Happy October Everyone!
Things are getting festive and spooky around Goodnight land and I am so excited to share everything with you!
In this month’s “Goodnight Gazette” you’ll find:
A behind the scenes view of how we turned our garage into a Halloween photo studio for the first time! A dream come true for me since one of our GOALS is to use the garage permanently as a photo/video studio that’s affordable for clients and models! And a rehearsal space for music, dance, and burlesque!
Two Halloween freebie downloads so you can surprise your pals
Poetry
A scrumptious recipe I created for Quiche with an Almond Flour Crust
The unreleased song “Take Me To The Moon” used at the beginning and end of my Podcast “Made of Stardust”
And as always, a list of the things your support made possible this month
TAKE A PEEK-A-BOO BEHIND THE SCENES OF OUR NEW HALLOWEEN SET DESIGN!
Click “play” below to see EXCLUSIVE Behind-The-Scenes of the Photo & Video set my Mom and I created for my upcoming Burlesque performance of “Spell on You.” Since shows have been mostly canceled, my burlesque troupe, The Jigglewatts Burlesque Revue, are brewing up an Online Virtual Halloween Show that will “air” October 28th.
I’ve been performing “Spell on You” for years and years and years, but thanks to your monthly contributions, the act was able to get an upgrade and update and I’m feeling so thrilled with the results. THANK YOU for your support!
It was also great to spend this time with Mama! We spent an entire day listening to glamorously spooky soundtracks and working hard to transform a normal garage space into a haunted film noire escape! I learned a ton from her in the process about how to make the backdrop look textured and more realistic, how to use green and red paint to age foam headstones, and ways to use moss to give a pop of color.
SOME INSIDER SECRETS FOR YOUR HALLOWEEN DECOR
use green & red paint on foam gravestones to make them look more realistic
glue Spanish moss to foam gravestones too make them look aged
when adding “spiderwebs” really pull the threads out so they look thinner. It will make them look less like cotton and more like really old cobwebs
YOUR HALLOWEEN FREEBIE!
To Continue the Halloween Theme of this Month’s “Goodnight Gazette” here are some fun Halloween freebies for you!
“YOU’VE BEEN BOOZED”
SO….this Halloween still isn’t quite as we expected, but no worries! I made these cute little Halloween surprise print-outs. Just print, add, leave fun for your friend or neighbor!
I usually sell these in my Etsy shop, but I wanted to share a free version with you!
NO BOOZE? NO PROBLEM
Here is a no booze, kid-friendly version in case that fits your life better! Comes with a kinds of fun tags for bags of candy & more!
I hope you enjoy this Halloween!
You can download one or both options! I usually sell these in my Etsy store, but since you are my beloved supporters, I’m giving them to you for Freeeeeee!
Celebrate Halloween this year with a fun DIY Halloween Printable Neighborhood Game! Gift your friends, neighbors, and loved ones with a boo box! Have a Happier Halloween and make your neighbor feel much more spirited! Just download, print, and gift your favorite ghosts and ghouls!
🕸️ CONTAINS 🕸️
👻 1 You've Been Boozed Sign
👻 1 We've Been Boozed Sign
☾ 1 You've Been Boozed Bottle Tags
☾ 1 We've Been Boozed Sign Bottle Tags
☾ 1 You've Been Booed treat Tags
☾ 1 We've Been Boozed treat Tags
🎃 A Boo ghost cut out sign
🎃 Pennants to attach to sticks to put in your boo box or boo bag!
🕸️ 1 Spooktacular Poem!
🕸️ Come with a Halloween playlist that's always adding songs, for fun!
HOW TO
🎃 Print as many copies as you'd like! It works best on card stock, but regular paper is fine!
🎃 Print borderless at 100%
🦇 Cut along the gray lines
🦇 Place goodies at the front door of your friends! Also makes for a great host + hostess gift!
Some Poetry I wrote….
Lately I’ve been trying to change my mornings a bit. This pandemic has caused me to accidentally try to escape life the moment I wake up, resulting in an immediate phone doom scroll with my morning coffee. This is clearly not a good habit for anyone, and even less so for an artist out of work.
So I did a poll with my followers on Social Media - What do you do in the morning while drinking coffee that has nothing to do with your phone or social media or news?
Sooooo many wonderful answers were shared, some of my favorite, more unusual answers were:
working on a puzzle
listen to vinyl
writing poetry
So I’ve been trying out different suggestions each morning, luxuriating in the different rituals of people in my life. The following poem arrived at me one morning, over coffee, and it was a tremendous help to me as I weave my way through processing grief and finding ways to reclaim my life in ways I imagined it as a little girl.
OZ
a poem
MY ALMOND FLOUR CRUST QUICHE RECIPE
INGREDIENTS:
for crust:
2 1/2 cups of almond flour
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder
1 to 3 large egg(s) depending
3 Tablespoons of melted butter
Butter (to grease pie plate)
for filling:
4 pieces of bacon
1/2 yellow onion
6 eggs
3/4 cup of heavy cream (or 3/4 cup of milk + 2 Tablespoons of Sour Cream)
1 cup of cheese
1-2 cups of whatever cooked vegetables you like - spinach, broccoli, chard, bell peppers, etc
1/4 teaspoon of salt
Pinch of nutmeg
Pinch of Cayenne Pepper
A Sneak Peek at an Unreleased Song
As you may have seen, your support allowed me to launch my very first podcast! You can read more about it here, but I wanted to share with you the song we used for the intro and outro for the Podcast.
This track is another unreleased song I recorded with my French friend, or really more like family, Fred de Fred, called “Take me To the Moon.” He wrote it, I sang it, and it was immediately clear to me when I created this podcast, that “Take Me To The Moon” was a perfect fit for the vibe and feel I wanted to give listeners tuning in.
Listen to the Podcast Here & click below to hear the full song!
