Kate Rohde creates colorful sculptures and installations that hover somewhere between taxidermy and rainbow colored kitsch.
I’m not always one for bright colors, but I love the way she coordinates her color schemes in these pieces.
Category: craft
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I really can’t choose which of Santani’s adorable yet disquieting sculptures to post, so I encourage you to view the whole gallery.
Awww…
Sculptures are made of polymer clay, craft fur and other odds and ends.
Some of the sketches are great as well.
See more here.
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This little baby buggy tends to circulate every year on various sites. Awww…precious.
Swoon-worthy decoration…
I’d like to see real photos of these:
These as well…
A lovely sculpture by Kate MacDowell:
Ugh…there were always the dreaded houses that dispensed awful Brach’s candy when I was a kid. No one even wanted to trade this stuff.
And arguably even worse…
(I’m not anti-raisin, but this is HALLOWEEN…who wants to gather typical lunchbox fare?)Definitely an inspirational image for awesome kitschy decoration:
Best passive-aggressive note card ever:
Well, hello there.
One lump, or two?
This is either pretty great, or a sad sign made by a dyslexic man named Brian:
Hang on while I hyperventilate because this collection is so fantastic (wish I had the source!):
Groovy retro style pattern:
Not intended for Halloween…but amazing:
Also unrelated, but this octopus looks monstrously friendly. He’s smiling. At you.
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I think I’ve actually posted this cake before, but it’s pretty neat:
SourceGorgeous!
SourceClassy:
(image source defunct)Now, this one is pretty cool due to its insane attention to detail and expert construction…
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…but honestly, ENOUGH with the Nightmare Before Christmas cakes. I gushed over the first few I saw many years ago, but now there are thousands. Love the movie. Love the aesthetics. But I suppose I’m craving some new themes in Halloween cake territory.I’d actually like to see a cake covered in black fondant with classy white piping (perhaps a “Memento Mori” theme…winged skulls and such) with red velvet inside.
There are a ton of zombie, skeleton and other assorted undead cake toppers out there, but check THESE out!
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Wow…this is one classy decoration I would love to have on my tables right now. This lovely doily was made by Wicked Crochet:
If anyone has links to other great Halloween crafts, I’d love to see them.
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I don’t have sources for all of these, but here are some Halloween goodies that have been popping up on the Web lately.
Sweet…
I believe I got these two from The Last Goddess:
One day I’m going to do some window silhouettes for the Halloween season…
I’d like to see what the “tricks” are. I’ve used A LOT of black thread in my day.
This actually wasn’t made for Halloween, but…what’s with the demon snake eyes? I find this more terrifying than most horror illustrations.
And now from the simple-but-neat “why didn’t I think of that file:”
I very much want this…
This, on the other hand, is not AS appealing:
A couple of fine ways to travel if you’re dead:
A little unrelated but was this…a thing?
Amazing autumn maple…
Awesome idea for innovative pumpkin decoration…the junk-o-lantern!
I’m sure there are more “treat bag” posts on the way. Image suggestions are welcome!
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Ready for some great spooky tableaux? Check out the whole Halloween tag on Hostess with the Mostess.
There are lots of different themes: Victorian, vampire, harvest…from cute to classy and everything in between.
A number of posts also contain free printables and tutorials.
Each scene creates a real atmosphere, beautifully coordinated.
See more great party ideas here.
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I’ve been away from my sewing machine for a while now due to other projects, but I still catch myself lusting after fabrics occasionally. Here are a few Halloween samples I stumbled upon this season.
From Fat Quarter Shop:
Kitties Galore!
Retro Style!
This one is actually from Etsy but is listed as Fat Quarter:
From the Alexander Henry Ghastlies Collection:
Absolutely LOVE these cats:
I’m sure I’ll find more that I’ll wish I posted, but I must end my search for now. The vast majority of Halloween fabric tends to be very bright and cutesy (which I’m not opposed to in very select cases, but it gets a bit boring). If anyone has seen some truly unique Halloween textiles, let me know.
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Cookies ain’t just for eating anymore! These little bits of sugar and starch are the modern day mini canvas. I’ve enjoyed the boom in pastry arts over the past few years (though it would be tough to eat any of this artwork).
Here are a few favorites that turned up on Etsy for the Halloween season.
New Orleans inspired mini-voodoo set by CookieMamas:
Adorable animal skeletons by AuCourantCookieCo:
More cute skeletons by MissBettyCakes:
Amazing gingerbread corpses by LegraLand (okay, so these are technically ornaments…but they are too unique not to include):
Sometimes a simple idea is just nicely executed…like these spider web cookies by SweetAmbs:
Skull cameo cookies by cerassweetshop:
These may be the finest sugar skull day of the dead cookies I’ve ever seen, by baked:
This Etsy search was very enjoyable, but there were also some pretty sad items up for sale.
(I’m keeping this seller anonymous because I feel too bad insulting someone’s genuine attempt at heartfelt baking…we’ve all had some craft fails…it’s okay).Has anyone come across incredible baked goods this season?
SheWalksSoftly 
