It's a Virtual Yard Sale!

I'm doing a little fall cleaning and decided to give you the opportunity to buy some of my wears. These are just a few things and in the coming weeks I will be doing some more cleaning and selling.

How can you purchase these wonderful things, well let me tell you.
If you want to buy something you must:
1-post a comment on what you want-claiming it.
2-Email me that you are interested in purchasing it. In the email include your address so I can figure out the shipping cost. I will let you know the exact amount and the paypal account to transfer funds to.  My email address is v1313@hotmail.com
3-Once I receive payment, I will ship the item out to you.
4-Payment must be made within 24 hours after me telling you how much the cost is with shipping. If I do not receive payment within 24 hours of that time-the item goes to the next person.
All sales are final-just like a regular yard sale. You will pay for shipping to your destination. I will try to get the lowest price but I demand that I get you a Delivery Confirmation number.


First...Boots and heels.

 These are vintage camel color boots with cute stitching on the calf and the toe. They are scuffed on the heel and slightly on the toe, but it really adds character. Size 6.5. Cost $20.00

Black riding boots-pleather. Zippers up the side and laces in front. Slight scuff on toes. Worn twice. Size 7. Price $20.00

Black and white pleather cowboy boots. Worn twice. Size 7. Price $20.00

Hot pink go-go boots. Size 7. Worn one time. Price $20.00

I love these strappy heels but I have never worn them. They are a size 7. I believe the heels are 2 or 3 inches. Price $10.00

Now for the clothes!

Green mini dress with white polka dots. You could totally rock the Marsha Brady with this dress. Size 12/14. Price $10.00

Pink seersucker see through dress. Would definitely look cute with a slip underneath it. Size 14. Price 15.00

 

 Blue 1960's girl polyester shirt. I really love the texture. Size 10/12. Price $ 10.00

 

 Super hot pink nightgown and robe. PERFECT for a honeymoon night. It is in perfect shape. Size 12/14. Price $20.00

 Beautiful vintage navy dress. In perfect condition except for slight worn stains in armpit area. This can be taken care of by cleaning it. I love this dress so much but my chest just won't fit into in anymore. It is a size 10/12. Price $40.00

Cute little swing jacket. Navy blue. Missing top button. Size 12/14. It would look really cute with the dress above. Price $15.00

The Easter Egg sweater. I use to wear this sweater a lot in the spring time. It looks so cute with a pair of cuffed jeans. In excellent condition. Size large. Price $20.00

The 70's called and they invited you to a swinging party. I can just picture someone wearing this with their Farrah hair going on. In excellent condition. Size 12/14. Price $20.00

Cute psychedelic pink blouse. This baby is bright! Some hem work needs to be done but no holes or any other damage. Size 12. Price $10.00.

Oh yeah! 1970's wheat shirt. Ya gotta love the polyester style. Size 12/14. Price $10.00

Tie One On Tuesday!

Hello all you guys and ghouls. This is your ghostest with the mostest, ready to serve you up some tasty beverages that will tickle you with deadly delight.

This first drink is for my favorite "celebrity" Mr. Guy Mandude. I know that he will love this simply dreadful Dead Man-Go

Dead Man-Go
1oz Honey vodka
1 oz Mango Nectar
4 Slices Ginger Root, Finely Chopped
1 Tsp Agave Nectar
2 Slices Orange Wedges
1 Splash Raspberry Liqueur
In a cocktail shaker, muddle together the ginger and orange, and add vodka, juice and nectar.
Fill with ice, shake well and strain over ice into a rocks glass.
Garnish with a splash of raspberry liqueur.

Now here's one for the woman after my own heart...and yours too.

Blackberry Widow
1 oz vodka
2 oz  Dark grape juice
1 Tsp Raw sugar
4 Slices Fresh ginger
4 Whole blackberries
In a mixing glass, muddle together blackberries, ginger and sugar, add vodka and dark grape juice.
Fill with ice, shake well, and strain into a chilled Martini glass.


Now, don't think I've left out those little monsters you spawned a few years ago. Those beasties need their cocktails too.

Witch's Brew
To prep your glass:
On a plain salad plate crush 10 chocolate cookies.
On a separate plate pour ¼ cup honey.
Using a clear glass mug, dip the top rim of the mug in honey, then dip the rim into the crushed wafers, coating the rim.

