Posted in Links, tagged Arts, Blog, Blog Award Rules, blogging, Inspiration, Social Media, Very Inspiring Blogger Award, WordPress, Wordsmith, Writing 2013 on March 26, 2013 | 18 Comments »
Then look no further!
I am pleased as punch to present Very Inspiring Blogger Awards to the following artists and wordsmiths. Well done everyone!
http://crazygoblin.wordpress.com/
http://creatureofthewheel.wordpress.com/
http://cardcastlesinthesky.wordpress.com/
http://masternickroberts.wordpress.com/
http://maryannemistretta.wordpress.com/
Click here for further information on blog awards and rules :)
Posted in Links, tagged Arts, Blog, Blog Of The Year Award, Christmas, Lily Wight, People, Renard Moreau, WordPress, Writing on December 25, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Lily Wight ~ The Arcade Of Arts & Arcana is presenting just one Blog Of The Year Award for 2012.
Renard Moreau is a gifted and conscientious blogger with a unique ability to speak directly and warmly to his readers. Renard has wit, wisdom and an ability to see beauty in many things. His blog is infinitely varied, always entertaining and enlightening by coincidence just when you need it to be.
Renard is unlikely to be interested in or effected by this award, but his blog is heartily recommended just the same and hopefully that will make him *smile* 
http://renardmoreau.wordpress.com/
For more information click the article below ~ Blog Of The Year 2012 For Lily Wight.
Merry Christmas Everyone! xxx
Posted in Art, Links, tagged Arts, Birthday Cake, Crafts, Cupcake, Doll, Jade Perez, Morbid Dollhouse, Scary Doll, Tim Burton, Zombie, Zombie Braincakes, Zombie Doll, Zombie Girl on December 23, 2012 | 7 Comments »
October at The Arcade Of Arts & Arcana featured Gothic Tim Burton-style Pokémon, classic horror authors; H.P. Lovecraft, Kim Newman and James Herbert, some naughty naked Brides for Frankenstein and a Johnny Depp pumpkin.
It was however Zombie Braincakes, the scary zombie-girl doll by Jade Perez at Morbid Dollhouse, that caught your eye.
Here she is again and she’s brought some friends…
Visit the website http://www.themorbiddollhouse.com/
Posted in Art, Links, Reviews, tagged Art, Arts, Blog, Blog Post Of The Year, Lily Wight, Marionettes, Pelham Puppets, puppets, Tiller Family on December 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
July’s Magickal Thing ~ A Parade Of Puppets & Marionettes (published 3/7/2012). Click the pic to read the post…
Posted in Events, Links, tagged 2012, Award Winner, Blog, Blog award, Blog Award Rules, Blog Of The Year Award, Blog Of The Year Award 2012, Christmas, News, WordPress, Writing on December 2, 2012 | 15 Comments »
I am thrilled and incredibly grateful to receive the online blogging community’s Blog Of The Year Award 2012.
There is a pleasing synchronicity to accepting this award on the day I renewed my website and blog’s domain name: so I would like to thank InkAshlings http://inkashlings.wordpress.com/ for presenting me with the award and awakening motivation and inspiration for 2013!
As a special festive treat I will be presenting a single much-coveted Blog Of The Year Award to one lucky Blogsprite on Christmas Day – Good luck
Click below to learn more about the Blog Of The Year Award
http://thethoughtpalette.co.uk/our-awards/blog-of-the-year-2012-award/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BlogoftheYear/
Posted in Links, tagged Arts, Blog award, Blog Award Rules, People, Sunshine Award, Sunshine Blog Award, Sunshine Blogger Award, WordPress, Writing on November 29, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Lily Wight ~ The Arcade Of Arts & Arcana would like to present the following Blogsprites with a Sunshine Award.
Congratulations everybody, think of it as a warm hug!
http://musicbugsandgender.wordpress.com/
http://existentialpondering.wordpress.com/
http://rarasaur.wordpress.com/
http://fairesfineart.wordpress.com/
http://maryannemistretta.wordpress.com/
If you need any extra information about Blog Awards please click the smiley :)
Posted in Links, tagged Arts, Blog award, Blog Award Rules, Entertainment, Fashion, Kreativ Blogger Award, People, Photography, WordPress, Writing on October 21, 2012 | 5 Comments »
It gives me great pleasure to present the following Blogsprites with a Kreativ Blogger Award. Congratulations everybody x
http://nerdygirlshops.wordpress.com/
http://lifeisbutalabyrinth.wordpress.com/
http://beinghumanish.wordpress.com/
http://revealillusions.wordpress.com/
Award etiquette can be needlessly complicated so here are my refined, abridged and preferred Blog Award Rules.
1. Display the award certificate on your website.
2. Announce your win with a post and include a link to whoever presented your award.
3. Present 7 awards to deserving bloggers. Create a post linking to them and drop them a comment to tip them off.
4. Post 7 interesting facts about yourself.
Posted in Links, tagged All Saints, Celtic, Celts, Faerie, Fiction, Halloween, Holidays, Samhain, Victorian, Wales on October 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The wheel of the year turns to October. We notice the chill in the air, the earlier dark, rain and rust-red leaves. In the supermarket, oversized boxes of gummy ghosts and snakes take their place next to spiderweb garlands, vampire teeth and pointy hats. Pumpkins are selling out quick, soon to be grinning gargoyles on the doorstep and hearty soups on the stove.
