCITY - Cursed, Pose 4
Plants: Boutique #187 - Cute Monster Plant (Available until October 22nd at Planet29)
Birds: Aardvark - The Caw-niving Crow Animesh (Available until November 2nd in MadPea's Masquerade of Murder)
Scarecrows: Nuville - Scarecrow Greeter (No Longer Available!)
Pumpkins: [Dysfunctionality] - New Pumpkin Garden Plot
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Cabin in the woods [360] Backdrop

Pumpkin Carving on a Sugar High

Halloween is coming and it's getting closer and closer, there is no stopping the snowball effect of th arrival of the Spooky Season... I LOVE this time of year, it's been fun to decorate, it's been fun to get into costumes and I have 22 more days of Halloween looks still to come...
Today I've decided to prep some of the decorations for my home, I wanted to start carving pumpkins to make my house feel more festive... Carving pumpkins can be a little messy, and since it's Halloween I get messy with candy too, but since it's so much fun, when the big people leave the room, the little spirits come out to play... 

Once the big people have gone, and the spirits come out to play in the pumpkins... The adorable little Cute Spooky pumpkin ghost - from YOKAI - was dancing around his favourite veggies, while the Little Crows - also from YOKAI but available at Satan Inc until November 1st - get silly and search for their own fab little Halloween costumes... If you look closely, you will also spot a cheeky little Pumpkin Fae fluttering through the pumpkins, laughing at the carved faces and indulging on the sweet treats, like the Pumpkin Candy Latte - from Junk Food - and the delicious donuts that were left by the Big People. She got such a fit of the giggles, the sugar instantly making her high, and she couldn't help but  sprinkle some of her fairy dust to go for a little "Pumpkin Ride" - an awesome vehicle from Ananas, available until October 22nd at Salem. 

What is she wearing;
Head Accessory: Half-Deer - Nature Head in I am Fruit
Hair: Wasabi - Alizee Hair in Offbeat
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Necklace: KUNGLERS - Anais necklace in Teal
Outfit: Decoy - Tara Romper in Lime
Wings: kotte - Fairy Wings (Available until November 1st at Satan Inc)
Wand: CuteCvlt - Magic Wand in Star
Worn Pumpkin: Ananas - Pumpkin Ride (Available until October 22nd at Salem)
Pose: Samia - Endor Knife Halloween, Pose Single 5
Coffee & Donuts: Junk Food - Pumpkin Candy Latte
Word Pumpkins: [Krescendo] - Petrifying Pumpkins (Available until October 22nd at Salem)
Birds: YOKAI - Little Crows (Available until November 1st at Satan Inc)
Candy Pumpkin: vespertine - Candy Pumpkin with Treats
Ghost Pumpkin: YOKAI - Cute Spooky in Pumpkin Ghost
Star Pumpkin: YOKAI - Cute Halloween in Candy Pumpkin Orange
Laughing Pumpkin: Nuville - Laughing Pumpkin B (No Longer Available!)
Table & Carving Pumpkins: DRD - Pumpkin Mess in Monster Mashed (Available until November 1st at Satan Inc)
Wreath: Mint - Pumpkin Wreath (No Longer Available!)
Large Loose Pumpkins: Raindale - Broomcreek Pumpkin in Orange
Pumpkin Crate: DISORDERLY  - Delightful Pumpkins in Crates
Backdrop: MINIMAL - Insomnia Kitchen Room

I'm a Gardening Mug!

I've been getting a real gardening kick lately, and although it's not something I enjoy in RL, I cannot seem to get enough of it in SL what with the fact that HellBone built me my adorable little vegetable garden... I have said it already, I cannot get enough of my SL garden, and stores aren't exactly helping since there is so much pretty stuff that fit the garden and my whole new gardening lifestyle perfectly!!!! 

This outfit from Mug's Gardening Girl gacha collection - at the current round of The Arcade - and it is made up of shirts and shorts and lots of little accessories that make Gardening not only fun but stylish too... 

