Thank you to everyone whom participated in A Slight Sinister Giveaway!  I LOVED reading all about your costumes and scary stories; I now have a little spooky list of books I’ll need to check out, so thank you for that too.  If you haven’t read them, check out the comments in the giveaway post and maybe you’ll find a creepy story that might interest you.

Ok, without further ado, the winner is: Lucky #5, Modern Crush!

Thank you again, peeps.  Oh, and happy fall my Northern Hemisphere friends!

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Greetings, dears!  October is only a few weeks away and Halloween, for me, always marks the start of the holiday season.  So, I thought I’d celebrate a little early and give away 1 copy of AntiCraft: Knitting, Beading and Stitching for the Slightly Sinister.  Not only does this book contain the original publication of my Brier Rose Scarflette pattern, but a TON of other cool and creepy projects.

Here’s what you do: from now through Monday, September 21st midnight PT, leave a comment in this post describing 1 of the following:

• Your favorite Halloween costume that you have ever worn (and if you made it!)
• Your Halloween costume for this year (And, of course, if you plan to make it)
• Your favorite spooky story or book.  (Ok, you don’t have to tell me the whole story, just the name and general plotline!)

A winner will be randomly picked and announced Tuesday, September 22nd.

Update:

You know, it just occurred to me that I should have posted a photo of one of my favorite Halloween costumes when I originally wrote this - ha!  I just so happen to have one:

That’s me in the angel costume.  My dad made the halo and wings (you can’t really see it but both are sparkly with gold glitter) and my mom made the dress. My parents did not like putting me in store bought costumes and made ours (mine and my brother’s) whenever they got the chance.   I’m not sure I knew then how lucky I was to get such nice, homemade things but I certainly am now. (Next to me is a friend as a Barbie bride; I think I was jealous of her costume.)

Good luck!

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/ShWkOjO5OVI/AAAAAAAAA_A/aNbJj7GvnxQ/s1600-h/3470933302_2153279964_o.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 347px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/ShWkOjO5OVI/AAAAAAAAA_A/aNbJj7GvnxQ/s400/3470933302_2153279964_o.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338353503200426322″ border=”0″ //aAnother reason I was anxious to start blogging again (as I eluded to in my last post) was to share my very exciting crafty news with all of you.br /br /First, my vintage-inspired bathing suit design in a href=”http://www.amazon.com/dp/1600594662?tag=vickiehocom-20amp;camp=14573amp;creative=327641amp;linkCode=as1amp;creativeASIN=1600594662amp;adid=1MPEVSCF17789VXSGSX9amp;” target=”_blank”Vickie Howell’s Pop Goes Crochet/a (which is now available). Weee!!!!br /br /I created this crocheted retro design back while living in Austin. I was a little nervous contributing to this book; I mean, a href=”http://vickiehowell.blogspot.com/” target=”_blank”Vickie Howell/a is, like, mega-famous in the craft world! But she’s also really sweet and made sure to let me know that she was super happy with the design. When she sent me this photo I was blown away. span style=”font-style: italic;”Wow, that’s my suit??/span I was thrilled to say the least. Then her pal Jennifer Perkins of a href=”http://naughtysecretaryclub.blogspot.com/2009/05/pop-goes-crochet-book-review-and.html” target=”_blank”Naughty Secretary Club/a (if you love retro and bright/fun colors, you’ll love her a href=”http://www.naughtysecretaryclub.com/shop/” target=”_blank”shop/a!) said some really cool things about it on her blog, which again, is thrilling! I can’t wait to get my copy which is on its way!br /br /Onto the second thing, art-related. My a href=”http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16180154″Spirit of the Forest print/a is featured in the May/June issue of a href=”http://dujourmag.com/” target=”_blank”Dujour Magazine/a!br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/ShWoY0TMhwI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/pfNOxP7ei5M/s1600-h/dujour-blog.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/ShWoY0TMhwI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/pfNOxP7ei5M/s400/dujour-blog.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338358077627074306″ border=”0″ //abr /a href=”http://dujourmag.com/” target=”_blank”Dujour/a is a new online and limited edition print magazine about emerging artists, designers and so forth. And it’s gorgeous! I love some many things in this magazine (I got the online subscription) and I’m especially loving this collage here; I’m completely flattered that my print is included in this mix. Wow, there are so many talented and wonderful artists out there.br /br /Anyway, thank you for letting me a boast a bit. I couldn’t help but want to share these happy, craft-related things with you! And thanks for the sweet welcome too on the last post - it’s so good to hear from you.br /br /Have a lovely and long (hopefully) weekend.

Many of you know, at least if you are fan of Neil Gaiman, Henry Selick, or “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Coraline” the book has become “Coraline” the movie, out next month.

As I just discovered via How About Orange this morning (as I am, once again, finding myself trying to catch up with my blog reading) there is also “Coraline” the website. Of course.

It is beautiful, I’ve just begun exploring and wanted to share…» Coraline