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Violet’s Monstrous Handmade Birthday Surprise from Aunt Living Dead Girl Nicole

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Over the weekend we had some fun celebrating my great niece Violet’s 11th birthday. One of the MANY things I love about this little girl is her fascination with monsters, cryptids, mythological creatures, and animals. And not just typical animals either. She can lay down some facts about animals you didn’t even know existed and is a trip and half to go on zoo adventures with.

On top of all of that she loves drawing the things she loves as cartoon characters. Her talents and imagination fascinate me. She gives each character she draws names and each one has a backstory. That’s right, she’s quite the little artist herself and my husband and I have a little collection of handmade gifts and drawings she has made for us over the years and when she draws or makes something new she can’t wait to show us. Since she is getting older (she even mentioned the word pre-teen at her party to remind us all) I thought she would appreciate finally owning one of Aunt Nicole’s handmade Monstrosities.

So here is Franklin (the name she gave him), who is a “violet” and pink Moffin pencil/art supply holder and the first of its kind!

I wrapped him and the art supplies (seen in the photos) up in cellophane and tied it off with my branding ribbon. We gifted it to her with a book about cryptids and an art sticker maker she had on her wishlist. She got a complete kick out of it.

It was so rewarding to see the reaction she had and the smile on her face. She truly is quite the creature lover like her Aunt Nicole.

You can find Violet and Franklin alongside photos and videos of some of my other happy art collectors on my Freaky Fanatics page of my portfolio website. Franklin can also be found amongst my other handmade monster creations on the Monstrosities page.

And.. if you are looking for a quirky low maintenance companion to call your own, be sure to shop my creations to see which of my Monstrosities are currently available for adopting. Unlike machine mass produced collectibles, these are each handmade with loving intentions and therefore no one else in the world will ever own the one that you adopt. This makes them one-of-a-kind gifts for the person in your life that has everything and are definitely great conversation starters for your home or work decor.

If you are new here, be sure to subscribe to get updates of when my newest creations drop as I am already conjuring up some new monsters that have been lurking around in my brain.

If you are already one of my art collectors, don’t forget to contact me so you can send me your photos or Youtube video links showing how you rock, gift or display my artwork and become a featured Freaky Fanatic!

Stay Strange & Magical ✨
LDG Nicole

Ashley’s Walking Dead Memorabilia Finds Perfect Resting Place in Zombified Frame By Living Dead Girl Nicole 🧟‍♀️ 🖼️

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My newest art collector, Ashley was excited to discover my one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted Undead Decor Picture Frames in my Etsy Shop and commissioned me to make one for her. 🧟‍♀️ 🖼️

Not only did she message me when it arrived in the mail, “It came in and I absolutely love it! Thank you!”, but she also left me a 5 star Etsy review, and sent me this wicked photo of how she is using it to frame an iconic and very special autographed photo of Ryan Hurst as Beta in The Walking Dead.

“Seller kept me updated throughout the entire process and I was more than happy with the result!” – Ashley ‘s 5 ⭐️ Review on Etsy

If you’re new here, be sure to check out Ashley’s photo of her new Undead Decor alongside other photos and videos that my other happy art collectors have submitted to me on the Freaky Fanatics page of my portfolio website.

And if you are looking to add some unique flare to your tomb sweet tomb, skip the big box stores and shop my creations! Already have? Then be sure to take photos or videos of yourself rocking, displaying, or even gifting my art and contact me to be featured!

Stay Strange & Magical ✨
LDG Nicole

Zombified Picture Frames Take A Satisfying Bite Out Of 2025 For Artist Living Dead Girl Nicole

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Happy to say that I am ending this year completing yet another commissioned zombified picture frame for a new art collector that discovered my creations on Etsy! 🧟‍♂️🖼🧟‍♀️

This time it was another 8×10″ frame in the decayed blue grey color and the client is very happy with how it came out. When I sent her photos of the finished piece, she responded saying..

“I love it! I can not wait to get it! You are very talented!” – Ashley N.

Which of corpse made my day!

I am also truly grateful, and to be completely honest, I am quite amazed by how many of these I was commissioned to make this year. I have always enjoyed hand sculpting and painting these and they have been such a fun and unique way for my art collectors to showcase their horror con photo op memories, horror icon autographs, Halloween party photos and special gothic wedding memories. They have also been a unique way for businesses to add some spooky flare to their haunted house signs, seasonal restaurant and bar menus as well as office and store displays.

They are always made from brand new 8×10″ or 5×7″ picture frames and may vary based on what frames are available when you order, but like all my work nothing I make is ever exactly the same and this just adds to the concept of it being uniquely made for you. Most of my art collectors have leaned towards having me custom make theirs in the decayed blue grey color, but they can also be made in toxic greens and massacre inspired flesh tones, with the added option to choose from various eye colors. Some have even asked me to make them extra bloody! One collector liked them all so much they couldn’t choose which color zombie flesh they wanted so they had me make one of each!

So if you are interested in handmade horror, be sure to check out the Made To Order Listing in my Etsy shop for more details. You can contact me there directly with questions and/or place your order to have one of these custom frames zombified for you, your business, or as a one-of-a-kind gift for that strange and unusual collector in your life who has everything, but still needs this! 🧟‍♀️🖼🧟‍♂️✨️

New to my work? Be sure to check out the other Undead Decor (and much more) that I have hand crafted and featured on my official portfolio website!

Stay Strange & Magical ✨
LDG Nicole

Turning My Art Upside Down With a Hand Sculpted Stranger Things Upgrade

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With all of us highly anticipating the next chapter of Stranger Things hitting our screens this week, I have been deep in inspiration mode, anxious in all the good ways to create something special for my art collectors as we wait to see what happens next to what remains of our beloved Hellfire Club.

So I started off with a freshly printed 8×10″ giclee print of my “Pretty Bitchin'” split face portrait of Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven (in Seasons 1 and 2) and got a nice new frame for it. But let’s be real, my plan was never to just put it in a nice frame. Like so many characters in the show, I had a vision. And that vision was to turn this frame Upside Down, literally. What followed was a full Vecna-infested transformation. 🙃

I hand sculpted, painted, and lacquered the frame to bring my idea to life, and I could not be happier with how it turned out. Much like the visual effects and branding of the show, color played a huge role in the process. Blue representing the everyday human world, with red symbolizing the dark reflection of the Upside Down realm. I wanted both energies present, with the Upside Down slowly taking over and warping everything into one twisted reality surrounding Eleven.

And since I know we are all counting down the minutes until the next chapter airs, I made a special art drop visit to Closet Collectibles yesterday to add this special piece to my Cabinets of Curiosities. It is also now available to purchase online in my Etsy shop for those who are not local and need to shop from their own dimension.

As always, my art collectors who choose to shop my work in-person at Closet Collectibles vs online in my Etsy shop do benefit from discounted in-store pricing** so if you are local or in the area be sure to stop by, check out my work, and get your hands on this one-of-a-kind piece of art framed in art before a Demogorgon decides to snatch it up and drag it off to his dark corner in the Vale of Shadows.

Stay Strange & Magical ✨
LDG Nicole

**Read more about my “never mass produced” creative process and in store discounted art prices here