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Hey pum'kinpye, I just love the name Pretty Poison Co. I think its great

Pum'kinpye, "Pretty Poison Co." is a good name, but it almost sounds like you don't like it all that much. A good way to come up with names would be to brainstorm "witchy" words. Here are a few "witchy" words and phrases:

Witchy Words & Phrases wrote:Craft, Book of Shadows, Grimorie, spell, skeleton key, poison, puss, noose, garrot, burning at the stake, "Gross-eeries", snakes, rats, bats, black cats, broom, cauldron, magic, wand, warts, toads, pointy hats, hexes, curses, fog, frogs, gingerbread houses, poison apples, scrying, pentacle, magic mirror, candles, chalk, mandrake root

... and here's a list of possible spells and Potions:

Spells & Potions wrote:Transformation, Love potion No. 9, memory spells, Spells of yough, mind transfer, mind reading, mind control, teleport, ward off evil, trade places, protection, strength/power, fertility/infertility, youth, soul collecting, turn kids to gingerbread, sleeping potion, seal/close a room, weather spells, control of the harvest

... but as far as coming up with good names... I've only been able to think of one... and it's not terribly great:
Mandrake Inc., LLC.

Best of luck with this year's witchy theme. I can't wait to hear how it goes!=)

What's really fun (and spooky) to do, if you get a large crowd of kids and have a cauldron... put your candy in the cauldron. When the kids come up, add things to your cauldron like you're making a potion. Chant some magic words, and pull out your candy. The younger kids will think that you really did do "magic". =)

I've decided to go with The Poison Apple Co.
I'm trying to do up my labels but they'll be pretty plain considering I know nothing about graphics

What kinda graphics were you thinking about? I've a long weekend and I'm decent with Photoshop (Click to see the last thing I did in Photoshop). If there's a base design you're thinking of for your labels, let me know and I might be able to put something together for you this weekend. I have tons of scripty and pretty fonts installed on my home computer from all the graphics I do... and I could probably get tons of decorative and fun Photoshop brushes from a friend of mine. I also have a bajillion Halloween graphics on my computer if you wanted something more "real".

... but if ya want my help, I need to know post-haste because I have other priorities and I cannot help you later.

Will this work?

I love how it turned out..can the poison be green?..I hate to sound picky but it might be hard to see the poison in a smaller pic.
If not, that's o.k. I still love it.
A.

Hey Pum'kinpye, Can't wait to see what your witches kitchen turns out like, will you post pictures after you are done

No trouble at all...

Awesome!! I showed my husband and he loves it!
My daughter thinks it's better than anything I looked for online.
Thank you!

YOU GO jadewik!!! Excellent!!

jadewik - amazing!!!!

Thanks! I like to fiddle with graphics in my free time... but I have so little free time on my hands these days. Hehehe.

I am finding the older I get the less free time I have!!

Hi All

I have been reading through this thread and I am sooooo excited about putting together a Witches Kitchen. I have already started to collect some jars. What I wanted to know is if anyone minds if I borrow some of their ideas. They are so very cool and I have just the place in my kitchen to put this all together?

The only thing that I think I am going to struggle with is a couldron. Apart from the small one the children use to trick or treat with there doesn't appear to be anywhere over here that I can get a fairly reasonable priced/largish one!

You don't have to ask permission here..feel free to have your own witches kitcnen, the only thing is you have to share pics..lol!

There are some great ideas to be found on here.

I'm doing a witches kitchen and have several bottles done, just need to finish my tags.