Thanksgiving Weekend Sale Going on Now!

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Costumes are not just for Halloween. SantaSuits.com features a great selection of Christmas costumes.

Santa Suits for any wallet and any size, up to 3XL

Mrs. Claus, Santa's Helper costumes

Elf costumes and more

Reindeer and Snowman mascot costumes

Christmas Costumes for Kids

Christmas Costumes for Babies and Baby's First Christmas Outfits

Biblical Costumes for passion plays and Manger Scenes

Happy Thanksgiving from Extreme Halloween

The Extreme Halloween family is thankful to our customers for their support, we thank our staff for all their help and we are most thankful for having a family that can work together!

From the Extreme Halloween Family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Halloween Costumes in Movies Quiz

See if you can remember who wore Halloween costumes in which movies in this Halloween costume movie quiz from AMC.

The quiz asks about the Halloween costumes worn in Donnie Darko, E.T., The Addams Family and other popular movies. Good luck!

1 to 1 ATC Swap - Heather Bloom

I received these fantastic ATCs in a 1 to 1 swap with Heather Bloom. Such wonderful detail and I love the house shape. Aren't they just the cutest thing! Thanks so much Heather for a wonderful swap!

Dress Up Thanksgiving in a Different Way

"Its More fun in Costume" and that goes for Thanksgiving too. Add a little holiday magic to your Thanksgiving feast and dress up in costume! AnniesCostumes.com is featuring great dress up ideas for Thanksgiving:

Pilgrim Costumes

Native American Indian Costumes

Colonial and Early American Costumes

And, of course, the star of the show, the Turkey Costume!

Costumes are available in all different sizes for the whole family! Whether you want the period costumes to re-create the first Thanksgiving or just to be a little festive, Annies Costumes has what you need!

Fast shipping and quick service guaranteed so that you can get your costumes in time for Thanksgiving Day!

1 to 1 ATC Swap - Laura Carson

Aren't these ATCs amazing? I received these in a 1 to 1 swap with Laura Carson. I am always in awe of her work...such detail! Thanks so much Laura for swapping with me!

Tis the Season to be Jolly...

These merry makers can be found in my Etsy Shop!

Legendary Excess

The über talented Laurie Hardin has graciously
bestowed upon me the Marie Antoinette Blog Award.
• • • • •
Antoinette, best remembered for her legendary
excesses, would probably relate very well to today's
economic climate. Although I don't think the threat of
reinstating the guillotine would get things rolling on wall street...
it might be something to consider.
• • • • •
Now here are some blogs I consider to be heads above the rest:
3rd Eye Muse
Cottage in the Country
MJ Ornaments
Two Pixie Dolls
Marie Patterson

Star Trek New Movie Trailer

May 2009, the final frontier will be explored anew!


I expect nothing but greatness from JJ Abrams re-mastering of a masterpiece!

AnniesCostumes.com still has some older version Star Trek costumes, uniforms and masks available both for kids and adults.

We hope to be bringing you new Star Trek Uniform Costumes in time for the May 2009 release of the new JJ Abrams Star Trek Movie!

Sleigh Ride

Mini Bottle Brush Tree stocking stuffers
now available in my Etsy Shop.

I won a door prize from the very talented
Marie Patterson from Spooky Time Jingles!
Thank you Marie! Your little Skellie feels right at home.
Check out the STJ site and enter your name
for a chance to win.

Winter Trinkets

Just added some new stocking stuffers in my

Etsy Shop: Mini Bottle Brush Trees, Glitter Crowns!
Check back later this week to see my new Christmas
ornaments that will be available for purchase.
They're pretty darn cute!

ATC - Bertie, Millie & Hilda

November means Halloween at Sears

I arrived home from work a few days ago - November 12th to be exact - to find this catalogue staring up at me from the front porch. My first thought was: Sears sells Halloween props? Who knew? Not me. After my initial suprise, I was filled with admiration. The Sears people are marketing geniuses! Who would think to send out Halloween ads while there are still jack-o-lanterns withering on doorsteps? However, upon closer examination, I decided that perhaps genius wasn't the right word. It seems that if I wanted any of these props, I would have to have placed my order days ago. I held in my hands an expired 2008 catalogue.

Clearly, one of two things had happened here. Either someone at Sears confused Halloween with Christmas (their Christmas catalogue arrived in August!) or the rarely-seen phantom who delivers catalogues, flyers, newsletters and random pieces of junk mail to my doorstep had misplaced these in the weeks leading up to Halloween (busy planning his own haunt perhaps?) and then thought, better late than never. True. It's never too early to plan for 2009. As anyone at Sears can tell you.

