EYES & CREEPY DARK CORNERS

The Eustis State Theater is very old, and it has many dark corners and corridors

I'm sure it is inhabited by many dramatic spirits, I look into a dark corner and see bright little eyes staring back

Helping out with costumes, I often find myself hunting around dressing rooms for this or that

These dark spirits, have the brightest eyes, I invited these black creatures to the

Harvest Halloween Ball

Coaxing them out into the dressing room

beautifully bandaged up like little Mummies

I helped dress these two up in lace and chains, although they would not attend any Ball without their pet Spiders

As long as the creepy little critters stayed on the Mummies

"Like jewelry"

These two looked divine

I caught them posing on the set of the Elephant Man

So, when you look into dark corners, don't be scared of the eyes, they are just waiting for their curtain call

The Elephant Man is now playing at the Eustis State Theater, Florida

GWENDOLYN A YOUNG GARGOYLE

Down at the end of my street is a large swampy marsh,

where all the creepy creatures live, snakes, toads, and alligators

During dry season they will wander up the road

Because of the large snake population in my back yard, I prefer not to do much gardening

I keep my yard sort of rural, and have a few pretty fairy statues

Recently, this little Gargoyle has decided to add moss to my fairy bird bath and make a nest

She has made herself at home, and has been eating all the butterflies she can catch

I named her Gwendolyn, a great aristocratic name, for a Gargoyle, who should be on her way to the big city to find a proper roof perch

Not eating all the beautifly butterflies in my yard!

So, I think I came up with a plan, to get this little Gargoyle to move on

Miss V, at A Fanciful Twist is having a Halloween Party

So, I will also throw a Halloween Harvest Ball, and invite all the creatures from the State Theater

What a wonderful idea,

Gwendolyn will make some friends and move over to the grand roof of the Historic State Theater, and butterflies will flutter safely around my yard

I must be off to make some dramatic invitations!

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HISTORIC STATE THEATRE

I moved to Central Florida a few years ago to escape the hurricanes and yearning for a quiet place to live, away from the heat and excitement of Miami.

Settling outside the small city of Eustis, surrounded by lakes and farm country, this quaint little town looked like a scene from a episode of Mayberry

The Heart of this little town is the 1922 Historic State Theatre, beautifully renovated, I was pulled in to investigate.

I found the Bay Street Players, this amazing group of community artists, gave me a second home, and friendships, and inspiration to create costumes

I worked here as often as possible, actually I played here, sewing, designing, and helping out wherever I could.

Here in the darken theater I found peace and tranquility, and the tight excitement of making costumes in a deadline

Watching the sets grow from scraps of wood

stocking the dressing rooms

Up the staircase to the second floor

to the sewing room, prop room, and many rooms filled with costumes

For a girls who loves to play dress-up, this is fantasy land

each room holds treasures from plays, over the years

From the Costumers to the Cast, and especially the Artistic Director David Clevinger

I have always felt at home when I walk through the doors

Downtown Eustis Florida, my hometown

for more info on the Historic State Theater

www.baystreetplayers.org

The Elephant Man, Sept. 11th - Oct. 4, 2009

WIND SYLPHS

September slipped in this morning with the winds of change. It may be the middle of rainy season here in Florida, but the Fall is my favorite time of year, this is the time, when I become homesick for my old friend Chicago. I know that Fall and Winter in Florida is glorious, but, I miss the maple trees dressed in all the wonderful colors, orange and gold, and everywhere you look a yellow glow!

Feeling a little sad, I opened the door to get the morning news, and a big basket filled with colorful leaves waited for me! One of my friends from the North had sent me FALL

I brought the basket into my Studio, and out popped two Wind Sylphs

"SURPRISE"

I haven't seen any Sylphs in a very long time. Northern Creatures, a Sylph is an imaginary being inhabiting the air

I would see Wind Sylphs up North in the Fall, ride gently down to the ground on leaves

Also, in the Winter when it snows, but since the trees are green all the time in Florida, I have never seen any of these slender graceful creatures.

I suppose these two hid in the leaves for a trip and new adventure in Florida

Since they cannot live with me, I took them to a island off the Lake

I found them a wonderful tree home, they bounded from the basket and excitedly started exploring!

I'll be back soon to visit

My Fall Collection of Dolls will be in my Etsy Shop later this month

FAERIE BABIES

August, hot sultry days that melt into each other, at the end of every day, storms light up the sky and rumble the house, pineapple juice is what the islanders call the rain. It cools the air and comforts you in the evening.

In the morning I retrieve the paper and breathe in the heat, while having my tea, I got a call from my friend, hurry over the Fairy Babies are back in the yard!

I grabbed my favorite book and straw hat and went over to see

With all the rain, comes beautiful gardens, my friend has a lovely garden

the Faerie Babies have been playing and napping in her yard

she even set out a doll bed all in pink

the Baby Fairies bounced on the bed and rocked in the little chair

I crawled under the tree and started to read Peter Pan

At first the Babies were shy, then the Baby Bee moved closer,

Baby Flower laid back and watched butterflies, and Baby Tiger purred but kept her distance

Reading in the Summer heat always puts me to sleep

But Bee, Flower, and Tiger, tumbled into the yard and played around the mushrooms

These Faerie Babies are now in my Etsy Shop

http://kaeriefaerie52.etsy.com

Thanks to my friend Terry and her Husband, for use of the beautiful garden &

doll bed dressed in pink and lace

the doll bed can be found on Ebay type in TEIG43

Also http://btcrafts.etsy.com