HDH154 - Bats in the Belfry



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

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

HDH154
"Bats in the Belfry"

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

that has anything to do with a bats.  Think belfries, church steeples and all round general battiness!

  Let's see what batty madness the minions have created from the minds of madness:

Sultana of the Sinister Lynx:

 Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

The Contagion of Corrosion Croms:

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

Menace of the Monstrous Mark:

Temptress of Terror - Teri :

Imp of Insanity Ike:

Check back on Wednesday for more Minion batty surprises.  Remeber the upcoming challenges for this month are in the sidebar.

Sucker of Goats

Here is quick look at an elusive cryptid, the Chupacabra.

 

The Chupacabra or Chupacabras (Spanish pronunciation: from chupar "to suck" and cabra "goat", literally "goat sucker") is a legendary cryptid rumored to inhabit parts of the Americas. It is associated more recently with sightings of an allegedly unknown animal in Puerto Rico (where these sightings were first reported), Mexico, and the US, especially in the later's Latin American communities. The name comes from the animal's reported habit of attacking and drinking the blood of livestock, especially goats.

 

Awww! He doesn't look very scary or intimidating.

But then again, I'm not a goat.

He even brings his own snacks. 

I fashioned him out of polymer clay. The eyes were supposed to appear

large and able to see well in the dark. My Chupa is little light sensitive, and

could probably benefit from corrective lenses.

His horns (and tail) glow in the dark and aid in his hunting of goats.

Ack! Those eyes are killing me! Wish I had gone a different route, but I can just

blame it on interpretation.

 

Join us this week for our "Creepy Cryptids" challenge.

We have a great sponsor and a fabulous prize for the chosen

Gruesome Twosomes this week! Check out this post for more info.   

Creepy Cryptids Wretched Wednesday

****  If you played along with our "Oh my gourd!" challenge ****

you may be one of six lucky winners. Check this post to see if you won.

So far, only half the winners have responded.

You only have until this Sunday, the 7th to claim your prize.

We need to get them posted in time for the holiday!!

 

 

So, have you heard that Cryptocurium is our

Macabre Monday sponsor this week?

What is Cryptocurium, you ask? Well, it's a candy store that caters to the

Lovecraftian epicurean sweet tooth.   

Check out this post to see all the sweet pics and details. 

 

I am still working on my Cryptid for this week, so I'll just get to the meat of

the post and announce the Gruesome Twosome from last week's

Chain me up, chain me down challenge.

 

Congratulations to

 

Kristy Lee

 

and

 

Nancy

 

Thank you to everyone who plays along with us every week.

It's comforting to know there are other dark crafters out there.

We couldn't do this without you! 

 

 

    

  

 



HDH153 - Creepy Cryptids



*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

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

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

HDH153
"Creepy Cryptids"

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

that has something to do with a creature or plant whose existence has been suggested but is unrecognized by scientific consensus and often regarded as highly unlikely!  Think Loch Ness Monster, Yeti, even Faeries.

A link here gives a more detailed explanation and a list of possibilities.  Your only boundaries are your imagination.

CRYPTOCURIUM is a New Jersey based custom artwork, chocolate and candy maker
committed to producing “handmade and edible art” of the highest quality.
Utilizing legends and lore, stories and the Lovecraft Mythos, CRYPTOCURIUM transforms
the strange and the macabre into limited edition artwork and terrifying treats for your enjoyment.

This week we have an amazing sponsor.  The Cryptocurium is offering the Lovecraftian Lollipops waves 1 and 2. One set of four pops to each GT.  Now that is what I call a prize!


Lollipop Wave 1:

   


Lollipop Wave 2:

   

I know what I want from Santa Claws this year!
Let's see what creepy coolness the minions have prepared for your viewing pleasure:

Sultana of the Sinister Lynx:

The Contagion of Corrosion Croms:

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:



Willo the Wisp



Menace of the Monstrous Mark:





Temptress of Terror - Teri :

Check back on Wednesday for more Minion inspiration
and the announcing of the winners of the last
challenges.

