Happy New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve ~ Hope all you fabulous Dolls have a fantastic time tonight saying goodbye to 2013. And thank you to everyone for helping Laughing Vixen Lounge have it's best year yet!!! 2013 ~ we had a time ~ 2014 ~ here we come!!!

Fear Friday ~ Beware The Stroke Of Midnight!!!

Before we get started here are the winners of the Christmas A Go-Go Giveaway. Thanks to everyone for playing and we will be back in February for the 4th annual 14 Nights of Valentine's Day Movie Marathon Giveaway. Stay tuned!!!

Grand Prize Winner...
Denise H.

Second Place Winner...
Britnee

Winners have already been notified.


It's time for another Fear Friday here at Laughing Vixen Lounge. This week we have our final holiday themed movie. A little known gem from the 80's set on New Year's Eve. So get ready to ring in the new year with this less than stellar but still worth a watch film. Enjoy!

Every Friday at the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog is Fear Friday. Fear Fridays are a celebration of all films spooky. Horror is a very broad genre and the Lounge loves it all. Each Friday you will find a review of a different film. These can range from Classic Horror (black and white and cheesy), Thrillers (suspense, jumps and a good mystery), outright Horror (chop chop, slash slash, die die) and anything else in between.

So pop some popcorn, kill the lights and enjoy tonight's selection. And please, share your comments on the film. Bad or good let me know what you thought of it. And now, my little ghouls and dolls, the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog is proud to present this week's film.

Fear Friday ~ New Year's Evil (1980)

Tagline - This New Year's, you're invited to a killer party...


Directed by Emmett Alston (Demonwrap and Force of the Ninja) and released in December 1980 by Cannon Films (Rated R). The host of a big New Year's Eve party is receiving threatening calls that promise a death at each stroke of Midnight. As the Midnights come and go the killings gets closer and closer. Will our host survive the night? And do we really care?

I was looking for something with a New Year's theme and I came across this film. While it is by no means a great movie it's not all that bad either. Set against a 1980's Punk Rock/New Wave New Year's Eve party that is being broadcast from LA. The host of the show, Diane, receives calls each stroke of midnight from some creepy guy who has just killed someone. Unlike most movies we actually see the killer from the beginning. We just do not know who it is yet.

This movie has lots of bad 80's style, music, acting and lots of "mommy" issues. I still found it fun enough to watch just do not expect too much from it. This is a Golan-Globus production. If you are a Mystery Science Theater 3000 fan like me you will remember quite a few movies from this production company got riffed during that show.

New Year's Evil is currently available on Netflix and Amazon.



Take a look at the original trailer.



Sorry, no trivia on this one.

Fear Friday ~ Don't Answer That Phone!!!

Before we get to this week's Fear Friday I want to share the last few holiday recipes that were submitted during the Christmas A Go-Go Giveaway last week. Some tasty treats to have with your Christmas "fear".

This recipe was submitted by Lori.

Peanut Butter Balls

"Here is my favorite holiday recipe. It is very special to me because it brings back memories of my Nana and I making them every year at Christmas time (and they are soooo delicious!!!)!!"

Ingredients

• 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup margarine or butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups of rice krispies cereal                                                            
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate morsels
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 54 mini-muffin paper cups                               

Directions

1. In large electric mixer bowl, beat peanut butter, margarine and sugar on medium speed until thoroughly combined. Add rice krispies cereal, mixing thoroughly. Portion mixture, using rounded teaspoon. Shape into balls. Place each ball in paper cup. Refrigerate.

2. Melt chocolate morsels and shortening in small saucepan, over low heat, stirring constantly. Spoon 1 teaspoon melted chocolate over each peanut butter ball. Refrigerate until firm. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

This recipe was submitted by Krista.

Popcorn Garland

My favorite is stringing popcorn and cranberry as I did as a child. My family has added. We also use cinnamon sticks, dried orange peels and hang them wrapped with the lights. The warmth of the lights makes the house smell great. I also drop a few drops of warm vanilla oil that smell is fantastic and the kids love doing it.

