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We began getting into the Halloween spirit last week (and there’s more where that came from) so we thought we’d use this week’s freebie to give one lucky person to chance to add some serious spook to their space. And we’re doing it thanks to two of our favorite collaborators: Skull-A-Day and Cardboard Safari.
Skull-A-Day is the brainchild of our good friend Noah Scalin. His yearlong project of creating skulls out of ordinary (pencils, rice) and not-so-ordinary (butterflies, vegemite) materials begat a Webby-award winning website, a book, art exhibits, an appearance on Martha Stewart and a whole bunch of other cool stuff. And now this local celeb is offering up two skull-tastic art prints for one lucky reader – the United Skull of America print (it’s a skull made out of US states!) and an Ornamental Skull print (in all of its ornate glory) – which will both bring some eerie style to your home this month (and the other eleven if you’re so inclined).
Plus, this week’s winner will score two great pieces from Cardboard Safari, who you may remember from their rhino / rocket giveaway a few months ago. This time they’re dishing out their Halloween designs – the spooky skull wreath and the tabletop puzzle skull (which was designed by Noah, btw). Both are made from recycled cardboard, in your choice of brown or white (which can also be painted any color you please).
Wanna score this eerily entertaining gift pack? Here’s how:
- PRIZE: United Skull of America & Ornamental Skull prints from Skull-A-Day, Skull Wreath & Puzzle Skull from Cardboard Safari
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “SKULL ME” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: …tell us about your best / favorite / weirdest Halloween costume of all time. Links to pictures are encouraged. :)
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, October 14th at 8pm EST
- PRIZE SHIPS: USA only
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!
Get more info on our freebies at our Giveaway FAQs page. Images courtesy of Cardboard Safari and Skull-A-Day.
Allyn says
SKULL ME!
Don’t remember what age, but I was definitely Harriet the Spy once. It was amazing. I had a little belt with a magnifying glass, and a notepad, and all sorts of things. Wow… I was a nerd.
KBella says
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How apropos for a Skull contest… My son 6 yr old son is a HUGE fan of “The Nightmare before Christmas” movie- so last year I made him a Jack Skellington costume! I found a small ladies black & white pin-striped blazer that I cut and sewed to make (kinda) like Jack’s jacket and made his bat bowtie out of felt, pipe cleaners and white puffy paint. I painted his face, popped a white skull cap on him and he was THRILLED! And so was his Mama. ;)
I hope the link to the pics work… **fingers crossed**
cody says
Skull me :)
Well, my best Halloween costume was probably in 6th grade I was a rabbit jumping out of a hat. I still have that costume!
Carolyne O says
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Erin says
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I was a Poople once as a child. I had a plastic suit and a popple mask. I found it at my parent’s house last Halloween and it still rules!
Erin says
Oops, that was supposed to say Popple! A poople would not be so cool. =)
Katie B. says
“Skull Me”…my favorite halloween costume was when I dressed up as a head on a platter…it was pre-digital cameras so I don’t have a link but it was home made and really wasy to do…I cut a dishwasher box to look like a table, used one of my mom’s plastic table cloths, glued plastic plates and silverware to the table cloth, glued play food on the plates, and glued a plastic silver serving tray in the middle, then cut a hole for my head and stuck my head through the middle. I wore all black so my clothes weren’t distracting. I was so fun but hard to get through door ways:)
Janet says
Skull me!
Whitney says
SKULL ME: I was a fairy princess for 4 years in a row with a new costume every year! My mom is a seamstress and now rents those costumes to kids, 20 odd years later.
Ashlee says
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I think I was a belly dancer at some point…LOL!!!!
Corley says
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The costume I remember the most was not due to the costume but the weather. I had wanted to be a cheerleader and had a cute outfit when a freak snow storm hit. We had over a foot of snow on actual Halloween. My mom told me even cheerleaders have to wear coats. I got all dressed up and then had to put on my overly huge pink coat. I really should have went as a valentine. I was made the whole time and unzipped my coat for anyone who asked what I was! BTW I think I was 6 or 7.
Zach says
My favorite costume was when I was about 4 or 5. I dressed up as a Native American. My older sister was a genie and my younger sister was a bunny.
Michelle says
SKULL ME!
I was a Monopoly board for Halloween one year…complete with a to-scale board that my extremely creative sister made for me!
Anne Douglas says
SKULL ME!!!
Danielle Dalton says
SKULL ME! I was an orange and tan mushroom…’nuff said!
becca says
Skull Me…
I have a great pair of roller skates that were my mom’s in the 70’s. I made up costumes for several years just so I could wear the skates: carhop, rollergirl, etc.
Rachel says
SKULL ME it seems that most are recalling costumes from their childhood, but my favorite was a couple of years ago. I was Margot Tenenbaum and my husband was Richie Tenenbaum from the movie the Royal Tenebaums.
Rhonda says
SKULL ME! I love skulls and they are a regular part of my decor!
My favorite costume was rainbow brite, made by my mom when i was in kindergarten.
Lauren says
SKULL ME puuuullleeeaaassse!
I was a devil’d egg :) but i have no pictures… :(
Tristina says
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Maree Sperle says
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My best costume was my first halloween here in the USA. I wore a supergirl costume and I was in great shape. That was over 20 years ago!
Ruth Ann says
SKULL ME! Please!!
The year E.T. came out, my parents took me to a Halloween party where my mother dressed me up as a little 2 year old nun. And the award for the most original costume went to….one of the 3 kids dressed up as E.T.
Tammi says
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I have GREAT halloween ideas but rarely go through with them. Last year I wanted to dress my three boys as the three little pigs and convince my husband to be the big bad wolf and I would be little red riding hood. It would have been HILARIOUS! Didn’t happen though.