What is she wearing; 

Hair: Wasabi - Elektra Mesh Hair in Reds (Available until June 22nd at Uber) 

Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory 

Outfit (Including Hand Held Accessories): Mug - Gardening Gal Gacha Items (Available until June 30th at The Arcade) 

Shoes: imbue - Leather Bow Plats in Mustard 

Pose: FOXCITY - Balance, Pose 2M 

Plants, Stones & Fences: Dysfunctionality - Various Garden Items Sold Separately 

Strawberry Plants: T-Spot Mesh - Strawberry Plants 

Boxed Radishes: Old World - Old Crate of Radish 

Scarecrow: Nuville - Scarecrow Greeter in Ted (No Longer Available!) 

Incy, Not-So-Wincy Spider

Spiders have been a phobia for many people throughout the ages, and I know a lot of people are pretty terrified of them, personally I am not one of those people. YES I don't really like them, but I'm not terrified, Hell has to come handle them, but that's not because I'm scared LOL... Maybe you'll believe that?! 
Still at this time of year it's good to start doing things that are a little horrible, and well one dress release leads to a costume and... TADAAAAA.... Spider Rudh!

In one corner of The Forgotten there is a spider lurking in the dark that will usually be found in Gator infested swamps... 
She's tall, draped in webs which have been woven to make a beautifully ethereal dress - thanks to the United Colors -  her friends crawl over her face and rest in her hair, as she calls the spiders to her. 
She's lurking in the dark, waiting for you!!!

What is she wearing;
Head Pet: Nuville - Spider in Black (No Longer Available!)
Hair: Truth - Ophelia in Selection (Available until October 31st at Salem) 
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2 
Eyes: Izzie's - Demon Eyes 
Face Spiders: Yasum - Spider Face Invation (Past Group Gift) 
Eye Spiders: NOX - Arachnophobia Hunt Gift (Hunt Prize Available until October 30th at The Nightmare) 
Choker: TABOU - The Nature Collar 
Dress: United Colors - Spider Net Dress in Cream (Available until November 10th at Kustom9) 
Bodysuit: AVALE - Jennifer 
Pose: Nantra - Mr Pointy Pose Set in Pose 2 (Available until October 30th at The Liason Collaborative) 

Sometimes you wake up so thirsty...

Wow I'm so busy with things to talk about I wonder how long that will be able to last LOL... Sometimes I can think of nothing that I wanna say, whereas others - this month being a prime example of that for instance - I don't have enough time to get everything done LOL... I've got Horror Haute and Hair Fair and more Horror Haute coming at you in the next few days!!! 
Today is a Horror Haute Day LOL... 

Today it is the turn of two other stores to stand in the spotlight as the Horror Haute Simply the Best items - although Stargazer Creations is featured as the skin and SongBird gets another look in as the mess around my mouth too hehe...
But today, little vampire me awakens from my slumber, in need of a quick fix drink awoke from her La Maison des Corbeaux Dhampir Coffin - the best beds for the living dead in her opinion - finding her spare bag without even removing her mask.
The mess around her mouth shows that last night's party was a good one... Who's blood it is she cannot tell you, the memory is blurry in her mind... All she knows is that she looks freaky fabulous in her awesome LUNAtic Crusher Corset and she's happy she chose the grey colour hehe...

What is she wearing;
Hair: Truth - Sukie
Skin & Eyes: [Stargazer Creations] - Vampire (Available Now at Horror Haute July)
Blindfold: BabyDoll. - Bloody Blindfold (Past Event Release)
Nose Piercing: DirtyStories - Heart Nose Piercing (Past Suicide Dollz Item)
Bloody Mouth: SongBird - Messy Eater (Available Now at Horror Haute July)
Top: LUNAtic - Crusher Corset in Grey Cracks (Available Now at Horror Haute July) 
Blood: Nuville - Blood Drip Slurpee (Past Event Release)
Skirt: R3volt - Mika Mini
Coffin: La Maison des Corbeaux - Dhampir Slumber in Porphyra (Available Now at Horror Haute July)

