May I tempt you

May I tempt you?

Just one more slice of cake? It is an old recipe, you hardly ever see Orange Scream Cake anymore Never mind the calories, sometimes we have to indulge, despite what the Dr. orders

Just look at all that yummy orange frosting

Oh well, if you change your mind I will be saving this piece for you over at

Spookytimejingles.com

The road to Candy Heaven

the road to Heaven is paved in ... candy

I have been wanting to blog about my trip to Dylan's Candy Bar in NYC

but life has gotten in the way a bit. If the stairway to heaven looks like this - I may only make it up half way I have to admit - my pulse was racing and I found it really hard to concentrate in this store - just so many beautiful candy colors, bright wrappers and amazing displays. I did bring home a limited edition of the CandyLand board game - and one of these pretty paddle lollipops.

Jumbo suckers on the ceiling

You would have to be a total "dum dum" to attempt to finish that pop in one go!

Bath time anyone? This looks just like my bathtub, only not as many gumballs as I am used to .

I think Dylan's Candy Bar had some of the best cotton candy I have ever tasted, and the BEST selection of lollipops I have ever seen.

- no Cadbury products that I could find however, which was strange, seriously...how can you have a candy store with no Crunchie bars?

BUT - the excellent selection of bulk candies and gummies went a long way towards making up for that.

I highly recommend putting this on your

"Candy Bucket" list

Two Pops Up!

A high maintenance Broad

She's demanded more time

This Cranky Crone of mine

She will be sulking in the corner for the next month

while I wrap up a few commissions and orders, send a clutch of lollipop babies off to their new home, and organize my studio (again).

Lori's Crone is suffering a similar fate

Ahhh well - such is the life of a Cranky Crone.

Heaven in a window

On a recent Girlie trip to NYC I wandered by some pretty amazing window displays.

Nothing, however, could top this display from Louis Vuitton

Each piece was enclosed in a custom LV. bell jar - and tagged with a latin species name - as if they were botany samples.

Quite amazing work in my opinion A fancy fly

Faux Feline

raccoon

Crab Clutch

Gives a new meaning to having a "snake skin belt"

Bunny Baggage

GLORIOUS

Ok - now when I die I want to be wearing one pair of these shoes and my coffin needs to be lined in that blue velvet!

STJ Update

Guess what's, or should I say

Who's for dessert! Check out This Month's STJ update
These Minty Mallows will be showing their faces!

Lime and blue raspberry... yum!

Isn't he just so "Sweet"

A Two Faced Sweetie

Happy Shopping Everyone!

Ehag Emporium

May Black cats cross your path

While Candy crosses your palm!

This charming hand-turned pedestal bowl has been transformed into a Halloween Candy service Hand-painted in acrylics, black cat silhouettes alternate with the words

Tricks

Treats

Spooky

Sweet

Sculpted black cats have been added to the base of the pedestal - their tails appear to be holding the candy bowl up.

Cats are finished in wax, wooden bowl is finished in varnish.

Bowl is intended for wrapped candy only.

Cats are sporting sparkly collars of vintage trim (circa 1950s)Wooden bowl was originally hand-made

Bowl has been hand-painted and detailed

by

me, Sweet B!

Any imperfections simply add to its charm.

Contact me to purchase

Sweetbfolkart@cox.net

Don't forget to visit all of the talented artists listing their original works on the

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Crone update

My muse is a fickle mistress... well, ok - perhaps my muse is just a might cranky!

It's no wonder, I keep throwing more and more projects her way.

Sometimes an idea is so strong that the art piece practically makes itself, other times not so much.

The Cranky Crone is there, in my mind, kind of grumbling around in the back - amongst the dusty debris. I know that eventually she will waddle up to the forefront, its just a matter of time.

Meanwhile, I have been collecting ideas and supplies;

An old Edwardian jacket - too ripped and torn to be worn

A vintage Halloween costume, not sure if I will use the whole thing

or just that yummy Green ruffle.

Ok - so the crone has her shoes picked out - isn't that the most important thing?

Gnarly hands - worthy of her "Crankiness"

The beginnings of a face. Can't tell if that is a grimace or a smile... or a bit of both.

I have also been sketching, Madame Crone is to have a backdrop.

I am guessing Lori has made more progress on her Cranky Crone

Visit her blog

Retro Rudolph's

to see how her piece is progressing.

Come back and visit us again in March for the big reveal.