My All Hallow’s Potster Collection is now officially available to see and buy in person in my Cabinets of Curiosities at Closet Collectibles! So don’t delay making a visit to the shop and getting your claws on one at the in-store discounted price* for yourself or your favorite ghoul!
When I was at the shop this weekend I also did a little rearranging of my display. So when you are there you will also notice that my canvas print inventory is unusually low and there is a sign explaining why that is. For those that don’t make it into the shop this week will hear the exciting news when it is announced here in the upcoming days, so stay tuned to your inboxes!
After my brightly colored, sparkly and quirky spring variety of Potsters completely sold out, I couldn’t resist getting my claws into “gardening” again. Little did I know that by switching things up to a lush bed of hand-dyed graveyard moss, blood-red aura quartz charged by a lunar eclipse, and welcoming a little spider friend into each hand-painted terracotta pot, that I would conjure up a new variety of Potsters that would sprout oversized fangs, black foliage, spooky seasonal colored petals, and some wickedly adorable personalities.
So as an artist turned impromptu botanist once again, I am very excited to officially share my Limited Edition All Hallow’s Potster Collection. Four vampy little Potster Monstrosities exclusively for autumn and Halloween season (or if you’re like me, spooky it up all year long)!
No glittery sparkle was added to bright green moss or the hand painted pots this time, instead I hand dyed the moss giving it a darker grave yard vibe and gave the pots a metallic sheen. I substituted the clear crystal quartz from the spring variety with blood-red aura quartz. I also gave each of them a little spider friend to keep them company while their energy sparked during the lunar eclipse. Their disk florets didn’t form into adorable golden brown faces but instead silvery black with macabre sass. And instead of snaggle toothed grins smiling up at you, they snap back with venomous oversized fangs.
Why You’ll Love Them: ✨ Allergy free and low maintenance (they love being charged under the full moon from time to time) ✨ They’re perfect as forever greenery for your crypt or as a floral gift for your favorite fiend ✨ Each one has a unique personality/spooky season color, choose the one(s) that matches your vibe ✨ They are guaranteed to spark curious conversations and won’t snap back (unless provoked) ✨ They are collectible pieces of art you won’t find at any big box or Halloween stores
As pictured, these four pre-made botanical beasties are ready to find their forever humans and add a uniqueness to your spooky season (or every day) decor. Since they are handmade and not mass produced* no two will ever be recreated exactly the same. Meaning they will only take root for the human they were destined to grow for.
They have already made their debut in my Etsy shop and are available to purchase for online shoppers. Any that have not been adopted by the time I make my next art drop at Closet Collectibles will be also be added to my Cabinets of Curiosities display for local collectors who wish to see and adopt one in person.*
Don’t miss your chance to add a bit of spooky fun, crystal-conjured botany to your monster menagerie! 🕷️🪴💎✨
As you all have been getting my updates, you can see I have been spending a lot of time in my art space conjuring up creations, checking visions off my art bucket list, and preparing for the Unruly Art Market. Little did you know that this time has also been spent tending to a very special, hidden corner of my workspace due to what has been sprouting inside this whimsical weird brain of mine.
And little did I know that if I plant the seeds of a strange idea in the dark long enough, it might just start biting at me to finally bring it to life. So this artist turned impromptu botanist stopped ignoring the seedling cries of creation and started “gardening”. The end result was a brand new species of creature I’ve been cultivating that bridges the gap between cute houseplants and my Monstrosities. I call them Potsters and let’s just say they aren’t your average garden-variety.
And the real magic doesn’t even start with their adorable and quirky personalities. It goes deep down in the soil. I’ve always believed that balanced positive energy makes everyone grow better.
So, when “planting” these wild little flora, I skipped the standard fertilizer. Instead, each Potster sits in a lush bed of vibrant, sparkly moss charged with hidden raw quartz crystal points that act like a little supernatural battery, giving them just enough energy to sprout those delightfully creepy faces and keep their snaggle-teeth grinning at you all day long.
Why You’ll Love Them: ✨ Zero-maintenance, allergy free, and non-seasonal (they prefer being indoors & moon bathing) ✨ They’re perfect as forever greenery for your crypt or as a floral gift for someone you love ✨ Each one has its own unique personality, allowing you to choose the one that matches your vibe ✨ They are guaranteed to spark curious conversations and enjoy listening to you brag about them ✨ They are collectible handmade art pieces you won’t find at any big box store or greenhouse
As pictured, these three pre-made botanical beasties are ready to keep showing off their petals for their forever humans. Since they are handmade and not mass produced* no two will ever be recreated exactly the same. Meaning they will only take root for the human they were destined to grow for.
Anyone attending the Unruly Art Market THIS SUNDAY, May 31st will get first dibs on adopting them. Any Potsters still searching to root themselves after the event will be added to my Etsy shop for online shoppers and placed inside my Cabinets of Curiosities at Closet Collectibles for those who wish to see and adopt one in person.*
Don’t miss your chance to add a bit of bizarre, crystal-conjured botany to your monster menagerie! 🌱💎✨
Dax is one of my clients from the UK who first discovered my work 7 years ago while purchasing one of my pre-made Dead Girl Decay barrettes. He gifted it to his wife and she loved it so much he reached out to me the following year asking if I could make her something more custom. Every year since then he returns with a new theme to have a new hair piece made for his wife and it always gets my creative blood flowing! Not to mention how honored I feel knowing it’s the first thing she opens every Christmas!
So this year Dax got into the “spirit” of things by requesting the theme be Disney’s Haunted Mansion! Some requests included the branding colors, Madame Leota, the iconic wallpaper, and of corpse…the hitch hiking ghosts! This was right up my alley so I was super stoked to get working on it and very happy with how it came out…
The first thing I envisioned was Madame Leota front and center but most importantly I wanted her to have a dome like – crystal ball appearance. I was lucky enough to be able to up-cycle a Madame Leota cabochon jewelry piece that was perfect for what I was envisioning. I used charms to add the hitch hiking ghost accents and found the iconic wallpaper on ribbon! On top of adding flower petals and feathers to tie in the branding colors, I chose to add sheer flower petals and iridescent glitter to represent the holographic ghostly spirits that haunt the mansion! When I sent photos to the client for pre-shipment approval I was happy to get this message in return…
“Perfect! You’ve outdone yourself again! She’ll love it! ❤️❤️”
As alway, the wait to get confirmation that it made it to the buyer (especially overseas) is always a nail biting experience for me. If it gets lost or damaged in transit, you can’t get back the time, unique materials, and the heart and soul you put into an original creation. However my mind was set at ease when I got the message that it had arrived…
“It arrived today!! It’s beautiful! Thank you again, Nicole. Nailed it. 💀💀🦇🦇”
And just like that I was doing my artist happy dance again. I must say no matter how big or small, the custom creations I have made for clients are always extra special to me. It’s one thing for me to envision something and bring it to life in various mediums. It’s another for someone else to have a vision and then trust that I am the right artist to bring it to life. Especially when it has to do with creating something that someone wants to gift to someone they love and is a part of making the holidays even brighter.
Want to see the other custom barrettes I have created for Dax (and other clients)? Be sure to visit the Dead Girl Decay page of my portfolio website and scroll down to Custom Themed Decay!
Looking to have something custom made? Contact me for details, turn around times, and pricing.
Did you receive a piece of my art this holiday season? Contact me or send me a message via my Etsy shop to submit your photos and be featured here and in my Freaky Fanatics slideshow!
