Monday Moment: “Happy haunted Halloween!” decorative shelf
Hey Homies! Welcome to Halloween half-week on Offbeat Home! We’re going to be bringing you all things ghost-y, monster-y, spooky and… zombie! That’s why I was STOKED to see that Alexandrea (aka WhistleFishy) uploaded her decorative Halloween dining room shelf moment into our Flickr pool.
Operation Orange Balloons: tips for celebrating Halloween in non-American countries
Halloween is an American holiday that very few people in Australia see any reason to celebrate — right up until you have kids. Once you have kids, Halloween is an excuse to dress up and go for a walk.
Monday Moment: eerily beautiful exposed-brick corner
Tatum Witter (of $7 chair makeover fame) has been uploading these amazing gothic decor moments from her home into our Flickr pool. While I’m desperate for her to give us a home tour, we shall have to be satiated with this eerily beautiful moment, created in a corner of her home.
4 Halloween crafts your kids can make out of recycled materials
I was recently inspired by this list of kid’s Halloween crafts you can make out of recycled materials — so much so that I decided to let my three-year-old try out one of the suggestions.
Get into the Halloween spirit (get it?) with photo cards from Tiny Prints
I love a good holiday-themed card, but I’m not exactly DIY-inclined, so I like to outsource my seasonal greetings. I’ll at least attempt a craft or two (and there are few DIY crafts coming later today!), but something that requires actual serious attention to detail and design? YIKES. Enter Tiny Prints, aka my new favorite place online to make cards and invitations.
Throw this Make Your own Monster party!
Halloween is a month long celebration for my group of friends, and one of the staples of October festivities is The Craft Project. This year our Halloween theme is “Monsters and Madmen,” so our craft project involved creating monsters! Here’s how we pulled it off…
Converting your wedding dress into a Halloween costume
My wedding was back in January and I purchased an Ouma dress for my reception and am now trying to turn it into a Halloween costume. Any ideas on fun ways to convert your wedding dress into a costume?
How to make gothtastic gingerbread bats with SERIOUS bite
It’s cooling down, and you know what that means? It’s time for Our Lady Of The Manners’ gingerbread bats! Some of you may remember the Offbeat Empire’s favorite goth etiquette columnist, Jillian Venters, aka Our Lady Of The Manners. Some of you may remember her as the author of Gothic Charm School: An Essential Guide for Goths and Those Who Love Them, or as the ultimate giver of gothic wedding advice on Offbeat Bride. What you may not know, however, is that Our Lady Of The Manners also has a mean gingerbread bat recipe that has some SERIOUS bite…