When I was younger I just loved those ceramic Mardi Gras type masks that you hung on the wall. They were really popular and you could get them everywhere. Even though they were always pretty creepy I always wanted to find the scariest ones. Scary Hubby never liked them, so over the years some of them broke and the rest are where all those socks are that I lost in the dryer. You know, that magical land of lost stuff. I really don’t have a desire to have them back, so that’s okay. I did find a cool one online though, that I would love to have. Like most people I love pirates, but I don’t think there’s too many people that love them as much as Scary Hubby. Since he never liked them I thought I would never have one again, but then I found this Pirate Mask. I know once I show it to him he’ll like it. It’s still a mask, but it’s a creepy pirate, so he will probably give in. It’s available at Pier 1 as part of their Halloween collection, though I think it’s more of a year round thing. They have others, but I think this one’s the coolest. Now I just have to convince my pirate obsessed Scary Hubby. Shouldn’t be too tough.
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vampires — jane @ 2:59 pm
I’m not generally a perfume wearer. Most perfumes make me sneeze, but that might be because people put on way way way too much. I basically just stay away from that stuff and in turn do not pay much attention to new perfume releases. Needless to say I am not a perfume nerd. Today, though, I was intrigued by something someone sent me. An Italian fragrance firm is releasing a line of unisex eau de perfumes called Blood Concept based on the four different blood groups, A, B, AB, and O. It debuted at Esxence 2011, a perfumery trade show, in Milan and will go on sale some time in September. All versions of the blood-scented fragrance has a hint of metallic in them that is inspired by the real thing, but does not include any actual blood or flowery components. I don’t know about you, but I can’t imagine how these could smell good. They have apparently used natural ingredients like cedar, spices and leather which sound good until you add the metallic component which is what is supposed to give it a hint of blood smell. I’m very curious to smell it, but I doubt I’d buy it. Blood is really not a turn on for me. If you are looking to attract that gorgeous vampire next door this should do the job. What happens after that is not my fault.
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vampires — jane @ 1:11 am
I’ve always got my eye out for something scary or funny and if it’s scary and funny I have to have it. I am the dream impulse buyer. If only most of the stores knew what sorts of items to put in the checkout line that would attract me. Of course that brings up another subject for me. Why, oh why can’t there be a store that just caters to my interests? You know, The Scary Jane Store. I would be there all the time. I’d spend all of my money there. I would constantly promote them on here. It would be a goldmine! Come on all of you entrepreneurs. Start this baby up. I would do it, but I already have my own business. There just isn’t enough hours in the day. So, it’s up to you to make my dream a reality. Anyway, back to what I was writing about. I was in a little gift store last weekend and came across these Cold Blooded Ice Cube Trays in the checkout line. Of course I grabbed them without even looking at the price. After I paid for my purchases and nervously looked at the receipt I found that it was a little more than I would want to pay, but still worth it. Anything to make my Bloody Mary even more bloody. This little coffin shaped tray makes 5 sets of vampire teeth. I tried it out immediately and they came out really good. The only problem being that you only get 5 at a time. So, if you are making them for a party you’d better get started early. I looked around online and found that you could buy them for only $8 on Amazon. I think I might order more from them. If you are still busy planning your idea for The Scary Jane Store I would suggest getting these in the store first.
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wall — jane @ 10:46 pm
I love clocks. I’ve always been fascinated by how they work. I used to take them apart as a kid and try to build my own with a spooky twist. Now it’s not so much fun since most are made with batteries. I still scope out the antique shops and ebay for them, but they have become quite collectable and therefore more expensive. My love goes back to the fact that I’m a freak about getting places on time. I absolutely hate to be late (no rhyme intended). We all have our issues. I just happen to have quite a few of them. I was trolling around online for clocks and came across this funky Spiderweb Clock. This time somebody already did the work for me and made it spooky. I think it’s great! The one thing I would change, if I could, would be that the spider be attached to the minute hand. I’m a picky bitch though, so I’ll let that one go. Makes a perfect kitchen clock. I have so many clocks in our house, so I’m not sure I have room for it. Also don’t know if I can convince my family that we are in dire need of another clock.
