Santa vs. Satan from Matt Surelee Charts
Source: facebook.com
Abridged Christmas Classics by John Atkinson, WrongHands
Find the Christmas Classics by John Atkinson here.
Updated 2022
I’ve posted a lot of Halloween DIYs from DIY NBC Props - especially Nightmare Before Christmas tutorials.
You can download the Nightmare Before Christmas Wrapping Papers from Tim Baker’s DeviantArt page here. As always, if you see a printable that you like, download it ASAP. It may be deleted at any time. I saved the papers in the WayBack Machine in case they get deleted.
Source: diynmbcprops.blogspot.com
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Jonathan Harker’s journal, May 15:
Once more I have seen the Count go out in his lizard fashion.
Great Last Minute Mask Idea
Not so much a costume for Halloween and more an excuse to wear all the stuff I spent too much time handsewing faux leaves to— so I guess I’m the spirit of Samhain 🎃🍁🍂
DIY Elf Ear Cuff
Updated Links 2022
Make this CosplayWire Wrapped Elf Ear Cuff using 2 gauges of wire and beads.
For more DIY Cosplay Jewelry go here.
More Elvish Inspired DIYs
DIY Wire Mermaid/Elvish Ears from YouTube User NsomniaksDream here.
DIY Elvish Crown from Rachel Ann Poling here.
I posted this DIY M&J Medieval Headpiece here.
DIY Easy Elvish Crown from 102 Wicked Things to Do here.
DIY Glue Gun and Paint Elvish Crown and Ears from Sandra Holmbom here.
I’ve posted pages of ear cuff tutorials here: truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/ear-cuff and you can see the roundup of DIY ear cuff tutorials I posted here.
DIY Wire Ear Cuffs from Basic to Advanced from Shealynn’s Faerie Shoppe here.
Source: instructables.com
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From Venere’s site:
Stories. We have been telling them since the dawn of mankind, fueled by the instinct to imagine and create. They are the lifeblood of every culture; they unite communities, establish traditions, and strengthen identities. Often, these stories run rampant with mythical beasts that terrify, devour, rescue, and bewilder. What are the origins of these fanciful tales? Creation myths, true sightings, political propaganda, bedtime musings, nightmares, daydreams, and ancient media are just a hint of the possible sparks. Believe or not, they can offer captivating insight into the places that we love traveling to. This infographic presents 50 of these mythological wonders from around the world.
Is there one you’d add to this list?
Source: web.archive.org
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Also check out his Steampunk masks and other amazing creations at the link.
- Hannibal Lecter Head Bag by Bob Basset collaborating with Pure Boutique. Photo by Vanessa Jackman.
- Cat Woman Bag (bonus: strap can be used as a whip)
- Zombie Head Bag
- Bug Bag Backpack
- Cthulhu Bag
- Dragon Backpack
- Horse Head Bag
Additional Creations:
Black Dragon Spine Belt with Tail $1500 here.
Dragon Wings $2500 here.
Dragon Backpack here.
Mask & Glasses Steampunk art leather Gas Mask here.
Source: bobbasset.com
DIY Ghost Box and How to Make Heavy Translucent Wax Paper
Updated Link 2022
The top and bottom pyramids of this isocahedron shape are simply folded and closed up using thread. It’s more like an origami box (with a little cheating of a few tabs). You can open and close the box repeatedly and it can also stand up on its ghostly ‘legs’.
Source: mrprintables.com
Medieval Beekeeper Costume by @eogiaid
v1 of my handmade medieval beekeeper costume from around may :) + references
truebluemeandyou: @eogiaid answers a lot of questions about this medieval beekeeper’s costume on twitter: https://twitter.com/eogiaid/status/1531609553552527361?s=20&t=rYyo0uphtrK6t-3RFFERCg
Knit or Crochet Free Pattern Face Hugger for Halloween Costume or Winter
Knit a Facehugger, Gives Free Hugs! Pattern Is Free Too! 👉 https://buff.ly/3UO4SJ8
Knit Facehugger by sammich
Crochet Facehugger by Cindy de Vries
Crochet Facehugger by sammich
Crochet Facehugger by Cindy de Vries
DIY Harry Potter Pensieve Punch
This is actually a really cheap DIY from the light up bowl to the punch ingredients. Did you know you can find dry ice at the market?
There are alcoholic and non alcoholic options for the blue pensieve punch.
- For DIY Halloween Drinks go here: truebluehalloween.com/tagged/drink
- For DIY Halloween Food go here: truebluehalloween.com/tagged/food
How amazing does does this EPBOT Pensieve Punch look like in real life? Take a look!
You can follow EPBOT on Instagram here: instagram.com/epbot
Source: epbot.com
Halloween Pentagram Topped Vegan Apple Pies Recipe and Tutorial
Find the recipe and tutorial for these Pentagram Topped Apple Pies from Domestic Gothess here.
