Some Treats!

This time of year just gets me all giddy! The weather (even in California) starts to cool a little. The breezes blow leaves down the street. And a few creative types release their wicked creations into the October nights.

I just bought my annual Trick or Treat bag from artist Eric Pigors, of Toxic Toons! I buy one every year, and use them as my purse all October. They come filled with all manner of fun goodies, all drawn by Eric, himself. Creepy cute stuff!

The other thing I absolutely cannot have October without, is the new Halloween at High Noon release. I look for it every year, and when I see it, I go all Jonah Hill!

Decayed is not only a new release, it's their tenth anniversary release! You can find Decayed on iTunes or over at Band Camp, along with their entire catalog.

You can find their blog, also filled with lovely treats, at High Noon Records.

Stay tuned for more goodies!

An Addams Hallowe'en

Happy October, kiddies! The best month is here, and the best holiday is right around the corner!

Just for Your Halloween Cards!

Just released yesterday by the U.S. Postal Service, jack-o'-lantern stamps!

It gives me the perfect excuse to start making some Halloween cards to send to folks!

I have a couple of international packages to ship today, so I suppose I might as well pick some of these up, huh? ;)

Speaking of Classics...

Hopefully, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho is on your list for scary movies to watch in October...

Click on the pic for the trailer.

Who Else is Getting Ready ---

by watching some great old classics?

I just can't wait! Bring on the pumpkin spice!

Creative Mess

 Burning the midnight oil for Halloween and Vine, coming up this Saturday in Petaluma!

 

 With help, I managed to get the kiln running before I went to bed last night, so I may be able to open it up late this afternoon! One more glaze run and a Raku jack-o'-lantern firing and on to inventorying everything...

A potter's work is never done...

Complete!

The latest kiln load for Halloween and Vine is slowly cooling...

It's Coming...

Click on the pic to find out what's in the works...

Rhode Montijo Stickers on Facebook

In honor of the most wonderful holiday, Rhode Montijo has come up with a fun sticker pack for adding some Hallowe'en to your Facebook pics! You can find them by first heading over to his Halloween Kid Facebook page and following these directions:

Check out the Halloween sticker pack that I designed for Facebook! To spookify your pic: 1.Tap on your uploaded pic 2.Click on 'stickers' at the bottom 3.Download 'Happy Halloween' sticker pack 4.Get kooky! ~Rhode

Have fun!

Every Year, A Haunter Gets Ripped Off...

This year, it's Victor Ives, of Halloween Hot Sauce.

Victor has been hand-making hot sauce for a long time, and rebranded in 2013.

He also makes little coffins for his hot sauce, to really spooky them up! He designed his own labels, and each bottle comes with its own toe-tag. Victor has not left out any details on his product!

Apparently, someone brought the design idea to someone at Target, and ripped off Victor's design. Unfortunately, since the designs are slightly different, there's likely nothing he can do about it, except let people know he was ripped off by a large corporation. Corporations like Target can get away with this because they simply have more money to pay lawyers, and a copyright infringement case can go as long as ten years in court! 

Yes. TEN. YEARS!

Spread the word. You can leave a politely phrased, disparaging message on their Facebook page. I've found social media to be the most effective way to shame a company into doing the right thing. Or if you feel like it, write to them!