As you get ready for Halloween, we thought they may glean inspiration from the Polyvore community (7 million users +) who have created sets that let you be both frightening and fashionable. Take a look at the collection through the link below and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

http://www.polyvore.com/halloween_fun/collection?id=634795

Reaching out on behalf of artist community Threadless who just announced their latest sale which starts today and runs through Monday 11/1. All Halloween tees will be on sale for $10. In addition to the sale, Threadless is adding a bonus “Trick or Tee” mystery T-shirt. For $5, Threadless will include a tee from the mysterious Halloween grab bag to your order. Do you dare?

Celebrate Halloween with the eerie whimsy of “Hip Hearses” from artist Caleb
Gray and Robert Kaufman Fabrics. These retro hearses put the “fun” in
funky, but watch out for the creepy coffin flying out of the back! 100%
cotton and available in multiple colorations, check out the entire
collection here: http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/eerie_alley/

Shop online at:
http://thequiltedcastle.com/category_539/Eerie-Alley.htm
OR
http://www.fabricworm.com/calebgray.html

or find a store near you: http://www.robertkaufman.com/where_to_buy/

Art by Caleb Gray can be seen internationally on a variety of products from
greeting cards, scrapbooking supplies, and gift bags to calendars, fabrics,
and children’s wall décor. Visit http://www.calebgraystudio.com/ to see
more art and check out his latest product releases.

For the most unique and spectacular Halloween goodies you really can’t do better than handmade. The diversity, quality and imagination beats the pants off any of the mass produced Halloween items. Etsy – the epicenter of handmade items sold online – has put together a spooktacular Halloween gift guide that features quite an array of treats; costumes, decorations, jewelry and accessories, toys, cards, spooky art, and even food. Now you can support independent artisans while decking out your haunted mansion in style.

With Halloween about a month away, seasonal chain stores are popping up everywhere. They’re definitely a fun experience, but feel a little sterile, a little canned. Don’t you wish a Mom and Pop Shop of Horrors would show up instead? That’s just how Los Angeles based The Mighty Squirm describe themselves and their online store of creepy t-shirts. Lovers of chilling design, Thea and Daniel create spooky detailed original illustrations and put them on high quality cotton shirts. Many of them glow in the dark and come on organic cotton, too! Their company is named in honor of their daughter and so there are plenty of creepy-cute kids shirts and placemates to choose from as well.

One aspect we really like is that all of their designs are free of text. As The Mighty Squirm says, “each of our designs serve as the beginning of a romantic, thrilling story that really drives your imagination”. The illustrations are intriguing and detailed enough to speak for themselves.

Let me guess. You’ve been spending your summer vacation making gory Halloween props and really accurate vintage Halloween decorations. Wait, that’s Sleepy Hallow Props and Dead Tree Halloween, respectively. These creative Halloween lovers let us know that their eBay stores are already in full swing. Check out their creepy offerings…

Canada based Dead Tree Halloween hand makes each of their vintage inspired Halloween decorations. But they also go the extra mile by incorporating vintage design elements and materials into the ornaments:

“All of our ornaments are handcrafted in our studio using materials that would have been available in the 1920’s & 30’s, or as close to it as possible. We also incorporate as much actual vintage material as we can find. All of our Dresdens are made by a company in Germany that has been producing them since 1861. The company still used the same machinery and the same dies to stamp them so are they actually reproductions or are they ‘vintage’? Hmmmm… good question. Most of our plaster items are made using antique or vintage candy molds, some of the molds we have made ourselves. All of our designs are original and we get our ideas from actual vintage Halloween items, old magazines, catalogs and the like.”

There are so many “vintage inspired” items out there that are just so garish because the manufacturers don’t seem to care about those kinds of details. It’s nice to see an artisan take pride in such accurate reproductions. Soon they will be adding a bunch more designs such as garlands and tree toppers so be sure to add them to your favorite sellers to stay updated.

If you’re a regular here, you might remember Sleepy Hallow Props from last year. We’re glad to see that Erik is back making his quality homemade props again this season. Because what’s Halloween without a bucket of bloody guts or a killer butcher’s meat hanger?

Do you sell your Halloween themed goods online? Know of a great Halloween e-store that we should feature? Get in touch!

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