Preview of Spooky Time Jingles
I am posting a preview of my Halloween and Christmas pieces that will make their debut at midnight EST tonight on Spooky Time Jingles ; if you cannot stay up that late, be sure and check out all the new work tomorrow, Friday 13th. It has really been quite awhile since I made a Santa and I really enjoyed making this one. The horse is a toy that I put back together and redesigned. And here is my Pumpkin Head Lady.......

Midnight Halloween Ball
A Midnight Halloween Ball will be held on Saturday, October 31st at NIGHTSHADE HALL .  All of the "Art Dolls Only" (ADO) Halloween Challenge dolls have been invited and will be participating. So put on your Halloween Costume and join us for a great time..........see you there.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spooky Time Jingles!!
I am happy to say I have been included in the circle of talented artists of the wonderful group Spooky Time Jingles.  This group was founded by Dani Nelson of Ambitious Designs and shows off the creative talents of artists creating Halloween and Christmas designs.  I am excited to be a member of this group because I have gradually been returning to my Halloween and Christmas figures and these talented artists certainly inspire me.  So, be sure and check out their website for wonderful fun collectible items for your home and also check out their  

The Great Mississippi River Balloon Race of 2009
As some of you know, every year I post about the Balloon Race held in October each year.  Our family always gets together for a wondrful week-end of good food, relaxation and just being together while watching the balloons drifting overhead and over the Mississippi River while we sit high on the bluffs of Natchez.  But, unfortunately, my husband and I became sick and had to cancel our participation...he developed bronchitis and I have pneumonia with asthma....however we did bundle up Sunday morning and rode to a site where the balloon pilots would be trying to hit a target on the ground with their bean bags.  The weather was beautiful and the wind was apparently

What happened to my Halloween Party??
I have known that typepad was in the process of changing their format to a new and better way of blogging; but, I was certainly not ready....I left for vacation several weeks ago and when I returned the first thing I did was start a new post for the Halloween Party and immediately realized that this was not the old familiar blog I was use to...after much fumbling, I managed to finally get something published...but, last night, I decided to really explore the new features and this morning when I logged in, my Halloween Part post was gone...I guess somewhere along the way I managed to delete the post.  I really am in no mood to try and reconstruct that post..........soooo, boggers,