I Caught One

Its just "a few of my favorites" and its only a day old! Now that its captured I won't feel sadness when its gone.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=44194



I also have a poll on the right hand side if theres any takers :)

P-P-P-Poll to Take Below

I'd like to do more phobia posts in the near future which means I need to know what scares you the most. Insects, Rodents and Reptiles are the more obvious choices but is there anything odd that just scares the muck out of you for no good reason?

I invite you all to take the poll to the right(and possibly a scroll or two down). It will determine the subject of the next phobia post and help feed my curiosity :)

Here's a few of the more "say wha?" ones:

Asymmetriphobia- Fear of asymmetrical things
Bibliophobia- Fear of books
Chirophobia- Fear of hands
Dendrophobia- Fear of trees
Ereuthrophobia- Fear of blushing
Francophobia- Fear of France or French culture
Geniophobia- Fear of chins
Hydrophobia- Fear of water or of rabies
Ichthyophobia- Fear of fish (guilty)
Japanophobia- Fear of Japanese
Kathisophobia- Fear of sitting down
Linonophobia- Fear of string
Microphobia- Fear of small things
Nudophobia- Fear of nudity
Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8
Proctophobia- Fear of rectums
Q-no Q available... seriously?
Radiophobia- Fear of radiation, x-rays
Selaphobia- Fear of light flashes
Textophobia- Fear of certain fabrics
Urophobia- Fear of urine or urinating
Vestiphobia- Fear of clothing
Wiccaphobia: Fear of witches and witchcraft
Xanthophobia- Fear of the color yellow or the word yellow
Y-no Y either, psh
Zelophobia- Fear of jealousy

I don't make this stuff up folks! I didn't need to, it was already strange.


spider photo taken by macaroni, my roommate

There are many stranger than strange movies out there. The real whacked out ones can introduce us to the bizarre fetishes of a handful of people while the more tame ones just make us think outside of the box. Feed is by no means a great movie but it is one of those kinds that makes you get all giddy when you first hear about it.(if your slightly morbid)



I was told it was a movie about people who eat each other. Needless to say, I was ready to watch it immediately! Its actually about the fetish of fat erotica which in this case brought feeders (fat adoring fans) and gainers (the obese) together in a sick twisted way. The story is centered around an investigator with a hunch and less than ample support to expand upon it. On his own he struggles to find a way to prove that a case of feeding is much more than just a fetish and instead may be murder. And yes, people do eat people in this movie so its not for everyone.

The villain is played by Australian actor Alex O'Loughlin which some of you may already know from a certain vampire show. Yes Yes

Movie Reviews are just the newest addition to this blog. Every month a new weird or just plain rad movie will be introduced. If you know of any weirdies feel free to let us all know

More Braaaaaains

If this brain tickles your fancy you should come check out my beatblack shop to see them from all angles and in different colours. I'll be trying my darnest to keep em in stock since I've got nothing better to do



These brains are all handmade from polymer clay and glazed... like a donut. If your thinking of taking a bite of this necklace you may want to check your pulse.

It's A Bird By The Way...

This picture to the right is only 1 in a series of 6 "Specimens" photographs taken by Nancy Rose currently available in her Etsy shop at nancyrose.etsy.com

Shes a full time graphic designer and a self taught photographer who also lives in the same city as I do. (Shout Out to all my Toronto peeps!)

I have never seen photos like these before and I wanted to show her off before anyone else got the chance do it first :)


I'm sure you'll find it as easy as I did to want all of her listings after seeing them displayed together in their sets.

Flea Stuff

Great news for people who visit my shop, put things in their cart, buy the things using paypal and then read and respond to the message to buyer box! (breathe)


I recently put together a survey with advice from a thread created by Etsy seller AlwaysAmy. Now every time someone buys something from my shop and fills out the questionnaire they will receive one of the goodies below free of charge. jawbreakers or truffles


They so small

You Will Be Mine!

I'm broker than broke and more than willing to go into debt for this shirt. Just 5ish more days and my credit card will be renewed. I even wrote a song for this shirt just now, it goes like this


ooooo gun shirt, i looooove you sooooo
you make my heart go bang... da da...
im slightly hungry... da da


Is this gonna be one of those posts I regret letting people see? well yes. and since I'm making an effort to post every other day you'll be reading much more of these.

Lucky You :)

Better Than Bacon?

Today is the first of the month which means its time for a new featured seller! This month topsyturvydesign takes the honor for her unique and ultra creative hats. Her name is Kim Brown-Dye and visiting her shop is like walking through a gallery. Every picture is eye catching, shes an instant favorite.



I even caught myself looking through her sold items just to see more pictures.
STUNNING!




(bacon rules)

Finally Something Thats Uglier Than You Are :)

FISH. ew. ew. ew. Personally they scare the sense out of me. Nothing frightens me more then almost stepping on a fresh dead fish at the beach.


The worst nightmare's I've had are ones where I have to tip toe throw millions of flopping and dead goldfish in my parents backyard, or the ones where the fish are in the tank and then all of a sudden they're swimming in the air and all I can do it blow on them to keep em away while I back out of the room!!!