Fear Friday ~ The Christmas Edition Pt. 3

It's Friday and time for another Fear Friday at Laughing Vixen Lounge. This week we continue with the Christmas theme with a very dark classic from the director that also brought us A Christmas Story. A lesson in why you should always go home for Christmas and never stay behind at your Sorority house. And if you do, do not pick up that phone!!! Enjoy!

Every Friday at the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog is Fear Friday. Fear Fridays are a celebration of all films spooky. Horror is a very broad genre and the Lounge loves it all. Each Friday you will find a review of a different film. These can range from Classic Horror (black and white and cheesy), Thrillers (suspense, jumps and a good mystery), outright Horror (chop chop, slash slash, die die) and anything else in between.

So pop some popcorn, kill the lights and enjoy tonight's selection. And please, share your comments on the film. Bad or good let me know what you thought of it. And now, my little ghouls and dolls, the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog is proud to present this week's film.

Fear Friday ~ Black Christmas (1974)

Tagline - If this movie doesn't make your skin crawl... It's On Too Tight!

             The sort of Christmas you don't dream of.

             He Knows When You're Sleeping, He Knows if You're Awake, He
             KNOWS...

Directed by Bob Clark (Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things, Porky's and A Christmas Story) and released on December 20, 1974 by Warner Brothers (Rated R). When a few sorority sisters stay behind for Christmas break they start receiving disturbing phone calls. As the phone calls continue so does the body count!!!

This is a truly creepy movie. Four years before Halloween, Bob Clark released this very dark and disturbing horror film. It really did start the trend of horror films in the late 70's and early 80's. Funny enough, Bob Clark would go on to release A Christmas Story nine years later in 1983. Talk about two very different Christmas tales!!!

The phone calls alone should make your skin crawl in this. They are not very pleasant. The film works. Something about pairing the innocents of Christmas time with the brutality of a horror film works very well. I suggest turning out the lights one night and giving this a try. Just hope the electricity does not go out after it's done like when I watched it!!! Talk about scaring yourself to death!!! Ha!!!

There was a remake in 2006. As with most modern remakes it was more focused on the gore than on what truly makes it scary. And they always feel the need to give way too much back story. It's not needed and neither was this remake.

Take a look at the original trailer.

Some trivia about the movie.

1. Upon initial release in the US the films title was changed to "Silent Night, Evil Night" because the American distributor feared the title "Black Christmas" might cause the film to be mistaken for a 'blaxploitation' flick. However the film didn't do well under the new title and it was changed back to the original "Black Christmas" title, under which it was a success.
2. Reportedly, writer Roy Moore took inspiration for the story from an actual series of murders that took place in Montreal, Quebec around the Christmas season.
3. The film is regarded as being one of the first slasher films. It set the layout for films such as John Carpenter Halloween (1978). However, director Bob Clark considered it to be more of a psychological horror film than a slasher film.
4. The role of Mrs. Mac was offered to Bette Davis
5. The role of Peter was originally offered to Malcolm McDowell, but he turned it down.
6. The role of Lieutenant Fuller was originally supposed to be played by Edmond O'Brien, but due to failing health he had to be replaced. John Saxon was brought in at the last minute.
7. According to director Bob Clark, there were three voices used for the frightening phone calls, including actor Nick Mancuso, an unnamed actress, and himself.
8. The original title of the films script was "Stop Me". It was director Bob Clark who came up with the title "Black Christmas" saying that he liked the irony of something dark occurring during such a festive holiday.

9. Actress Lynne Griffin revealed that for the scenes where she's wrapped in the plastic bag she would rip a hole in the bag, stuffing the opening into her open mouth so she could breathe during filming.

10. Composer Carl Zittrer said in an interview that he created the bizarre music score for the film by tying forks, combs, and knives to the strings of his piano so the sound would warp as he struck the keys. Zittrer also said he would distort the sound further by recording audio tape while putting pressure on the reels of the machine to make it turn slower.