Posted in Links, tagged Art, Arts, Blog, Blog award, Blog Award Rules, books, Daisy Award, Films, Movies, WordPress on September 26, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Congratulations to the authors of the following recommended blogs 
I would like to present you all with a Daisy Award…
1. http://videoandpicture.wordpress.com/
2. http://leeajackson.wordpress.com/
3. http://chrismartinwrites.wordpress.com/
4. http://cashekidd.wordpress.com/
5.http://johncoyote.wordpress.com/
6. http://thebookshelfgargoyle.wordpress.com/
7. http://mrhipps.wordpress.com/
Award etiquette can be needlessly complicated so here are my refined, abridged and preferred Blog Award Rules.
1. Display the award certificate on your website.
2. Announce your win with a post and include a link to whoever presented your award.
3. Present 7 awards to deserving bloggers. Create a post linking to them and drop them a comment to tip them off.
4. Post 7 interesting facts about yourself.
Posted in Links, tagged Arts, Blog Award Rules, blogging, books, craft, News, One Lovely Blog Award, People, WordPress on August 20, 2012 | 13 Comments »
Congratulations to the following websites whose authors have truly earned their One Lovely Blog Awards!
http://hardcoversandheroines.com/
http://elenacaravela.wordpress.com/
http://kamillaberdin.wordpress.com/
http://nonoymanga.wordpress.com/
Please click the smiley for information about Blog Award Rules
Posted in Links, Movies, tagged Arts, Black and white movies, Entertainment, Movie Monsters, People, Photographs, romance, The Creature From The Black Lagoon on August 5, 2012 | 8 Comments »
I love this shot!
Posted in Links, tagged Animation, Arts, film, Goth, Heart String Marionette, Horror, M. dot Strange, Marionette, Movies, Puppet, Tim Burton on July 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Hello Blogsprites,
if you have been having trouble viewing the movie trailer in the previous post things should be up and running now so just head to the homepage or click this link for Heart String Marionette (Warning ~ Adult Content).
Posted in Art, Links, tagged Ball Jointed Doll, Doll, drawing, Fantasy, Illustration, Marionettes, OSWOA, Painting, puppets, Sherry Key on July 26, 2012 | 3 Comments »
The wonderful Sherry Key has been inspired to create someone strange and beautiful for Puppets & Marionettes Month!
Just click the pic to find out more about Crazy Marion and where to purchase Sherry’s work.
Posted in Events, Links, tagged Art, Blog, Blog award, Daisy Award, News, One Lovely Blog Award, Versatile Blog Award, WordPress, Writing on July 22, 2012 | 6 Comments »
It is a long time since I won a netball trophy and I fear I have missed the selection process for the 2012 Olympics Egg And Spoon Relay. I am however suitably chuffed with the blog awards recently presented to me by the following Blogsprites.
Kreativ Blogger Award from http://sherrykey.wordpress.com/
The Versatile Blogger Award from http://parlorofhorror.wordpress.com/
One Lovely Blog Award from http://bluebutterfliesandme.wordpress.com/
One Lovely Blog Award from http://goodoldworld.wordpress.com/
One Lovely Blog Award from http://emelinemimiemorin.wordpress.com/
One Lovely Blog Award from http://dbryantsimmons.com/
Daisy Award from http://letterstodom.wordpress.com/
Huge virtual squeezes to the presenters of these awards and do take a peak at their websites and blogs x
Posted in Links, tagged Arts, Blog, Blog award, Blog Award Rules, Inspiring Blogger Award, Lily Wight, Very Inspiring Blogger Award Rules, WordPress, Writing on July 10, 2012 | 12 Comments »
I would like to present some Very Inspiring Blogger Awards to the Blogsprites listed on the honours roll below.
Please check-out their blogs and take a little time to get to know them as I have
Congratulations everybody, keep those comments coming! xxx
http://anthonysramblings.wordpress.com/
http://bluebutterfliesandme.wordpress.com/
http://stephenkellycreative.wordpress.com/
http://thelifeandtimesofaforeverwitch.wordpress.com/
Award etiquette can be needlessly complicated so here are my refined, abridged and preferred Blog Award Rules.
1. Display the award certificate on your website.
2. Announce your win with a post and include a link to whoever presented your award.
3. Present 7 awards to deserving bloggers. Create a post linking to them and drop them a comment to tip them off.
4. Post 7 interesting facts about yourself.
Keep dropping by at http://lilywight.wordpress.com for a month dedicated to petrifying puppets and macabre marionettes!
Posted in Events, Links, tagged Arts, Blog, Liebster Blog Award, One Lovely Blog Award, People, Very Inspiring Blog Award, WordPress, Writing on July 5, 2012 | 7 Comments »
I am very grateful to have received some awards for my website and blog, Lily Wight ~ The Arcade of Arts & Arcana.
