Happy Halloween!

October 31, 2007 by Lex  
Filed under Contests, Features, Halloween

Hey GhoulFriends,

Before you go out for tricks and/or treats tonight, make sure you haven’t forgotten anything:

-carve a jack-o-lantern. Here are some inspiring carvings in case you’ve saved your pumpkin surgery until today:

Cheshire Cat-o-Lantern One Ring to Rule Them All pumpkin dia de los muertos Sugar Skull-o-Lantern

Robot-o-Lantern Mini Jack-o-Lantern goofy toothed Jack-o-lantern

You can see more Jack-o-Lanterns at Craftster.org here, and post your own!
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Featured Indie Designer – Label.of.Hope

October 23, 2007 by Lex  
Filed under Clothing + Fashion, Indie Designer Spotlight

I know, shame on me for not updating for so long! But I know you’ll forgive me, for I have brought you the first of our Designer Spotlights: Label.of.Hope!

Label of HopeName: Hope E
Age: 27
Hometown: Upland, CA
Current Location: Alta Loma, CA (lol, it’s only like 2 miles away)

How did your interest in fashion begin?I can never find what I want in stores! I remember even when I was a little tot I never liked the clothes I had to wear. After a while one just gets fed up & starts DIY-ing.
What motivated you to start selling your designs and what were your expectations when you started? I had no real intention to do much of anything. I was working a full time day job at a doctors office & selling my boyfriends “goods” on eBay at night. The first few diy items I sold were ones I’d made for myself over the years. I added some new trim & put them on eBay. When they sold I was like, wow, someone just bought something I made! Read more

September 2007 WhatTheCraft Forum Contest – The Winner!

October 3, 2007 by Lex  
Filed under Clothing + Fashion, Contests, Features

Congratulations to Danicarose! Her Flapper dress won the WhatTheCraft.com September Contest!

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Stay tuned for the October 2007 DiY Halloween Costume Contest!

For more information about WhatTheCraft.com Contests, please visit the forums!

Halloween Treats!

October 1, 2007 by Lex  
Filed under Features, Halloween, Recipes

severed witch finger cookiesWhen I saw this post by craftster chuck_t, I knew I had to share it here! Believe it or not, the severed witch’s finger cookies are the most appetizing of his 3 Halloween gross-out foods.

Check out his post at craftster.org for a link to the recipe for the finger cookies, as well as his 2 other offerings- “Birdsh*t Brownies” and “Big Kid Jell-o”.