Bring Out Your Dead for Horror Haute

BRING OUT YOUR DEAD... BRING OUT YOUR DEAD... The calls of the death cart mean can be heard as the rickety old wooden carts are trundled through the streets, creaking and groaning under the weight of the pile of bodies their carts now contain. The streets are infested with rats, now the cats are all dead. The stench unbearable... Yet those brave men in their Plague Masks and robes trundled through the streets collecting the diseased bodies... 
They missed one though... A crazed scientist kept a pretty - if you could call her that as she was covered in plague sores - young lady in his laboratory. Keeping her alive on a diet of fresh type O blood, she was to be his greatest experiment... He was to find a cure for the plague! 

Horror Haute is back with a monthly dose of the macabre... YAY! I have to say that looking at all the goodies available this is one of those months that really got me excited! Zombie Me was tickled pink by having a lot of new things to play with, skins, eyes and all those other things that a dead girl needs! 
First of all though let me tell you about the location... It was so much fun to wander around the Channel Island Asylum, it seems well put together and the place has a strange sense of eeriness considering it doesn't feel too deadly until you wander further in hehe... Be aware of the things in the dark corners!!! 
I have two Horror Haute-y - yes I know it's not a word - items to show you for now, there is a LOT more plague to come but for now just two pretty things... Firstly and possibly the most obvious thing is the AMAZING skin and eye set from Stargazer Creations. The skin comes in 3 different tones, each with or without the infected look, and the eyes can either be normal - I mean normal for a Plague Victim - or infected too... 
The other thing I wanted to share here was this Necklace and Ring set from ImmateriA called Ashes. At first glance the brilliant orange stone is just like any other jewel... Until you look closer.... 
With the help of a handy gif... let me reveal to you the secrets the jewel contains!!!!

Blood Slurpee anyone? 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Ploom - Yuki (Past Event Release) 
Skin & Eyes: [Stargazer Creations] - Plagued Skin Set (Available Now for Horror Haute March) 
Face Wounds: (Under the Eyes) Utopiah - Excessive Pain Makeup 
Nose Piercing: DirtyStories - Heart Nose Piercing (Past Suicide Dollz Item) 
Lip Piercing: Cute Poison - Agelast Piercing 
Neck Piercing: Cute Poison - Neck Corset Piercing 
Necklace & Ring: ImmateriA - Ashes (Available Now for Horror Haute March) 
Blood Bag: NU'VILLE - Blood Drip Slurpees in TypeO (Past Event Release) 
Pose: Signature Poses - Nails 5 

Keep Your Eyes Open

Now, Halloween might be over, but coming from me, I'd hope that you know by now I am always going to veer more towards the macabre than the girlie... Right?!
So, that having been said I was browsing through a selection of notecards for new releases and DAMN when my eyes fell upon the releases from [ContraptioN] over at the latest round of Uber - with this month's Macabre theme - I couldn't get into the event fast enough hehe...

There was actually a lot more that I wanted from the event than I had initially thought... First though let me talk to you about the [ContraptioN] items hehe...
The Death's Smile Mask is simply two wires of teeth over the mouth. They don't move, so if you are one of the people that talk on voice and watch the lips move, then you might be in for a bit of a shock when they remain static, but don't they look awesome?!
The Wide-Sight Eye attachment is a little different, because the eyeball is fixed to your own eyes, the thing moves LOL... It weirded Jimmy out a little, and that made me crack up laughing - weird Rudh score 1 LOL...
Whilst shopping at Uber - which is where you can currently grab these awesome [ContraptioN] goodies - I also found this great hair from little bones... It comes with the laces in one side, and two different variations of fringe!
My dress is an oldie but one of my favourites, and it seemed to look perfect with the new chokers from Cute Poison. These chokers are available for the Rumplestiltskin themed round of Enchantment, which as I mentioned before is where you buy an item, get a stamp card and collect the stamps from each of the participating stores then head to their secret location to chose a prize from a collection made up of all of the participating designers! The difference is with this and some of the other items that can be bought for Enchantment is that these items are from a gacha machine!
The location is one to check out too... It's by the creator Cica Ghost, and I LOVE everything that comes outta this creative mind! This time Little Town seems a little Steampunkish and maybe a little Burtonesque?! 

