I am traveling to Seattle for work and just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for places to visit? I am looking for pumpkin farms and Halloween shops. Thanks CB
Very Rough Draft
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I will probably miss the deadline for this and not submit. There are no
edits, but I thought I'd throw this out there.
9:27 PM: I resent the neighbors a ...
Weathering Props: Fake Moss
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Here is a cool trick for anyone needing to add moss to a prop whether it be
a tombstone, tree, or anything else. It's easy and super cheap!
Link:
...
Underground
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Hello friends,
Jay and his family have safely made it to the Philippines. Based on the
weather report I just checked he's gone from the near perfect Bay ...
Fire at Will!
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One of the things I really love about prop building is the new skills I
develop, which I'm then able to transfer to other areas. Before I made me
first set...
Mr. Floppy - In The House
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Last night's UFO was the innards of a Honeywell *rate gyroscope*. I bought
two of these last year from a surplus place - they were used for missile
guida...
START/RESET FOR NEATO COOLVILLE
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Happy New Year's Day, um...thirty days late. Yep, Neato Coolville has been
in Rip Van Winkle mode all this month, but fear not Neato Readers 'cause
new ...
Help make the Lego Skeleton a reality.
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Skull-A-Day friend Clay Morrow AKA Choking Hazards (who kindly created the instructions
for my Lego Skull), is trying to get his Lego skeleton design to be ...
And They’re Off!
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3D Artist magazine has announced a creature creation competition to win a
3D printer, and a new crowd of designers from the visual artistry side of
3D are ...
Happy Big 11 Son!
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My boy turns 11-yrs-old today. Most days I look at him and find myself
looking back to make sure it's Jacob as he is growing to the point he is at
my chin....
Rendezvous With Doom
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One more from the lucky numbered *Haunted Thrills #13* (Jan. '54.) Most of
the stories from *Farrell Comics* seem to wallow in the ugly and grim, but
this ...
The Shakedown
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[image: Zombies need to pay rent! The horror!]
I love the idea that even after the zombie apocalypse comes, “life” pretty
much goes on as normal for my l...
Polymer color boost
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Nothing seems to start the week better than a shot of color! Why not take a
double dose for good measure? The first is hummingbird color from Carol
Simmons...
AlphaBeasts: P is for Paper Man
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I didn't have a lot of time to work on my AlphaBeasts! entry this week, so
I decided to spend the time I did have stepping outside of my comfort zone:
R...
Random Gratuity
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Ok, I don't have anything to post at the moment, but I just couldn't resist
sharing some gratuitous pictures of myself from last night!
I also wanted to ...
The Posters of Frankenstein : Constantin Belinsky
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The Monster and attending Mad Scientists are blinded by the light of a
glorious, luminescent Bride on this pastel poster by Constantin Belinsky
(1904-19...
Sunday Sketchbook - Fishiness
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Nothing sketched during the past week. This page was doodled weeks ago. The
fish theme was inspired by a fin looking ink blob that seeped through the
paper...
My One-armed Grabber
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I made a little bit of head way today. (No pun intended) As you can see in
the picture above that I started on getting my one-armed grabber going.
The ...
Las Vegas in Black and White
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First I want to thank everyone that commented on my last post. It really
means a lot to me and I appreciate your support! Blogger used to email me
all the ...
Best use of post-it notes ever.
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Be sure to check out the talented works of John Kenn
at his blog: http://johnkenn.blogspot.com/
I especially enjoy this one...
Coming Soon! KISS Retro Style Action Figures!
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This is cool news. I still have my Mego Gene Simmons figure from the 70s.
Never had the other guys though. Hopefully I can at least get the new 8
inch figu...
Wonderland White Rabbit ACEO Art Card Set
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Hi folks,
For Alice in Wonderland ACEO art card enthusiasts/collectors, I am
currently selling some White Rabbit ACEOs as a 3-pack, with free shipping
to ...
