Pandora's Parlor

     Antiquing in San Juan Capistrano the other day, I ran into a one of a kind booth that was right up my alley. Pandora's Parlor, even has its own website run by vendor and artist, Diane Armitage. 

Here's the official Pandora Parlor's blog as well as her official website where you can view more photos and get more information. 

I absolutely fell in love with all of her paintings too, especially the black cats! 

Don't forget to "Like" Pandora's Parlor on Facebook!

Even Death Dealers visited her, here's a clip:

Cats, Bats, and Owls- Oh My!

Another lovely image from Halloween_Guy's collection of vintage Halloween goodies.

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Collecting Halloween

Some of my Flickr friends who have some great Halloween collectables:

Joey Myers

Ghostofhalloweenspast

Halloween_Guy

Here is a link to the group on Flickr!

Traveling

Ullabenulla's Blog

Top Hat

Oh, how I long for an antique Top Hat...

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Like most of the antiques I am drawn to, I like them best when they are not in the best shape. Their scars tell stories.

Cine Kodak Model B (16 mm) Camera

I promised (about a month ago) that I would post information/pictures of some of the gifts I received for Christmas. Here are some photos I took of my old 16mm Kodak camera. After looking around online, I found that this model was popular in 1928.

The Clock is Ticking...

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What is my New Year's Resolution? I guess I have a few: make more films, keep my blog updated, write more stories (at least finish some of them), collect more antiques, and (in general) face all responsibilities in a positive way. I am quite sure that I will be able to succeed and fulfill these tasks... especially the one about keeping the blog updated.

Lives of Robbers and Murderers

Halloween wouldn't be the same without it sitting above the fireplace.

My Spellbook

Ok, so it's really an antique photo album, but it's from the Victorian era and the style is perfect for my witch's display. Thus, every year I put it alongside everything that goes on the witch's crafty table. I am pretty sure my aunt bought the album at an antique store a long time ago. I don't know how we ended having it, but I remember the first time my mom showed it to.

We were cleaning out the garage one day when I was pretty young, probably around eight- years-old. We were going through all sorts of things trying to organize when my mom came across the old photo album. She called my brother and me to come take a look. She started to pull it out of a box or behind one (can't remember) but she as she did so, there on the old album was a big black widow. She freaked out and my brother and I followed. Somehow she must have killed the spider and felt it was okay to pick up the book again. When she did, she opened the latch and began going through the pages. It was full of photos and tin-types taken during the Victorian era, probably of members from the same family, we assume. People we don't know though, all the more mysterious.

Seeing that photo album and all those faces from so long ago really intrigued me. At the time, I wasn't a fan of antiques (unlike now) but when I saw this album, it had quite an impact on me. And it still does today; it's a spooky antique, but one that I love. Every year, when I pull it out, I just have to take a good look inside, as if I can't have Halloween without doing so.