The Witch's 12 Black Cats

The Witch's Twelve Black Cats

It was Mother's Day and the witch's familiars didn't know what to get her. Black roses? A set of potholders for her cauldron? The new "Fifty Ways to Prepare Toad" cookbook?


The pondered and discussed and argued far into the night..., which is when they heard a sound. A tiny meow. In fact, a LOT of tiny meows. 

There, beneath a craggy old oak, someone had left a basket of kittens. And not just any kittens. Twelve beautiful kitties, ranging from dark smoke to jet black.

And the familiars knew that a dozen black cats is better than a dozen roses any day of the week.

Between them they carried the kittens home (after stopping at the7-666 for some kitten formula and baby food). 

The witch was, of course, delighted, and, with the help of her familiars, raised the kittens until they were the finest bouquet of black cats ever seen.

This evil princess-length necklace is 31" inches in length. There are twelve black cats of Czech pressed glass, strung amongst Swarovski pearls and snowflake obsidian rounds. 

Strung on Beadalon and closing with a sterling lobster clasp, the necklace is approximately 31" (78.74 cm) in length.













Available on etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cornerstoregoddess

Waiter! There's a Bead in My Soup!

 

My partner * sent me fine bead soupery

With bead clasps made with super loopery.

The beads were so pretty

'Twould be a great pity

To hide them with too much beaucoup-pery.

I wrapped and I strung and I fiddled

Made sure that the focal was middled.

What I found quite tricky,

(It's where  it got sticky:)

For sari silk, holes are soooo littled.

So here are my bead soup creations,

Divine in their fine colorations.

My partner and Lori

In all of their glory

Deserve thanks and appreciation.

 

 

* My partner for this 8th Bead Soup is the suprememly talented Elisabeth Auld, of http://www.beadsforbusygals.com/. She not only makes jewelry; she creates gorgeous lampwork beads, as you can see.

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Now go forth and do some blog hoppery
To see treasures silver and coppery

With baubles and beadies

And even bead seedies

There's so much to see, it's non-stoppery.

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http://www.prettythingsblog.com/2014/05/welcome-to-8th-bead-soup-blog-party.html

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Vlad the Bat

The Bat
By Frank Jacobs




Bats are creepy; bats are scary;
Bats do not seem sanitary;
Bats in dismal caves keep cozy;
Bats remind us of Lugosi;

Bats have webby wings that fold up;
Bats from ceilings hang down rolled up;
Bats when flying undismayed are;
Bats are careful; bats use radar; 
Bats at nighttime at their best are;
Bats by Batman unimpressed are!



To purchase: https://www.etsy.com/listing/188086728/cornerstoregoddess-vlad-the-bat

The Sad Story of Little Bunny Foo Foo

Little bunny Foo Foo

Went hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head

Down came the Good Fairy, and she said

"Little bunny Foo Foo

I don't want to see you

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head."

I'll give you 3 chances,

And if you don't behave, I will turn you into a goon!"

And the next day...

Little bunny Foo Foo

Went hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head

Down came the Good Fairy, and she said

"Little bunny Foo Foo

I don't want to see you

Scooping up the field mice

And 'bopping them on the head."

I'll give you 2 more chances,

And if you don't behave, I will turn you into a goon!"

And the next day...

Little bunny Foo Foo

Went hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head

Down came the Good Fairy, and she said

"Little bunny Foo Foo

I don't want to see you

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head."

I'll give you 1 more chance,

And if you don't behave, I will turn you into a goon!"

And the next day...

Little bunny Foo Foo

Went hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head

Down came the Good Fairy, and she said

"Little bunny Foo Foo

I don't wanna to see you

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head.

I gave you three chances and you didn't behave so...."

POOF!  She turned him into a Goon.

 And the moral of the story is: 

Hare today, goon tomorrow.

 

Bunny Foo Foo (in Goon and Non-Goon incarnations) is available on etsy, along with all those field mice and good fairies.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/cornerstoregoddess

The Top Ten Reasons to Adopt a Black Cat

Contrary to popular belief, in many cultures, black cats are thought to be lucky.

Consider the Old English charm:

Black cat, cross my path 
Good fortune bring to home and hearth
When I am away from home
Bring me luck wherever I roam

- Old English Charm 

 Freya, the Norse Goddess of Love & Fertility drives a chariot pulled by two black cats.

To dream of a black cat is thought by many people to be a lucky omen. 

In the theater world, it is thought that a black cat in the audience means the play will be successful.

In the south of France, black cats are referred to as "matagots" or "magician cats." 

Fisherman's wives often kept black cats while their husbands went away to sea, believing the black cats protected their husbands from danger.

Yet black cats are the most commonly euthanized cats in shelters, because they are the hardest to place.

Here then, courtesy of http://fullcirclenews.blogspot.com/2007/08/black-cats.html, are the top ten reasons to adopt a black cat.

10. You'll save $$ on their Halloween costumes.

9. You can always find them in the snow.

8. Holding a black cat is very slimming.

7. Black cats will match any decor.

6. A lint brush isn't required for a black-tie affair.

5. When you love a black cat, Luck is on your side.

4. Black cats are like onyx, a beautiful gem.

3. Hey, they don't care what color you are!

2. Love knows no color.

And the number one reason to adopt a black cat...

1. They are the least likely to be adopted.

In the comments, please leave another reason to adopt a black cat.  On March 15th. I will draw a name and that person will win a black cat charm, created by me, in the Bead cave.

In the mean time, the bracelet you see, with thirteen lucky black cats, is for sale in my etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cornerstoregoddess