**Cut your prep time and use canned apple pie filling.**
DIY Cheap and Easy Pumpkin Arch
Back to our regularly scheduled programming
Thanks to all of you for following along on my journey this summer and to those of you who helped me raise so much money for the Ehler’s-Danlo’s Syndrome. Now that I’m back home and we’ve hurled straight into spooky season, I will bring us all back to our regularly scheduled programing: Stuff I make.
So to start off the most wonderful time of the year, I want to share with you a very affordable and easy to make pumpkin arch! Above is our sweet Ms. Nova modeling the finished product for us. Here is it all lit up at night:
First, we clearly went to the store and got the essentials:
Side note: we got home and played our first round of Jumanji, and just as we rolled the dice, some raccoons or something in the attic went off very loudly. Coincidence? The game clearly works.
Another day, after we escaped the perils of the game successfully, I began by removing the handles and drilling a quarter sized hole in each pumpkin (for the lights and pole to go through) and a smaller .5 cm hole for each. The little hole is located in a spot so that when it rains, the pumpkin will not fill with rain.
Next, I simply strung the pumpkins and lights through a PVC pipe measured to fit the gateway where we wanted the arch – a very strange size.
Since the gateway you see is particularly wide, we did struggle with figuring out how to attach it; we could have used weighted pots, but we chose to secure it with metal fasteners to the hinges of the gate. We also found out after a few days that the 100-degree direct sunshine was a tad too much, and it began melting during the day; not the pumpkins, but the pole was drooping. We fixed this by using a black metal bar to hold up the center. I was bummed about this at first, but I decorated it with a giant spider web and spider and it worked out ok.
As you can see, this arch was SO cheap and simple to make (99 cent buckets, $2 PVC pipe, lights we already had) and so cute! Not everything has to be grand, expensive, or hard to make. Stay tuned for more of my Spooky Season creations!
Haylan
Laurent Gauthier Boites à insectes
DIY inspiration for some creepy but mesmerizing insect/doll collaged shadow boxes. Make your own inspired versions with Dollar Store dolls and insects.
You can find more of Laurent Gauthier’s work here.
The top three art pieces are:
- Cerambix Virgo 2013
- Les gros yeux 2014
- Manipulations 2013
The piece below is Mère & fils 2013
Prédateur 2014
Omnia vincit amor 2013
Mutations 2 2014
Hommage 2014
Source: laurentgauthier-objets.fr
bogleech:
I’m making a costume out of this stuff so I’ll also show you how to make little awful wads with it!
Make a Tumor Monster by Tumblr User @bogleech
Go to the above link for a step-by-step tutorial on how to make a Tumor Monster.
To make your very own realistic wad of mutant flesh, you're mostly going to need gap filler, the stuff on the left, along with black spray paint, colored spray paint, masking tape, glue and any assortment of small, fake body parts and other doo-dads.
@bogleech just commented on this post:
This was 2014! New tip eight years later: "pond and stone" insulation foam comes out already black and stays a little soft and flexible, so it doesn't break as easy as the pale yellow stuff. It's just a bit costlier.
DIY Halloween Spider Desserts
Updated 2022
ABOVE COLLAGE: DIY Spiderweb Cupcakes from scratch or using a mix.
The frosting is chocolate buttercream dipped in a chocolate ganache. Melted white chocolate chips create the spiderweb pattern.
For more Halloween food like 18 Gross Halloween Recipes, snakes on a stick, grilled turtles, spiderweb cakes and devil cupcakes go here: truebluehalloween.com/tagged/food
*Also be sure to check out SugarHero’s 3 ingredient spiders at the bottom of her post.
For More Spiderweb Food Recipes, See Below:
DIY Pumpkin Spice Spiderweb Cookie Pizza from Crazy for Crust here.
DIY Easy Spiderweb Cupcake Recipe from Delightful E Made here.
DIY Easy Spiderweb Chocolate Bark Recipe from Purple Chocolat Home here.
DIY Spiderweb Cake Recipe and Tutorial from The Cake Blog here.
DIY Marshmallow Spiderweb Chocolate Cake from Say It with Cake here.
Source: sugarhero.com
DIY NO SEW Spooky Gray Ghosts
I made seven of these little grey ghosts for Samahin and Halloween last year. I used some scraps of fabric from an old shirt, and I recently got some more grey fabric scraps that I thought would work to make some more.
The original seven from last year are on the top row, all in a darker, mottled grey. The newer ones are made with scraps from a different old shirt, as well as some lighter grey, textured eyelet fabric.
They’re a pretty simple project, I didn’t do any sewing on them other than putting a thread loop through the tops of their heads so they can be added to a string or ribbon to be hung up. They’re just some fabric pieces tied around a bit of stuffing for the head, with their faces made up of three small circles of fabric, attached with hot glue.