I was thinking back to trick or treating as a wee Jen and how I wish I still had my plastic, blow molded bucket. My trick or treat bucket was serious business when I was a kid. That, my Christmas stocking and my Easter Basket were all very sentimental to …
Dollar Tree Halloween Teasers 2012
I love getting emails with Halloween and Fall stuff in them. It reminds me that this awful, sorry excuse for a summer does have an end. I mean really, 95 degrees all. the. time? Anyway, Dollar Tree is already putting some of their merch out there, online, at least. Here’s …
Crafty: Quick & Pretty Valentine Vase
Put a quick & pretty Valentine vase one your mantel along with your Valentine’s Day garland. You’ll hardly be able to stand all the love. Grab a couple of the Valentine’s Day Themed Cylindrical Vases from Dollar Tree. A steal for about two bucks each. You could put anything in …
Dollar Valentine Garland
I love a well decorated mantel. It sets the mood for an entire room, and you can really do it up. Add this Dollar Valentine Garland and you’ll see what I mean. Today I’m going to show you how I made a one dollar Valentine Garland. Everything was purchased from …
Vintage Santa Claus Brushes
No registration required to download these Photoshop brushes, free for personal use! Dress up your Christmas projects with these genuine vintage Santa faces. In abr format. Free download, Christmas Santa Claus Brushes! Download, then either save or open. Will open/load in Photoshop automatically.
Free! Christmas Reds and Greens Gradients
Enjoy some reds, greens, golds and silvers in these free Christmas gradients. A set of 12, free for personal use! NO REGISTRATION required. In GRD format. Free download, Christmas theme gradients! Download, then either save or open. Will open/load in Photoshop automatically.
EuclidBoo’s Top 5 Halloween Fails
There’s always something that seemed like an awesome idea for my home haunt. Seemed being the key word. I’m going to highlight some of those here, my top 5 flops of yard haunting. But first, a little background: We’ve been putting on the show here in Euclid, Ohio since 2003. …
McDonald’s 2011 Halloween Happy Meal Buckets
Great news for all the fellow big kids out there who loved their Halloween pails from McDonald’s in the 1980’s, they’re back again for 2011! Yup, McDonald’s has two new buckets to collect. These buckets are the same size as usual but feature stickers that make the faces. The buckets, …
Free! Fall and Halloween Inspired Gradients
I just got finished whipping up some lovely gradients, a set of 10, free for personal use! Use these for tweaking the skies and trees, give them a little more punch. In GRD format. Free download, Halloween gradients inspired by autumn skies! Download, then either save or open. Will open/load …
Halloween Party: Vintage-Modern Menu
We set out to have a kick ass Halloween party – one that blended our love for spooky lighting and modern horror and that classic, chilling wonder of Halloween that happened 90 years ago. We pulled it off quite well I think, and everyone had a great time. Here I’m …
Halloween Special: Garfield’s Halloween Adventure
Here it is, the second installment of our retro Halloween specials! This time it’s 1985’s Garfield’s Halloween Adventure, which was originally called Garfield in Disguise. Garfield’s Halloween Adventure first aired October 30, 1985 CBS. Garfield’s Halloween Adventure aired on CBS regularly during the Halloween season until it’s last airing on …
Vintage Ad: Twick or Tweet Raisins
So you’re a kid and you’re out with your friends, having the time of your lives running from house to house frantically while clinging for dear life onto that pillow sack or pumpkin pail. Awesome, isn’t it? Then… raisins. And brief confusion. Maybe I’m in the minority because while I …
Crafty: Quick & Easy Autumn Pumpkin Spice Centerpiece
These Autumn pumpkin spice centerpieces are so quick, easy and cheap to make. And they can be put anywhere. I have mine on the dining room table at the moment. They help set the mood even though it’s been 80+ degrees here the last few days. Oh, and they smell …
Vintage Ad: Dresco Agar Piping Gel
Nestled in this cute little booklet measuring about 6 by 3 and a half inches is all sorts of reasons why you just gotta have the gel. Their suggestion for a festive Halloween cake! Aren’t you kind of surprised it isn’t Hallowe’en? I am. A flying witch and freaked out …
Crafty: Awesome Halloween Garland
Make a Halloween garland to hang anywhere. It has loads of potential, which I love. I’ve seen some really creative executions on this pattern. We used 3 colors (thick construction paper) and attached it to a neutral colored yarn. I made it 2 sided so we could hang it anywhere. …
