The October Candle

So in getting caught up on all things around, I would be remiss if I did not put this one at the top! At the end of last year, I ended up with two extra Highbury Cemetery t-shirts. (Each year, I design a haunt logo and then silkscreen a small batch of t-shirts to give away to everyone who helps put on Highbury Cemetery on Halloween night. A cool little thank you for the effort.)

I quickly decided to spread a little extra Halloween cheer by simply sending the shirts off to two fellow haunters who hung out and celebrated all October at this blog. Another cool little thank you for the effort.

And quite unexpectedly, I was surprised with a return box in the mail...

In the box was this totally killer x-ray'd hand candle, a super cool gift from The October Boy at The Deadwood Cemetery! I instantly dropped this into my permanent Halloween display area. But then I noticed a small sticker on the back of the glass jar...

Color changing!?!? Okay, you have piqued my interest. The wax is all white, so I was curious to see this thing in action.

And before I could light it up, I kind of accidentally found out how. I had it sitting on my desk and one sunny afternoon, the light must have triggered it just right because as I looked over, an internal light was changing colors, illuminating the lower portion of the glass and giving a REALLY cool glow effect on the x-ray'd hand. YES!!!

Totally awesome. Totally unexpected. Completely appreciated.

So now I have received cool return Halloween gifts from both Lady M and The October Boy. What a great way to extend the fun and friendship of All Hallows Eve.

I think I may have to print up a couple extra shirts again this year and keep a new tradition going. I'm glad the both of you enjoyed your shirts! Plenty of ideas knocking around already for the 2022 version, so stay tuned!

And PS- The October Boy, nothing goes to waste around here, so even the included creepy cloth will be going into this year's display!!