The blob fish above don't scare me, I just thought they look fucked up, almost human like with there lazy noses and open eyes. I bet they had nasally voices and said: "I'm hungry and stupid" a lot of the time. Thats why they were caught after all.

Ole bluey to the left of me, SCARY! Hes just floating, eyes open, staring, not blinking, STARING, scaley waiting to brush against your leg when you've finally forgotten about the fish in the lake water.
He's scheming right now. waiting, watching.

ALthough this next fish is artificial, (believe it or not) it was created from the cast of a real one. Its ceramic and was made from another Etsy artist who's shop is made up entirely of different species of fish. PiscesCeramics is the name of this shop thats run by a man who's been fascinated with the underwater world since he was a child. (Complete opposites we are)


This post has been brought to you by the letter I for Ichthyophobia.

I Have Bitten the Rolo Oeuf

Yes thats right. Exactly 2 bites of my HUGEST chocolate thingy ever are sitting in my stomach right now. (At least thats where I hope they went) Speaking of eating candy, the photo below is one I've taken from the shop of another candy eater. Her site is smacshop.etsy.com and if you can't already tell she takes the eeriest of eerie photos. Smacshop is also my newest featured seller...



She really deserves props for turning everyday scenes we take for granted into something more using her camera and mad skills. When you stop by her shop be sure to also check out her Porky, Bathroom Noir and Legs listings.

Sha Blam!

Junk mail can be fun when your a kid and its the only mail your mother hands you. When you grow up and have your own place however, your wrist can get uber sore from having to toss that stuff out.

I highly doubt that I've won $1,000,000 from a Spanish lottery that I never played in. Or that your company that I've never heard of before has any business sending me "urgent" letters.

Well, I bring good news! This creeptaular beauty of a tree to the left of me was made from 100% shredded up junk mail. Not only does this seller get to have the satisfaction of tearing it up, she makes OOAK tree sculptures from it. You can visit Rachael's shop for her sculptures, cards or prints at rdirenna.etsy.com

Biggest Chocolate Ever

Rockabilly? Pinup? Horror? Flapper? the list goes on and on at sweetheartsinner.etsy.com where you can choose from over 1,000 listings. Yes its a little overwhelming but thank God this seller keeps organized sections! I think I made it to page 6 before I decided I had my three most favoritist picked out. The middle one looks like one of the zombies from the movie "Fido"...


Has anyone seen that movie? its a strange one. On a side note I got the HUGEST chocolate thingy for Easter yesterday!! it's a Rolo Egg and I've yet to take a bite. I probably opened its package a few separate times today just to hold it in my hand and be amazed at its size and weight. When the novelty wears off I'm going to need a fork and knife to eat it.

Featured Seller of the Month

Although she looks like a member of the demon dogs tribe, shes actually the creator of Black Orchid Designs. Her name is Scary Kerri and shes been designing for over 10 years making what she calls alternative couture.



Dreads, necklaces, clothing and more can all be found in her Etsy shop. (She even does custom orders!)

Radio Goo Goo, Radio Ga Ga

Believe it or not this photo wasn't even posed. This doll head was found outside an abandoned house by Aztek721's home in Pensacola, Florida. Despite its less than perfect condition, this dolls face looks like its sporting a smile.


...God only knows what she was thinking when she was doing her eyebrows though, can anyone say over plucked?

For photos, art and greeting cards from this seller, click here to link to her shop www.aztek721.etsy.com

New Year, New Items

Its been a while since I've posted anything new and until a couple days ago I didn't think that would change. But look!! I toooootally posted a heart necklace today.

I've decided this year will be different. I will post at least once a week and use my Wednesdays to take as many pictures as I can. I'm also going to work on keeping this blog up to date so that one day it may be just as un-ingnored as in the old days. That means changing a couple things... there will be no more using my favorites list as a featured sellers tool, (that was much too hard) and I'm also going to have to make it easier on myself by making my blog a journal first.

So if you see me ignoring this blog or spending too much time in the forums, go to my shop and give me hell!

Dert

Here is one of the weirdest things I've come across in my Etsy searches. It was the item that sparked my first ever treasury and also got the most hits out of the twelve.

Housed in a jar with vintage tags and labels, this dirt comes from the Pere Lachaise Cemeterie in Paris, France. Home to such talents as Jim Morrison, Maria Callas and Oscar Wilde just to name a few. (A better list is can be seen at Aldetha's shop)

This cemetery dirt and other rare oddities are available exclusively through Etsy seller aldetha

Its well worth the click...

Newest Edition to the List

LoopyBoopy is a shop thats been on my list of favorites since I first joined Etsy. Shes a self taught artist whos been working in sculpture for over 20 years. Now shes made my featured sellers list, so if you've yet to discover her disturbing brood, theres no better time then now.

Also For those of you who like her style but arent sure about the subjects... she makes "cute" things for you to.

Keeping more than the Crows Away

Halloween is coming up fast and theres nothing creepier than a free standing head for your coffee table. This is the second head I've seen in grimvisions Etsy shop but he has more creations to look at on his blog: www.grimvisions.com



If your like me you've probably always wanted to just deck out your front yard and go crazy overboard with the decor for halloween. This head would be a nice starting point... just saying

www.grimvisions.etsy.com