When complete simply add the contents of your drink.
4 Parts Spiced Apple Cider (recipe below)
1 Part Ginger Ale
honey and crushed chocolate cookie crumbs (to rim glass)
Gummi worms for garnish

In a medium sized pot add 4 sticks of cinnamon and 10 whole cloves to one quart of apple cider.
Let simmer for one hour then remove the cinnamon and cloves.
Pour 4 parts of the cider into a specially prepared glass mug.
Top with 1 part of ginger ale and serve.

Oh my little evil children-I hope you enjoy these simply dismal delicious drinks. They may seem like a little bit of work but I guarantee you that they are easier than creating your own monster. Besides, if you serve a few of these concoctions,  you will have anyone do your evil bidding. (Insert evil cackle here)

BRAINS......

Last week I wrote a post about monsters and my sister from another mister, Becky asked about zombies. Now of course I can't disappoint my sister, so Becky-this one is for you!

There are three reasons I love zombies:
1-They love you for your brain
2-Zombies don't leave, they can't move too well and they may have lost their legs.
3-The love to go shopping! Hello! Original Dawn of the Dead!

Starting off with a little appetizer we are serving up Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things. OMP is a huge fan of this movie and I have to admit, I am too. Even though the special effects are strictly "C" grade (using a waving flashlight beam as a flickering firelight) the story is all "B" baby. A theater troupe decides to go to a remote island, do a little "druid" ritual and dig up their dead friend. Little do they know that their buddy is all zombiefied  and the rampage begins. The zombies are the one thing that the producers didn't skimp on-they are truly terrifying and extra gooey.

Now we get to the main course. I'm not really sure why zombies have to be SS soldiers. Sometimes they seem to go hand and hand ala Zombie Lake and Dead Snow. Shockwaves is the best of the Nazi Zombie movies. Yes, for some reason there is a genre. Anyhoo....Shockwaves has Peter Cushing in it and that makes me very happy. A yacht crashes off the coast of Florida thus summoning the zombies and the nibbling of brains begins! I'm still unclear how the nazi zombies ended up in Florida but hey-I can suspend belief for 2 hours.

Oh my goodness! We've made it to the dessert! Versus is probably one of the best Japanese zombie movies out there. You have gangsters, a resurrection forest, and lots and lots of blood. So much blood.  Oh wait! Did I mention the samurais? No, I am not kidding. A prisoner escapes and heads to the forest with a little cutie only to fight off gangster and zombies and have flashbacks of being a kickass samurai. It's a crazy combination that works brilliantly.

All right all you fans of the undead. I could go on for hours and hours about crazy zombie movies. It truly is one of my favorite genre. The one thing that I am going to say is shamble on down to your favorite video store and rent these three awesome flicks.

Salivating Saturday

Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere! I love anything pumpkin-pie, cake, seeds. Add a little spice to that orange mass and you've got yourself a delicious dish! I ran across this recipe for pumpkin brownies and I couldn't resist. Pumpkin and chocolate! I'm in HEAVEN!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip  Brownies

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon pumpkin-pie spice (if you don't have pumpkin spice, you can make your own with 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, 3/4 teaspoon ginger, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, and 1/2 teaspoon each allspice and cloves all ground-I use less ginger but that's totally up to you. )
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/4 cups sugar1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1/2 to 1 package chocolate chips (I used milk chocolate but you can use semi sweet also)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang on all sides. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, pie spice, baking soda, and salt; set aside

With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar on medium-high speed until smooth; beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in pumpkin puree (mixture may appear curdled). Reduce speed to low, and mix in dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.

Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan and a toothpick inserted in center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely in pan.

Lift cake from pan (using foil as an aid). Peel off foil, and use a serrated knife to cut into 24 squares.

These taste great with tea and coffee. The bitterness along with the spicy sweetness of the brownie is a perfect fit. I think I just described myself. Anyhoo! Enjoy!

Feel Good Friday!

 It's Friday! Oh yeah!  I am so excited that we are getting into the Halloween season. The house is almost decorated, the fire is blazing and I'm ready to settle into a Feel Good Friday. Let's see what I have for you my little kiddles.

