KoolHandJoes Carnival of Creation and Craziness

@RiotDemon I think that is a great idea!!!

@Kidsandliz I aways forget that part… The Haunted Scotsman

I also post all my projects on my Instagram

@Kidsandliz @Koolhandjoe So, as the Haunted Scotsman, have you ever monsterfied a Scotty or a Westie (or a Skye, Cairn or Dandie)? Maybe that’s sacrilege, and just saying it disturbs me a little because yekoP is a Scottie, but they have such big mouths…and an attitude that never quits! Not that I would ever have one because, you know, it would be too close to home, especially after yekoP goes to the great Highland in the Skye. But it would be kool to see what you might do with it.

@Kidsandliz @ybmuG never did a specific breed… but I have corpsed a doggo skelly before…

@Kidsandliz @Koolhandjoe Wow! That actually looks a bit like yekoP after a bath (well, before the towel and blow dry), complete with the Scottie stink-eye!

@carl669 i have been watching for "damages "…lol

@carl669 @Koolhandjoe Hehehe an accident in the warehouse perhaps? (grin)

@sillyheathen I don’t doubt it… fun times would be had by all

@Koolhandjoe I concur! Well, the other neighbors might take exception but that’d be their problem frankly.

@sillyheathen as long as there is no HOA we could rule the neighborhood in fear and awkwardness

@Koolhandjoe @sillyheathen Actually if @riotdemon was a neighbor too (eg the three of you in a row) the three of you together would likely make the news for halloween decorations and be a tourist atraction.

@Koolhandjoe unless we create said HOA and control the bylaws and CC&Rs…
SH:Hey Joe! What are we going to do tonight?
KHJ: Same thing we do every night Heather…Try to take over the neighborhood!

/giphy pinky and the brain

@Kidsandliz @Koolhandjoe @RiotDemon It would be debauchery at its best! Or worst depending on who you ask I guess.

@Star2236 i agree that or a screaming mummy

@gogrrl those are my 2 dream Monsterfy projects… but since i don’t know how to sew… it is hard making them from scratch

@gogrrl @Koolhandjoe It is not hard to sew. They forced girl 7th graders to take sewing years ago. A couple of youtube videos and you are good to go. There is someone on here, I forget whom, who has make miniature irks that look pretty good. Maybe she/he would make you some and then not mind the transformation?

@Koolhandjoe
Seems the powers that be at Meh could commission a plushie Irk and Glen for you to Monsterfy. Would be a great Halloween promotion tie-in for something. Another Joe-a-thon, perhaps? And the Mehtizens here would love to see it! Everyone wins!

@gogrrl @Koolhandjoe irk squishmallow!

@gogrrl an evil Irk would be perfect. I can thinkmof no better idea.

@sammydog01 i got those two at a store closing at a mall… only place i have found them under a hundred bucks

@Koolhandjoe nice!

@Koolhandjoe @RiotDemon That was enlightening.

@Koolhandjoe Can you snip off the pieces stick up that the harp thing attaches too? Pretty cool lightbulb you found.

@Kidsandliz it just unscrews… thought i would leave them incase who ever buys it would rather use a shade

@Koolhandjoe That makes sense.

@Koolhandjoe So badass!

@Koolhandjoe
The light goes really well with that, it turned out very good.

@Koolhandjoe I’d say I’m gutted but I’d just be trying to make a terrible pun work because she’s a beauty!

@speediedelivery Christmas tree decorations. If you do miniatures hard boil some eggs (or buy the cardboard ones and paint), cut the front slice off, decorate accordingly, and put the creatures inside. Monstify something like this:

@Kidsandliz @speediedelivery i see doing that and making little cemetary scenes

@Kidsandliz @Koolhandjoe The egg shells might be fun with your birdie skeleton. Maybe the bigger plastic ones that are all over around Easter.

@Koolhandjoe @speediedelivery You could buy 1:144 scale or the train scale that is near that figures and do to them what you do to the larger ones and then put them in there. There is an io group for microminis that could give you tips in working in that scale. Although they are mostly not into “scary” the techniques would be similiar. For example regular craft paint is a bit thick and lumpy for that scale. Paint you put into sprayers, although you have to do more coats, is smoother. And they have all sorts of ideas for using things like clothing price tags plastic things for lamps, etc. Oh in 1:144 scale 6 feet = 1/2 inch

1:48 scale would give you things to behead to put in there.

@Koolhandjoe @speediedelivery PS I didn’t mean to write hard boiled. You take a raw egg, poke a hole in both ends and blow the egg itself out of the shell. I think there is a way to harden the shell then.

