Valentine Season is officially upon us! If you've been following Me and Annabel Lee for the past couple of years, you know it's an exciting time around here! I don't know what it is about this holiday.... I really don't like traditional Valentine's Day at all.... but my version … [Read more...]
Bat Appreciation Pops
Happy Bat Appreciation Day! It's fair to say I celebrate bats everyday of the year. I admit... I'm infatuated! But since today is the official national holiday, it seemed worthy of a post dedicated to my favorite little winged creatures. With Easter around the corner, the … [Read more...]
Going Somewhere?
I’m traveling on vacation this week, so my brain has been all consumed with preparation. Ordering new clothes and shoes, spending way too much time in dressing rooms trying on bathing suits, shopping for new luggage... you get the idea. I have a pretty consistent aesthetic when … [Read more...]
Ugly Christmas Sweaters with a Dark Twist, Part II
Back Again!! Our Annual Dark & Twisted Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping guide is here! Skulls, Krampus, Horror Icons, the Occult, Heavy Metal and more! Fifteen Creepy Ugly Christmas Sweaters to choose from... But act fast - they are selling out quickly! And be sure to … [Read more...]
It’s a Nice Day For a White Wedding
If you are a Gothic or Halloween bride to be, I have no doubt that you are well aware that Halloween is right around the corner! OK, technically that big day, is still months away, but believe it or not, store shelves are already beginning to burst with Halloween decorations. … [Read more...]
A Vintage Bat
TV Tray tables.... I know - not exciting. They're like the minivan of dinner time for that painfully average family, sitting in their barcaloungers, eating in front of the TV. So.. let's change that perception with a Vintage Bat Tray Table ..... thanks to this Victorian Gothic … [Read more...]
Rest In Chocolate Peace
I needed to come up with an easy Halloween dessert to make for a party. I looked through all of my cookie cutters and cake pans and other miscellaneous gadgets, and happened upon a bag of Halloween themed cookie cutters. I already had a cookie recipe planned for the party, so I … [Read more...]
Drink Up Witches
Planning a Halloween bash? Or maybe a Gothic Dinner Party? Or perhaps you're just a year round spooky soul like myself who doesn't need an excuse break open a special bottle of wine? Regardless of the reason.... I have put together a must-have list of 20 gothic, macabre, … [Read more...]
