Happy Halloween

I wish that Halloween was a bigger thing in South Africa.  Yes, we have halloween parties in clubs and stuff but I want to trick or treat and decorate and wear costumes to work on October 31st and just generally get into the spirit of things!  One day!!  In the meantime, here are some of my favourite Halloween inspired prints from Society 6:

Halloween by Liransz

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Mummy Art Print by Jordygraph

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Halloween by Sky Nash

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Tonight when I get home from derby practice I'm planning on watching The Simpsons Halloween special and anything else spooky I can get my hands on.

Things I Love #54

This time next week I'll officially be a 30 year old!!  I don't know how it snuck up on me so fast but suddenly, after months of waiting, my birthday is less than a week away!  Eek!  In some ways it feels like turning 30 is some of the best motivation I have ever had.  So many exciting things going on at the moment - birthdays, derby, French lessons and the fact that despite my stresses, I am doing consistently well at varsity makes me a happy girl!  Anyway, here's what I loved this week:

This game!!  We haven't actually played it yet but all information points towards awesome:

I love these nesting dolls inspired by video game characters, especially the Super Mario Bros one.

Your brain on coffee vs your brain on beer.  Interesting.

Hello Kitty contacts anyone?  Not so sure about these actually...

My desk needs these Sushi Memo Blocks ASAP.  I think I'd develop a permanent sushi craving though...

Funko have a new Star Wars range and it includes R2-D2 and Wicket!  Want!!

DC vs Marvel Roller Derby art by Kevin Bolk.  These are so super cool!

Dr Lukas Brezak has some of the best skull artwork I have ever seen.  The rest of his stuff is pretty impressive as well.

Mailbooks for Good is possibly one of the coolest ideas I've seen in a while.  

Black Milk Clothing's Halloween collection is fantastic.  I want all of it...

Speaking of Halloween, check out Guillermo Del Toro's intro to The Simpsons Tree House of Horror:

And in case you are wondering about all the references, someone has sorted that out for us.  Check out the video here.

If Halloween was a bigger thing in South Africa, I would totally make this googly eye wreath for our door.  In fact I might just do it anyway.

I'd also be taking the lazy route and opting for either this Peppermint Butler dress, this Jake the Dog dress, this Fionna Hooded dress or this Nightmare Before Christmas Sally dress.

And lastly, Pixar's 22 rules of story telling are full of good advice!

Seen anything you love this week?  Let me know in the comments:)

Happy Halloween

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Happy Halloween people!  I really wish that Halloween was bigger in South Africa so that I could dress up, go trick or treating and take part in the very awesome All Hallow's Read.  Such a great idea!  Anyway, if you are in a part of the world that celebrates, enjoy the scares and the sweets!  With any luck I will be off to watch Tim Burton's Frankenweenie this evening.  Yay!