Broken Dreams-The Fall of Raven
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Epic fail. Raven was still too wet to be fired and his leg blew up. He
suffered cracks in other places too, though not in the spots I had
expected. He wil...
On farewells, Hallowe'en style.
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Welcome, everyone. Very glad you're all here.
Please gather 'round the fireplace with your drinks for a moment.
I want to take a minute to mention somethi...
Just Flirting...
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February is fast approaching, and the month of love has inspired me to
create an intimate group of heart-themed folk art characters! It is rare
that I make...
100 Pumpkin Templates
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Click the photo to view 100 pumpkin concepts posted on Tortured
Pumpkins. Once you are on the Tortured Pumpkin site you can click each
pumpkin con...
Jack SnOw Lantern
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Just wanted to do a quick post about my wintery creation that is available
now on Etsy!
Introducing Jack SnOw Lantern! Just click on photo to see pricing...
Baby Monitor Hauntings
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Baby monitors are often depicted as portals to the other worldly. In films
such as* Insidious*, they pick up the voices of the ghosts haunting their
hou...
The Horror of the 80s: When Will I Be Famous?
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When I was a young thing, American pop combo New Kids on the Block were the
wholesome young pinups of choice for young girls across the land. With
their ca...
JK Studios.
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Finally getting things back around to some semblence of ‘normal’ around
here.
At some point just after halloween, I got to talking to a friend of mine
...
Valentine Zombie Girl
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[image: Photobucket]
This spooky little zombie girl just LOVES brains...it looks like her
Valentine gave her the perfect gift! :o)
She's in my Etsy shop ri...
The Season of Shadows
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In honor of Season of Shadows.
Last Post
Donate to the Tap Project
All images are Property of John Wolfe, and all can be found at
http://seasonofshadows.c...
In this shirt
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I am lost, in our rainbow, now our rainbow has gone,
Overcast, by your shadow, as our worlds move on,
But in this shirt, I can be you, to be near you for ...
Business Intelligence and Benchmarking
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Business Intelligence (BI) is defined as the technological applications and the analytical processes that were used to estimate the position of an industry o...
Strange Artifact from Tokyo
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Bassist/composer Yuki Tsuda of the Japanese band and steampunk unit Strange
Artifact recently performed in Tokyo wearing my Ragnarök gas mask. From the
rep...
Clay, Glorious Clay
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I'm mixing paper mache clay daily right now trying to get an inventory of
bases and head blanks dried so I can begin the detail work on planned
pieces. I ...
Witch House, once known as the Spadena House
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The Witch House was built in 1921 in Culver City, California and was
designed by Hollywood art director Harry Oliver. It was moved to it’s
present location...
Foetus Specimens
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A fun little project I worked on today start to finish. The specimens are
hand sculpted in DAS Air dry clay and painted with acrylics. I have several
more ...
Ghost Golf
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Just heard the following from parapsychologist, Loyd Auerbach:
*"Okay, here's a weird thing that's going to be controversial: Ghost Golf
in Concord, CA, ...
Sixty-Four Horror Movies in a Five-Minute Montage
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Created by hatinhand.
FILMS:
**CHAPTER ONE (Haunted Houses & Ghost Stories)**
11-11-11
1408
The Amityville Horror (2005)
The Awakening
Dawn of the Dead
Do...
Deep in the Forest by Karl Kwasny
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"Deep in the forest, where heavy feet sink,
you mightn’t be quite as alone as you think!"
by Karl Kwasny
Sit back a bit from your pc and squint your eyes,...
We Country Children
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My mother died nine years ago in July. I recently cleared her room out and
got to looking at some of the old pictures from her side of the family.
They we...
A Paper Mache Dark Butterfly- hands and feet
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Hi again. Yes it's been a while. I'm currently working on this project
and two commissions. Had to do some work on the commissions before I could
move o...
The Sign of Death & Doom
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Is this a sign that the end is nigh?
Does it warn of an impending Zombie Apocalypse?
