An Ode to Poe - Halloween Idea-ology

The 2022 Halloween Idea-ology release from Tim Holtz is fabulous! So many great products that can be used year round so be sure to stock up!

 

As I was going through the products when I got them, there were a few pieces that inspired this make: the ravens, the baseboard chamber door and the piece of Poe ephemera.

 

I started trying to think of what things I could use to make a project that could showcase some of Edgar Allan Poe's stories and poems.

This was the outcome. I hope you enjoy it!

Here is the video tutorial for this project. 

Here are the links to my previous tutorials for making the trays and boxes into books that I referenced in the video tutorial:

A Christmas Carol

Live Your Story

Below are just the closeups of the project.

Annabel Lee  - a poem by Edgar Allan Poe

The Raven - A poem by Edgar Allan Poe

I decided to leave the metal on the card file since I was doing books. It seemed appropriate.  

This book vignette represents the short story The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe.

 

I used a bunch of Distress Crypt Grit Paste on this vignettte!

The fork sconce made from Adornments Silverware.

The Cask of Amontillado made from an Idea-ology Barrel and Halloween Remnant Rubs.

 

This story of revenge takes place in the Montressor family catacombs and there are bones everywhere.

The short story The Gold Bug is about looking for pirate treasure.

 

 It begins when a man finds a gold bug with a skull on its shell.

 

 Then he and some friends use a skull and the bug to find the pirate treasure.

 

This is the view from the other end of the piece.

 

The Oval Portrait is an very, very short story by Edgar Allan Poe.

 

It is about a traveler who takes refuge in an abandoned house and discovers a very lifelike oval portrait and a diary that tells its story.

 

Poe's chamber or studio is represented in this area. You see candles and books and things I imagined he used as inspiration for his stories.

 

On the top shelf are a bunch of books I thought Poe might use for reference, but tucked between them is a letter. It represents one of the first detective mystery stories called The Purloined Letter.

 

I had been wanting to use this man with his cat paperdoll, and figured this was as good a time as any. I framed him holding his cat, because Poe has a short story called The Black Cat. I know this cat isn't black but again, I am using a man who loves his cat as inspiration for Poe's story.

The eye on this shelf really stands out.

Both the eye and the heart under the floor boards are from the short story The Tell Tale Heart.

I just added a raven and skull on the bottom level thinking they might be inspiration for his poem The Raven and for the Gold Bug Pirate story. The papers and pen nib are representative of him writing a story.

You did it! You made it all the way to the end! I truly hope you like this project as much as I do. I really had such a fun time working on it and trying to find things to include that could represent different poems and short stories. Thanks also for bearing with my literary geekiness as well. LOL! I tried to control myself and to be honest, I could have been a lot worse. :-D Regardless, I appreciate you sticking with me to the end.

I wish you a very crafty day!

Tami

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