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Monday, September 28, 2015

Goth Halloween



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Throwing a Goth Theme Party:  I seriously believe that a Gothic Halloween Party theme could actually be the same as the Twilight Halloween Party Theme.  So why did I create different recipes?  Oh, well… because it is fun to do, I guess!


I love the Goth Culture.  I have had friends all over the country that I met via the net and in person.  I love the style, the uniqueness and the individuality of Goth’s.  I find them stylish in a very unique way.  






Okay, so here it is... if you are going to sit and watch a good Goth-themed movie, concert, have a party or just freaking want to hang out.. here is a great little snack you can enjoy!!

Fang-licious Popcorn

Pop some popcorn and allow it to cool in a large bowl.  In a double broiler melt some dark chocolate pieces.  Drizzle chocolate over popcorn and mix well so most of the popcorn is chocolate covered.

Lay the popcorn out on a parchment lined cookie sheet and by using a tube of red gel cake frosting, drizzle sparingly over chocolate covered popcorn.    Place into the refrigerator until the chocolate has hardened.

The Fang-licious Cone Holders for Popcorn:

Cut a piece of black card-stock in half and fold into the shape of a cone.  Staple or tape it together to hold its shape.  Make some parchment paper cones a little smaller than the card stock cones by using the same method except tape together and fold the tip of the cone up and tape securely.  Make sure the parchment paper cones fit snuggly into the cardstock cones.  Once the chocolate on the popcorn has hardened, break apart and fill the fang-licious cone holders. 

I am telling you.. this is a really cool thing to do and yummy at that!!





Bloody Sparkling Punch

Mix together:

Can of Cherry Fruit Juice
Pint of orange sherbet
Add some thin slices of oranges and maraschino cherries
Right before you get ready to serve the punch Add
7-up or club soda (depends on the sweetness of the juice)

This is just optional:

Dampen the rim of the glass with either a little water or some of the punch.  Add some edible white glitter in a saucer and twist rim of glass in it.  This will add a little more sparkle.


Mushroom Delights

*Trust me, these are Fang-licious!!

Chop some walnuts in a food processor.
Add ½ cup finely chopped mushrooms
¼ -1/2 cup of unsalted bread crumbs
Sauté some finely chopped onions and celery together with a little pepper and add to the mixture
Melt some unsalted butter
1-egg white
Seasonings of your choice, I use black pepper and Ms. Dash Table Blend

Mix everything together and make sure the mixture is damp but not soaked.

Next:

Take a dampened towel and wipe off some mushroom caps.  I actually do this in advance and use the slices to chop up in the mixture.  But slice a little off of the top of the mushroom so it sits flat on a cookie sheet.  Fill each cap with some mixture and sprinkle the top with parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. 



(c) 2013-2015 Eva Thomas aka WhiteOak









Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Halloween 2015


It is so hard to believe that Halloween is almost here... 
I wrote a Halloween Poem that I think you may or may like. You will have to guess the theme I created it from. Are you ready?

Night of Halloween
(c) 2015 Eva Thomas aka WhiteOak

It's Halloween time and all through the woods
little ghost and goblins awakening, just as they should.
Me in my witches hat and papa in his cloak,
have just started setting up the house and noticed the rope.

The little ones are excited and planning their route,
while visions of screams do not make them pout.
Excitement roars in their little heads,
squeaking laughter is made that could awaken the dead. 

Full moon night awaits,
all of the spooky things plan their escapes.
Bats gathering near and far,
polishing their fangs for the blood thirst bar.

As we celebrate this beautiful Halloween Night..
and all of the ghost are gearing up to fright,
remember try not to walk alone,
as the curse goes you could turn to stone.

Blessed Be to all of the witches,
remember to gather your oak switches.
And give honor to those who have passed.
Now fly in the night and make it last..

Fly away, Fly away, beautiful witches
Spread your joy of all good wishes,
Happy Halloween and Blessed Samhain
To all the true believers that do not pretend!!

Here is a Video that I created to highlight a few of Halloween Designs.. Enjoy!!