What is she wearing;
Spider: Nuville - Item available at the Event Nuville Horrors!
Hair: little bones - (Side) Voodoo (Available now at Uber)
Eyes: n-creation - Zombie Eyes 
Eye Attachment: [ContraptioN] - Wide-Sight Eye (Available now at Uber)
Skin: Glam Affair - Candy Skin in America 09 (Past Arcade Item)
Face Wounds: (Under the Eyes) Utopiah - Excessive Pain Makeup
Piercing: Cute Poison - Starlust Piercings
Teeth: [ContraptioN] - Death's Smile Mask (Available now at Uber)
Choker: Cute Poison - First Born Choker (Available now for Enchantment)
Dress: r2 - A/D/E Suzuya in Silver (Past Event Release)
Pose: PRETENSE - Lines 5

One last Halloween Hoorah!

I can't leave Halloween behind, I have ONE last little bit that I am clinging on to! I promise that I need to just get this one out and then no more until next year, I'm dead anyway so it won't change my style BUT seriously just let me have one more LOL...
The reason for my excitement is that on Halloween, someone very special to me, took me to somewhere that I fell in love with and have been back to many times since in the past two days hehe... I'm talking about Nuville! 

Nuville is the brainchild creation of Suetabulous Yootz - owner of Beetlebones - and Anya Ohmai - of OhMai!, and OH MY GOD is it worth checking out! Normally I might have been put off by the 100L - for 12 hours access - fee but seeing all of the effort, all of the cuteness and well all of the prizes too, it was SO WORTH IT! I don't want to tell you too much, I want you to see it for yourselves... If you don't you WILL be missing out! It's like going into a Tim Burton Movie!!! 
Anyway, I'm not going to talk about that, I don't want to spoil things for people that go to visit! I will talk about my outfit instead... 
Starting with the accessories, because well they are pretty awesome! The Crow, the Blob, the bloody drink and the skull are all Trick or Treat Prizes from Nuville... ANOTHER REASON you don't want to miss this event LOL... 
I wore some cute Devil Horns - part of the headbands available and newly released from Ploom to work with some of their new hairstyles - and some adorable Spooky Spectacles that I picked up from Boogers at a kids Halloween event hehe... The addition of one of my favourite wounds - complete with it's embedded saw blade - from Death Row Designs and my accessories were ready!
The dress was another reason I wanted to talk one last time about Halloween LOL... It's a Jack'O'Lantern, I couldn't really say it was just an Autumn look could I?  It's a :{MV}: creation that you can pick up from a rat whilst you wander around Don't Panic - the Pulse Games Event! OH and the socks, such a perfect colour match for the dress, are available now at the latest round of My SLINK Obsession from SongBird! 

What is she wearing;
Hairband: Ploom - Animal Headband in Devil 
Hair: Ploom - Pwny 
Skin: Glam Affair - Candy Skin in America 09 (Past Arcade Item) 
Glasses: Boogers - Spooky Spectacles (Past Event Release) 
Face Wounds: (Under the Eyes) Utopiah - Excessive Pain Makeup 
Piercing: Cute Poison - Starlust Piercings 
Collar: ginchi - Jingle Bell Collar in Watermelon (Past Event Release) 
Saw Blade & Wound: Death Row Designs - Gore Saw Wound 
Dress: :{MV}: - Panic Jack Dress (Available now at Don't Panic! ) 
Socks: SongBird - November Socks in Pumpkin Spice (Available now at My SLINK Obsession) 
Crow, Blood. Skull & Blob: Nuville - Items available at the Event Nuville Horrors!