11. The audio for the demented phones calls was edited into the film during post-production. While shooting the footage for the phone call scenes the actresses were actually just reacting to threatening dialog being spoken from director Bob Clark from off-camera.

12. The snow seen outside of the sorority house was actually fake, because there had been surprisingly little snow fall during the filming. A foam material that was provided by the local fire department was used for snow on the lawn and according to cinematographer Albert J. Dunk the substance actually caused the grass on the lawn to grow greener than ever the following spring.

13. According to director Bob Clark the original script for the film featured murder scenes that were more graphic. Clark however felt that it would be more effective if the murders were toned down and made more subtle on screen. Writer Roy Moore liked the idea as well.

14. Minimal vulgarity from the phone calls were initially scripted, director Bob Clark read out rather tame dialogue for the actors to react to. However stronger coarse language was later looped in post-production for a stronger reaction.

15. Keir Dullea worked only for a week on this film, never meeting Margot Kidder and barely meeting John Saxon, but the film is edited in such a way that he appears to be present throughout.

16. Gilda Radner was offered the role of Phyllis Carlson. She was attached, but dropped out one month before filming began owing to Saturday Night Live (1975) commitments.

17. When NBC showed the film during prime time (under the title "Stranger in the House"), it was deemed 'too scary' for network television and was pulled off the air.

18. Star Margot Kidder admitted in an interview that she never thought that the film would become a hit and was surprised to learn that it had gained such a large cult following over the years.

Day 15 of the Christmas A Go-Go Giveaway

Welcome to day 15 of the 2nd annual Christmas A Go-Go Giveaway from Laughing Vixen Lounge. Today is the last day to stop by the main Giveaway Post and enter to win the $280+ Prize Pack full of Fa-La-La-Luscious treats from 15 of the most fabulous shops around. Giveaway ends at Midnight EST. We hope you have enjoyed all the holiday fun here at the Lounge. No Holiday Trivia today but you will find a few new extra entries below just for fun. Let's give a big "Thank You" to all the shops who participated this year and donated to the Prize Pack. And thanks for all of you how stopped by and support our giveaways.

Make sure to join us again in February for the 4th annual 14 Nights of Valentine's Day Movie Marathon Giveaway. We are always looking for shops who would like to participate in future giveaways and blogs who would like to help promote us. You can contact me through my Etsy shop, or leave a comment below, to discuss details. It's lots of fun and very easy to do.

Holiday Trivia Game
Did everyone have fun with the trivia? How well did you do? Here is the answer to yesterday's question.

Yesterday's Question ~ An ornament, shape like what food, is hidden on the Christmas tree bringing good fortune to the first child who finds it Christmas morning?

Answer ~ A pickle!!! This is a supposed German tradition that I thought was so funny and fun, and being of German decent, I bought one of these for my mom many years ago. How bummed I was, when writing this, to find that it is only a US marketing scheme and not really a German tradition. Oh well, I still love it.

Christmas Movie Favorites

Since we have no featured shop today instead are some great holiday movies to watch this year. No particular order. Just some of this Vixen's favorites. I left out any that were already mentioned during the giveaway.

A Christmas Carol ~ 1984

A Christmas Carol ~ 1999

While there are so many versions of this story, and most of them enjoyable, these are two of my favorites. George C. Scott and Patrick Stewart both make a wonderful Scrooge.

A Charlie Brown Christmas ~ 1965

Charlie Brown and his little sad little Christmas tree are such a part of the holiday. And I just love the bright colored aluminum trees at the tree lot. Fabulous!!!

The Bishop's Wife ~ 1947

Cary Grant as an Angel... what more needs to be said?

The Family Man ~ 2000

This Nick Cage movie, another turn at It's A Wonderful Life, is a favorite of my sister.

The Family Stone ~ 2005

A wonderful cast and a touching and funny story.

Christmas In Connecticut ~ 1945

Another black and white classic. Always worth a watch.

Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town ~ 1970

One of the animated shows I always watched growing up (and maybe as an adult too *wink*). Fun songs and the love the Winter Warlock.