When my youngest was a baby I wanted to dress him as a parrot and the rest of us as pirates. Again didn’t happen. My lack of follow through with my theme costumes is pretty depressing actually. One day though, one day…
Jennifer says
Skull me! A couple of years ago, I dressed up as a Hogwarts student from Ravenclaw, complete with a DIY wand my husband made for me!
Chrissy says
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Last year I made a Black Canary (a DC Comics character) costume and wore it to our local comic convention, Dragon*Con, and then Halloween. It consisted of a black strapless leotard, a leather jacket, fingerless gloves, fishnets, a black choker, black leather boots, and plenty of eyeliner. Everyone at Dragon*Con knew who I was, but I think for the Halloween party we attended people had no idea. Another reason I love the company of fellow nerds! ;)
Deacon Bodily says
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A sorcerer. made it myself, tall pointed hat, black robe and staff with a giant crystal and raccoon tail. Ragged gray wig completed the picture. It was fun and comfortable.
Molly says
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I am not creative with my halloween costume, but my husband is another story. In 2004 (before the movies came out) my husband dressed up as his favorite Transformer- completely homemade costume with his hockey equipment and cardboard. That’s my man….
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Brittany Erin says
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I was Wendy from Peter Pan once, no one had the slightest clue who I was, I just looked like a 9 year old in a blue night gown.
Alicia says
“SKULL ME”
I was pretty much a “punk rocker” every year because I loved the pink hair gel.
Lindsay says
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And my costumes have sucked, as of late, so I’m definitely going to read through the rest of these comments! ;)
Katarina says
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I remember being a princess and a chef, and loving both!
stephanie says
skull me :)
my favorite halloween costume was probably the pink crayon i was for several years as a wee youngin’ but i think one of the more creative costumes was a die in fifth grade. searched for a photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stoofanie/4007314191/.
my mom took a box, cut three holes (arms and head), removed the bottom flaps and covered it in white contact paper. the holes were cut out of construction paper and spray glued on.
another good costume–the year prior to the die, she found an old gingham dress for me and a white apron and i was raggedy ann. she dyed one of those old school white rope/string mops red with food coloring. her hands were red for 2 weeks after.
i have a picture for the raggedy ann costume. my sister was learning how to sew then and made her own costume, betty rubble (? whichever one wears the blue dress). found a photo of it too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stoofanie/4008091848/
marianne s says
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Lex says
Skull Me! Last year I created a baby Audrey 2 (from Little Shop of Horrors) and was her handler all day. There was a lot of fun in keeping her from eating my coworkers.
Diane says
SKULL ME!!!
Last year my hubs and I went to a 70s themed Christmas party and we had thebest time dressing up! It was such a ncie change from the usual dull-n-boring littl eblack dress affair.
carrie says
Skull Me! When I was a kid, my mom dressed me up as a jelly bean jar- which boils down to a clear plastic bag and a bunch of balloons and my 5 year old self shoved into the bag (Don’t worry- there were holes for my limbs) complete with a paper plate lid on top of my head. Unfortunately, there are no pictures, only painful memories of having to walk up to the door alone because no one else could fit on the porch with me!
Tracy says
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I was Dolly Pardon one year…that was awesome!
Jamie says
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Two years ago I made a peacock costume. I had a mask covered in feathers, wore a glittery brown tube dress and green tights and glued purple rhinestones all over myself.
Michelle says
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This year for Halloween / our 1st wedding anniversary, the hubs and I are going to Salem Mass. and dressing up as Fred & Wilma Flintstone.
Justine Gourley says
Skull Me…
This year my son is going to be Jack Skellington, I bought him a tuxedo and we’re going to paint the pin stripes on since we can’t find a costume anywhere that’s not $100 on Ebay! He’s been begging for 2 years to be Jack, and we’ve never been able to find one cheap, so we’re finally going to DIY it.
Rebekah says
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One year, a friend and I were two die — a pair-a-dice. And the next year, the same friend and I were an old lady and a baby in a shopping cart. I was the old lady! :)
Lisa says
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I dressed up as the runaway bride one year… crazy eyes and all!! hahaha!
rebecca says
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A dust bunny. I thought I was so clever.
Heather says
SKULL ME! When I was about 6 I thought that Dolly Parton was the most beautiful woman in the world. So for Halloween I dressed up as Dolly. I took all of the hand towels out of the bathrooms and stuffed my chest. Weird right? I have no idea why.
Jessica says
SKULL ME! I was a present one year :)
Stefanie says
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I was kelly kapowski from Saved by the bell. I looove the 80’s. :)
amy says
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We re-used dance costumes when we were little…so I was Shirley Temple, Betty Boop, a penguin, rockette, etc. Saved my parents money, and we got to wear our fun dance costumes again a few more times!
Tiffany says
SkUlL mE!
A few years ago I dressed up as an Umpa Lumpa (I’m not sure of the spelling)..the fact that I’m tall made the costume just a little more bizarre.
lindsay says
skull me! last year I was a mime… i need a good idea for this year though.
on a side note, i saw your house on apartment therapy this morning. I was scrolling through my reader when I paused to think, “hey, i know that kitchen!” how funny is that?
thanks for sharing your home and all the design goodness!
Kelly Martin says
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My favorite hallowe’en costume ever was when i was about 5, my mother crafted a hand-made pumpkin costume out of Lord only knows what, with a giant stem head piece and everything. I remember the head piece being so heavy I couldn’t tilt my head forward or back or I’d lose my balance, and the pumpkin was so wide I couldn’t fit through average sized doorways, they had to take me out the back door and lift me OVER the gate because I didn’t fit through that either! But I bravely waddled down the streets for hours, filling up my pillow case =)
By the way that second picture down is GORGEOUS, how could anyone not want to keep that out all year round?!