TKC Cozy Pawz! Rockin' Pet Costumes!

I decided that since this wonderful shop usually sells out around Hallowe'en, I'd release this blog post just a teensy bit early!

Yes, TKC Cozy Pawz custom makes costumes for your dog, your cat, or your -- ? Ferret? 

YES! Yes, it does!

 Lynn Cougar Dodson has quite a coterie of followers due to her high standards. Every review she has mentions the quality of the costumes and the attention to little details, like an eyelet to snap your leash onto your pet's collar.

 And honestly, the ferret spider is an idea whose time has come!

A blue honu (sea turtle) isn't a costume you'll regularly see on the street, nor is the Beagle Knight, below.

Head on over to TKC Cozy Pawz Etsy store to take a gander at their full line of pet clothing!

Hallowe'en Costumes, Anyone?

More costume shenanigans here, at Bored Panda.

Cat Box Ghost

Via Oh My Disney.

Costumes - Because it's Costume Ball Season!

Hoping I can get my costume together in time for West Coast Haunters Convention. Meanwhile, I ran across some really clever ideas!

More fun and games here.

Hanged for a Pirate

More over the top costumes here.

Never Trust the Living!

Via Costume Works.

They Live!

Home haunters are dorks. We all know it; there's no use trying to deny our dorkishness. We're also builders and creators of some pretty cool stuff. Add a love of old horror classics, and bam! One day a year, we are the coolest kids on the block.

We are also notoriously cheap, and challenge ourselves to make cool stuff with the least money available.


Enter Make Magazine, Hallowe'en edition (Hat tip to Shadow Manor for reminding me to look up a couple of projects from their pages!), and this tutorial on how to make "They Live" masks. The tutorial looks clear, and if you're decent at painting, your masks should come out very well! And cheap? $20! 


Let's face it, "John Carpenter's They Live" is a Hallowe'en dork's dream costume! OBEY!

News From the Nest - Operation Baking GALS and Haunted Air

A friend of mine has a nifty blog over at Kimberly Michelle daht calm. A little while ago, she posted about Operation Baking GALS, a group of ladies who bake cookies and brownies, etc. to send to troops in a war zone. (It's a little bit of home in a box, and lets them know they're not forgotten.) She later received a letter from the folks to whom she sent her baked yummies, and I thought, "How cool." I believe in supporting our troops, and what a great way to show support!


I looked into how to join up, and found out that joining Operation Baking GALS is pretty simple. I filled out the application form, and within a week or so, I was approved.


I have a bunch of girlfriends in the neighborhood I thought might be interested, so I forwarded the information to them and already have several interested in joining up. Since it's only a once a month commitment, most of us can reserve a block of time to bake some goodies for the troops. We may even start our own team!


I'll be putting the image and link on my sidebar for any of you who may want to join. Heck, getting a haunters group together for the troops wouldn't be a bad idea, either!

In other news, I was one of those poor people who missed out on the first printing of Ossian Brown's new book, "Haunted Air, which is a collection of vintage photos of people in Halloween costumes of their day." 


There were a bunch of people who bought copies, jacked up the price, and started to sell them on eBay and wherever else they could, but I wasn't willing to shell out the inflated fee, even for a first edition copy. Considering the popularity of the book, I thought I'd stick with Amazon and take a gamble that there would be another printing soon. I put in my order; Amazon always notifies you as to when your product may ship or if there are any changes to your order. Well-hooray for me!-I got notice that they expect to start shipping this fine book again sometime in mid-March! I can't wait!


Oh, and I've just added an Amazon widget to the side bar, (mostly) filled with Hallowe'en goodies for you! There are some movies, books, and music you may enjoy, many of which I've posted about in the past. I'll add to it from time to time, so check it every so often. Be sure to look for the little doohickey that lets you turn pages, 'cause I've added a bunch of things!


O.k., back to my plan for world domination!

More Monsterpalooza

James Hong, stretching after a marathon of
autograph signings

 

Ape felt pretty safe, since Quasimodo was chained up.



These next few masks were from Rubber Gorilla, in the U.K.





Crazy mask at the Girls and Corpses booth

This clown at the Chaney Family booth really creeped me out.

More Soon!

Go Green, Hallowe'en!

More costumes from recycled bits here.

If only it were Barney, instead of Hello Kitty.

Fun Costume Project For Animatronics Geeks

I really wish I had the budget/knowledge to make this happen! Click on the pic!

Mr. ShellHawk's Halloween

It's entirely possible that Mr. ShellHawk will be Good, Bad and Ugly on Halloween. I believe he will look even sexier than old Clint, here, if he chooses this costume.
Click on the pic for a random treat.