Babes In Toyland ~ 1986

Yes, there are many other versions of this story that are surely much better. This one is a rather scary mess of a movie. But I had to add it as it has a young Keanu Reeves and Drew Barrymore in it. Love that Keanu!!!

About A Boy ~ 2002

This is just one of those movies that always leaves me with a warm happy feeling and reminds me of what a nice movie should look like.

Love Actually ~ 2003

A very sweet romantic comedy.

How The Grinch Stole Christmas ~ 1966

How could it be Christmas without watching The Grinch? Boris Karloff and the most fun Christmas song to sing.

Four Christmases ~ 2008

While it may fall short in a few places, this movie is still a fun watch. I have always been a fan of Vince Vaughn and, if you look closely, you will see Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) from A Christmas Story at the beginning of the movie.

Jingle All The Way ~ 1996

OK, this is one of those that is so BAD that it is funny to watch. I mean it really is a stinky mess but it is so bad it is fun. And it does have Phil Hartman in it who is always a joy to watch!!!

While You Were Sleeping ~ 1995

One of my favorite romantic comedies and the Christmas backdrop makes it a great holiday watch.

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer ~ 1964

One of the classics. Fun songs, fun characters and fun to watch. Even though as an adult I see just how horrible some of it is. I mean, Santa is kind of a butthead. He, like everyone else, does not want anything to do with Rudolph, the freak, until he has something that is useful to him. Falalalalalalalala!!! Ha!!!

But there is the Bumble and he is just so cute!!! I mean just look at those man boobies. Ha!!!

Earn 10 Extra Entries ~ Submit Your Holiday Recipe.
Submit your own holiday recipe or craft how-to for an extra 10 entries in the giveaway. You will find the entry, with full details on how to submit the recipe, on the Rafflecopter widget on the main Giveaway Post. We will post submitted recipes daily.

Here are the last of our holiday recipes. Enjoy!!!

This recipe was submitted by Jessica.

Snicker Cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 sticks butter (softened)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 13oz bags mini snickers (frozen to help prevent spillage)

Directions:

1. Combine butter, peanut butter, and sugars until light and fluffy
2. slowly add eggs and vanilla, making sure they are well combined
3. Mix the dry ingredients together and then add to butter mixture
4. set aside and chill 2-3 hours
5. preheat over to 300 degrees
6. divide the dough into 1 tablespoon pieces and flatten
7. place snickers in the center of the dough and form a ball around the snickers. Make sure that the snickers are completely covered (or else the caramel will spill on your cookie sheets and get messy. I lay parchment paper down anyway just to be safe)
8. place on a greased cookie sheet
9. bake for 18-20 minutes. check the cookies around 15 minutes!!
10. cool on a cookie rack. enjoy your warm cookies!

That year I had bought the fun sized Snickers (because they were on sale or something) and just cut them in half. Sometimes I will use chunky peanut butter instead of creamy because the boyfriend likes the extra peanuts. These are always a huge hit at parties too because people aren't expecting the snickers. I've done a variation of this and made a chocolate chip cookie dough without the chips and placed a Rolo in the middle. Those are tasty too. Well, I hope you enjoy these as much as we do!


This recipe was submitted by Malaika.

Snow Globe Cakepops

"I don't have pictures of when I made them and I wanted it to be explained really well so others could make them perfectly so I gave you the actual video. I LOVE THESE because first they are cake pops and second they are SNOW GLOBES! I LOVE SNOW GLOBES and I collect them. So these hold a special place in my heart. And you have got to admit that these cake pops are pretty dang adorable. AM I RIGHT! \(^.^)/

**New entries for the Christmas A Go-Go Giveaway**

A couple new entries have been added to the Rafflecopter widget on the main Giveaway Post. You will find them at the end of all the entries. These are just for fun so enjoy!

Day 14 of the Christmas A Go-Go Giveaway

 

Welcome to day 14 of the 2nd annual Christmas A Go-Go Giveaway from Laughing Vixen Lounge. Make sure to stop by the main Giveaway Post and enter to win a $250+ Prize Pack full of Fa-La-La-Luscious treats from 12 of the most fabulous shops around. Each day you will find daily holiday trivia that can earn you lots of extra entries (see details below). There will also be shop features for all of our participating shops. They will be reminiscing about their favorite holiday movies and giving us a peek at how they do what they do.

