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I was planning to make the hanging skeleton/ghost host but ran out of time. We decided to open up a little seasonal business with our home Elderberry House - A Haunted Mansion, so that took up a lot of time between planning themed menu items, sold out bookings and the tours this season. After we...

I just had to say how cool it’s been that we are finally able to share our home with other HM fans again. A little link here we were featured in today I also plan to release a full video of the house tour Halloween night this year with all our updated projects...

Working on the tiny chandelier first before tackling the giant one. The hard part is hiding the component board

Madame Leota has finally awakened from her long annual slumber in time for the fall season. Really pleased with the look this year. Still have a few tweaks to make this week for a more seamless suspension of the floating objects, but happy with her seance circle and the new chair. Hoping to add...

I managed to trace down the foyer lace a few years ago. Kicking myself for not buying more when it was $5.99 yd! Can’t find it anywhere now. I ended up going with a different style curtain at the same time but have the same fabrics in my HM themed dinning room. My roommate does a lot of...

Been a busy month here in my little haunted mansion. Been building a lot of new frames to hold some of the updated wall art. Made some Victorian inspired aged gesso frames for dueling portraits and changing portraits along with this Leota inspired urn I repainted from DesignToscano which ended...

Working on a series of 3 changing portraits, featuring Dorian Grey, Medusa & Ghost Ship. These will go in my HM dinning area for upcoming tours later this month and next in Orlando. Can’t wait to finish these off and install them. Scored some beautiful 1870 gesso frames at an estate sale earlier...

Here are both the Dueling Portraits & Stretching Portrait Files https://www.dropbox.com/sh/35p60ttrkhidje3/AADy4lQkloOdaXDgMXkCqqvqa?dl=0

No idea. Last record of it was posted unsold. I’m guessing it’s in a private collection somewhere. Don’t believe it was in working order anymore either.

I still have them saved in my files on my phone. Not sure of how to send them though. Just reprinted and framed mine in a few weeks ago.

Wish I’d seen this sooner. Would’ve been interested at the starting price but that’s a bit crazy of a jump at a 50% price increase. Looks great but I’ll pass.

I’m planning on making the changing portraits using perforated images with backlighting. Any reference photos are always helpful. I also use many two way mirrors with tinted window film and a tv screen to project images or video footage of portraits or HM scenery at Halloween season which is...

Definitely going to be looking into making those cornices at some point. I was able to source the same materials for the curtains a few years back for my HM themed ballroom. Working on updating our antique chandeliers in the room to flicker as well. Love your tutorials

There is a woman I know in France who makes amazing old technique teddy bears on a Victorian era sewing machine and sources natural and organic materials. I bought a Steiff style bear from her a year ago for about $120. Looking into having her make a replica of the 2003 Teddy version in Peter...

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