Miniature Treat Bags!

Sooooooo.... as you guys know- I have been working on some mini candies! I haven't been able to devote the time that I initially wanted on the mini candy, so I have come up with a compromise for myself! I have taken the finished candy that I have and sorted it all into treat bags! I have a few of them listed, but first lets have a looksie!

Each bag has 18 pieces! Exactly what you see in the images above and below! I had a ton of fun making the different types of candies... and I will TOTALLY make more in the future. I have just been getting out of the Halloween mood and into the CHRISTMAS one! :D Obviously its a bit early... I know that. I just have a lot of fun Christmas/Holiday ideas that I want to make a reality. Now that I think about it... I haven't really made that many Christmas miniatures in the past.... Hopefully I can make up for that this year!

This is how you would get the treat bags if you were to buy one (or more) from my Etsy shoppe.

Besides switching my brain to Christmas-mode, I am also working on a contest for a group I am in over at deviantART. The group just reached 2000 members and the contest theme is "PARTY!" I'm gonna try to really have fun with this one!

The candy bags are listed HERE.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you are all having a wonderful day!

Using My Light-Box + More Jack O'Lanterns!

I was planning on doing another "This Week @ The Bazaar" post... but honestly it has been one of those scatterbrained weeks. I have been working on more jack o'lanterns along with more candies... and still planning some new items. But more on that later! I am currently listing a few more jacks. Take a look! All of my images today were taken with the aid of my home-made light box. It's amazing what a little foam-core and tape will do! :) As always, these jack o'lanterns can be found in my Etsy shop, HERE.

I once again made white and green jack o'lanterns... but I am starting to miss orange. So... I will most likely make some orange jack o'lanterns soon! :)

And as for my light box... I am loving it more every day! It is a but tricky getting the colors right- today a lot of the images came out kinda blue... but I don't really mind it.

It is so much fun coming up with all of the faces for these! I try to think of what I would actually carve into the pumpkin if it was real. Now that I think of it... it's been a few years since I carved an ACTUAL pumpkin! :O

These last four jacks are "medium" size. The small pumpkins above all measure less that an inch wide, but these mediums are a little over an inch. I am also working on large pumpkins that will be around an inch and a half.

If you would like to purchase any of these little guys, you can check out the Autumn 2013 section of my Etsy shop HERE. 

I have also been working on candies... still... See, I have a good bit of patience but sometimes I can only take SO MUCH. Haha! The candy is taking so long to get a lot made up because of how time consuming it is! Here is a little preview of the candies I have been working on. Give it a click to see it up close!

In this little collage, I have gold foil-wrapped chocolates, Halloween themed saltwater taffy, jawbreakers, small packets of gummy worms, caramel creams, and candy corn... and some spooky gummy body parts!

As for the candy I am working on right now... I want it to be in small portions like one would be giving out to trick-or-treaters... which means INDIVIDUAL WRAPPERS. So far I haven't had TOO much trouble, especially since I spent so much time last year experimenting. I am hoping to have a full post on just candy soon.

Well, that's it for today! I hope you enjoyed seeing the fruit of this week's labor as much as I did making it! Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

_blake

Give-Away Results!

And the results are in!

SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE!

SHAKE-Y SHAKE-Y!

Our winner is Fabiola! Thank you so much for entering!

Please send me your mailing info via Facebook or Etsy!

IT DOESN'T STOP THERE YOU GUYS! There were so many entries over Facebook, deviantART, and the blog-world (about 94, I think!) that I just HAD to give away something else!

Here is our runner up! :D Anastasia D W! Congrats to you as well! Please send me your mailing info via Facebook or Etsy!

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Anastasia D. W is over on the Facebook, so I will contact her there!

Congratulations, ladies!

OH WAIT. IT DOESN'T STOP THERE EITHER!

All of the other entries are going to me KEPT in a nice and cozy place for something special at the end of the year! :) So don't be disappointed! Everyone that entered still has a chance to win something later!

As for any new minis coming up, I am slowly getting back to work!

Fabiola, if you would be so kind, please send me a message through my Etsy or Facebook with your mailing information!

Thanks for stopping by!

xo

-Blake

Christmas is in the air!

I got my hot cup of french-vanilla chai tea and I'm all bundled up designing treat boxes! Between the tea and the Christmas tree, I am a happy fellow! Yes, that's right. Our tree is already up! Well... one of them. My mom and I were feeling a little down the other day and we decided to put up the Christmas tree! Instant mood-improvement!

I am also going to get a tree for myself- a tree for ABB. :) I am going to go ahead and announce that I am going to be making Christmas ornaments! I am going to pick up my tree this Thursday (hopefully). Until then, have you entered in my give-away?!?!?! If, not, there is still time! You can win over $60 worth in miniatures!

