Sugary like valentine candy, but celebrating a different holiday altogether, this gorgeous little creation by etsy seller ReFabulous is almost enough to make me want to get a cell phone. Do they make them in "call out only"?
Another tattoo inspired by my work; this one was sent to me a while back and I apologize to the tattooee, because that email got lost in the mists of time and I have no idea who did it or who had it did.
I like the creepy hands the tattoo artist added to the original ouija board design!
But only if you don't mind some pain. Me, I self tattoo with Sharpies, because I have a phobia of needles and a short attention span, but hats off to those brave folks who go the permanent route. This is the beginning stages of a tattoo by Michael Sarao, and the image is from the back of the Halloween Tarot cards illustrated by yours truly. (He's the cool artist I'm referring to in the tag, I'm not that full of myself!)
Here's a set of curtains with the same design. Devilkitty will soon rule the world!
What I saw a few minutes before I saw the dinosaur and the mummy. Be careful in the woods around here, folks!
The Ecuadorian nectar bat (Anoura fistulata) has a tongue that is 150% the length of its body, proportionally the longest tongue of any mammal in relation to body size. Stored in the bat's chest between the heart and the sternum, the Tongue unfurls to its full glory to feed on tubular flowers.
Many, many thanks to Tom Bagley for the amazing illustration, and Happy Halloween!
Although really it looks more like a mouse in a costume.
A beautiful drawing by Ernst Haeckel
and some bat blogs for your reading pleasure:
BatHead (Bats in airplane nose art)
a whole page of bat links
and of course, Bat Conservation International
In my search for bat cakes I came across some wonderful examples of halloween confectionary including a bloody skull cake, a haunted house cake, a haunted island cake, and of course the ever popular halloween wedding cake (examples here and here); but not one really good bat cake did I find.
However, I did find this lovely cake topper (and this person makes a pretty kick-ass crow cake topper as well) so for lazy bakers, this is the batty timesaver you're looking for.
I named my first dog after this guy. He's a character from a kid's TV show called Eureeka's Castle that I never actually watched. But I sure liked the toy.
What can I say? He's a four-eyed bat, too!