It is inspiring to know that people out there are reading and enjoying my posts. Please continue to leave your comments, drop by the homepage for a chat, peruse the Gallery and share the links.
A huge thank you and virtual squeezes to the folk who presented me with the following awards (links to their sites are included) xxx
Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Presented May 2012 by Christopher Charron at Off The Wall.
One Lovely Blog Award. Presented June 2012 by Julie A. Eastin at Butterfly Julz.
Liebster Blog Award. Presented July 2012 by Sal Kaye at Still Dark @ Heart.
Posted in Events, Links, tagged Art, Blog, books, Design, Goth, Steampunk, Versatile Blogger Award, WordPress on June 9, 2012 | 5 Comments »
I was very grateful to receive The Versatile Blogger Award last month and it is my solemn duty *ahem* to present further accolades to the following fine Blogsprites.
Well done, everyone xx
http://stilldark.wordpress.com/
For darkly romantic grown-up Goths.
http://victoriannightsblog.wordpress.com/
Keeping The Age of Empire alive!
http://inkashlings.wordpress.com/
Awarding inky stars hither and thither
http://steamart.wordpress.com/
Sexy, sexy Steampunk goodies.
http://bohemianromance.wordpress.com/
You haven’t seen jewellery until you’ve seen this site!
http://professormaelstromme.wordpress.com/
Craft and curios from The Age of Steam.
Posted in Links, tagged Archaeology, Bulgaria, Burial, History, vampires on June 6, 2012 | 14 Comments »
The discovery was made near the Saint Nicholas Wonderworker monastery in Sozopol. Photo by dariknews.bg
Bulgarian archaeologists have discovered a buried man with an iron stick in his chest in the Black Sea town of Sozopol.
The man, who was buried over 700 years ago, was stabbed multiple times in the chest and the stomach, as his contemporaries feared that he would raise from the dead as a vampire, National History Museum director Bozhidar Dimitrov has told local media.
Posted in Links, tagged blogger, Steampunk, Versatile Blogger Award on May 31, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Sometimes I browse the net not searching for anything in particular - which is the best way to actually find things.^^ Check out these cool Steampunk sites and tutorials:
Posted in Arcana, Links, tagged Blog, Cage Coffin, Cemetery, Coffin, Features, Gothic, Grave Robbing, Graveyard, History, Photography, Religion, Truth & Rumours, Vampire, Victorian on May 16, 2012 | 7 Comments »
Although this is a bit different from what I usually post, I came upon this picture on the internet and just had to share. I have read and watched a lot on the subject of the undead and vampires, and even read about this cage over graves before. However, I have never actually seen a picture of one before and found it unique.
Posted in Links, tagged Blog, blogger, blogging, WordPress on May 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today I read a post about The Fool card in Tarot. One of my favorite gals- Lily Wight of The Arcade of Arts & Arcana posted Tarot art - The Fool on May 9, 2012. I absolutely loved the art work created for that card. Ms. Lily reblogged the tarot post from Tiana Setka's Divination Blog. After reading the post, I started to contemplate what it means to be foolish?
Posted in Events, Links, tagged Blog, Publishers, Versatile Blogger Award, Wonderland, WordPress, Writing on May 9, 2012 | 5 Comments »
As a winner of The Versatile Blogger Award I am thrilled to present further accolades to the following Blogsprites.
Congratulations everyone! xxx
http://shinyanimeprincess.wordpress.com/
Crazy, sweet, shiny, happy… a little WordPress world of candy-hued loveliness.
http://aliceintheinternet.wordpress.com/
By an Alice fan for Alice fans. I’m a fan
http://perladipace.wordpress.com/
Beautiful places, beautiful pictures, beautiful blog.
Posted in Books, Links, Reviews, tagged Arts, Book review, books, fairy tales, Lily Wight, Literature, Margo Lanagan, Tender Morsels on May 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Hello Blogsprites!
It’s book month at The Arcade of Arts & Arcana so I’ll be featuring a favourite author, Margo Lanagan, in the Magickal Thing section of the sidebar throughout May.
Click the pic to discover Tender Morsels …
Posted in Links, tagged bride, Clothing, Day of The Dead, Design, Fashion, Goth, Inspiration, Rockabilly, Shopping, skeleton, wedding, wedding dress on April 29, 2012 | 7 Comments »
Hey everyone, this is a blog that will talk in general about fashion, t-shirt design, and the small business that I own (teacuptease) with my girlfriend (Taylor). A little about the direction of our shop, we are vintage clothing, as well as accessories, t-shirts we designed ourselves, and clothing that has been made a piece of art (pic related).
Taylors skeleton dress :
Posted in Art, Links, tagged Robot, Science Fiction on April 26, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Katie O is an artist who lives and works in Coventry, England. In school she discovered her love of drawing and quickly gained a reputation amongst her peers as a talented artist. She continued her love of art on through to university, where she honed her skills and developed a style that reflects her unique imagination, while gaining an honours degree in Fine Art.
http://cultfit.wordpress.com/