Click HERE to be directed to that post and find out what you have to do to enter! (It isn't much, just a comment.) You can also enter on Facebook and deviantART if you follow me on those sites!

The winner of the give-away will be announced tomorrow around noon-ish! PLUS I have a little surprise I think you guys will appreciate! :)

Have a great day!

xo

-Blake

Give-Away! + Updates

Hey, guys!

Well, as you all can see, I am back home! But not for long! I am leaving this weekend to go spend some time with my Nanny (grandmother). But don't worry, I am taking my work with me!

First, before I go any further, here are the details on the give-away!

This one is simple!- here is the deal!

All you have to do to be entered in this give-away is leave a comment on this post letting me know what you were for Halloween! If you didn't dress up, then let me know what you would have liked to dress up as! (or make something up, I won't know! :D )

There will 

be 1 winner announced in 1 week, on November 14 around noon!

The winner will receive 1 jack o' lantern, 1 jar of Halloween jelly beans, 1 packet of loose candy corn (which I forgot to mention in the flyer, but it is shown in the image), 1 set of assorted Halloween doughnuts, 1 special give-away coupon for 25% off, 2 packets of candy corn, 1 packet of jelly beans (an item I didn't get around to making for my shop, but have 1 to let you have!), and also a random Halloween Celebration cake!

PHEW! *wipes brow* Now THAT'S a lot of stuff for a give-away, right?! (It's over $60 worth of items) Well I hope you enter! May the odds be ever in your favor! (heehee) Remember! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on this post, you don't have to share this post! But you can if you would like! :D


OH! Also, you can enter on my Facebook page and deviantart if you follow me on those places!

As for the updates...

I am currently making plans for Christmas minis! I have a lot in store and I want to try and do even MORE for Christmas than I did for Halloween. I am just SO unorganized and I tend to get distracted easily. BUT THIS TIME I have a plan! I am making detailed sketches and plans. I think you guys are really gonna love this stuff :D

Well that is all for now! I will be back soon with... something! Haha! Please feel free to enter my give-away! You don't have to post anything on your own blog or anything like that, but feel free to let others know about this!

I hope you have a blessed day!

-xo

Blake

Happy Halloween! My Costume For This Year!

BOO! Here is my costume for Halloween 2012! It is Dia de los Muertos inspired! (Day of the Dead) What little I know of the holiday, I learned in my Spanish class over the last three years!

Here are a few pictures I took today in the park! I didn't actually do anything for Halloween, I just wanted to see how my costume looked all together. I am dressing up again this Saturday for a costume party! :D

As some of you may know I also have a passion for photography! There was something about having my face covered in all this makeup that made me a little more comfortable than I normally am in front of a camera.

If you would like to see more of my photography you can follow my other blog! - Christopher Blake. I am currently working on a photo project called a "365." It is where I make myself take a photo every single day of the year. I post an image every day to my facebook page, but I only post on my photo-blog once a week now. I will be making a special post about my costume later tonight, though!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone! I hope you all have a fun and safe night! Eat TONS of candy and watch some scary movies! Oh, and dress up!

I know I am doing all of the above! I have my costume all together and I am about to go start putting on my face! I will show you guys my costume later on tonight. :)

Don't forget about the coupon code for 20% off your entire purchase! I am extended it for another week or so!

Here are a few Halloween items that are still available in my shoppe.

As you can tell I am back from the mountains! I had a lot of fun and we got some pretty nice pictures! I even saw a baby bear! I haven't worked on any minis while I have been back, but I will get back to work soon! I am staying with my aunt this weekend and we are having a costume party Saturday! I wanted to dress up for Halloween, though, so I am going to go ahead and see how my costume looks today!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Talk to you all soon!

-xo

Blake

20% Everything! This weekend only!

Hey guys! I'm all packed up and about to head to the mountains for the weekend! I want to kick off this mini-vacation with a coupon! Just enter the code HALLOWEEN2012 at the checkout for 20% your entire purchase! This coupon ends Sunday evening, 10-28-2012, whenever I get home!

Here are some items that are in the shop right this minute! Grab em quick! It'll give me some more room for some new Fall items and even.... Christmas items! :D

You can find all of these items in my Etsy shoppe!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! I am excited to spend a few days in the mountains with my family, but I can't lie- I can't wait to get back to I can work on my house! Hahaha!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you decided to grab a few items with this coupon!

-xo

Blake

P.S. Don't forget to become a fan on Facebook! I just reached 200 fans and will be having a give-away within the next week or so! Thanks!