Showing posts with label Creepmas 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Creepmas 2012. Show all posts

Thursday, December 13, 2012

On The Thirteenth Day of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...

... a nostalgic couple thinking about their kids.


When we think of this time of year, let's look back and remember the good times that were.

If bad memories were there, make new ones.

People are only on this earth for so long, you know? Make your time count. Don't take your life for granted. Count your blessings.

...when I see this picture, I think of my grandma on my dad's side that passed away back in October. I will always treasure the time we had during the holidays that we spent together. She made the best homemade pies, cookies, and fruitcake during this time of year that I can only taste in memory now.

On another bittersweet note, today is the last day of this Creepmas 2012 countdown. It was an honor and privilege to write for it. I had a blast coming up with posts. Thank you so much. Everyone take care, and have an amazing rest of this holiday season! <3

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

On The Twelfth Day Of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...

... a pretty awesome piece of artwork based on The Nightmare Before Christmas!


I love Jack Skellington. He's such a cool character.

I have loved The Nightmare Before Christmas since I watched it when it was first released in theaters. That was a seriously fun time.

I love watching this movie this time of year and around Halloween. Watching this movie is a tradition for me. It also is fun watching around my birthday, which is coming up here soon. I was born on the twenty-second of this month, literally a "nightmare before Christmas!" :P

If you want a break between all the scary movies based upon this time of year, The Nightmare Before Christmas is a good movie to watch.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

On The Eleventh Day Of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...

... Garfield giving Jon a fright during the holidays!


Garfield is one of my favorite ongoing comics to date.

Here is the comic strip that was shown last Sunday (12/9/2012) in the Idaho Statesman (one of the best local newspapers around here).

Jon's reaction is priceless. XD

Monday, December 10, 2012

On The Tenth Day of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...

... a Tales of the Crypt episode I love!

(Part one)

(Part two)

(Part three)

In all seriousness, if you haven't seen Tales From the Crypt, you're missing out.

This episode from season one is by far one of the best episodes that was directed.

I remember that this episode scared the hell out of me when I was younger. It was on tv late one night on HBO, and my dad was watching it. I told him that I didn't want to grow older so I wouldn't be attacked by the serial killer Santa.

He didn't blame me. That Santa is a creeper.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

On The Ninth Day Of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...

... a DIY creepy terrarium idea!


I saw this floating terrarium idea by Meg Allan Cole, and loved it.

You can do so much with terrariums.

For people that are Pagan, little mini floating altars depicting Yule would be lovely.

For the rest of the Creepmas lovers, creepy details are a must. Maybe you can add a bloody ax to a mini Santa that's in bloodied up snow? How about a scene showing Frosty's revenge for melting? Krampus in chains dragging little children away in his sack? Maybe a mini graveyard covered in snow?

If you wanted to add living plants, the sand can be subbed out for soil. The tweaks wouldn't be difficult.

The possibilities are endless.

Saturday, December 8, 2012

On The Eighth Day Of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...

... a Kate Bush Christmas special!

(Part one of the Christmas special)

(Part two of the Christmas special)

If you know me, you know I love Kate Bush's music.

I love her music so much that I plan on putting "Running Up That Hill" as one of the songs on my will listed to play at my funeral.

If you haven't listened to her music ever, you should go to Youtube right now and watch all of her videos. You know you want to. ;P

She has a shrill witchy voice that just sounds dreamy.

That dress that she wears while she opens up the Christmas special reminds me of the bat pinup dress I was working on for Halloween. I majorly approve of it.

I'm highly inspired to finish up that bat pinup dress, and wear it for a holiday party or my birthday now. ^w^

Kate Bush = Tasteful Creepmas listening music for sure <3

Friday, December 7, 2012

On The Seventh Day Of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...

... the folklore about how tinsel came to be!


My mom used to tell me this story when I was younger. It was one of my favorite holiday stories. She had heard it from her uncle who traveled around the world, especially in Europe.

Once, there was a poor mother who had a couple of children. She wanted very much for her children to have presents, but she couldn't afford anything at the time. Wanting to try to make her children happy, she put her children to bed after supper, then sneaked out of the house as quietly as possible not to wake them. She searched for a tree to cut down by candlelight. 