A big part of the Christmas Giveaway are the holiday recipes. What better way to enjoy the holiday season than with some old favorites and a few new desserts and dishes. Our shops are sharing their favorites and we invite you to do the same. You can submit your own recipe to earn 10 extra entries and have it posted on the blog for everyone to enjoy. See details below.

Every Friday at the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog is Fear Friday. Fear Fridays are a celebration of all films spooky. During December they will all have a Christmas theme. A special treat for any spooky movie fan and just maybe a chance for some more extra entries. 

Best Friends Compact Mirror - Kick Ass

Purchase any item(s) from Laughing Vixen Lounge through December 31st and get 10% off your order. Use code DECEMBER10 at checkout.

Holiday Trivia Game
Test your knowledge and earn an extra entry each day. Each daily post will have a holiday trivia question. Leave your answer on the Rafflecopter widget, on the main Giveaway Post, for 1 entry in the giveaway. Please do not post answers anywhere else on the blog or they will be deleted and not count.

**You can only post 1 answer per 24 hour period. Rafflecopter runs on Eastern Standard Time. So if you miss a day you can not make it up.**

Today's Trivia Question ~ An ornament, shape like what food, is hidden on the Christmas tree bringing good fortune to the first child who finds it Christmas morning?

Yesterday's Question ~ What makes Santa's reindeer fly?

Answer ~ While there are many stories as to how Santa's reindeer fly, my favorite is that they are fed magical corn as explained in the 1970 TV classic "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town. Others include magical dust, magical carrots or that the reindeer's antlers can pick up the dreams and wishes of all the children, giving them the ability to fly.

Featured Shop - Hell In A Handbag
Hell In A Handbag is run by Erin from Nowheresville, California. Her shop is filled with painted ceramics, upcycled vintage decor and handmade accessories.

Custom Wedding Cake Topper

How did you choose your shop name?
"To Hell in a Handbag, one of my main focuses when I started selling my handmades was making custom painted purses and bags."

Custom Pinup Head Vase

 Why did you choose to make/sell what you do?
"I've been a vintage lover and crafter for a long time, they just blended together. I love finding unique vintage treasures looking for their special home, along with taking a few and giving them new life."

Perfume Bottle Charm

What inspires the designs/creations you make?
"Old movies, old music, fun stuff."

Doll Shoe Necklace

What new designs/creations would you like to add to your shop in the future?
"I'm cookin' up a line of alternative cake toppers. I'd also like to find a better balance of "work" and real work."

Custom Wedding Cake Topper

Here is a little peek at the Hell In A Handbag Laboratory. How fun is this room? 8)

You'll have a chance to win Scotch, White Bead Booze Label Necklace from Hell In A Handbag. Enter now on the main Giveaway Post.

Scotch Necklace

Kitsch Bitch Vintage

Kitsch Bitch Vintage is run by Erin from Nowheresville, California. Her shop is filled with lots of vintage goods.

Vintage Christmas Elves

How did you choose your shop name?
"Kitsch Bitch, well that one sums it all up."

Vintage Plastic Reindeer

Why did you choose to make/sell what you do?
"I've been a vintage lover and crafter for a long time, they just blended together. I love finding unique vintage treasures looking for their special home, along with taking a few and giving them new life."

Vintage Christmas Angels

You'll have a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to Kitsch Bitch Vintage (on Etsy) or Hell In A Handbag (on Ebay). Enter now on the main Giveaway Post.

Since it's Christmas, I asked the shops to share their favorite holiday movie.

"One of my favorite holiday treats is to watch the second episode of Tales From The Crypt... And All Through The House about an escaped mental patient in a Santa suit."

For a little holiday fun, I asked the shops to share with us some of their favorite recipes and craft how to's.

