A Halloween Giveaway!

I have been bugging my kids for weeks to tell me what they want to be for Halloween. You'd think that I am jumping the gun but actually I am trying not to wait until the last minute to make their costumes. Nightmare!

Thinking back to Halloween when I was a kid, I am reminded of my favorite costume. I was a gypsy, a ghost (tripped a LOT), Raggedy Ann, skeleton, etc. but by far my favorite costume was when my mother made me into a tea bag.

Me as a gypsy circa 1970s

It was the night of Halloween and I didn't have a costume or have any idea what I wanted to be. My clever mother told me to run upstairs and put my black leotard on and to get a white pillowcase from the closet. She proceeded to cut out two holes for my legs to fit through. I put the pillowcase on and we went outside and she stuffed me full of leaves. Then she stapled across the top of the pillowcase across my shoulders. Then she cut out a hexagon from a cardboard box, drew a red rose on it (Red Rose Tea), she was an artist too, and cleverly placed it on my head. The final touch was a string from the Red Rose Tea tag to my shoulder and voila...I was a tea bag. I won 3rd place in the Halloween parade that year.

That last minute costume worked out.

So this brings me to my giveaway. I am giving away one of my latest Halloween creations from my etsy shop.

All you have to do is comment on this blog below, Artwork by Amy Short on Facebook, or @amyshortart on Twitter and tell me what your all time favorite costume was when you were a kid. Then on October 17th I will draw a name from all of the names and send you this decoration just in time for Halloween.

Tell your friends too because I need some good ideas for my kids costumes! Good Luck! :o)

Finished goth sculpt

Here is my latest sculpt. I am pleased with how she came out because believe it or not she was a bit difficult to sculpt because she is smaller in size than my usual...therefore her face is littler. She is 9" tall. She is also quite difficult to photograph and it is hard to tell but she is actually more purple than blue. Yes, I have a purple kitchen in my house, it isn't just bad photography! ha ha

So here are a few pictures. I will be posting her on etsy within a few days too.

Also here is my attempt for you to see her in the round as sculpture should be viewed. My son helped me spin her but it is impossible to get no sound and I am not one of those people who knows how to add music and stuff. Anyhoo, mute the volume and it won't be so bad. ;o)