No, but it is about as cool as it can possibly be, don't you think?!...
blackout
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SAVE THE INTERNET.
This site has been taken down in protest of bills currently being
considered in the US House and Se...
Valentines Day goodies!
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I am not usually working ahead of time enough to get something done for
Valentines Day but I surprised myself! I have always wanted to try making
some co...
Yellow pixie / Pixie amarillo
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A new sculpt available in my Etsy shop. A yellow pixie.
Una nueva escultura disponible en mi tienda Etsy. Un pixie amarillo.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Eldo...
Adding Color to My Haunted Garden
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Adding Color to My Haunted Garden
*Color for the Haunted Garden*
*It has been awhile since I have posted. Life demanded a lot of my time
dealing with fami...
Warming Up 2012
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My first car was a red Hyundai Pony hatchback (with the black silhouettes
of a stallion reared up on its hind legs near the rear windows). In order
to g...
winter pumpkins
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After a stretch of snow and frigid temperatures, today felt distinctly like
springtime. And knowing that the feeling won't last, I took the
opportunity to...
Happy New Year
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Haunted Mansion Disneyworld
Originally uploaded by dragonflydesignstudio
December was a SUPER busy month and I am ready for some down time. 25 years
afte...
Tribute to Stephen Gammell
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Not sure what to title this one, but this is my attempt at the style of the
awesome Stephen Gammell. His illustrations from the old Sc...
Last year's Christmas
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Above: Jane asks Zombie Santa about returning a severed head, while watching out
for the grabby hands of Hermie the Horny Undead Elf.
I have a few last...
Have a Scary Anti-Christmas, Hellions!
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Ah, yes, "the Holiday Season". When everyone is expected to be all bright
and chipper, yet the depresion and suicide rates sky rocket every time. A
season...
Happy Halloweeny Christmas!
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I wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and the Happiest of
Holidays! I just couldn't get too far away from my Halloween-inspired art!
LOL! This l...
Common Swedish Mole-Gnome
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The Common Swedish Mole-Gnome is most often found on the island of Gotland
in sothern Sweden, where the islanders commonly know them as "Di sma undir
...
Many lenders do not have a bad credit loan
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Many people have bad credit or loan defaults, bankruptcies, judgments or
other problems. This can be a problem when it comes to a loan. However, bad
credit...
Deadwoods 2011 Video
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So, my lovely daughter has informed me that the haunt video is a
wrap--proudly presenting her oscar winning (I think so) YouTube film debut:
Deadwoods 2011!
That Person
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Well, after some encouragement, I've decided to move forward with a small
project
I had tucked away in my sketchbook. It's a fun short story I had written...
1-Day Workshop at Korpus School in 2012
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Korpus School of Art + Gallery is proud to announce a Special Workshop:
“Sculpting the Creature Portrait” with Renowned Sculptor Jordu Schell!
SATURDAY FEB...
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Little Zombie Phoebe returns...She is searching,sadly longing, for her very
own Christmas tree. She has two lovely ornies to hang. Visit her on Ebayshe i...
Photos on Glass
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I saw this artwork by photographer Amanda Weil, in House Beautiful and I
thought the idea of a transparent or translucent image printed on glass was
intr...
Hoiday season is upon us!
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Well, it's that festive time of year again. I hope you all have been good
this year, or you'll be getting a beating from Krampus! I've been super
stresse...
Santa's Last Stand Holiday Greeting Card
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On the heels of yesterday's free holiday greeting cards, today's cards cost
a paltry $3 apiece, but are no less awesome.
Whereas yesterday's cards feature...
Black Friday
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Ever have one of those moments when you are at Home Depot buying Christmas
gifts for others, and while waiting to check out you look down into your
buggy...
Chris' office is done
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We worked on getting Chris' office done right after Halloween. Took a
little longer than we expected. She painted the walls gray and the trim
black. I m...
2011 yard display video
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Finally, I got enough time to put the video of my 2011 display on YouTube.
Sorry for the poor quality of the video, my camera is not doing very well
in d...
ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1932) LUGOSI AND LAUGHTON
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A twisted treasure from Hollywood's pre-Code horror heyday, Island Of Lost
Souls is a cautionary tale of science run amok adapted from H. G. Wells's
nove...
Backyard Theme Park Project
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Through a friend, I was given an opportunity to design concepts for a
backyard project, for a "very well to do" client, on a scale would resemble
a theme p...
Lower turnout than last year :(
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But I had fun anyway. We only had about 30 or so actual trick-or-treaters
this year, and about that many adults accompanying them. I was running
behind, ...
Halloween 2011
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It was a long hard summer, but we pulled through and built a lot of new
stuff for 2011 with just 3 people (and joe). Whether of not there will be
a Hallow...
For Sale! Boo!
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It seems as if the Castle Bootique will not update this month -too many
glitches with Blogspot, so...I will offer him here. Please email me at
Ditzzy@aol....
Thank You, Everyone!
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I hope everyone had an extraordinary Halloween. Now that everyone is bleary
eyed and exhausted from getting their houses ready for trick or treaters,
put...
The Dark Garden
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The air was still and the fog hung low as Rose beheld her garden.
Physically, the haunt this year looked the best it ever has. Still a few
issues with li...
The Waxybottom expedition
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In 1918 a British expedition led by the intrepid Nigel Q. Waxybottom set out for a small island east of Bimini in search of the tomb of the tyrannical King W...
Bring in the Veggie Heads!
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"Celebrate Halloween"
Strike up the band, it's Halloween!!
Now available for $145, plus $8 shipping.
*DESCRIPTION*
I've created two vintage-style veggie h...
Happy Halloween!
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Like a Bolt out of the Goo, inspiration can Spark at any time! So DIYers need to know where Frankie fits, Puttin' up their Crypts ...
... As I said ...
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What started out really beautiful turned into a real mess.
Nothing like the sound of wood cracking above your head and home.
Wet heavy snow + trees still fu...
Halloween Update for 10.21.11
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[image: Wendy, the Good Little Witch 38]
- The Fake Mystic @ Histories of Things to Come
- Monster Squad Hospital @ Michael May's Adventure Blog
...
Paybacks are a real.....
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There is a small prank war on our street that started this summer. The initial victims have yet to participate in the wars, so we are all in for it. Meanwhil...
In case you missed it!
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The cowds always get into the "Spirit" and dress up for the occasion.
Finally home after a whirlwind season of Halloween fun that culminated in
the 3rd a...
pumpkinpatchiness
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We went to Bengston's Pumpkin Patch in Orland park on Sunday. It was a fun
day despite the uncharacteristic 80 degree weather(it's usually much cooler
in I...
The Pobble.....
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A couple of months ago I was asked to contribute a piece of work for a show
at Imagine Gallery in Suffolk in the UK. The exhibition was to coincide...
Scholastic Book Club Flyer
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Fall was a wonderful time to be in elementary school because it meant the
Troll Book Fair was coming. I looked forward to getting the full-color
newsprint ...
HackerSpaces: The Beginning (The Book)
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Repost of my post on hackerspaces.org. In December of 2008, a group of
hackers was sitting on the floor with faces aglow with laptop light
cruising the i...
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I Heart Faces
The theme this week is "Pets", and being that I have the best Irish Rock
Hound (okay, okay, she is a wiener dog mix) in the world, I thought...
FFBC Haunt Pictures 2011
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FFBC Haunt Pictures 2011, a set on Flickr. Some pictures from the
Frightfest BC annual Halloween in August one night haunted house. Built
from the ground u...
Diktor, You Have Real Style
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[image: diktor]
This image was in the Barbarella chapter of the Penguin Guide to Comics or
the Big Book of Comics or whatever the huge paperback tome was...
The reason that I started this blog
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was to have a home for the footnotes in my other blog. Just like Terry
does in his books.
So here we go. BTW - if you have not read the Frog on the Pump...