Chain me up Wretched Wednesday inspiration

This week the challenge theme is

"Chain me up, Chain me down".

Incorporate chains into your project .

Simple.

 

I chose to work with a favorite image from

Rick St. Dennis (Uncle Rick) called,

"Screaming Me Me".  

I made an ATC using chains to imprison my little fiend, here.

I fussy cut MeMe, and then added him to a Stickled and embossed spider web.

I opened the links of the chain and put his little wrists in to make it official.

I added a little inspirational saying to convey hope.

I'm nice like that.

 

 

Now let's see what magical mystery Mark has created.

 

Hmmm... looks old and rusted. And there is a chain and lock, which

could mean a treasure or something otherworldly could be inside.   

 

According to Mark, this belonged to his world renowned,

Monster Hunting Grandad.

How cool. 

 

I bet you have never seen a real, Merman heart before.

Drop by Mark's blog and read all the wonderful details

that make this heart such a treasure.

 

C'mon and take this week's challenge of using chains on your project.

Not necessarily real chains, but any chain-like representation will do.  

 

 

And now for the winners and GTs from the last 2 challenges.

Last week's Gruesome Twosome for the "I'm Melting" challenge are:

 

Fiona

 

and

 

Suzanne

 

Congratulations ladies.

Please grab your badge and display it with pride. 

 

 

 

Looks like the smell of melting flesh has left the

Minions salivating and wanting more.

 

The week before last, we had the "Oh my Gourd!" challenge.

The Gruesome Twosome from that week are:

 

Fiona

 

and

 

 

Monique

 

Not only do the Gruesome Twosome each win a Floating Pumpkin kit,

but so do the following Minions in training:

 

Crafty Girl

Tammie E

Nancy

Suzanne 

 

Congratulations!!!

Please contact me (Creepy G) here to claim you winnings.

I'll need your mailing address to get your kit to you in time

for Halloween.

 

Thank you to all who played along with us for the last couple of weeks.

We love seeing what kind of Macabre Madness you have created using out challenge themes.

I updated the coming challenges list in the sidebar if any of you would care to

work ahead.

 

Keep it Creepy!!

   

  

    



MM HDH152 Chain me up, Chain me down



 *Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

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

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

HDH152
"Chain me up, Chain me down"

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

that has something to do with
chains, shackles, bondage.
Kinky!!
Let's see some inspirational examples from the Minions to get your mojo flowin'.
    
September Guest DT
Lady Brayton:

 

Sultana of the Sinister Lynx:

 

  

 

Creepy Cricut Cween: Donna:

The Contagion of Corrosion Croms:

Temptress of Terror Teri:

The Freak of the Formidable Fiona:

 

Check back on Wednesday for more Minion inspiration
and the announcing of the winners from both of the last
challenges.
Thanks for your patience. 

 

I'm melting!!! WW inspiration

This week we are drawing our inspiration from

melted wax, candles, witches, melted flesh. Any type of

Halloween/Gothic themed melted musings will do just fine.  

 

 

 

 I opted for a pictorial tutorial of some homemade glue gun candle props.

 

Very simple materials list consisting of a glue gun and some

toilet paper and paper towel tubes. Acrylic paint is optional.  

 

Drop by my blog here, for step by step instructions. 

 

 

And now for some more waxy wonders from the Minions.

 

Donna

Magnificent bony wax finger created using a candy pretzel mold.

So creative!!

 

Fiona

Beautiful haunting image and Fi's signature tassel!!!

Fabulous use of Delicious Doodles "Skeletal candle holder" image.

 

 

Well, if that didn't get you in the mood for melted wax, I don't know what will.

Lots of options for this week's "I'm melting!!" challenge.

Please join us!! 

 

I will be back tomorrow with the "Oh my Gourd!" prize winners

and the Gruesome Twosome.