Also craft stores sell hollow paper mache eggs that would be easier to use than real eggs with less of the breaking danger. Those would probably work better. I believe they come in several sizes.

@Kyeh A few employees and customers used to do tear downs of products. There might be gremlins inside.

@speediedelivery In videos?

@Kyeh or making a doll out of trackers.

@Kyeh I don’t remember any video but there might be a few. I think a some of the daily videos were more of a smash than tear down.

Typed narrative with pictures. How well (or not) designed, useful parts for other projects, just plain what is inside.

@speediedelivery Interesting!
Yikes, I’m scared to look at the nightmare girl below !

@Koolhandjoe Awwwww bless her heart! I have some home grown aloe that might help with that!

@Koolhandjoe Did you blow torch her? She looks really… umm I guess… hot

@speediedelivery i used a blowtorch on her dress… the effect on her skin is literally toilet paper and Mod Podge Matte… i started doing the hair but it just melted and did not burn… so i cut it and added black and red to make appear scorched

@Koolhandjoe @speediedelivery Actually it makes sense her hair wouldn’t burn. These are for kids. They play with matches. I still remember when my brother at maybe 6 or 7 was lighting matches in the bedroom partly hiding under the bed that had a dust ruffle to hid what he was doing.

@Koolhandjoe Is she related to Gus Fring of Breaking Bad fame?

@Koolhandjoe @speediedelivery do you have a Searzall?
/image Searzall

@speediedelivery @ybmuG no but looks like fun… i do just have a plain old blowtorch

@Koolhandjoe @speediedelivery And, it doubles to give your sous vide steaks a nice sear!

@Koolhandjoe
This one actually gives me the creeps bc you did such a good job on it and it’s something that’s very real. Kids play with matches and here’s what happens.

@PocketBrain @Koolhandjoe
… a screeching crawler.

@PocketBrain I have looked into animatronics… and will admit they intimidate me… I like this idea though and may give it try

@ShotgunX That has a very Temple of Doom feel I like it…

@Koolhandjoe @ShotgunX
Extra points for a beating heart.

@Koolhandjoe I think the creepiest part for me is the skin-toned ears and top of head, and the realistic eyes. Turns it from “just” a creepy doll, into what could be a real baby that turned evil and got “dollified”.

@ybmuG glad that was not lost in the picture.

@Koolhandjoe If you make another one, put the head in the head hole of a pillory (stock) and the ripped off arms in the arm holes of the pillory.

@Kidsandliz 2nd time i have heard the pillory today… weird… great idea… but what a weird thing to hear twice in one day

@Koolhandjoe Someone else make a similar comment in reference how it looks like the doll head is stuck in the neck hole of one?

@Kidsandliz @Koolhandjoe Could use two smaller frames and do hands to go with this one or another later. Those eyes are really creepy. It looks like a mask over a person’s face and they are looking at me. Tell them to stop.

@Koolhandjoe the only regret is that he doesn’t live at my house so I can tell him how loved he is. He or she is rad!

@Koolhandjoe The other thing you could do is at the non-hand end of the arm have blood dripping off the back where you “ripped” it off. Frame like above doll. Hanging from very short chains from the bottom of the head frame the hands in the stocks with the arm end ripped off and blood dripping.

OMG the entire lot of us are twisted and demented souls and I wouldn’t even want anything like this around my house (appreciate your artistic talent sadism though ).

@Kidsandliz I have learned that we are all capable of the dark ideas… most people just worry what others would think if they let it out… But trust me it is way more fun to embrace it.

@Koolhandjoe Even better is if I give ideas and magically they get implemented by someone else. You would be the ‘magically’ part. (grin)

@Koolhandjoe Those eyes are worse/better in person. The shine gives them an unsettling realistic something extra.

I don’t know what to say besides thank you! I absolutely love this terrifying child.

@speediedelivery Congratulations on the new addition to your family. I’m really glad that you were the one who got it.

@Koolhandjoe @speediedelivery You got this? YAY! Did you find the perfect place to put it?

@Barney Me too. Should I show DH or wait to see what happens when he sees it?

@speediedelivery It could be quite a shock if not forewarned. I’d hate to see you lose your forum privileges.

@sammydog01 Maybe. It is on the wall in a good spot but I am not positive it is the perfect one.

@Barney I know but still sounds fun. I am still thinking. I have a little bit of time to decide before it is found. He is working in a different room right now.

@speediedelivery Good luck! I hope you have a backup place to sleep tonight.

@mehcuda67 Possible gore up the hands like she has been trying to escape her captivity… i like it and totally see it… just got some new wigs that might help with achieving that look

@sammydog01 it’s the finger of the mehtizen who complained one too many times about the quality of their IRKs.

