Posts tagged: october
Vampire Cookies and Cupcakes.
By Chrisjob
The shelves are piled high with plastic pumpkins, and it's time to start baking. Wanna try something other than witch cutouts and sugar-sprinkled jack-o-lanterns?
Infant Pumpkin Costume.
By ChrisjobThis year, don't dress your tiny one like a pumpkin. Dress her in one.
Carve, make a body hole, make leg holes, protect infant in plastic bag, and show 'er off.
DIY PhotoPumpkin Carving Techniques.
By Chrisjob
I remember the first halloween that 'art' pumpkin carving books became widely available...everyone in my neighborhood carved the same three patterns...witch-on-a-broom profile, three ghosts with boo, or cutesy scarecrow face. So, while they weren't the old triangle-eyes and toothy smiles of yesteryear, the variety was as hollow as the pumpkins themselves.
Certainly, modern books have improved on the patterns, but sometimes, you just need a cus » READ MORE
Mad Scientist Mixology: Halloween Cocktail Recipes.
By ChrisjobA giant bowl of wispy punch is certainly festive, but a true ghost-host offers their guest customized cocktails that suit their own tastes. Here's a few ideas to get your fall festivities popping.
Garnishes: ANY mixed drink can get a scary-fun makeover with a frightful garnish. Simply mix up drinks per usual, but sink one of the following into your highball or martini glass:
- Plastic spider rings
- Gummy worms
- Novelty eyeballs
- A few drops of » READ MORE
DIY Halloween: Build Your Own Haunted Mirror.
By Chrisjob
Okay, so maybe the example 'ghosts' aren't terribly spooky, but this two-way haunted mirror is a mighty fine idea, and looks like a blast to build. it works like this: "The mirror is really a box with a two-way mirror on the front. Inside the box are models or other renderings of ghosts. Since the inside of the box is black, the two-way mirror reflects the room normally, but when tiny lights hidden inside the box are illuminated, they wash » READ MORE
Over 200 Spooky (and cute) Halloween Ideas.
By ChrisjobThere's certain to be hundreds of these compilation lists popping up over the blogospheres in the next few weeks, and this option from TipNut has upped the ante with over 200 Halloween craft, costume, and decor ideas.
Candy Corn Challenge Winner = Candy Corn Flowers!
By ChrisjobCongratulations to smbriones, whose Candy Corn Flower Arrangement has been chosen as October's Curbly Challenge winner. Stephanie's project was classified as 'classy', 'useful', 'unique', 'elegant', 'creative', and 'tasteful.'
Best of all, she included how-to directions, so grab some candy corn, skewers, floral tape, and ye' old hot glue gun, and make your own!
Good work, Stephanie!
The Worst Trick-Or-Treat Candy Ever?!?
By ChrisjobWhatcha think? Bit-O-Honeys are generally love or hate (mostly hate). Pennies are useless. And the dentist that gives out floss? Gee, thanks....
Candy Corn Flower Arrangement
By smbriones
Bring Your Jack-O-Lantern To Work Day - October 26th!
By ChrisjobFridays are always better than the rest of the week. But imagine a Friday when your whole workplace is full of Jack-O-Lanterns!
Tomorrow, October 26, 2007, is your chance: Bring Your Jack-O-Latern to Work Day! So spam your co-workers emails, put up an away message, and write it all over common areas. If you work alone, then tomorrow's the chance to have a friend with you.
Creepy Halloween How-Tos!
By ChrisjobDerek Greenwood has some original projects for Halloween time that go way beyond dry ice in the punch bowl. I find the Head in the Jar to be particularly eerie and DIYable, but there's lots of good ones here, that don't *only rely on gore for gore's sake.
Eyeball tube:
Hot Glue Skulls:
Pumpkin Carving Safety.
By Chrisjob"Pumpkin carving, that beloved family ritual, can turn as nasty as the goblins lurking outside if you're not carefuI, particularly if you let children carve or use the wrong tools. [Consumer Report] informally tested several pumpkin-carving kits and found that they can reduce the risk of getting cut."
50 Do It Yourself Halloween Ideas.
By ChrisjobThere's still eleven days left...which is plenty of time to tackle at least 15 or 20 of these 50 frightingly awesome DIY Halloween ideas from SimplyThrifty.com.
Includes projects for costumes, food, and decoration ideas, or accomplish all three with projects like the photo below...which seems to be something in baby apendage punch category.
Help! Need an Emergency Halloween Craft!
By ChrisjobFriends,
I just recieved a special request to take a group of teenagers to do a service project at our local YWCA Family Center: a housing facility for families who are temporarily in need of a home. We were asked to provide activities for the children of the families for an hour and half tomorrow afternoon.
Though the Family Center has an excellent playground (a dragon made of recycled tires, and a pirate ship!), the weather is unpredictable, so I » READ MORE
Vintage Halloween Deliciousness.
By ChrisjobHere's a free downloadable, vintage "scary sounds" album "Sounds To Make You Shiver"
Via RetroThing
Some scarily awesome animation Mad Monster Party: The Mummy
October 15th is Sewing Lovers Day!
By ChrisjobEveryone deserves a little special recognition, and today, October 15th, is Sewing Lovers Day. (Lover's? Lovers'?)
[It's also the birthday of the Roman poet Virgil, Emeril Lagasse, filmmakers Mira Nair and Todd Solondz, and Sarah Ferguson.]
Celebrate with some of these cool sewing and fabric related projects and links from Curbly.
HOW TO: How to Make an Envelope Pillow
