CARNAGE!
The frenzygals decided to "act out" a little bit to celebrate our first Halloween in business. We had a lot of fun creating this display. It is deceptively simple—we spent weeks planning and acquiring the necessary props for this display.
Surprisingly little of it was actually made by us, though. In fact, the total amount of hand-made object for these windows was limited to:
Maureen knitted those wicked-awesome, thigh-high legwarmers!
Kris made the spellbook from an old dictionary and some random ephemera/stamps/ink.
We put eyeballs in the monkey pod stalks at the front of the
display.We shredded the pink dress and the Undertaker Tshirt, and we used red tulle to make the "blood sprays".
Maureen sewed the muslin backdrop, and Kris used "spray blood" to finish the massacre window.
The ninja costume is a black turtleneck, black pants, black socks, black gloves, a standard black eye mask, and a black pillowcase. EASY!
Details matter at frenzy: the Witch is controlling the Ninja by using the Ninja Mind Control spell on the open page in the spellbook. We looked up ingredients from Zombie powder used by Haitian witch doctors to add some authenticity. Our wicked lady also has acquired the Brain, Heart, and Ruby Slippers from the Wizard of Oz display. Her books include an astronomy text, for use with her telescope, and field guides to demons and other spirits. Of course, being a Modern Witch, we eschewed a traditional cauldron in favor of a crockpot.
One last shoutout: the great spiderweb in the side window was made for us by Judy McCardel of Underfoot Weavers in Danville, Ohio!
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