Halloween is pretty much my favorite holiday, for several reasons:
1. I love to dress up! I will gladly partake of any occasion that allows me to wear a costume and make a fool of myself.
2. No pressure! I don’t have to battle crowds and scour the stores on Halloween Eve, looking for the perfect gift for my great aunt Ida, or worry about sending so-and-so a Halloween card, just because they sent me one.
3. Like that wasn’t enough, there’s free candy!
So, I’m really excited about this giveaway from artist extraordinaire and Queen of Halloween herself, Kelley Smith!
Understatement alert: Kelley likes Halloween. If you are lucky enough to see how fantastically she decks out her home for Halloween, you will stand there gaping for hours, and then come home and curse all your own pathetic decorations.
Here’s an example: This year I hung up a paper skeleton from the dollar store. Kelley, on the other hand, hand-painted these porcelain dolls into the creepiest altered-art you’ve ever seen, named them, and WROTE THEIR BIOGRAPHIES! And that probably isn’t 1/100th of everything she’s done. This week. The woman is amazing.
You could win this darling Halloween charm necklace and be a Halloween Queen yourself! Features a vile of “bat blood,” skull with crystal eyes, assorted beads and an altered-art witch in the Starry Night sky on an 18″ black velvet cord.
To enter once: simply leave a comment here!
For an extra entry: visit Kelley Smith Original Art & Fabulosities, and come back and leave another comment letting me know you did so!
65 Comments
Four dogs and one quilter
October 15, 2011 at 1:56 AMI gave up on Halloween after my kids grew up, but after seeing all the wonderfully scary stuff, think I will join the fun.
Smiley
October 15, 2011 at 1:56 AMWhat a great giveaway! I hope I win…I need some spooky jewels to add to my collection!! 🙂
Paula
Four dogs and one quilter
October 15, 2011 at 1:58 AMVisited Kelly’s shop and those dolls are going to give me nightmares. Seriously.
DaBos
October 15, 2011 at 2:18 AMMy favorite holiday, love the social aspect of the holiday – need some spooky jewels to spark up conversation!
DaBos
October 15, 2011 at 2:20 AMvisited the site – now I REALLY hope I win!! Can I say she looks so sweet to have such wonderfully spooky designs!
AmberBecht
October 15, 2011 at 2:40 AMI love Halloween, too, would love towinthis!
Sally
October 15, 2011 at 3:30 AMI love it!
Beth
October 15, 2011 at 3:49 AMOh i love this necklace, it would be great to win it. I love the witch flying in the stary night print.
melissa
October 15, 2011 at 3:49 AMOh I love the witch riding through Starry Night! I have always thought Glamma Fabulous was super Fabulous!
Beth
October 15, 2011 at 3:58 AMI visited her shop and love her pieces
kari bell
October 15, 2011 at 4:21 AMi LOVE halloween, but those dolls are creeping me out. the jewelry is amazing.
daderain
October 15, 2011 at 4:33 AMI would love this piece. Halloween is my favorite holiday too! At my workplace they don’t let us dress up and this would be the most amazing thing to bring a little Halloween into my office wardrobe. 🙂
Rae Ann
October 15, 2011 at 5:14 AMPorcelain dolls? WAAAAY creepy. Even before she painted them! Halloween necklace? Too cute for words!
Hillary
October 15, 2011 at 5:21 AMOh my goodness! What an awesome necklace. Love it, love it! Thanks for the chance to win it 🙂
hillary1128@yahoo.com
Amy
October 15, 2011 at 5:51 AMThose poor baby dolls! I have never seen anything like them! LOL! Amy Hay Raggedyamy24@aol.com
wendy
October 15, 2011 at 5:53 AMIs there anything creepier than a porcelain doll anyway? NOW there is! Creepers!
Amy
October 15, 2011 at 5:53 AMI checked out the Etsy page. I really like the Unusual One of a Kind Halloween Pendant, Swarovski Crystaled Creepy Guy. Thanks, Amy Hay
Raggedyamy24@aol.com
wendy
October 15, 2011 at 6:00 AMVisited the site! I love that Kelley looks like she’s going to go lead Bible Study after writing a zombie’s tragic bio.
Maratonjenta
October 15, 2011 at 7:22 AMI’m in! Cool stuff! About time to introduce Norwegians to som Halloween-jewlery:-)
Regards, Maratonjenta!
boopnut
October 15, 2011 at 7:52 AMVery cute and ghoulish jewelry. I love it!
boopnut
October 15, 2011 at 7:53 AMI visited the sight…I have to explore some more! Thanks!
Topaz
October 15, 2011 at 10:14 AMHalloween is my favorite holiday and I love that necklace! (I also love your blog and visit everyday…)
Karen
October 15, 2011 at 12:44 PMToo CUTE! I would love to win. Thanks for the opportunity!
Karen
October 15, 2011 at 12:45 PMVisited! Little Abigail freaks me out. Seriously talented lady.
mollysusie
October 15, 2011 at 1:18 PMthose dolls are fabulously creepy! love the necklace, especially the purple flat-bottom flask!
Cindy H.
October 15, 2011 at 3:24 PMThank for the great giveaway!
Melanie
October 15, 2011 at 6:26 PMWhat a great giveaway. This would be an awesome birhtday present for my daughter whose birthday is on halloween. She really is the halloween queen!