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review — jane @ 12:17 am
Every day we get books into the bookstore. Most of the time they are just your standard novel or a history book that I barely look at long enough to price. Once in a while though, a book will come through that door that catches my attention. Today was one of those days. As you may have guessed I am a huge fan of dark humor. I find most people take themselves way too seriously and need to lighten up a bit. This particular book was written by a man named Jim Benton. I know about this author mainly because Scary Daughter loves his Franny K. Stein books. They are written for kids, but they are wickedly funny. He’s also the creator behind It’s Happy Bunny. So, along comes this book today called Cherise the Niece and it’s by Jim Benton. The cover intrigued me right away and I promptly read it. It’s a short little book, so it doesn’t take long. It’s about a little girl named Cherise who goes to live with various aunts after her parents “mysteriously disappear”. I was laughing from the first page and it has the best last line of any book I’ve ever read. I highly recommend it if you have a murderously funny mind like I do. If you are easily offended, then what the hell are you doing reading my blog?
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t-shirt — jane @ 10:30 pm
You know those stupid t-shirts they sell in beach towns? You know, the ones where it shows the sexy girl/guy in a bathing suit and their bodies are perfect? I hate those! Especially since the people I see wearing them are always old fat people. Apparently when you hit the AARP years it’s standard attire while visiting a resort. I guess I probably thought it was funny the first time I saw it. This Skeleton Apron reminded me of those t-shirts, but so much better. These aprons are the creepy, cooler version. I would never be attracted to someone wearing one of those t-shirts, but if you wore this apron I might just jump your bones.
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zombies — jane @ 12:48 pm
A reader sent this in to me and I just had to share. 13th Street is a crime/horror station in Germany. Jacques Pense from the advertising agency Jung von Matt in Germany came up with this fantastic Zombie Stationary. I would like to see this in person. It seems to be very 3D. I absolutely love this and want it desperately. Unfortunately it seems that it is not available for sale since it’s their business stationary. Maybe I can think of some reason to write them and ask a question so they would write me back.
*Thanks to Kevin Green for the link.
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Wrapping paper — jane @ 6:25 pm
I know you guys will read this and start complaining that Christmas is over, but this little project can be adapted for any holiday, so just shut up and read. On Christmas Day a reader named Sara sent me an email with a picture attached. The picture was of a pile of gifts that had been wrapped in the coolest creepy wrapping paper I have ever seen. I then found out her husband actually hand made it. Apparently Sara is a huge fan of the presents in the Haunted Mansion when it’s all done up for the holidays like The Nightmare Before Christmas. Ryan, her husband, took it upon himself to try and recreate the feeling and what you see at the right is the beautiful paper he came up with. All he did was buy some plain blood red wrapping paper and then draw webs on it with a black Sharpie. Tie it up with some black ribbon and you have an all occasion wrapping paper. How cheap and easy is that? I realize not everyone is an artist, but if you search around online there are many drawings available to inspire you and copy. If, however, you are as lazy as I have always suspected you are, you can click here and see a great example. Now you have no excuse to keep bugging me about the lack of good paper out there. You can just make it yourself!
*Thank you so much to Ryan Bray for creating this and Sara Bray for sharing it!
It’s time to decorate the Christmas tree. I’m not quite in the mood to celebrate yet, but I decided I needed some new ornaments. I didn’t feel like searching the usual stores. They rarely have much anyway. I ended up going to the hobby store with the intention of making some. I took a look around the Christmas section just in case. Sometimes I’ll start with a red ball ornament and add some black stuff to it or something like that. This time I was thrilled to see that they ended up having a few different black and red ornaments that made my little black heart sing. I pretty much cleared out the entire section since all of their ornaments were 50% off. They don’t have skulls, bats, ravens or anything else on them that I adore, but at least they have some in red and black. The store is called Hobby Lobby, but unfortunately I know that they are not in every state. They do have a website and I tried to find the ones shown on there, but all they have online are the stupid sports teams ornaments. Ugh! So, if you have a Hobby Lobby in your city run over there because they are on sale this week!
Today is December 1st and that means that it’s that time of year again. Time to start thinking about decorating, baking, wrapping presents and sending Christmas cards. I may be a scary chick, but I still love Christmas and all of it’s traditions. I just like it a little darker and quirky. Most years I make my Christmas cards because I just can’t find any that I like. You can only send out so many Edward Gorey Christmas cards before you get sick of it and want something different. As I was doing my searching this year I came across these Goth Christmas cards from Moonlake Designs. They are all designed by a graphic artist in Wales. They are fantastic! A little Christmas, a little dark and a little humor. Moonlake Designs are sold through Greeting Card Universe and cost $2.79 ea. Yes, I know, a little expensive if you are sending a lot of cards, but totally worth it. You have to cough it up if you want something a little unusual. They will even custom print your message on them. There are quite a few different styles including non-Christmas ones, so look around.
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