Halloween in Utah is VERY cold. Most kids are wearing coats under their costumes and sometimes it’s snowing. For any kid who wants to be something scary, this is a great pattern.
Best of all, it rolls up into a normal looking hat when you’re not cold.
I just finished counting the people who came to the party and we had over fifty people! That’s WAY too much for my 800 square foot house, but it all worked out. It was like we had two parties. After we voted on the costumes and gave away the prizes, a lot of people left just in time for the second wave of people who came.
Seems kind of silly that I worry about no one attending every year and every year I have more people than can fit in the house.
I haven’t labeled all the photos yet, so I have my work cut out for me. Of course, I need to clean up the party mess first.
Thanks to everyone who attended! It was awesome and I am so excited for next year!
You can get a ghostie, a pumpkin and a candy corn for only $14 on Etsy. They are adorable!
I like my Halloween Gothic and scary, but these little guys are just charming me!
I was up until 2 am last night making monster cupcakes for the Halloween party. It’s only 2 pm and I’m worried that no one will show up.
Every year I worry and every year we are so packed that there’s no room to move. I don’t know why I worry. Even if only Stacey and Dan show up, it would be a rockin’ party.
I wish I could turn off the worry gene.
If you read the phrase Sexy Hamburger Costume, you probably had a big question mark light up above your head, but after seeing it, I’m sure you agree. It IS a sexy hamburger costume!
To see the costume from all angles, click here:
The dress is a crocheted creation and I’m am impressed with the inventiveness. It wraps up the funniest and sexiest costume prizes in one fail swoop!
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Zombie costume? You need the makeup and it’s right there in your kitchen!
I used similar techniques for my “Homecoming Queen’s Gotta Gun” costume:
You can see more instruction here:
I love to create a costume that has a lot of makeup effects. Sadly, this year, it’s a mask for me. Maybe next year I can make a gory wound.
Via: Craftzine.com blog: HOW TO – Halloween Zombie Makeup (Video)
This time of the year, The Haunted Mansion undergoes a metamorphosis and gets even spookier (if that is possible). Wil Wheaton went to Disneyland and his wife snapped this photo of him in front of the newly decorated ride.
I’ve never been to Disneyland at this time of the year. I feel like I’m missing out.
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Finally, someone has some information about the Blogger dinner tonight!
Update: I called Hometown Buffet and they have gone out of business. I’ve made reservations for us at Sweet Tomatoes instead.
10060 S State St
Sandy, UT 84070
(801) 352-9001
Date: TODAY Thursday, October 25, 2007 Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
I find myself agreeing with Valleywag and that makes me think hard about myself.
Maybe it’s time to give Cory Doctorow a break. If I find myself agreeing with the likes of Valleywag, I must be wrong…
Oriental Trading Company has an array of “religious pumpkin” Halloween toys.
I know Oriental Trading Company makes the bulk of their money from Sunday School teachers who want to give toys away to the children in their classes to convince them that Jesus is “fun,” but really, Halloween Jesus? Is this really where you want to go?
Come on. All Saints Day is a perfectly cromulent Christian holiday. Why do you have to go and ruin my Samhain?
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This video on YouTube shows Halloween on Animal Crossing for the Nintendo Gamecube:
I own the Gamecube version of Animal Crossing, but I didn’t like it as much as the DS version. Maybe I’ll fire it up for Halloween day. Looks like I need to collect some candy, however.
Do the people in Japan really think this is how we celebrate Halloween?
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If you want to decorate your car for Halloween, here are some car magnets that can dress up your vehicle. They stick to your car with magnets and leave your paint unmarred after you remove them in November.
Do I want these? I don’t think so. I don’t spend enough time in my car anymore to make these worth it. Plus, I’m pretty sure the magnets would end up in the hands of roaming children in the neighborhood.
Via: Popgadget Personal Technology for Women: Sticker shock in the parking lot!
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Gary Goldhammer at the B4B Conference showed us this video.
This is how advertisers make me feel.
I looked all over to buy this song on iTunes, Amazon or anywhere, but it’s completely unavailable. If you know of a place where I can download the MP3, please tell me because I WANT this song for my Halloween mix tape! This song is from a made for television movie called The Worst Witch.
Tim Curry can make the cheesiest lyrics sound abso-freakin-lutely cool!
Fairy Wings made out of tights and coat hangers:
Pirate Costume made from an old pair of leather pants:
MY FAVORITE! A mummy costume that will let you go to the bathroom without unwrapping!
Via: Craftzine.com blog: Threadbangers DIY Halloween Costumes
I love this photo of Bjork. My hair used to be long enough to do something like this. I am continually tempted to do something strange to my appearance. Do I just want the attention?
In the end, I just wash my hair, condition it and let it air dry. No fuss, no primping and definitely no hair mask. Maybe it would be something good for Halloween, but on a daily basis, it’s just not sustainable.
I don’t know anything about World of Warcraft, but Nicole looks like she’s having lots of fun!
When I first saw these pumpkin picture holders, I thought they were using real pumpkins. Instead, they are using pumpkins crafted out of fimo clay and give full instructions on how to create them. It’s easier than you might think.
I think this might be a fun thing to do with a real pumpkin, however. If you have had Halloween parties in the past, you can put photos of costumes from the previous year. You could also use them to give directions (i.e. This way to the bathroom). I really like this craft project!