Macadamia Rocky Road Bars

"I’ve made different versions of these for the last few years, now. They’ve been a crowd pleaser at potlucks and would be a fab treat to leave out for Santa. Not for the weak of sweet tooth."

1 stick of butter, plus a little more for the pan
1/2 Cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 Cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 Cup flour
1/2 Cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1+ Cup mini marshmallows
1+ Cup chunky chopped Macadamia nuts
1+ Cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350.
Butter an 8 inch square pan, and set aside.
Place the butter and cocoa in a saucepan, heat over low, stirring constantly until butter is melted and mixture is nice and smooth.
Remove from heat, stir in the brown sugar, egg, flour, milk and vanilla.
Spread in your buttered pan and get cookin’. Bake 25-30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cover the top evenly (and don’t be shy, now) with marshmallows, chocolate chips and nuts.
Bake for 3-5 minutes more, until the marshmallows are puffy and just a teeny bit golden.
Cool in the pan on a rack for about an hour, then in the fridge for 30-60 minutes more.

What you'll get is a fudgy, brownie-like base topped with textured awesomeness. Rich enough to be cut into about 12 pieces, but Santa and I like ‘em a little bigger.

Earn 10 Extra Entries ~ Submit Your Holiday Recipe.
Submit your own holiday recipe or craft how-to for an extra 10 entries in the giveaway. You will find the entry, with full details on how to submit the recipe, on the Rafflecopter widget on the main Giveaway Post. We will post submitted recipes daily.

Day 13 of the Christmas A Go-Go Giveaway

 

Welcome to day 13 of the 2nd annual Christmas A Go-Go Giveaway from Laughing Vixen Lounge. Make sure to stop by the main Giveaway Post and enter to win a $250+ Prize Pack full of Fa-La-La-Luscious treats from 12 of the most fabulous shops around. Each day you will find daily holiday trivia that can earn you lots of extra entries (see details below). There will also be shop features for all of our participating shops. They will be reminiscing about their favorite holiday movies and giving us a peek at how they do what they do.

A big part of the Christmas Giveaway are the holiday recipes. What better way to enjoy the holiday season than with some old favorites and a few new desserts and dishes. Our shops are sharing their favorites and we invite you to do the same. You can submit your own recipe to earn 10 extra entries and have it posted on the blog for everyone to enjoy. See details below.

Every Friday at the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog is Fear Friday. Fear Fridays are a celebration of all films spooky. During December they will all have a Christmas theme. A special treat for any spooky movie fan and just maybe a chance for some more extra entries. 

12 Days Of Christmas Charm Bracelet 

Purchase any item(s) from Laughing Vixen Lounge through December 31st and get 10% off your order. Use code DECEMBER10 at checkout.


Holiday Trivia Game
Test your knowledge and earn an extra entry each day. Each daily post will have a holiday trivia question. Leave your answer on the Rafflecopter widget, on the main Giveaway Post, for 1 entry in the giveaway. Please do not post answers anywhere else on the blog or they will be deleted and not count.

**You can only post 1 answer per 24 hour period. Rafflecopter runs on Eastern Standard Time. So if you miss a day you can not make it up.**

Today's Trivia Question ~ What makes Santa's reindeer fly?

Yesterday's Question ~ One traditional Christmas song goes "Here we come a-wassailing". What is wassailing?

Answer ~ Wassail is an ale-based drink seasoned with spices and honey. It is served from large bowls and passed around with the greeting "Wassail". "Wassailing" was to pass the bowl around the room or to visit houses, greeting people with Wassail and cheer. Wassail translates to "be well".

Featured Shop - Apocalypso
Apocalypso is run by Faith from Crazyville, NJ. Her shop is filled with designs inspired by Day of the Dead, Vintage and Retro.

Rose Garden Necklace

How did you choose your shop name?
"I wanted something fun, retro, day of the dead-esque and sassy. I brainstormed with friends and my author friend Natasha Boyd came up with the store name."

Gypsy Nights Earrings

Why did you choose to make/sell what you do?
"I have a degree in jewelry design and when I need a good creative outlet I go back to making jewelry. After I had my son, I decided to take a break from working full time but needed a creative outlet and started making jewelry that I would want to wear."

