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The SSWC is back!!! After a quasi-temporary hiatus, we will be posting more regularly again. Many thanks to our blog followers and visitors for your interest in our eclectic tastes! We have much to share, but to celebrate our return, please check out this awesome video - courtesy of the Vampire and misspulga. As always, your feedback is welcome and appreciated!

Zombie Royals

Connection to the Titanic

My name is Jocelyn Woodcock (b. 1955). My Mom's name is Barbara Jordan (b. 1925). My Grandmother's name is Anna Thompson Scott Palmer (1902 - 1988) and her Dad's name is Robert Scott Palmer (1869 - 1958). My great grandfather, Robert Palmer, was a brass moulder for Harland and Wolff in Belfast and he worked with his crew on the Titanic. He also made brass embellishments for his household and it was my Grandmother, Anna's job, every week to polish the letter slot in the door, the door knob and the brass kick-plate. When my Grandmother was almost 10 years old, Great Granddad took her to see the launch of the Titanic. Grandmother said she couldn't see much as she was standing directly behind two ladies in dark clothing with large coats and skirts. Prior to that, her Dad took her on board and she had a little tour of the ship, so she was only mildly disappointed. When I was a youngster (1966 - 1967), there was a TV show called 'The Time Tunnel'. Grandmother was at the house 'babysitting' me and we were watching the show. The episode was about the Titanic. At the beginning of the show there was a shot of a brass plaque and Grandmother blanched. She said it was exactly as she remembered seeing it on the ship and 'How would they know what it looked like?' she had wondered. I have a brass dish that my Great Granddad made; he brought it home because it was a 'second' (there is a small hole in it). My Grandmother and then my Mother always had it on their dressers with pins and other small items sitting in it. I have it sitting up on a little stand. It has herons and what looks like bamboo on it as a decoration. My Mom told me to never polish it. Perhaps something on the Titanic resembled it?

Screaming (Saber Tooth) Skulls

Many Moons ago I thought about what an epic addition a Saber Tooth Cat Skull would be to my Victorian / Steam Punk themed curio collection. Alas, I could never afford a real fossil (2.5 Mil to 10,000 Yrs) skull until I stumbled upon a company who made life sized, quality molds of various Pleistocene age fossils. They are used for study in major colleges, universities and to be displayed in museums or private collections. These anchient mammal bones are extracted from the La Brea Tar Pits in California. When it arrived in the mail the only dissappointment was that the impressive skull was all one colour white. I proceeded to hand paint it to depict contrast between the softer bone and the enamel teeth as an original fossil would appear.

Narwhal Tusk next?

Epic: Black Diamond Skull Ring

And yet another epic ring to add to your dark jewelry box. This black diamond skull ring was created by Mastermind and CORE Jewels, a Japanese jewelry company. They make a lot of other cool jewel-embellished items! I'm really loving the angular shape of this ring. Totally unique!

[Link to Core Jewels]

Priceless!

This skull is priceless. I'm not sure if I'd like my skull bejeweled in that manner, especially if I were still alive during the process.

The Damien Hirst diamond encrusted skull.

Check out the full article after the jump

[Link to Anthropology.net]

The Skeleton Dance

Enjoy a fun animation from Disney from 1929, when they animated cool stuff.

For an interesting comparison, check out how Disney looks today at their official site below...

[Link to Disney Site]

Black Glass Flower

I came across this gorgeous "Gold and Silver Fumed Black Glass Flower" on Etsy the other day, created by James Lais (borobomb), who makes and sells all kinds of beautiful glass items with borosilicate glass. I think this flower would make for some epic home decor and is definitely an interesting conversation piece!!

[Link to borobomb's shop on Etsy]

[via Etsy]

The Bat Cocktail Ring The Vampire Wishes She Had

Epic ring, designed originally by nOir, and spotted by el Presidente! Must...have it.

[Link to If Style Could Kill]

Mmmmm.... brains!

Desserts for zombies. Hmmm, I might even eat this.

Since when do brains resemble cake?

Click on the following links to see more skull cakes. Growlingbelly gives quick access to other skull cake photos, but the images were originally compiled by Skulls and Bacon.

[Link to Growlingbelly.com]

[Link to the Skulls and Bacon blog]

Five nice ways to die

Actually, the 5 creepiest. Hmmmm, I prefer #4!

Self-mummification.

Actually, the thing I find creepiest about this, is that the article is on Cracked.com, and therefore meant to be humourous. Not funny!

[Link to the Cracked article here.]

Bat Shawl

Need something vampiric to help keep the (undead) chills away? Try out this bat shawl, posted especially for The Vampire.

Bat Shawl

Find the pattern for knitting this shawl at The AntiCraft!, through the following link:

[Link to The AntiCraft!]

Add some Bite to your Beverage!

...with a vampire fang ice cube tray (thank you, misspulga)!!! Works great with pure water, but I found that freezing a little cranberry juice in the fangs and then filling the teeth to the top with water makes for a more realistic, freshly-sucked blood effect. Love it!

[Link to Chasing Fireflies - Get the fang trays here!]

Misspulga

From The Vampire's Sketchbook: Our Noodly Master

A drawing of His Noodliness on plain paper, in pencil crayon and ink. A Vampire original, created late one evening when her hand was touched by His Noodly Appendage while sketching.