In the forest, some spiders saw what the woman was doing. In curiosity, they followed her home as she was dragging the huge tree to her house. After putting up the tree, she busied herself by baking cookies, and then putting up fruits, nuts, and the cookies she baked on the tree. After that, she cleaned every nook and cranny of her house. Being exhausted, she stumbled up the stairs to her bed. She felt as if she hadn't done the best job for her children. She wept as she fell asleep. 

The spiders, feeling bad for the poor mother, called their friends that hid around the house and out in the woods nearby. Away they weaved their webs, to the very top, all around the tree in the most prettiest patterns. Satisfied, all the spiders then slipped away from the house.

Father Christmas watched from the shadows the whole time, and saw this act of kindness for the poor woman and her children. He decided to take the look of the webs up a notch, and turned the webs into gold and silver.

The next morning, the family awoke and came downstairs. The mother was still brokenhearted as she walked down the stairs since she didn't want to disappoint her kids. Everyone's eyes grew wide in amazement as they saw the tree. It was a very merry Christmas indeed, and they were thankful of this miracle.

It is a tradition to put tinsel and a spider on your tree in remembrance and tribute to the kind spiders.
Keep that in mind when you decorate your Creepmas tree. ^w^  

Thursday, December 6, 2012

On The Sixth Day of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...

... a really awesome book featuring Krampus!


Today is the night of St. Nicholas (the sixth of December). St. Nicholas rewards good children on this night.

The other night was Krampus Nacht (the fifth of December). Krampus is the opposite force/friend (in some cases) of St. Nicholas that punishes bad children with a branch, and captures them in his bag. He pulls pranks too.

In honor of Krampus Nacht, I'm posting up this book. It's called Krampus: The Yule Lord.

I REALLY want to read it!!! It has been on my reading to-do list for quite some time since I've heard about it.

So far, I have heard only good reviews about it.

The author who made this book has become one of my favorite artists in general. His works are so pretty.

If you want to get this book, check out this fantastic excerpt beforehand. If you want no spoilers and just want to buy the book, Amazon currently has the best pricing. For more information on Krampus in general, check out this fan site dedicated to him.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Creepmas Bonus #2


The Minimalist is selling these skull ornaments on their website!

Aren't these awesome?

These ornaments would make a perfect addition to your Creepmas tree.

Get them while you can! ^w^

On The Fifth Day of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...

... a life size, animated Santa!


I'm not going to lie-I think this Santa comes to life when it thinks everyone else is sleeping, just like the porcelain dolls that still reside in my friend's bedroom...

As most of you already know, Ian, Evelyn, and I are staying with our in-laws on Ian's side to save up cash for a house. My FIL that lives with us has a tendency to go all out during any holiday, and get life size, animated figures to decorate the house with during the late holiday season (Halloween through Christmas).

This Santa is one of those figures.

It really creeps me out. I always get weird vibes whenever I'm around it. I wouldn't be surprised if it was possessed.

I have the tendency to be a night owl, so I'm usually awake when everyone's asleep. I don't like going upstairs by myself late at night when there's an animated figure about. It usually stands right by the door, looming close to the staircase by our room.

When the lights are dim in the computer room close by, this Santa casts an eerie, evil glow.

It also doesn't help that whenever I'm by myself, it seems as if its eyes are following me...

*Shivers*

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

On The Fourth Day Of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...

... a really awesome Japanese street fashion inspired outfit!


Being obsessed with Japanese street fashion, this is one outfit I wouldn't mind wearing around Creepmas.

The plaid shirt made me think of this time of year right off the bat.

Seriously, how fantastic is that vest?!? *.*

I'm also a sucker for suspenders.

I think both the vest and suspenders are Creepmas wishlist worthy.

That hair color is also really awesome. Being a person insistent on keeping my original hair color knowing what I know with what happens to naturally dark hair after it's colored (it's an intense brown that becomes more black or red depending on the time of the year), I would find a wig in this color.

I think the only thing I would change with this outfit would be the pants. I love the color, but not the style. Skinny jeans would have been more flattering. I think she wore the boyfriend jeans for comfort.

I would also switch out the hat for a beret (I'm also a sucker for berets too! >.> )

This outfit would work with the weather around here in Idaho.

If it got too cold, I think this outfit would look fantastic with either a long, dark trench coat or a leather biker jacket. A grey circle scarf would also be welcome too.

This look would be a fresh change with current holiday fashions. I think it would get a bunch of compliments at parties.

Monday, December 3, 2012

On The Third Day of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...