Vintage Halloween ATCs by Alice Hyde

I got a fun surprise today from my friend Alice Hyde. She made these ATCs for me on Halloween. It's almost the middle of November and I'm still getting Halloween happy mail! Aren't I lucky! Thanks so much Alice, I love them! ((HUGS))

Glitter Wonderland

Have yourself a Scary Little Christmas!
Just couldn't help myself. I'm still in denial
that Halloween has come and gone. So humor me
a little while longer as I cross over to the
glitter wonderland.
Now on eBay!

Let it snow man!

The record for the world's largest snowman
was set in February 1999 in Bethel Maine.
It measured 113 feet, 7 inches tall.
Mini Snowman now on eBay!

Little Witches ATC Swap - Yahoo! Group

From top left:
Heather Bloom, Muriel Fulgione, Rosalie Ackerman;
Laura Carson, Teri Chinen, Phyllis Terrell

Thanks ladies for a darling swap!

I was Featured on Inspirational Blog on Halloween

I was thrilled to have this blog featured on 10/31/08 on the Inspirational Blog.....and on Halloween too....what a treat!

Deck the Halls

Snow Girl Ornament
Now on eBay!

Sad Little Jack

It's been a week since Jack came to life. Isn't a rotting Halloween Jack-o-lantern just the saddest site? Halloween is truly over for the year. He's the last thing to go at our house.

Although I will post occassionally from now until April, my Halloween Blog is going into temporary hibernation for awhile.

Never fear! Halloween is in my heart all year long and I will start posting to this blog regularly again in April of 2009.

Until then, please visit my main blog: http://nostalgiccollage.blogspot.com/ where I post collage' and mixed media art all year long.

Thanks for a wonderful Halloween season. I've enjoyed creating art for you. ~Kris

The most wonderful time...

Seems like overnight that the dark and ghoulish have been
replaced with all things light and twinkly. Not to fear,
this year I'm creating some fun new orange and black winter
pieces. I'm having a lot of fun with this new direction and can
tell already that it's going to be difficult to part with these new
creations. I'll be posting more sneak peeks throughout the
week and plan on having some new pieces posted in
Etsy by the weekend.

Fall Pictures from Parker, CO

More fall pictures....this time from our home.

Gothic Arch Halloween ATCs - Yahoo Group Swap

From top left:
Kris Dickinson, Muriel Fulgione, Carrie Rees;
Phyllis Terrell, Laura Carson, Heather Bloom.
Such wonderful ATCs ladies....thanks for a great swap!

it's over

The cobwebs are gone. The candles have been extinguished. Pumpkins are disappearing from neighbours' front porches. Leftover chocolate bars have almost all been eaten (except for the Coffee Crisps - I know Halloween is truly over when all I have left are Coffee Crisps!). My daily postings are over too, as I am compelled to turn my attention to everything I typically neglect during the long Halloween season (did anyone remember to feed the cat?). But of course . . . Halloween is never really far away. It's there all year. Lurking just behind the Christmas tree, the Valentine hearts and the Easter eggs. I'll often see something that catches my attention . . . or reminds me of a Halloween night long past . . . or gives me a new prop idea. But for now I'm off to spend the next few weeks reflecting on Halloween past, browsing through photos from all the wonderful haunts out there, planning for next year, and maybe, maybe even get an early start on some props. It would be a nice change not to run out of time trying to get everything done in the fall.

Harvest Home ATC Swap

From Top Left:
Kris Dickinson, Alice Hyde, Carrie Rees;
Julia Ziemann, Pam Sparks, Beth Warner;
William Wratten, Jan Larson, Donna Hansen.
Thanks for a fabulous swap everyone!

the day after . . .

November 1st is usually a quiet, relaxed sort of day. Un-decorating day. And this November 1st is a beautiful day: bright sunshine . . . a light breeze swirling through the dry leaves, torn curtains and remaining cobwebs . . . and freezing cold. The jack-o-lanterns on the porch do not have to fear rotting any time soon. They're safe. If the temperature remains where it is today, they just might make it until Christmas. It's time now to enjoy a last pumpkin spice latte and some leftover miniature chocolate bars (they're small so you can eat 10 times as many) and reflect on a great Halloween night. Perfect weather. Clear and frosty. Lots of trick-or-treaters . . . not counting those who were afraid to approach the house. Some laughed. Some screamed. Some screamed and laughed. And only a few cried (even when I took off my mask). Hmmmm . . . odd.

And it's time for my least favourite Halloween activity: packing it all away. Rolling up cobwebs and torn curtains. Stacking the tombstones. Tearing heads and arms off props. Snuffing out the candles . . . and then . . . starting to plan for next year (perhaps after a short break). It's also time to catch up on some of the Halloween countdown blogs I've been too busy to read during the past few weeks.

A little more leftover candy would make a nice accompaniment to blog reading . . . uh-oh . . . all gone. I wonder if my children would notice if I took just one . . . or two . . .

halloween night

. . . more of my yard haunt photos here