The country house is getting into Magical Halloween mode. And, it wants you to jump into the fun!! Would you? C’mon, it’ll be extra sparkley if you do…
I made two little friends, who are just swoosh full of mischief.
Next week, there will be a bevy of fun characters to share. Can’t wait to let them party here!! However, I do have other fun treats for today.
Finally, they are here. Elfin and Halloween Postcards!! The Halloween postcards can also be found in canvas print form, in my shop.
Sweet faces for any occasion (Mr. Lovee flipped out for these) –
I have been working on designing these all summer, perfecting them and bringing them to life. The behind the scenes at the A Fanciful Twist dormitory is insane… I spend most of my time going "oops, I didn’t know this was going to get so out of control." But, I love it to bits!
So here we go…
Most of these are in my shop (take a peek). There are two other Halloween postcards that will be in the shop on Friday (I’ll show you those at the end).
This little gang warms my heart. They came to me one by one, and then I put them all together, and loved them like that…
I took these photos so you can see the backside of the postcards too…
The Trick or Treaters:
The second visitor is a Wickedly Witchy bird girl…
All postcards are now sold with perfectly sized little white envelopes, like this one…
What is Halloween without a totally traditional dose of witch and pumpkin and brooms and sparkles?
Miss Happy Halloween…
I wish you could touch these, they are so delicious!! Thick and satiney and scrumptious!!
Haunted Tea Time…
I used different shades of orange, and am so glad I did… I just love orange, from a burnt orange to a bright wacky orange, yummmmmmy.
Black and orange is goooood, me thinks for certain 😉
I think I want to pack my bags and move into this next one… Wanna join me? We could pitch a sparkle tent, and dance around the colorful star filled forest…
Here it is upclose (what the print looks like)…
Magical Spell
And below, the postcard front and back (a little glare in the photo, eek)…
The reason I decided to order envelopes, was so that, none of the pretties on the back get covered by a stamp 😉
The following little Victorian Witch postcard, will be in the shop on Friday. But, her print version on canvas, is already available…
The Silhouette Witch below will be in the shop in Postcard form on Friday as well (with rounded corners). But her print version is now available…
Last but not least (and not necessarily a Halloween guy), is a wee friend from last year’s Little Monster series…
Love My Pet (for any occasion)…
So there you have it. New postcards for all sorts of fun, plus a mini Halloween extravaganza. It doesn’t end there though, next week, like I said, a bevy of little creatures make their appearance…
Oops, I almost forgot… Strange Beautiful Lady – Carnivale (for any occasion) is in the shop in postcard form too!
Oh wait, I bet you wanted to know who won the Mysterious Pumpkin holding girl from the last post? Well, the name drawn was…….
Yippeeee for her, Miss Lindsey!! Of the Two Crazy Crafters bloglette! Send me your addy girls 😉
So, that is what is goin’ on in my world 😉 I wonder? What did you do today??
Off I go for now… Thank you for playing along with me, it means ooooodles (more than ooooodles)!! xoxo, 🖤 V
wow you have been busy! cant decide on which one i love more perhaps the carnivale is my fav as ist reminds me of a very devilish show by the same name :0) great blog as usual! mmwah rosey
Kill me now. I am one contented woman…lol. EVERYTHING IS GORGEOUS!!!!!! Well done lady! I can’t figure out what to buy first. I have a Halloween addiction and that has just made my day.
okay you are killing me with all these fabulous goodies!! I just love them all! I am big on Halloween too and you can find some of my fun Halloween designs in Walmart! They are for adults with fun crazy cocktails like a Halloweentini and cockroach cocktail. I know people hate those big box stores but if you want your stuff to reach a large audience and pay bills that works for me!
These would make fantastic giftbags and papergoods!! Love them all,as always Vanessa, how do you do it all?
wow!! I am speechless….everything is so wonderful! Your work is so amazing, any tips or helpful hints for someone who is trying to learn to draw? I can’t wait to see what you have in store for us next!! until then….goodnight 🙂
OMG, I’m gonna go crazy with all these halloween delights! I’m a halloween girl too!
Yippee! Thank you so much! She is adorable! I named her Polly Pumpkin! WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!
WOW! How do you ever get so much done when all it looks like your doing is having fun! MAybe that truly is the trick! Just having Fun that is! Well I especially love the Magical Spell card! Lovely-All of them! Isn’t halloween just so magical! And I love dressing up!!! Last year a fairy-this year a witch of the very good sort that is…
Have a lovely evening!
Oh and did you make the haunted house too? I really love it!
Chelsea Ann
Such pretty eye candy! But, I’m not ready for Fall this year. Can I pretend I’ve taken a vow to Live In The Moment.
Gorgeous postcards & display! I was wondering..in your photo background you have a glass dome with little mushrooms inside. Did you make it? (And is it for sale, cause I have a thing for mushrooms-they’re so whimsically adorable!)
XOXO
~K
Rock on Vanessa! Your Halloween postcards seriously rock!!!!!
You have a wonderful site!!! Have you used the little puppet theater yet?
