Candied poison

Go here to find out how to create your own bottles of poison using some vintage labels.

*Previously: Bottle of industrial strength goblin poison.

*Buy Poison posters at eBay.

Cereal Taxonomy (link roundup)

Here's a fun craft project - - create a cereal taxonomy. Closeup at the link. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. #oneletteroffmovies. For example: Ghostbuskers, Dr. Yo.

2. Life form specimen from Howard Hughes' Underground Genetic Research. Via.

3. Going to the Santa Monica Promenade was already unpleasant enough, and now they're going to jack up parking prices because they think it'll encourage people to use public transportation. Or maybe I'll just go to a mall that doesn't smell of urine.

*Previously: The most thorough taxonomy of sexual motivation ever compiled.

*Buy vintage cereal toys at eBay.

Garbage Truck costume

Homemade garbage truck costume made by one of Nancy Dorsner's readers. You can see more photos and read how it was made here. And skim through Nancy's site because she's recently posted many more clever costumes.

You know, I'm seeing a lot less interesting Halloween art this year. It could be that I'm not looking in the right places, but I wonder if the economy has hit people so hard that they have less time for such projects.

*Previously: Trash truck of the future.

*Buy costumes at eBay.

Found item toys

It's meant to be an ad by Saatchi and Saatchi for Safeguard, but actually pretty good ideas for making a tank and boats out of cardboard boxes. Via.

*Previously: Battleship board game art shows a woman's place is in the kitchen.

*Buy Try This at Home: Planet-friendly Projects for Kids at Amazon.

Halloween Link Roundup

New Stalker cosplay photos.



Papercraft Halloween village.




Frankenstein and The Bride head off to their honeymoon in this image by Jason Chalker.



Plush bat, one of several posted here.



Plush witch by Junker Jane, who has items on sale at Etsy.

*Previously: Young Frankenstein movie posters.

*Buy Halloween crafts at Amazon.

Flying Bat Pinata and more Halloween ideas

Martha Stewart posted a ton of Halloween projects. Below are a few highlights. The links are to instructions:


Flying Bat Pinata.



Message in a bottle invitation.




Cheesecloth Ghosts.




Paper mice.



Scary message lanterns.




Quick-spun cobwebs.

*Previously: Dozens of spooky food ideas.

*Buy Halloween decor at Amazon.

David Lo-Pan cosplay

David Lo-Pan cosplay photograph courtesy of Nancy Dorsner. See also: Darth Nihilus cosplay, and Nancy's recipe for slime.

*Previously: Big Trouble in Little China t-shirt.

*Buy Darth Nihilus toys at eBay.

Toy Lab's Recycled Toys

"Happen's Toy Lab is a unique outreach of Happen, Inc. that allows children (ages 6 and up) to create their own toys from our massive selection of “recycled” toy parts. Choose any seven pieces, then fit and attach the parts with the help of our specially-trained assemblers. In less than an hour you will have invented your very own, one-of-a-kind-in-the-whole-wide-world toy!"
Via Veer Blog.

Stitch Paper Model

See more photos and download instructions here.