I really think I need this cute little felted pumpkin cupcake. Fabric Fancies has adorable cakes, pin cushions and wreaths. Each cake is made to order, which makes them even more special.

I absolutely have the biggest sweet tooth known to man. I can't help it. If you dangle a donut in my face, I will follow you anywhere. When I saw these banana split bites, I about dropped over dead. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this idea! P.S-this has nothing to do with my theme but I couldn't help it.

Head over to Bakers Royale and check out these wonderful tasty treats. Here's the secret. There is ICE CREAM INSIDE the bananas! No, I am not kidding you! It is brilliant. 

When Staar84 posted this over at Craftster I instantly fell in love. The Raven is stitched up from the famous Edgar Allen Poe poem. It blows me away!

This is the perfect costume for Pete. I'm pretty sure that he has already built his jet pack.

Okay guys and ghouls! Once again, Turner Movie Classics is showing Hammer Horror films and this time we have ZOMBIES! I'm off to stoke the fire, heat up some apple cider and have the dogs attack my bunny slippers. Have a great weekend everybody!

Bad Little Puppies

These are such bad little puppies! Getting into all sorts of trouble, but I can't be mad-they are just too cute!

Tie One On Tuesday!

Guess what I'm doing tonight? No, I am not sitting on my butt, sipping a few cocktails while watching Ghost Adventures. I'm decorating the house, sipping a few cocktails while watching Ghost Adventures. Geesh, what do you guys think? I sit and eat bon bons all day while downing a magnum of champagne-I mean granted that is my dream.

Anyhoo, where was I going with this? Oh yeah! It's October and that means Halloween and that means decorating and enjoying a few libations while making the house spooky. These are great drinks to bribe your friends to get them to come over and help you put out the plastic tombstones and fake spiderweb.

This is such an easy drink and people are able to handle it a lot better than Rob Zombie

Red Zombie
2 oz. Gin
Juice from 1 1/2 lemons
1 teaspoon powdered sugar
carbonated water (tonic or seltzer)
Shake gin, juice of lemon, and powdered sugar with ice.
Strain into a highball glass over two ice cubes.
Fill with carbonated water, stir, and serve.
Garnish with a red zombie eye by de-stemming a maraschino cherry and placing a chocolate chip (pointed side down) into the hole.

Okay, so you don't have friends to come over and help with the decorations. Grab those little goblins you call kids and put those nimble little fingers to work. You can reward them with Candy Corn Punch

Candy Corn Punch
1 Cup vanilla ice cream
2 cups orange-colored sorbet or sherbet
1 Cup yellow-colored sorbet or sherbet
1 gallon tropical blend juice
1 Liter ginger ale
Line a 4-cup 32 oz. Bundt pan with sheets of plastic wrap. Extend plastic wrap down into mold and over sides to make it easier to unmold the ice cream.
Soften ice cream so it is easy to spread, but not melting.
Add vanilla ice cream into the lined ring mold and smooth top surface making it level. Add orange sorbet on vanilla and smooth top surface making it level. Add yellow sorbet on orange sorbet and smooth top surface making it level. If ice cream in ring mold becomes to soft to support the next layer, put the mold in the freezer for 15 minutes until firm. Freeze mold until party time.
Pour juice and ginger ale into punch bowl. Invert mold on to a large plate and gently remove ice cream. Slide ice cream from the plate into the punch for a candy corn ice cream float.

So, you have no friends, no kids, only little furry beast looking up at you. They can't help, they have no thumbs. You can still whip up a cocktail to honor those furry creatures I guarantee that this will have you howling at the moon.

The Wolf Bite
1 oz Absinthe (in the US, we can't get real Absinthe, unless you make it, which I do not suggest-so just get the watered down version and be happy with it)
1 oz melon liquer
1 oz lemon lime soda
1 oz pineapple juice
In a cocktail shaker add  Absinthe,  Melon Liqueur, pineapple juice, and ice. Shake vigorously and strain into 2oz. shot glass. Splash lemon-lime soda on top and a drizzle of grenadine.

You don't have to be scared to stir up these spooky cocktails. They are easy to concoct and will leave you and your guest with big toothy smiles. Just a few sips of these yummy drinks and your friends, neighbors and even relatives should be willing to help put your decorations up while you kick back and relax, they may even put up your Christmas lights for you-yep, they are that good.