The crafters and makers at Make and Craft magazine talk about their favorite Halloween costumes.
I love Brian Jepsen’s trip down memory lane:
As a kid, I was drawn to vivid psychedelic imagery (hey, who wasn’t?). The trippier, the better. I was sucked right into HR Pufnstuf as well as Lidsville, my two favorite kids shows. I was thrilled to be able to dress up as HR Pufnstuf one halloween, and this photo remains one of my favorite pictures in my family’s pile of slides.
I have dressed up more for Halloween than most people do in a lifetime. It seems like I’m continually trying to make up for those years as a child when I couldn’t celebrate. I have ended up turning Halloween into some sort of yearly event that I think about all year long. I don’t have any photos from childhood of me dressed up in a one-dimensional costume, but maybe if I did, I wouldn’t like Halloween as much as I do today.
Here is another video talking about the history of Halloween once again from The History Channel:
I love the retro video that they use. I miss those old costumes where you just have a mask and a piece of vinyl to go over your normal clothes. And don’t miss the interview with the modern Pagans performing a Samhain ritual.
This video is part one. The other parts are available after the break: (Continue Reading…)
This particular Princess Leia wig is made out of fleece and was for sale a few weeks ago, but that doesn’t stop you from making your own.
Since I’ve cut my hair, I miss how many things I could do with it. I had enough hair to sport the Princess Leia do without the help of artificial hair (fleece or otherwise). Now, my hair is barely able to fit in a ponytail. This is the ONLY time of the year that I miss it.
Halloween and cemeteries seem to go hand in hand. Here is a slideshow of the Graves and Cemeteries Pool on Flickr.
All Hallow’s Eve used to be a celebration of our ancestors gone by. A strangely Pagan holiday, the witches, vampires and wolves have replaced the ghosts. This month, don’t forget to think of your loved ones who have passed. They are watching you and are urging you to dress up and fun while you still can.
Whether they are for decorating your bottle tops or lollipops, these cute little Halloween ghosts are adorable.
They are knitted out of wool and then “felted” which is a watery matting of the wool that shrinks the ghost, so your original knitted work will be substantially larger than the finished product.
Insects and arachnids don’t scare me, but I’ve heard that other people are scared by them. Maybe it’s because some spiders are poisonous. Maybe it’s because they could infest your hair or clothing. Maybe it’s because when they crawl on you, they make you feel itchy. If you are feeling itchy right now, check out this website for a Halloween thrill:
If creepy crawlers give you the hot and cold running chills, What’s That Bug is perfect for a quick scare. There is plenty there to freak you out.
Me? I just think it’s cool! I had no idea there was a website that would identify the weird bugs I see. Next time, I’m taking out my camera when I see an unidentifiable insect.
Via: Twitter / Meri: Just emailed some of my SA …: Thanks, Meri, for turning me on to What’s That Bug?
Last year was Josh Leo’s first Halloween in an apartment. He grieved over losing the advantages of living in a house during Halloween.
I remember what it felt like to have Halloween in an apartment. I think that’s why we started the Halloween party. Fewer kids come out trick or treating every year, so I am so grateful that we have the party now.
These folks created a magic mirror that talks to the children as they come to get the candy. It’s created with a facade, a skrim and a computer running software to be the face.
You can see it in action here:
That looks like a lot of fun!
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Wondering what you would like to be for Halloween? How about Katamari Damacy. Here’s a link to a photoset on Flickr from gollygee17. She achieved costume uniqueness last year!
This is the kind of costume that you would have to spend the entire night explaining, but the people who got it, would REALLY get it!
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In honor of the dead, this All Hallow’s Eve:
Mike talks about this all the time. Charlie Brown goes trick or treating with his friends and they get great candy and he gets a rock.
Because I never saw this as a child, it seems strangely unclimatic to me. I was never allowed to watch the holiday specials on TV when I was a kid because we were Jehovah Witness. Watching them as an adult just isn’t the same.
I guess I missed out on this piece of the collective unconscious.
If you haven’t carved your pumpkin yet, there are a lot of good ideas on this website. Be forewarned, some of them are a little gross and gory:
After seeing all the creative ideas that they have there, I am almost tempted to try one on my own. Ever since we bought the pumpkin lamp, I haven’t really wanted to try a pumpkin, but these are making me excited. Last time I carved a pumpkin, we used a knife. Now they have those cool pumpkin carving tools that limit my risk of cutting myself. Maybe I should.
I wonder what they put in the pumpkin to burn so high and bright…
Via: Shiny Shiny: Weird Website of the Week: Extreme Pumpkins
Bento boxes are simple food such as rice and vegetables made beautiful by art. Kawaii Crafter made a Halloween Bento box just in time for the holiday:
If you have ever played with your food as a child, bento box making might be the hobby (and lunch choice) for you.
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This AWESOME video shows you step by step how to make devil horns out of bake-it clay:
There are a bunch of video tutorials on YouTube that you can peruse here:
She also has and Etsy shop. It’s currently closed because she is in the process of moving, but I’m sure it will open again soon:
I love it when crafty people are willing to show how they do things, even though they sell them. Props to Meandrous Art!
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