@sammydog01 @ybmuG Figured I had a few of spare fingers just lying around… why not use it?

@Koolhandjoe @sammydog01

@ybmuG fantastic idea

@Felton10 She and Walter will get along great… lets just hope she is not too bad of an influence on him.

@Koolhandjoe We told him we had a surprise in store for him, but didn’t go into any details.

@Felton10 Your wife actually approved???

@Felton10 promise Walter will call her a pretty girl!

@Kyeh Yes-it’s going in the great room on the coffee table where everyone who comes in the house will see it and wonder about us. When I showed her it was on Etsy, she said if you want it then get it-think she said that because it has been a bad tax season.

@sillyheathen I will take a picture of them together and post it.

@Felton10
Oh. So something to make you feel better? Maybe don’t let your clients see her !

@Kyeh Well a diversion at least-most of my clients already know I am a little different than most accountants-but seeing this doll would tell them how different.

@Felton10 I guess you could say she was the client who was just too demanding and then didn’t pay for your services…

@Kyeh Think it would make more sense to say this is what happened to the last client who didn’t return my phone calls.

@Felton10 Ahhh, okay.

@Felton10 yes!!! Wendigo is going to fly up to the PNW too and keep me company in the murder shed.

@sillyheathen I have no idea what that means?

@Felton10 I bought Wendigo.

@Felton10

@Felton10 @sillyheathen I was more wondering about why you have a murder shed. I mean I know there are good reasons why some species eat their young, and then there are cannibals… but a murder shed? Do the police know about this?

@sillyheathen I’m trying to figure out what type of decor that piece goes with?

@sillyheathen The wendigo is my favorite of the bunch. Have you read the Algernon Blackwood story?

@Felton10 The same question (kind of decor) could be asked of you too, not just @sillyheathen.

@Kidsandliz @sillyheathen I will take a picture of the surrounding area to see if it meets with your approval. I could put it next to my replica of my "I Dream of Jeanne"s bottle.

I wouldn’t want it to lose any of its shock value although I think sitting out where it will be will be will
certainly raise enough questions about our sanity and at our age that is not a good thing.

@Felton10 I’ll take photos of my studio later and it will all make sense. Well probably not but there ya go.

@sammydog01 I have not but I will now!

@sillyheathen Its always interesting how people display these items.

@Felton10 @Kidsandliz I only just saw this. It’s not REALLY a murder shed. It’s my studio. It just LOOKS like a murder shed on the outside. And the police need to mind their business! My shed is nothing to worry their little heads over!

@Felton10 Top left plushie with the horns next to your Ashley in pic directly above your post

@Koolhandjoe Wow that’s amazing!

@Koolhandjoe that is rather epic!!! Did you use the vinegar trick or is it all stain?

@sillyheathen All stain except the white ones… that was exterior latex white paint that I dry-brushed on and then sanded a 2nd time to blend

@Koolhandjoe That looks really nice, wow. Do you ever sleep?

@Koolhandjoe
That’s fucking awesome, your rather talented all around. It really turned out nice your wife’s a lucky lady.

PANS! GLANDS! CRAYONS! AWESOME!

@Koolhandjoe @Kyeh
Right!

@Koolhandjoe Nice job!

@Kyeh Sleep is overrated

@Koolhandjoe Hah, I suppose sleep deprivation could help you come up with some of your more nightmare-ish ideas…

@Star2236 Nah… trust me…I am the lucky one… I just have to make sure I do things like this occasionally to keep her from realizing how far out of my league she is

@Koolhandjoe Good job!

@Koolhandjoe @Star2236

to keep her from realizing how far out of my league she is

Don’t you mean to keep her from realizing how far out of your mind you are? Of course you are showing her that your artistic talent and skill is transferable.

@Kidsandliz @Star2236 that is also a valid assessment

@Koolhandjoe oh my gosh, that wall is beautiful fantastic job KHJ!!

@Kidsandliz @Koolhandjoe
I think it’s sweet.

@sammydog01
That’s a really cool lantern. It would be cool actually to have plants growing out of it (something that will get bigger and grow out of all 4 sides), whether indoor or out.

@sammydog01 Did you try rubbing it and making a wish?