Some Links you may be interested in:





My Friends Halloween Designs



Halloween is close at Hand




My 2014 Halloween Designs


Here we are, Halloween 2014 is not far away.  Actually if you silent yourself and stand outside, chances are you can smell Autumn in the Air.

This year I have been doing some different things with my new Halloween Artwork.  I have started creating little Halloween Anime Characters that are really turning into a joy to make.

Here is a tour of my New Designs:


















Friday, October 19, 2012

Halloween Spooky Food Ideas


It's Halloween and you are preparing for a party.  You know you have to create a potion, something dark, something sweet and something to indulge in.  All of a sudden you begin to look around in your magical cabinets and you begin to put together a Midnight Punch.

Midnight Punch

1 bottle Ocean Spray Blueberry Juice
1/2 of bottle of  Apple Juice
Torani Vanilla Flavoring Syrup 
(as much as you want)
One Liter of Club Soda
Blue food coloring if the punch is not dark enough

Mix all of the ingredients together except for the club soda.  Place the mixture into the refrigerator to chill.  Place some blueberries in a couple of ice cube trays and add water, place in the freezer until frozen. 

When it is time to for the party to begin; add the club soda and the  frozen blueberry cubes to the punch.  Stir gently and serve.



WhiteOaks Halloween Goodies:  Celebrating Halloween today is different than when I was a child. Not many children go out trick or treating. In my area, the children gather uptown and go from store to store to collect their goodies. So, I came up with some goodies for children to make. Being at home does not need to be boring, you can hold a Halloween-Themed night and the whole family can have fun together.



Witches Log Snacks:  When we look through our pantries often we will have little bits and pieces of things left over but not enough for a full recipe. So we store these items. Often  cereal is one of the ingredients. If you use your imagination, the cereal could be turned into a yummy treat just by adding a few extra ingredients.  This is how I created the "Witches Logs"


Bewitching Minty Cakes : This is a cute little recipe that would be great for a Halloween Party. By making them into mini cupcakes, you will get a lot for your money, less calories and carbs and plus they are divine if you enjoy mint and chocolate together!



Saturday, October 6, 2012

Photography with Effects for Halloween





This is a design I created that took several different steps, but I have to be honest and say it is also one of my favorites.  I did a few flower arrangements and photographed them.  Than I took the photos into a computer program and added several different special effects.  I have a program that I purchased to design logo for businesses, so I took each photo into that program and made this design  creating a quilt patchwork designs.



I used the same techniques as I mentioned above.  I decided to post the images separate because I really liked them together and separately.  There are several items this image is on at my Halloween Zazzle Store



I used the same techniques as I mentioned above.  I decided to post the images separate because I really liked them together and separately.  There are several items like this in my Halloween Zazzle Store


Thursday, September 20, 2012

2012 Halloween Links-BOO!!!

There are many people who do a lot of hard work promoting their online sites and their artwork. I wanted to create a special Halloween Page highlighting some people that not only works hard in promoting their own designs, but are always helping others to promote their work.  They mention and highlight people on their blogs, mentions on twitter and/or Facebook, they like your pages and so on. 


So this page is for a few artist I know who do these things.  This list will be growing as time goes on; but for this moment let me introduce you to some great artist, photographers and writers.


Lisa Roy On Zazzle

Halloween Kitten mousepadPumpkin patch Kitty Halloween mousepad Autumn fairy mousepad customizeMagic witch close up Mousepad
You can also find Lisa's art on Amazon



Sandy Mertens On Zazzle

Halloween Vintage Lady With Mirror) MousepadsHalloween Vintage Woman and Jack o' Lantern Mouse PadsVintage Halloween Dearest Mouse PadVintage Halloween Lady in Red Mouse Pad

You can also find Sandy's art on Amazon



Marisa Ives-Horn on Zazzle


Vintage Witch and CatLWood Bat Halloween MousepadsLwood Spider Halloween MousepadsLWood Owl Cute Halloween Critter Mousepad

I will be listing more very soon.  Until that time, if you have some Halloween Designs, please send me a sample and I will see if I can add them.   Halloween Holiday!!!