Category: halloween

Pete Hawley

June 26th, 2013

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Pete Hawley’s Halloween Monsters are the most adorable monsters I have seen. Dana thought so too, and here you have them. They are probably an American Greetings punch-out set from the 1960’s, at the height of the Monster Craze.

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Halfway to Halloween Countdown: Amazing Pumpkins

April 30th, 2013

From Villafane Studios:

Incredible idea!

I may be trying my hand at a diorama pumpkin this year…

Artist for these next ones, anyone?

HA!

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Halfway to Halloween Countdown: Oriental Trading Co. Random Roundup

April 29th, 2013

Oriental Trading Co. has thousands of Halloween items. Here’s a goody bag of random treats I happen to like that I haven’t posted in previous roundups here or here (wow, there was some cool stuff in those old posts now that I look back!).

For the jewelry makers…
Hanging Bat Charms

Body Part Charms

Bat and Mummy Lampwork Beads

Latex Skull Balloons

Stripes!

Stickers (childhood, I miss you!)

Plus Bean Bag Bats (I have NO practical use for these…but they are just so darn cute).

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Halfway to Halloween Countdown: Halloween Hot Sauce

April 28th, 2013

Everything is better with a bit o’ Halloween involved, and hot sauce is no exception. So I bring you Halloween Hot Sauce.

I am high in the running for World’s Biggest Wuss when it comes to spicy food, so I’m a Spider Venom kinda girl.

Do you like your hot sauce haunted?

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Halfway to Halloween Countdown: My Pet Ghost

April 27th, 2013

For super cheesy Halloween fare, I must admit Hallmark’s My Pet Ghost series is pretty neat.

My favorite is Maxwell McSpooky…the MAD SCIENTIST.

The bottle appears empty, until you push a button (not me in this video):

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Halfway to Halloween Countdown: Yankee Candle Boney Bunch

April 26th, 2013

We’re almost halfway to Halloween…who wants to celebrate?

HOW could I be such a die hard Halloween fan and have known nothing about the Yankee Candle Boney Bunch characters until finding them in an image search this year?

What an adorable collection of candle holders, figurines and other household decorative items!

And even if you don’t use them on a cake, I happen to think these happy newlyweds (newlydeads?) would make for an excellent wedding proposal (if you can’t invest in a Zombie Fortune Teller for your sweetie with spooky leanings).

Anyone have the Boney Bunch?

Images from Walter Dworkin’s Flickr sets.

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Create You Own Haunted House

April 13th, 2013

Posted by proxy from Dana’s “stuff to blog” queue while she is on medical hiatus. She reads and appreciates all comments…and apologizes for not being able to respond at the moment.

Well, that time of year is upon us when the warming weather and gradual greening of nature lends itself to happy thoughts of I can’t wait for Autumn! What could be more fun than taking a simple doll house and making it into something fun and spooky?

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Halloween Decorations To Make

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Bat Pegs All Purpose Clips

April 6th, 2013

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You’ll be hangin’ out the washin’ on the Siegfried Line in style with these great “Bat Pegs” (those are clothes pins, if you misplaced your Anglican Converter.) No doubt a “Dana Wish List” item, and something we all need to liven up laundry day.

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Creager Studios

January 30th, 2013

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Jodi and Richard Creager have been working together for over 35 years, creating wonderful, one of a kind figures. These 1:12th scale doll art characters combine art with whimsy. Here is a sampling of their work. Hope you enjoy it!

Poke around their website for more:

Creager Studios
Yosiell Lorenzo

January 16th, 2013

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The art of Yosiell Lorenzo shall have to speak for itself (click for larger images):

There is more to this work than meets your eyes here.

Yosiell Lorenzo