Oh We Oh, Yo Ho!

I visited the Land of Oz again...can't help myself. I got my new camera on Friday and boy is there a HUGE learning curve as you can see in the first picture. I need to learn "how" to crop using the new cameras program. It's much different than my previous one. I took this picture using my new camera...see told you! Need to learn to crop.

I take no responsibility for this song being stuck in your head now. Do you know who the Winkies are? Besides being the inhabitants of Winkie County they were the Wicked Witch of the West Soldiers. I've included a map of Oz.






Each section of Oz was ruled by a witch. The worst were the Wicked Witch of the East, which Dorothy dispatched to the great beyond in the first scenes of the movie and her sister ,The Wicked Witch of the West,which Dorothy melted in the final part mistakenly splashing water on her, while trying to extinguish the scarecrow who the W.W. of the West set on fire.

Glinda, the Good Witch of the South is thought to be the most powerful of the four witches. She and her nice counterpart to the North wear white flowing dresses much like a fairy godmother or sorceress. While the W.W. of the East and West both were black..sort of sinister if you ask me.




Glinda the Good Witch told Dorothy that she did have the power within herself to return to Kansas...in fact she had it all along. All she had to do was click her heels 3 times and say "There's No Place Like Home". Of course Dorothy was the one who disappeared from Oz. This picture was taken with my old camera...



And the final sign I absolutely love...it's what someone would of or could have asked the scarecrow. Heck I might even hang one in my house...




I hope to get better at adjusting to my new camera and look forward to seeing the quality of the pictures it can take. Anyway, for now...Oh We Oh, Yo Ho! LOL! Couldn't resist! And as always you can find my new signs in my etsy shoppe.

The Wizard Will See You Now...

I was going through withdraw not making any oz signs for awhile, so inspiration has struck and I created so new ones this past week.


This one was made from another stencil artists product. Sometimes you just can't resist and have to have it!














And of course we "all" know Dorothy was right about the shoes! They certainly were sparkly!




This line was taken from the scene in the movie where the Dorothy was at the witches castle. Can you tell I love the movie? LOL!









This is my version of what a sign would look like if someone came across one on the way to the witches castle. I don't recall seeing one in the movie, and I may be wrong about one not being there, anyway, I would certainly take heed and not go further.

Enjoy!

Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead

As you can see I was at it again...creating more "Oz" signs. With the 70th anniversary of the making of the movie this year, there has been a renewed interest.



The Emerald City was located in the middle of the land of Oz. It needed no "sign" to indicate that one was entering the city, as everything was green and brilliant. I made my version of what a sign would say proclaiming the entrance to the Emerald City.





For the filming of the movie, 125 "munchkins" were hired to become the inhabitants of Munchkinland. In 2007, only 6 "munchkins" remained living when a star was presented to them on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Just recently, the munchkin who played the "town crier" has passed away from natural causes.

We're Off To See The Wizard

If you haven't been able to tell by now, I love making Wizard of Oz signs. This series took a lot of thinking and planning out. Of course once you read them, the darn songs will be stuck in your head...no need for a youtube video this time! LOL

Do you remember in the movie when the Scarecrow sang this song?




Or how about when the Tin Man sang his...



Or my personal favorite...betcha saw this one coming!




Ok, so now that these songs are stuck in your head...the last one is a quote from the Wizard to the Tinman.



Hope you enjoyed these signs as much as I liked making them.

We Wish To Welcome You To Munchkinland

As a young girl I would watch The Wizard of Oz when the tv networks would show it annually. The Wizard of Oz was shown as an annual tradition from 1959 to 1991, making it one of the most famous films ever. The movie was based on the book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by Frank Baum which was written in 1900 as a children's novel. The novel has been translated into over 40 languages. Some countries have adapted to a version that was more suitable to their religion and beliefs. The movie was made in 1939 with Judy Garland in the lead role as Dorothy, Frank Morgan as the Wizard, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion, Jack Haley as the Tinman and Margaret Hamilton as The Wicked Witch of the East/West and Elmira Gulch. Somewhere Over The Rainbow is one of the most all time favorite songs. Frank Baum went on to write 13 more books in the Oz series.


This week I made 4 new signs...one of which I can't get out of my head after watching a youtube video. Here's the link so you can share my pain.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_CAs3q7G48
Hope you enjoy the link! You can find the listings within the next couple of days in my etsy shoppe. www.icehousecrafts.etsy.com