HDH111 - Lurid and Looming Landscapes

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Ok, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH111
"Lurid and Looming Landscapes"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that uses, includes or is inspired by a landscape scene.
Think cemetries, fields, lakes, abandoned battlegrounds.
Remember, the Minions and the Mistress prefer things more
on the scary and creepy side.


The Macabre Minions have out-done themselves once again!

Check out these fantastic creations:

Sultana of the Sinister Lynx:

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:




Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

Devious Digital Demoness Susan:

Chaotic Creepy Glowbugg:

will post on Wretched Wednesday, so tune in!

500 follower Hallowe'en Blog Candy

The Haunted Design House is nearing a huge milestone.

Nearly 500 followers!!!!

As a special thank you to all of our wonderful followers,

I am offering up some Hallowe'en blog candy.

I am a collector of "schtuff".

This kind of random Hallowe'en schtuff. 

There are some  Monster wind-ups, a Monster note pad,

some Bloodbath Body Spray, a couple of rubber duckies,

a Ouija board tin of mints, and some cute argyle snot paper.  

Here we have a cool Skull and Roses pen,

some cork board skull stickers, some star confetti,

an eyeball ball, a Bath and Body antibacterial gel,

and some other random bits of Hallowe'en cheer.  

Rules for entering the giveaway:

1. Be or become a follower and leave a comment = 1 entry

2. Re post this blog candy on your own blog, fb, or twitter.

Leave a comment with a link to your post = 1 entry per post

That's it!

I will randomly draw and post the winner on Friday the 22nd.

Now drop by my Creepy Glowbugg personal blog,
for the candy giveaway going on over there!

  

HDH110 - Gods and Monsters and some Gruesome Twosomes

***DISCLAIMER***

The following bit of art is purely intended for

entertainment purposes and is in no way a

direct slap to organized religion. I hope you

can appreciate it in the spirit in which it is intended.

If you are devoutly religious, easily offended,

or just new around here, you have been warned. 

This week's Macabre Monday challenge here at HDH is

Gods and Monsters.

I love the movie and I like the juxtaposition of the two words.

Here is my interpretation of the challenge.

Say hello to ZomBaby Jesus!

I remember the cashier at the thrift store

telling me that they had the whole Nativity set 

if I was interested.

I can also fondly recall the look of disdain and the

rush to end my transaction after I told her what

I had planned for this sweet baby Jesus.

Don't ask. I won't tell.  

There is stil time to play along at HDH this week, and there

is an awesome prize up for grabs from this week's sponsor

The Charm Barn.

Did someone say Gruesome Twosome?!

 

The GT from the "You're Making a Scene!"

challenge sponsored by Make it Crafty are

Allison

and  

Angela

You get your pick of any two digis from Make it Crafty,

and one other lucky winner gets a set of the MiC Mini Monztas!

That lucky weiner is

Fiona!

Please contact me here to get your prizes rolling.  

 

Last week's GT's for the

Inner Workings challenge are

Chloe

and

LadyB!

Congrats to all of our winners!

Please grab your badge if you don't already own one.

 

Halloween Makeup Tutorial

A while back Susan posted a picture of a girl with a zipper on her face which was pretty cool and gruesome, well we have a tutorial for this from one very talented guy called Petrilude.  He has tonnes of tutorials on gruesome/scary/cool makeup.

This looks so gruesome but with a few of the right makeup products you are well on your way to creating some amazing grusome halloween makeup.

Hallowe'en Nuptials

I don't know about most of you, but when I got married some

15 years ago, I wasn't even aware of how cool my wedding could have been.

I opted for the traditional(ish) wedding, with a white(ish) dress,

normal cake and the only thing we did do different was have our

ceremony over looking Lake Tahoe from a cliff. There was a boat

in the water during our vows that kept yelling, "Jump!". Funny.

Anyhoo, if I could do it all over again I would! I'd still pick the same guy (even if

he doesn't share my love of the macabre or Hallowe'en - I know, I know),

but a totally different ceremony, cake, and dress!

Here is what I'm talking about....  

So very beautiful and elegant.

Now I could probably sneak these little lovelies in underneath

that gorgeous gown.

I like the idea of showing the bridesmaids in their

true form. Really, it's usually the truth.

Every wedding needs an ice sculpture!!

And a cake or two...

It totally goes with the dress!

I like the bright colors and the awesome spider webbed

candelabras at every table. 

If only I knew then, what I know now...

I'd still be paying for that wedding!!

HDH110 - Gods and Monsters

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Ok, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH110
"Gods and Monsters"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that uses, includes or is inspired by a God and/or a Monster.
You can draw inspiration from the
Gods or the Monsters of Greek Mythology.
 You can also go for the
classic movie Monster or some bizarre divination from
tales of long ago.
Remember, the Minions and the Mistress prefer things more
on the scary and creepy side.

