The Art of Darkness

The Lion, the Witch, and the Link Dump

February 11th, 2011 by Cobwebs

A Tribute to Iron Maiden’s Eddie – A somewhat obsessive roundup.

Plush Manananggal – That Filipino monster that separates in half and flies around dragging entrails? Somebody made a toy one.

Steampunkr – “Daily steampunk inspiration.” (Hat tip to Kitten Herder)

Sock Skeleton – Like a sock monkey, only skeletal. Tutorial at Instructables.

Nightmare Before Christmas Bento Box – Jack might be a cute hors d’oeuvre, too. (Another box is here.)

Coffee Mug Cozy – I’ve never quite grokked the need for a mug cozy, but I like the “Accio Brain” message on this one. Caffeinnnnne….

How to Make Inexpensive Photo Invitations – I’m annoyed at myself for never having thought of this.

Vertebrae Cups – Mugs shaped like oversized vertebrae. The same company also sells Thighbone Pen Holders. (Hat tip to Seigmar S.)

Etsy Dark Team – A group of Etsy sellers whose goal is, “to help promote the darker side of Etsy by shining a bit of light on some amazing dark shops.” Some neat alternate stuff.

Crochet Skull Skirt – This is cute, and should be reasonably easy to DIY. If you don’t have the patience or skills for a crocheted version, fabric cutouts appliqued to a sheer fabric under-layer should produce a similar effect.

Anti-Valentine Voodoo Doll – Cute little felt pincushion dolly, just in time to stick it to Cupid.

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  1. Finchey Strange Says:

    Re: Inexpensive Photo Invites

    That’s exactly how we did our “Save The Date” cards for our hallowedding in ’09! We used a picture of the Addams Family’s house with “Save the Date” on the front, and then on the back we glued a piece of cardstock with the relevant info (because I didn’t like the “KODAK KODAK KODAK” that was printed on the back of the photos).

    They turned out BEAUTIFULLY (people thought they were professionally done), and we saved a nice chunk of change.

  2. April in Autumn Says:

    Looks like the Etsy Dark Team isn’t up anymore (doesn’t look like a broken link…). Boo! That sounded cool.

  3. Cobwebs Says:

    Well, pooh. I did a quick search for the Etsy Dark Team and found this alternate link: http://etsydarkteam.webs.com/ but that’s just a post which points to http://www.etsydarkteam.com/ which is supposed to be their new home but instead appears to be a gallery site for creepy dolls. Curses.