Update July 29th, 2011
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My apologies to those out there waiting for the continuation of the story,
it’s sort of a good news bad news type of thing.
The good news is that I’m wor...
GIVE AWAY WINNERS!
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Congratulations go out to....
Drum roll Please ....
#1 Treaya / Spider Liliy
#2 Treaya / Peach Lily
#3 Annette / Red and yellow Lily
#4 Sherry Byrum / Red L...
What the Hell has InSectus been doing?
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Judging by a dire presence in the blogosphere, readers might suspect
InSectus and her associated projects have fallen by the wayside. In fact my
brain and ...
Instructables Robots
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I made some chocolate truffles for the good folk at Instructables.com.
More images and full instructions can be found at
http://www.instructables.com/id/...
Insect Lecture!
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Spring is here and it's time again for the Stanley Park Ecology Society's Discovery
Walk Series to host my ongoing series of lectures about insects, ecolog...
T-Shirt Bordello Review
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Hey guys! Long time no see, eh? I've got a really awesome review for you guys.
Ever heard of T-Shirt Bordello? They're a tshirt company. Not just any
t-shi...
ITS HARD SITTING AROUND DOING NOTHING
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Hi everyone, just popping in to see whats new and to let everyone know i am
still here. I may not be commenting/posting on the blogs i am following
very re...
Making PICKMAN’S MASTERPIECE
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Hey kiddies! This is a recent project I photographed for Famous Monsters
of Filmland Magazine called PICKMAN’S MASTERPIECE. This sequence of images
is bas...
A Rose by Any Other Name...
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I've picked up an interesting trait when working on my Halloween props.
Each of them (that are vaguely humanoid at least) has to be named. I'm not
sure why...
I found with a little research
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that there are spiders that eat frogs....yes...the world is that messed up
:D
I need therapy (more therapy) now! :D
That is my, very, very, very lame excu...
Classic apophenia
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Artist: Charles Schultz, via fistaszki
I had a Twilight Zone moment tonight. When I'm bored I often scroll up and
hit the Next Blog button a few times, and ...
steampunk scroll wheel
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Yes, I’m back blogging here, and I’m pretty happy to be. Because that
means I now have some free time to put on projects, rather than on school
stuff only...
Oh what fun we had.....
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A wonderful Halloween weekend was had by all!
It was a more sedate one this year, but next year is going to be HUGE!
Spook to you later.
Halloween 2010 - Another Successful Year
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A close to perfect year weather wise. A wind kicked up about mid-way
through Trick 'r Treating, which of course killed the fog effects but
otherwise everyt...
Project Cthulu Gargoyle Lantern
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*The Horror in Clay*
**
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Earlier in the month as the Halloween decorations were starting to creep
out I saw a gargoyle holding a small candle lantern....
Chadds Ford Great Pumpkin Carve 2010
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People's Choice! Wooo hoo! I am so grateful to everyone that voted!
I sketched out my design in the am on this tiny pumpkin.
Some pumpkins awaiting their ...
Witch Name
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[IMG]http://extimg.quizopolis.com/images/results/witch-name.gif[/IMG]
[B]Your Witch Name is[/B]
[B][COLOR="Red"]Annika the Geeky Witch[/COLOR][/B]
...
Golly Jeepers...
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Where'd you get those peepers?
Peepshow, freakshow, where'd you get those eyes?
Peekaboo cover by Bertie Blackman
Originally by Siouxsie & the Banshees
Hitchin’ a ride
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The other day, I was chatting with a few of the officers after work (for
those of you who don’t know, I work in the Communications div for our local
Poli...
Grrrsect : A partial first glimpse
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From Grrrsect : Camp Grrr mutant vehicle sketch up
Well, it has been really slow getting the ball rolling on this project and
in my mind, I had already re-...
Crazy Diamond
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We've driven by this amazing shrine on our way to the Outer Banks, and
finally had to stop. Though there are several graves, it appears to be in
memory of...