Handmade Halloween Finds

Sugar Cube Skulls by Dem Bones

It's been a while since I've had the Hallowe'en itch, as much as I hate to admit it! I've been juggling too much, as always, and have made a very deliberate decision to step back and take a breath.

While my plans for World Domination are still an organic process, taking a break from considering where I want the Capital of the World to be (Fiji? Hawaii? Switzerland?) seems to be the sensible thing to do so my ideas can develop further.

To this end, I've been perusing Etsy for the best Hallowe'en things with which to stock my palatial space!

 Those of you who have been following me for a while, know I'm a big fan of Three Sisters Apothecary line of soaps, lotions and all things body care! Emma Mann, the owner, has just released her new (I believe, seasonal) collection, "Summer Solstice." I can tell you it smells like summer! Sun, citrus, and all things light and fresh!

For tootling around town, I found this delightful Hocus Pocus-themed t-shirt! I love it, and you always know who the cool people are by their reaction to the shirt!

 And who doesn't love a sip of adult beverage when they get home from a long, hard day at the cemetery? Sip and read some fine literature simultaneously with this elegant glass!

Sometimes, you just have to get your Hallowe'en bling going on, right? I can't think of a better bracelet than this one. 

I simply adore this pillow by Elliot Heath Designs. I may get one for my bed... 

I think I might know who I'll be for Hallowe'en this year... Ziggy Stardust! Made by Z'Mad Masker, who seems to have a brilliant eye for faces!

In the mood, yet?

Hallows Soap

It seems like one by one, retailers are becoming infected by we Halloween folk. This time, it's Bath and Body Works with a small coffin full of nifty soaps. Although some of them are in already-familiar scents, it seems they've developed a few new ones, as well.

It occurred to me that if won a modest lottery win today, I would send Great Pumpkin gifts out to my favorite bloggers.

For the Frog Queen, there's Spider's Web deep cleansing hand gel, for cleaning up after those monster mud classes.

For Rot and Bean, there's the Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin hand soap, for after all the pumpkin carving they do.

There is Spooky Soap for Spooky Blue to wash off his paper mache, which smells like their Warm Vanilla Sugar soaps.

And for House Bloodthorn, there's Vampire Blood, which is supposed to smell like plums. I guess that will cover up the blood smell from his victims.

For My Ghoul Friday I'd get Zombie Squad to wash off the paint of her Eyeball Monsters and the flesh of her victims from her delicate hands. She would even smell deliciously like marshmallows, which would surely lure her victims within grasping reach.

And for Mr. Macabre, I'd get Bat Bite, for good luck in bobbing for apples and biting brownies.

There would be more stuff for other folks I haven't mentioned, of course, but I've nearly run out of products! Go to Bath and Body Works Boo-tique for more fun stuff.

Tokyo Milk

I ran across this in January 2009, in O Magazine. Yesterday was Clean-Out-the-Strata-in-Your-Home-Office-Before-it-Falls-on-Your-Head-and Kills-You Day, so it surfaced again! (Whew! Now I can throw this damn clipping out!)

My eye was first caught by the skull-and-crossbones motif as I was leafing through the magazine, so I tore out the page and set it aside. I looked up the website yesterday to get an idea of what these neat little perfumes might smell like, and I think I might have to put one or two on my Great Pumpkin list. I'll give you the manufacturer's descriptions for each, starting with the one to the left, here.

Poe's Tobacco

No. 1 Parfum

A decidedly different collection of brilliantly paired fragrance notes housed in an alluring glass bottle decorated with Poe's own raven.

Deeply nostalgic: Tobac, Tea Leaves, Amberwood & Autumn Apple

Dead Sexy

No. 6 Parfum

A decidedly different collection of brilliantly paired fragrance notes housed in an alluring glass bottle decorated with an image of a the iconic skull and crossbones

Romantic & Ethereal: Deep Vanilla, Exotic Wood, White Orchid, Ebony

Honey & The Moon

No. 10 Parfum

A decidedly different collection of brilliantly paired fragrance notes housed in an alluring glass bottle decorated with Summer's buzzing bee.

Subtly sweet: Honey, Sugared Violet, Jasmine & Sandalwood




They have some fun little oddities for sale, along with candles, soaps and cosmetics. I haven't tried them as of yet, but I thought, at least, you all might find it interesting to look at!

Tokyo Milk website here.