Ming
October 15, 2011 at 8:03 PMQuite the unique giveaway… I’ll be a happy ghoul wearing this necklace!
Ming
October 15, 2011 at 8:08 PMStopped by Kelley’s Etsy store and I think I may have found a way to re-use my girls’ porcelain dolls sitting in the attic! LOL
Biotech
October 15, 2011 at 8:22 PMI love them! They’re pretty spooky, but they would absolutely add that little extra something to an outfit 😉
Biotech
October 15, 2011 at 8:25 PMBTW, I visited her etsy site too, and my fav is the Scary American Gothic Hall. Such a great spin on a classic
Home on the Range
October 15, 2011 at 8:28 PMYes indeed, CREEPY. The dolls are creepy! But I love you, and now I love Kelly, too!
Home on the Range
October 15, 2011 at 8:31 PMGlammaCool stuff! I visited Kelly’s etsy shop AND her art blog also. Glammmmmm….
lizzie
October 15, 2011 at 8:36 PMtrying to get into the halloween spirit…this might do it!
lizzie
October 15, 2011 at 8:36 PMshe is very talented! love it all!
Colins Mom
October 15, 2011 at 8:44 PMLove it!!! Wow!
Colins Mom
October 15, 2011 at 8:45 PMLove it!
Shelly @A Creative Space
October 15, 2011 at 9:22 PMThe charm necklace is AWESOME! Thanks for the give-away. 🙂
Shelly @A Creative Space
October 15, 2011 at 9:23 PMI visited Kelley’s site!
Stacy
October 15, 2011 at 10:12 PMthis would be great to wear this Halloween
-stacy
stacyleaw@yahoo.com
Nikki
October 15, 2011 at 11:09 PMI would love to win one of those creepy little necklaces.
Kathleen
October 15, 2011 at 11:11 PMI would love to win this necklace…I would send it down to my daughter in KW…she really loves this stuff…thanks for a fun giveaway…
Kathleen
October 15, 2011 at 11:17 PMI visited Kelly’s etsy site…wow, those dolls are sure scarey…..I think I like the jewelry better…LOL..
asansing
October 16, 2011 at 12:43 AMI teach at an elementary school and love any excuse to dress up! These necklaces are super cute!!!
allies1986@gmail.com
Jen
October 16, 2011 at 2:44 AMI grew up with a dad that not only loved Halloween, but was the guy that hid in the leaves and scared all the kids that came buy. Now he buys king-sized candy bars for all the parents. Needless to say, we ALWAYS visit the grandparents for Halloween. 🙂
Jen
October 16, 2011 at 2:44 AMChecked out Kelly’s very cool shop. Those dolls were seriously creepy. And Awesome.
Kimmy
October 16, 2011 at 8:24 AMCommenting, yay! Those dolls are creepy cute, but CREEPY creepy cute.
Charlene d'Eon-Weis
October 16, 2011 at 9:39 AMI love to decorate for Halloween. My daughter’s birthday is only a few days after Halloween so her theme for her birthday is always Halloween so we get to go a little crazy with the decorations! Fun stuff.
Gale
October 16, 2011 at 10:59 AMMy daughter turns 22 on Halloween…woukd kove to win a necklace to commemorate her day!!~
starnesg@windstream.net
Gale
October 16, 2011 at 11:01 AMI visited her site…YIKES!!!!!~
starnesg@windstream.net
Trish
October 16, 2011 at 2:38 PMPlease enter me in the contest. Thanks!
Trish
October 16, 2011 at 2:39 PMI visited Kelly’s shop
Rudd Family Circus
October 16, 2011 at 2:50 PMI visited & I think the dolls are freakishly brilliant and I adore the jewelry. Thanks !!
DeAnn Sumner
October 16, 2011 at 4:33 PMI love Halloween, thanks for sharing these ideas!
Hannabel
October 16, 2011 at 4:46 PMWow, creep-tastic dolls!
Though, I think I’d prefer some of the jewllery, I don’t think I could sleep with one of those dolls in my house!
Suziee
October 16, 2011 at 5:59 PMGreat, creepy-crafty ideas. I’d love to win! Thanks for the chance.
Suziee
October 16, 2011 at 6:00 PMI also checked out her etsy shop!
Dee
October 16, 2011 at 7:30 PMOhhh I love those! Those dolls are too creepy for me lol
lins29
October 16, 2011 at 9:19 PMI think this is such a cool Giveaway! Never been that into Halloween until I saw this giveaway!
lins29
October 16, 2011 at 9:27 PMI just visited the website and it’s awesome. Such a creative way to use Dolls for Halloween. I have added her as one of my faves in Etsy.
Julie
October 16, 2011 at 9:50 PMok entry #2 went to Glamfabs etsy she is so talented
Tammy
October 16, 2011 at 10:29 PMI would love to win! Halloween is my favorite holiday…well almost!
Kathy
October 16, 2011 at 11:08 PMI love your blog and I get some great ideas. I would so love to win a halloween necklace! KRADAMS54@HOTMAIL.COM
Genevieve
October 16, 2011 at 11:43 PMGreat idea refurbishing the porcelain dolls. Love it!! The child dolls are my favorite. My husband just happened to see me looking at them & asked me immediately…”you are NOT getting one of those…right?” LOL!!
Mosiphine
October 17, 2011 at 4:18 AMSoooooo scared of those dollys