@sammydog01 @Star2236 that is fantastic… I would take a ebony gel wood stain and rub it on the metal bits let it dry for a little bit and then wipe it off… then very lightly use mirror spray paint (don’t want to not be able to see through the panels) on the inside of the glass parts, immediately spray with a 1 part vinegar and 2 part water solution and dab a paper towel around it… it will make the glass look like it has a patina… then I would add a corpsed a skull and cut a hole in the top of the skull and put a taller led flickering candle in it maybe drip some hot glue over the skull to make it look like melted wax…

Sorry I got excited when I saw that and kinda went nuts… but super cool find… I picked up a vintage gumball machine on Saturday that I am going to monsterfy soon

@Koolhandjoe @Star2236 I wished I could just give it to you but shipping would kill it. There’s actually only glass in the front panel but I have a lot of stained glass leftover from when I used to do that. Hopefully my glass cutter isn’t too rusted. I have clear glass but colored for the sides and back might be cool. Or maybe just the back.

I love the skull idea with a candle!

Looking forward to see what you do with your gumball machine.

@sammydog01 If you go the skull route… and can’t find any (if it ain’t halloween season they can be hard to find)… let me know the inside dimensions of it and I bet I can find one in my stash that would fit in it I could send you… one crafter to another

@Koolhandjoe @sammydog01 My first thought was a skeleton hanging. Maybe with a St. Elmo’s fire theme. Or dancing with fire at the bottom. Or witch burning at the stake. Nifty item to play with. Can you tell I am a firebug?

@Koolhandjoe Wow, thanks. It might be almost Halloween before I get my other projects done though. Also it’s really shallow- I didn’t notice it at first. It won’t fit a very big skull unless I take the middle out. Which I could.

@Koolhandjoe @speediedelivery A skeleton is a really cool idea. One would fit nicely in there. I have some nice red glass I could put in the back.

@Koolhandjoe I like it better with the mask on.

@er1c @Koolhandjoe He is spectacular.

@Koolhandjoe @sammydog01 true!

@Koolhandjoe damn it!!! I could have had him holding hands with Wendi on swings in the murder shed!!! Blasted yard work!

@sillyheathen he went so fast!!.. almost gave me whiplash

@Koolhandjoe I shall fashion you a neck brace from my finest silks. and by silks I mean recycled newspapers.

@Koolhandjoe @sillyheathen
Perhaps the person, who bought the new bear, is so conditioned to going after IRKs that their adrenaline kicked in and before they knew it they had added a new member to their (strange) family.

@Koolhandjoe Did you cut her in half?

@sammydog01 i did… at the waist

@Koolhandjoe Extra creepy!

@Koolhandjoe @sammydog01
So…half a Jeanie in a lamp?

@Kidsandliz that is really funny

@Koolhandjoe I know. I was laughing when I first saw it. Then of course my second thought was of you and your stuff you make. When I was behind them in the highway I really really really wished I had someone with me to take a photo. It was your basic fake real looking skeleton (as in likely from a science classroom as it was better quality - I did some tailgating to look), fixed so that nothing moved as it went down the highway, clean white, sitting in the seat as if comfortably lounging.

@Koolhandjoe Very nice!

@Kyeh the very first Monsterfication was a styrofoam head I made a into a zombie head… I named him Timmy and he is on my bookshelf at work… I gave him a trach after I got sick and had to have one myself for 2 mos… I had some spare emergency replacements left when I had it removed… so I used it.

@Koolhandjoe Oh wow! I’m sorry you had to go through that, but maybe it inspired this whole creative endeavor, huh?

@Kyeh 100%… it left me with some trauma that i was having a hard time processing… but the creepy crafting gives me an outlet

@Koolhandjoe That’s really neat that you’ve been able to turn it into something gratifying; and something that a lot of other people are enjoying too.

@Koolhandjoe @Kyeh I heart your brainpiece!

@Koolhandjoe she is Stunning!!! I’m going to finish my commission tonight so I can buy her if she’s still available tomorrow! Seriously. She is so beautiful!

@Koolhandjoe @sillyheathen Agreed. She is fantastic. I love the way she looks like she is coming toward you scolding. She has attitude and those eyes. Don’t turn your back on those eyes!

@Koolhandjoe @speediedelivery that yellowing on the sclera is so awesome. It makes that blue so much more intense. I heart her to bits!

KRULL! A SKULL! BRETT HULL! AWESOME!

@sillyheathen @speediedelivery yall are too nice… thanks… i hoped to have 3 to 4 more done by tomorrow… but this one took me all day… so likely wont hit that goal… oh well i like how she turned out

@Koolhandjoe @sillyheathen @speediedelivery sad thing is, apart from the crackling, i used to work with a girl that looked like that. She actually told me once that she only took her makeup off about once a week.

@ybmuG that is sad

@Koolhandjoe it was sad, but she really was pretty nice and i enjoyed working with her. Just felt sorry for her. Though she seemed outwardly confident, she really just seemed lost.