Linda
I love everything! Your haunted house is great! How did you manage to do that with the background, is that a photoshopped background or did you wallpaper that wall, just for the occasion?
Let’s see what I have done. It’s early in the morning here, so I tell you about yesterday. I went to a brocante market, first by boat, this gives me such a vacation feeling and then a friend picked me up. I found two 1930ties schoolbooks and a petite talcum powder tin about an inch heigh. With stuff that makes your false teeth stay stuck in your mouth, might be handy one day. For now it’s in my dollies shop. And an extended thread card, you know with four rows of thread under each other. . The rest was all too expensive but that can give you a happy feeling too; I’m such a lucky girls to have bargains always except for now. Then we had a great capucino and some ‘douceurs’ mine was strawberries, white chocolate (good chocolate) and baker’s cream yummy. We were sitting in the sun, talking; fun! Then I went back by train and waited for my son and a friend of his to arrive and we lunched and we all had a great afternoon too! I cooked a lovely veggie meal, gives us all more sattifaction, (you know if we in the first and second world would eat less meat that there would be more food for us all.) Great day! Hope this one is good to all of us too! Enjoy! Thanks for your lovely post, makes a terrific start of the day!
Geeeee~Whizzzzz~Ms.V.~
You blow me away! How do you do it? Each one is so fantastical! My daughter,Rowan~ would love you so~ she keeps saying ,”Mom, when are we going to get ready for Halloween?” She is only 8, but, always planning, putting on her apron & going about making things,~just so~. We often call her “Minnie Martha”~yes~ for that famous Martha we all love so much. But~ maybe, I will start calling her “Minnie Ms. V.” ~You two would have a blast! ~Amy~
These are wonderful, I love all the little trick or treat characters. I have been designing Halloween things too, but I didn’t know if it was too early to put them in my shop. I love your designs, and that cute house on your mantle is wonderful. Karen
Oh, MY! Griffin and Kookaburra are going to be on Cloud 9 when they see that they are on a POSTCARD!!!! Amazing!!!
Beautiful, wonderful and creative post, Vanessa…and I can’t wait to see the creatures you hinted at…
Those are some amazing gifts for Halloween, specially that “Love My Pet” accent.
man
oh
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you gotta da ~*Halloween Spirit*~ over here,
missy!
🙂
i’m running out to buy
candy corn
right
NOW.
{{ watch me, that is my ~~dust ~~you ~~see }}
You are truly amazing. What details! I wish I had half your imagination! Maybe one day I can actually afford to purchase something you’ve made. It would be a treasure. Thank you for sharing your work with all of us.
Dawn
Oh, my GOD!!! This blog is fantastic!!! Very nice and very good!!!
Great, great and very gret!!!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MARVELOUS spooky goodness!!! Is’nt it exciting that the most wonderful time of the year is coming so soon 😀
That haunted house is so cool, and I adore the Halloween postcards…inside your head is such a carnival…we are so lucky you let the carnival out for us!
xoxo
orange may be the best color ever creatd!
and love, love, the haunted doll house.
spookiness supreme!
“Ooooooh scedy” Count Floyd, Second City Television (Joe Flaherty)
NOT! They are not scary!!! They are all darling!
C who makes the sign of the Zwee!!!!!!!!
I am seriously swooning over the Halloween images! This is my favorite time of year…and certainly favorite holiday by far…
I am seriously swooning over the Halloween images! This is my favorite time of year…and certainly favorite holiday by far…
From where do you get your energy??????? Your site is sparkling! Always!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I am in love with the cards!!!!
Your haunted house is ever so magical and enchanting!!!!!
Oh how much do I love those two ghosts?
I hope you make some next Halloween since I just put myself on a spending freeze. 🙁
The mushrooms and sweet faces are fantabulous too. Sigh.
new commenter!!! but i’ve been reading your blog for some time now.
I just want to say your blog is so magical, i enjoy every one of your post =)
those Halloween goodies are so gorgeous!!! *o*
you must have spent alot of time there.
LOVE THE BLACK & ORANGE WITCH CARD!!!!! <3
I’ve been a busy little bee getting ready for my first show but of course I have to take break to come visit you. So glad I did, I’m so excited for Halloween, and CANDY CORN!!!
What cool Halloween cards! You are always up to such mischief! …you must never sleep! you get so much done. I’m getting ready for the magazine that my cuffs will be featured in to hit the stands…busy making extra embroidered cuffs and searching for the finest wool felt in the world! Have fun!
Oooh! I just love the little trick or treaters. AND the Magical Spell cauldron . . . AND the haunted tea time . . . the Sihouette witch . . . the Victorian witch . . . ah hoot! I love them all! Halloween is a special magical time of year and you have really got that Scream Thing going here.
yay yay yay postcard love!!! ha ha ha!!! i am soooooooo loving your haunted house and little pumpkins and ghosty-ghosts… halloween is my most favorite of favorite holidays and i am sooooooo feeling it now!!! a million thank you’s for putting me in the ghoulish spirit!!! i was kinda down this week… but now i’m all stocked up with halloween ribbons, black cardstock and of course orange & black glitter!!!… we’ll see what happens!!!
i love the new range of postcards Miss V!!! great work…its so FAB you guys get into the whole Halloween holiday in such a passionate way…what are you going as this year?
