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You can order a t-shirt of this image by @vonplatypus here.  [Via Jezebel]

Etsy Halloween Shopping Guide

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Fresh Home Ideas has a nice slideshow of Halloween Etsy items, like these fondant dismembered hands, an iPod dock in the shape of Bram Stoker's Dracula, and many others.

Bath & Body Works Light-Up Soap

In honor of the official start of the best month of the year, this light-up coffin hand soap dispenser is currently gracing our bathroom sink. It lights up and cackles every time you use the soap!

The Haunted Tea Towel

As I was browsing Sur La Table's Halloween offerings, I came across this cute tea towel, which I misread as "Haunted Tea Towel."  Then I realized it was called "Haunted House Tea Towel."

It was kind of a let-down, to be honest.  I definitely would have bought it if it was actually haunted.

Cart Before The Horse Halloween Freebies

© Cart Before The Horse, via Etsy

My mother introduced me to Cart Before The Horse many years ago, and I love it when she sends me links to the charming folk art dolls they have for sale.  One of my favorite things about Cart Before The Horse, though, is their wonderful Halloween creations, like the adorably creepy skeleton couple at left.

Their blog, in addition to featuring new work and process photos, offers a few fun, free how-tos, including some Halloween treats: Let's Make Witch Hats and Treat Box tutorials and Dem Bones skeleton template.

I'm looking forward to more sweet and spooky dolls from Cart Before The Horse as the season unfolds.

Pier One Halloween Ideas

I don't know if I'd call Pier One's Halloween party ideas "to die for," but the puns they've come up with do tickle my funny bone, particularly A Nightcap on Elm Street.

I guess any excuse to light one of their bleeding candles would be good enough for me.

Skeleton Notecards

I love these skeleton notecards from petitpaperie on Etsy. And be sure to check out the shop for more vintage-y stationery items, like black cat tags and Halloween postcard downloads.

Wishcraft Halloween Costumes

Via Jezebel, here are some truly outrageous Halloween costumes from Wishcraft.

As ridiculous as some of these seem, I have to admit that I would have killed for some of them as a child.  I was lucky as a child to have an enormously talented seamstress as a mother, who made me many, many costumes over the years.  I forget that not every child has someone so skilled in their Halloween costume corner.

On the other hand, some of them harken back to Gawker's helpful litmus test from last year, Is Your Halloween Costume Racist? If you have to ask yourself this question, I think you've already lost.

Orange Vintage Apron

It was a dark and stormy night . . .

. . . when I bought this adorable vintage apron from WhiteBarnVintage on Etsy.   I'm going to use it to spice up my perennial witch costume this year, and when Halloween is over, it can hang in a place of honor.

Jack-O-Lantern Cookie Cutters

I've seen plenty of Jack-o-lantern cookie cutters for sale, but what I like about this set from Williams-Sonoma is that you can give each cookie a different face using a variety of smaller cutters shaped like the pumpkin's features.

I'm sorely tempted to buy these, and I'll report back with the results if I wind up getting them.

Williams-Sonoma also have some cute little pancake molds, which I would love to fill with pumpkin-pecan pancake batter.

At My Local Goodwill

Meager but delightful Halloween offerings at my local Goodwill yesterday.