Obscura Antiques

My wonderful DH discovered this fantastic television show called "Oddities" on the Science Channel for me. It is a quaint little shop in New York called Obsura Antiques & Oddities that specializes in.. well.. just that things of a peculiar nature. with episodes titled "Mummified Hand" and "Teeth on a Stick" I was instantly hooked without even viewing an episode.

Owners Mike Zohn & Evan Michelson boast on the intro of the show that "this isn't your grandmothers typical antique shop" and boy they were not kidding.



15 minutes into the first episode I was watching I was screaming at my television "I want that I want that... as a vintage embalmers table was being sold..... for the bargain price of only $250 and a dress....a little while longer a vintage medical bag complete with a still sharp bone saw that would be perfect for any Halloween display, especially mine for this years creature survival theme.



So is it wrong that I find myself trying to convince my husband that we need to spend Valentines Day in New York this year? Will I be able to talk him out of the Ocean, tanning lotion & coconut drinks for Snow, skulls & perhaps the find of a lifetime?

Learn more about Obscura Antiques & Oddities on their blog or find them on facebook at Obscura Antiques or visit them directly if you are close enough and then tell me all about it so I can be insanely jealous.

Obscura Antiques & Oddities
280 East 10th Street
(Between 1st Avenue & Avenue A)
New York City
Open 7 days 12 noon-8:00 pm
open earlier on weekends.
Ph: 212 505-9251

Images borrowed from Obscura Antiques & Oddities blog

Choclate Marshmallow Cupcakes

Start with a regular Devils Food Cake Mix and a Milk Chocolate pre made frosting jar.. I know I know... not from scratch, but trust me will be worth it.

You will also need 7 oz of marshmallow Cream (Fluff) 3/4 cup of powdered confectioners sugar, 1/4 cup of vegetable shortening, 1/2 tsp vanilla & 1/2 tsp salt.



Mix & bake cupcakes as directed on box.
When finished baking, allow to cool 5 minutes.

While cooling mix the marshmallow cream, powdered sugar, shortening, vanilla and salt. Then spoon into a pastry bag fitted with a large open tip.

Mix the chocolate frosting and also spoon into a pastry bag fitted
with a large open tip.

Using a wooden spoon, puncture the center of each cupcake to make a hole.

Fill with the marshmallow frosting.

Creatively decorate the tops with the marshmallow and chocolate frosting in a pattern of your choice. I chose spirals.




I also piped some white chocolate letters for to nite and placed them on top.

Serve leftovers loosely covered.

Happy New Year all, no matter what you do, be safe.

Congrats to My Ghoul Friday

not only is she a very talented artisian, but her work has been showcased on page 14 of the January/February issue of Rue Morgue Magazine in their Needful Things section. You can visit Ghoul Friday on her blog or browse her items for sale in her Etsy Shop... But act fast if you see something in her shop that belongs in your own personal needful things collection get it now before she is bombarded with orders.

Congrats again.. wickedly excited for you!

Image borrowed from My Ghoul Friday