The Meyenberg Mad Lab

So things got a little crazy in one corner of our house the other day. A loony tune scientist barreled in the door, set up shop and then was gone as fast as he appeared.

I have do have to admit (non Halloween lovin' kid that I am) ...putting this little display together really was a fun project. Darn you Martha and your specimen inspirations!

I scored all the jars and vases pictured at the local GoodWill. The labels for each jar were downloaded from Love Mason's flickr set. And the contents of each were found items from around the house. Super cheap, super fast, super fun.

The loony scientist's secret sauces....

- Mr. Bone's vampire blood is waterdown ketchup.
- Winifred's Snake Oil is a little green and yellow food coloring (mixed in water).
- The Swamp Fog is an empty smoked glass Absolute vodka bottle. The fog is so thick it smoked the glass. :)
- The Moon Dust is a little beach sand (if only we had a wood burning fireplace for real ashes.)
- The Scrumptious Earth Worms is just a jar filled with rich potting soil.
- The Toadstool Clippings are dried mushrooms.
- The Fur of a Werewolf - puppy fur. Our (non shedding) puppy was so patient to let me continue to brush, and brush, and brush him until I had enough fur.
- Vampire Fangs - plain ol' brown rice
and the unlabeled beet colored jar holding what looks like two hearts...yup, two peeled beets in water.