We are thrilled to announce this
week's sponsor,



 I recently had the pleasure of receiving my order of charms from
The Charm Barn. I was so blown away by the quality of the charms
I had to email Diane and let her know how impressed I was with her
products and service. She was nice enough to offer up a gift certificatefor
$10 to The Charm Barn,
so one lucky winner will get to check out these
gorgeous charms for themselves.
They have some of the most awesome charms for Hallowe'en right now!


The Macabre Minions have out-done themselves once again!

Check out these fantastic cards:

Sultana of the Sinister Lynx:

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

Devious Digital Demoness Susan:

Chaotic Creepy Glowbugg:

will post on Wretched Wednesday, so tune in!

Spotlight on Jessica Joslin

We Minions are always on the lookout for amazingly macabre and unique art. How about this? Done by rogue osteologist Jessica Joslin. What a fab blend of Skeletons and Steampunk! Click on her name to go to her website, or HERE for and interview and more pix!

Boy would I love this hanging from the ceiling!

And how about a little circus action?

Is the the coolest or what? Doubt I could afford any of these amazing creations, but Jessica does have a book HERE with photos of her work. Guess what's on MY Christmas list!

Catching up on the Countdown to Halloween . . .

Yup, we Minions have been really lax in posting Countdown to Halloween stuff. I know, I know, it's our favourite time of year but it's also our busiest time of year. Ack, no excuses, here's some fun stuff we'd like to highlight to help get you all in the mood for this wondrous holiday.
I found this beautiful animation video, The Kingdom of Witches, created in 2008 by Nocturnaloner. Here's what s/he has to say about it:

This is a Halloween animated short I created, based on the silhouette art of Jan Pienkowski. The music is Labyrinth of Dreams by Nox Arcana. It was made as a DVD greeting card for my friends.

I know, I know, it's not funny or gruesome, it's beautiful, and I love it!

Wonderfully Wicked Etsy finds

I have been feeling a bit under the weather lately

so I am just going to post some cool schtuff I found on Etsy.



This is Tommy from the uber talented

Jason Edmiston

 Monsters of Rock portraits.

Maybe Motley Crue isn't to your liking.

How about...

...some Joey Ramone?

Or maybe some of you are into a little

G'n'R (I won't hold it against you).

Axl has never looked better in my opinion.

Jason has more awesome art listed in his Etsy shop.

Check him out!

Maybe you're in the mood for something a bit more

spiritual.

This would be killer in my house! Just sayin'.

Li Grand Zombi

is a master with the chalk ware.

This coffin shaped Ouija board would also be right

at home in my house!

Li Grand Zombi strikes again!

Check out his Etsy shop here.

And now for the coolest thing I have ever seen...

 

3D printed skull rings!!!

Yes, I did say, "printed".

Check out their Etsy store,

Bits of Atoms.

Lastly, I present a doll of magnificent talent.

Sandra Arteaga is a mesmerizing sculptress!

Such whimsy and fantastical details!!

Please treat yourself and stop by her Etsy shop here. 

HDH109 Macabre Monday Inner Workings

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Ok, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH109
Inner Workings

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece
that either is quite literal (clock works or guts) or just
simply decorate the inside of your project as well as the outside.

The Macabre Minions are ready to kick off this glorious month
of challenges with these awesome works of inspiration!

Sultana of Sinister Lynx:

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

Devious Digital Demoness Susan:

Temptress of Terror Teri:

Chaotic Creepy Glowbugg:

will post on Wretched Wednesday, so tune in!

Countdown to Halloween!!!

October 1st.  That's right folks... it's officially THAT time of year!  And though this blog is Halloween all-year-round, it is time to kick it up a notch!  Haunted Design House is proud to be a 2011 CryptKeeper participant at the Countdown to Halloween site:

Just click on the badge above to be taken to a HUGE list of houses (blogs) at which you can go trick-or-treating or play ding-dong-ditch... your call!  Arts, crafts, factoids, photos, stories, lore... you just never know what the CryptKeepers will be doling out!

This will be going on ALL MONTH LONG!

Sooooo, what have I got for you today?  Well, since Make it Crafty is our Macabre Monday challenge sponsor this week, I thought I'd show off a couple of cards.  The first is what I call the "normal" version... the second is MUCH more HDH style:

(click to enlarge)

 I used MIC's Forest Flower & Alyssa Elven Princess digi's.

I know!  TOTALLY un-Halloweenie or creepy in the least.  My bad.  Creepy Glowbugg DID ask me what the hell I was thinking when I chose these two images for a Halloween blog challenge.  After a few choice words by me... many containing the letter "F"... or maybe it was just one word repeated several times... I chose to show how to make something sweet into something slightly sinister:

  MUCH better, right?!  Kinda like an elven vampire fairy?  Her lips got completely out of hand, but I wasn't going to start over at that point!  So instead, I'll show a close-up of the cute 'shrooms.

Yeah... I know... return of the "Barbi-dots"... that's just how I roll.

That's it for today, kids... but check back often here at Haunted Design House, as well as at all the other 2011 CryptKeepers' blogs, throughout the month for more Halloween happenings!