Hello Vanessa,
What can I say? FANTASTIC!!! Wow! Love it!
~ Gabriela ~
Ah, Halloween…the time when the veil between the living and dead is thinnest. Why do the dead come back, you ask? For the chocolate candy, of course!! Love everything Miss V as always. I SHOULD be decking the house for my favorite holiday but I’m waiting to see if we might move soon…drat.
Oh man…you have it READY! and under control!!
I’m gathering my DoD goodies…hey, watch for a special Day of the Dead party coming your way soooooooon.
x..x
Wow, wow, wow! I’m speechless regarding your Halloween parafernalia, wow!
Wow! Truly wonderful work!! I’ve been painting Halloween silhouettes myself lately, getting ready for the Ghoultide Gathering, and hoping I’ll find enough time to send out Halloween cards this year… I must say yours are the most magical and enchanting I’ve seen!!!
Blessings,
~ Carolee
*Gasp* I LOVE the Halloween characters! You are so talented!
Hello there you Whichy woman with sparkles coming out of your finiger tips. Always beautiful things to see here. So much energy and imagination!! All your Halloweeny cards delight, also like the Love my Pet card. 😉 And your red barbie jacket by your desk. &&&&&!!!!! It all makes me smile!!!
xox
Constance
ps
Watch for Warlocks!!!
Oh WOW!!! I’m in Halloween Bliss!!! How do you do it all? Those little elves must be helping you late into the midnight hour. I’m sure of it!! I don’t think that it’s humanly possible to make all these wonderful goodies all by yourself. 😉
YOUR AMAZING!!!!
Omg….I would actually brave airline travel to fly to your house to abscond with your haunted house…I LOVE IT!! Simply amazing…and I love the little ghosties too!
The new post cards are beyond cute….the Silhouette Witch is my favorite!
You are just too too talented my friend, I can’t get over that house….
Wow! Vanessa, I can’t even pick which of those cards I like the most! I really think you must not sleep! How do you do it all…as I know you have a real job as well! You are getting me in quite the halloween mood! xo Shannon
My first visit here – a real feast for the eyes!!
Ooh, cannot wait for October! The Halloween month! Love it like you do! And I love that kitchen in Practical Magic so much. One of my all time movie favorite kitchens!
Love the post cards. It’s certainly looking like Halloween.
Miss Vanessa,
You are such a fantastical artist….(is fantastical a word? 😉 ) anyway….maybe it’s a combination of fantastic and magical….:)
Love ya’ sweetie!
Julie
Your cards are absolutely scrumptious. I think you live a life of fanciful dreaming, and long hours of playtime. I can’t imagine how you remember to do normal things like housework, errands or even to eat! lol I think I would forget if I was immersed in your world. I know I can always come here for some wonderful reading. Thanks for not disappointing.
everything is always so fantabulous when we visit!!
We are celebrating our first anniversary of blogging and wanted to thank you for being a special part of the last year!
blessings,
kari & kijsa
What wonderful card and goodies!! No tricks here just treats!! You really are sooooo talented and your blog brings a smile to so many faces. Thanks.
I am totally swooning over your Halloween vignette! Simply swooning! And …your cards! Oh my …you have been one very busy girl. They are all adorable! I’m off to see more at your shop! Can’t wait to see what you will tantalize us with next. Happy Weekend to you!
I already ordered mine~~~to beat the rush~!
I can’t wait.
I love your work~!
I could have you decorate my whole house…my kingdom for a week and a blank cheque~~!!!
What about those wall mural stencil thingies?
You could do those, with your chair, chandalier etc…wouldn’t that be cool????
xoxo
Wow, wonderful cards!
where you get the energy i don’t know, but I need some…please send it my way. 🙂
Your blog is awesome! So are all your illustrations!
oh my oh my oh my!!! I LOVE your halloween creations! I am in such a spooky mood now (and I love a spooky mood!) you have been so busy this year girl! These are beautiful!~
I pronounce you Halloween Queen of the World!
xoxo
Hi Vanessa!
Ok!!! so now you have inspired me to have a halloween tea party and to redo my office!!!
xoxo
kayellen
once again, you have shown us some delightful treasures.
Spooktakular
Best Witches
Hurray for Halloween! My favorite holiday. The postcards and artwork are simply fabulous, dahling! And I lovelovelove the haunted house you have displayed on the mantle. All this inspiration makes me want to decorate my own casa!
I am speechless and in awh,,,my heart skipped a beat at the beauty of your work, you are so talented, it is literally mind blowing..your work your blog your photos are so crisp and wonderful…well done…Lisa
I love the cottage decked out in Halloween splendor. Love the new postcards, I have my eyes on ‘Love my Pet’ and ‘An Elfin Hello’ in particular. You have been working hard, take care my friend!