Sugar Skull Teal iPhone 5 case

What inspires the designs/creations you make?

"Color, Folk art, vintage and retro icons all go into my designs. I love things that are just a little over the top."

Rainbow and Sunshine Anklet

What new designs/creations would you like to add to your shop in the future?
"I'd like to add more men's items."

Pin Up Girl Guitar Pick Necklace

You'll have a chance to win your choice of small Day of the Dead earrings fromApocalypso. Enter now on the main Giveaway Post.

 

Day Of The Dead Skull Earrings

Day Of The Dead Skull Earrings

The magic maker, Miss Faith herself.

 

Visit Apocalypso on Etsy.

Since it's Christmas, I asked the shops to share their favorite holiday movie.

"A Christmas Story. I've obsessed over this movie since I was a little kid. Me and everyone in my family knows the movie by rote! Who doesn't yearn to have a real leg lamp of their own like that!!"

For a little holiday fun, I asked the shops to share with us some of their favorite recipes and craft how to's.

 

Orange and Clove Pomanders

"When we were kids and it got close to Christmas, my mother would call us to the table and she'd have put out a bowl of oranges, and two spice containers of whole cloves and whatever left over fancy ribbon she had left over. You take the cloves and push them though the oranges skin. You can put them in designs or use a zester to cut designs into the peel. Don't go too deep or the orange will dry up too fast. After you've covered your orange with the cloves (try using a thimble since your finger tips hurt after you push a lot of cloves through) take a ribbon and tie it around a add a loop so you can hang them. There is no smell as amazing as when you make these. They make lovely hostess gifts and they are wonderful to decorate around the house with because they're so fragrant. They last a good amount of time before you have to throw them out too!! The smell brings me right back to my childhood and happy family time. It's a great thing to do with your kids as the memory is a strong one."


Earn 10 Extra Entries ~ Submit Your Holiday Recipe.
Submit your own holiday recipe or craft how-to for an extra 10 entries in the giveaway. You will find the entry, with full details on how to submit the recipe, on the Rafflecopter widget on the main Giveaway Post. We will post submitted recipes daily.

Fear Friday ~ The Christmas Edition Pt. 2

This month all our Fear Friday reviews will be for movies set at Christmas time. Tonight's film is a train wreck with a surprising amount of recognizable faces. Enjoy!

Every Friday at the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog is Fear Friday. Fear Fridays are a celebration of all films spooky. Horror is a very broad genre and the Lounge loves it all. Each Friday you will find a review of a different film. These can range from Classic Horror (black and white and cheesy), Thrillers (suspense, jumps and a good mystery), outright Horror (chop chop, slash slash, die die) and anything else in between.

So pop some popcorn, kill the lights and enjoy tonight's selection. And please, share your comments on the film. Bad or good let me know what you thought of it. And now, my little ghouls and dolls, the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog is proud to present this week's film.

Friday the 13th

Just a quick nod to the classic on it's special day. Happy Friday the 13th. Now go spread the love.

Fear Friday - Santa's Slay

 

Tagline - Spreading Holiday Fear This Christmas.

Directed by David Steimen and releaded on October 25, 2005 by Media 8 Entertainment (Rated R). Santa turns out to really be the son of Satan (get it, switch the letters around) who has lost a bet with an Angel and is forced to be a holly jolly gift giver for the next 1,000 years. Uh oh!!! Looks like the 1,000 years is up and Santa is tired of being nice!

I wanted to watch something I had not seen before and this is the gem I chose. While there is some blood and violence this movie is mainly cheese! It's a humorous take on Santa and Christmas. Santa is a big creepy looking guy who goes around killing everyone in the little town of Hell. Of course not all the residents are ready to go so easily.

If you like comedy, silly comedy, with your horror this it a fun watch. Just don't expect anything great from it! It is what it is... silly. But I was completely amazed at how many recognizable faces are in it. If you watch lots of TV you should recognize most of the cast.

Sorry, no trivia listed for this one.