... a very awesome Creepmas tree! (So what if it's out of order! :P )


If I had my way about it, I would have a black Christmas tree, string purple, orange, and green lights through it, and put Halloween related ornaments all over it. Unfortunately, my husband finds the idea of Creepmas a little weird, so that idea was kaput. In the small living space that we have, we have a tiny twenty inch tree that we plan on decorating soon. As a compromise, the color scheme is going to be purple and green, and I have free reign to decorate this living space area in a Yule fashion. I was even thinking about a gold and green color scheme to mimic Lurlinemas from Wicked at one point (since it sounds so awesome!). Whatever happens, pictures will definitely be up when this living space is fully decorated!

Enough about my situation. Time to help you Creepmas stalkers find awesome stuff for your Creepmas tree (especially if you're stuck on ideas)!

Amazing Party Store has a fantastic Creepmas tree for sale. It's six feet tall, and would make a wonderful addition to any household fully celebrating Creepmas. You can also pick out a tree that's green, purple, white, or orange, if you're a person that needs color. If you're needing a tiny tree since you don't have a lot of space (like us), then you should look into getting a tiny Christmas tree, and spray paint it whatever color you want. A bunch of retail stores offer Christmas trees in multiple colors too, if you're feeling lazy/are allergic to spray paint/don't want a bunch of chemicals in your system. Another good alternative for a space saving tree is a wall wreath/tree. French By Design has some amazing wall tree solutions. I love how the washi tape tree design is totally a simplified Creepmas tree design! If you're not feeling wall tree/wreath related, people make trees out of non-living objects all the time. Maybe you can take mini skulls, and build a tree out of those, perhaps (if you do, please post me a picture in the comments below for sure!!!)? The possibilities are endless.

Next up is lights (since you don't want to make the mistake of dressing a tree in ornaments first!). Are you going to go all traditional, and get candles to put in your tree?  If that's the case, make sure you are around the tree constantly when the candles are lit, and put them in candle holders.You can get different colors of candles to get into the Creepmas mood. You can make mini jack o' lanterns to put in the tree if you're feeling creative. A safer solution (since most trees are highly flammable) is to use LED tea lights to keep a traditional, yet modern look. Another good solution for traditional is to get plain white lights (on a black tree, that would look pretty cool!). Colored lights are always a safe bet. Purple, green, red, blue, and orange are constant winners, and don't cost an arm and a leg this time of year. Target has a pretty amazing selection.

The last main component to a Creepmas tree is the decorations. Good tree topper starting ideas would be scary clown masks, jack o' lantern trick or treat buckets, a creepy doll, a fallen angel, and a bleeding star. Again, anything goes. Really make this tree for you! Do you have any awesome collectible Halloween toys that you don't mind modifying? Make them into ornaments! Take a pretty ribbon, form it into a loop, and then hot glue that sucker onto the toy. Done! Homemade and awesome! Pretty color ribbons are always awesome to decorate trees with by themselves too. For the lazy people, Amazing Party Store is also offering Creepmas ornaments. Another good place for buying a bunch of Creepmas related ornaments is Etsy.

What you do now is up to you. You can add a tree cover or whatever else you like!

Still stuck? Look up Creepmas tree images on Google.

P.S. If you have already have your Creepmas tree up, you should post pictures of it in the comments below! Thanks! ^w^

Sunday, December 2, 2012

On The Second Day of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...

... a Santa with the need to murder naughty children!


...yeah. I think I'd rather have coal, but whatever. O.o

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Creepmas Bonus #1

Ever since I have stumbled upon this site I'm about to reveal, I have been slightly creeped out yet intrigued by it.

It deals with Instagram.

Basically, it shows you pictures that people have taken. Nothing wrong with that, right?

Wrong. It also shows the EXACT location of where the picture sending location is at. That mostly shows up as people's houses a gtood portion of the time. O.o

During this time of year, a bunch of holiday photos are sent in and tagged. Those pictures show up on this timeline somehow like clockwork. If you check in any other time of the year, the photos will adapt...

Happy holidays! ...I know where your decorating your Christmas tree right now. O.o

*Shivers*

Here's the site: The Beat

On The First Day of Creepmas, My True Love Gave To Me...

(Keeping this short, but pretty sweet!)


...An oldie, but goodie song that puts me in the spirit for Creepmas!


Do you have any favorite tunes that get you into the spirit to creep people out during this jolly time of year?

Welcome, and happy first screams of this holiday season! ^w^