Haunted Design House

Welcome to the  Countdown to Hallowe'en  2013!! We are honored to be among the  192  fellow Hallowe'en revelers  participating in this month long blog hop! If you'd like to see the entire list of participants, it can be found  here . Well it's minion Mark here today with a little teaser pic of  my little steampunk spell book. The full details can be found on the De Stempelwinkel Not the scariest of makes but something to ease you in gently ;)

October first is finally here! The anticipation was killing us, but now the pressure to  perform is on high. Welcome to the Countdown to Hallowe'en 2013!! We are honored to be among the 192 fellow Hallowe'en revelers  participating in this month long blog hop! If you'd like to see the entire list of participants, it can be found here . Let me introduce myself. My name is Creepy Glowbugg, and I am the head Minion in charge here in the Haunted Design House. Which basically means, if things go awry, I get blamed, and (if I'm lucky) flogged.  My fellow Minions and I, run a Hallowe'en themed crafters challenge blog that is open all year long. We eat, sleep, and bleed, Hallowe'en. We also accept the Gothics, the Steampunks, and dark of heart as well. We like to celebrate the alternative crafter. No mainstream pablum for us! Every other week, we issue a challenge prompt with a specifically dark theme. Then it is up to our follower...

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules* ( Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges ) Welcome to the new  Macabre Monday  challenge, "Dimensional Hallowe'en." You are to  create a   dark,  Gothic, or  Hallowe'en   based art piece that is dimensional in some way. Now foam pop dots are fine, but we are really hoping to see you guys come up with some real dimension . There are some fine prizes being offered by our generous sponsor, Tando offers a wonderful line of unique and well designed, chipboard designs for all of your crafting needs. We are pleased to offer up a Tando grab bag full of Hallowe'en themed cuts as pictured below, to one lucky winner . Need to see some inspiration to get in the mood? Let's peek in on the busy Minion's and see what they have been building for this challenge. Contagion of Corrosion  Croms Using Tando's trees with owls,...

... here is a bit of shocking news: The Masterful Mistress actually made a card. Yeah. I know. WTF! AND  it was for a challenge here at Haunted Design House... Woo Hoo! Hellllooooooo, Minions... didya' miss me?  ;) I've missed  you ! HDH #176:  Who Are You Supposed to Be? Please see all details & link up your own creation HERE .  This challenge is being sponsored by: The Minions and I were given the new  Rick St. Dennis images  to work with, and they are delightful! Without further ado... The Masterful Mistress of the Macabre Barb Be sure to pop by my blog, as well as ALL of the Minions' blogs ( see links at right ) for more details & photos.  And don't forget to get your creep on with us... you've still got until Sunday at 5pm (CST) to join in on the fun and possibly win some digi goodness!

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules* ( Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges ) Welcome to week two of  Macabre Monday  challenge, "Who are you supposed to be?" You are to  create a   dark,  Gothic, or  Hallowe'en   based art piece that depicts a costume or character you have been, or want to be for Hallowe'en.   Isn't there that one costume you always remember fondly from your childhood?  Or maybe that one character  you've  always wished you had the guts  (or the money, or the body) to portray  at this year's costume party? We're being sponsored by I Brake for Stamps . They have a huge, and varied selection of images from various talented artists. Definitely something for everyone. Della has generously offered up two images of choice to each of the chosen Gruesome Twosomes . Nice! We have chosen to work with the new Hallowe'en ...

*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules* ( Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges ) Welcome to the new  Macabre Monday  challenge, "Who are you supposed to be?" You are to  create a   dark,  Gothic, or  Hallowe'en   based art piece that depicts a costume or character you have been, or want to be for Hallowe'en.   Isn't there that one costume you always remember fondly from your childhood?  Or maybe that one character  you've  always wished you had the guts  (or the money, or the body) to portray  at this year's costume party? We're being sponsored by I Brake for Stamps . They have a huge, and varied selection of images from various talented artists. Definitely something for everyone. Della has generously offered up two images of choice to each of the chosen Gruesome Twosomes . Nice! We have chosen to work with the new Hallowe'en ima...

Welcome to Week Two of the  Macabre Monday  challenge, which is Halloween in your face! You are to  create a   dark,  Gothic, or  Hallowe'en   based art  piece  to  start celebrating for the upcoming holiday by making it  all about Halloween,  co lou rs and images, etc.   We are sponsored again by The Octopode Factory . Their inspiring Friday challenge blog can be found here . The minions have used the new  Gloomsville images . These fun images can be bought as a set or individually. Lily has some amazingly quirky and some superb Halloween images. Time to see what the minions have created for week 2 of our challenge. Lily is also offering up a $10 prize to one lucky winner.     Creepy Cricut Cween Donna Contagion of Corrosion Croms Imp of Insanity Ike Creepy Glowbugg Okay, now let's see what kind of damage ...