Well that was a real downer! Sorry, didn’t mean to spoil the mood! Hey - how bout them homicidal toddlers, huh? They can sure keep you on your toes! Babysitters just need to be sure not to lose their heads!

@Koolhandjoe Magnificent!

@MAPinnick thanks… she was fun to make

@Koolhandjoe God damn it Joe! What the fuck do you think I’m made of? I can’t afford all this but I’ll be damned if I don’t try!

Also I think we may be related. Our brains seem to be very similar?

@sillyheathen long lost siblings perhaps… my family is just weird enough it is possible

@Koolhandjoe well my long lost spermdoner is from Beaumont so there’s a chance! Well if you’re from Texas and not a transplant! Also you should check your PMs mate!

@Koolhandjoe dang, the kid looks constipated.

Like that’s the biggest concern…

@Koolhandjoe @sillyheathen

long lost siblings perhaps

Don’t forget Koolhandjoe I have already found your long lost twin brother in MS so sillyheathen, anything is possible.

@Kidsandliz @Koolhandjoe I am from Louisiana so it’s not exactly the biggest stretch…maybe we got dropped off at random spots on a road trip.

@Kidsandliz @sillyheathen haha… reminds me of Joe Dirt

@Kidsandliz @Koolhandjoe

KHJD

@ybmuG That would be awesome if I had the opportunity to do that… I actually have tried putting myself out there for local haunt attractions… or even people who hire decorators for Halloween… but doing that is more about who you know versus how well you do it.

POPSOCKETS! ROAD ROCKETS! SONNY CROCKETT! AWESOME!

@Koolhandjoe definitely understand the “who you know” thing.

This place seems right up your alley:
https://www.dappercadaver.com/

@ybmuG That is some amazing stuff… I have yet to to try life casting… but it is on my bucket list

@Koolhandjoe i hope you can find a venue for that. I’d say you’ve demonstrated both the technical and artistic chops.

@Koolhandjoe Aww…

I bet you can tell which one is my favorite.

@Barney you do have a soft spot for bears

@Koolhandjoe Especially the cute and cuddly ones. But I’m very happy with my two guys.

@Koolhandjoe O.M.G! Please tell me you made one for Karl that has an orange coat!

@Koolhandjoe KHJD were most certainly related!

@Koolhandjoe @sillyheathen the one on the right makes me think of Kenny from South Park. I believe Kenny has an orange coat. I don’t know how that helps, but it’s past my bedtime, so coherence is a luxury.

@Barney @Koolhandjoe I love that bear so much. Is the one on the right a former dinosaur? Did it eat a child? It’s cool and different.

@Barney @sammydog01 it was a bear in a dinosaur costume… i cut the face off and put in a doll face

@Koolhandjoe @felton10
/giphy epic

@Felton10 @sillyheathen a little close up… wanted to make good use of the eyes

@Koolhandjoe just don’t show it to any 3-5 year olds - it’ll shake their reality!

@Koolhandjoe
This is the song
Nom nom nom nom
Kilmo’s song
Nom nom nom nom

@Koolhandjoe my son LOVES it!

@cbilyak i wish i could upload a video of working.

@Felton10 @Koolhandjoe @sillyheathen THE TEETH.

@Felton10 @mossygreen @sillyheathen gotta love resin teeth… i buy them from wish

@Felton10 @Koolhandjoe @mossygreen @sillyheathen was really hoping they were resin. The alternative was a little disturbing

@Koolhandjoe I like it! Does the paint stick to plastic?

@sammydog01 it does-ish… i actually textured the entire body with toilet paper and mod podge so that it would adhere better and the dry brushing would stand out… i carved the rock stand out of pink insulation foam board… using my hot wire foam cutter

@Koolhandjoe The rock is a really nice touch.

@Koolhandjoe i must say for work that you consider not your best it still had me happy dancing around the house. Shes stunning and I love her! Thank you so much for possibly the best irk I will ever get.

@Koolhandjoe @Sneakertree
You got the Barbie girl?

@Koolhandjoe Indeed I did! Thank You!

@Sneakertree I am glad you like like her

@Koolhandjoe
That looks crazy realistic!!!

@Kyeh they are super tasty too

@Koolhandjoe It does sound like it. I might have to close my eyes before taking a bite through.

@Koolhandjoe those styrofoam trays add the perfect touch! Will definitely be implementing this recipe somewhere.

@Koolhandjoe So what did wife’s work think of them?

@sillyheathen when you add plastic wrap it completes the illusion in my opinion

@Kidsandliz she took them today… so fingers crossed they are equally satisfied and disturbed by the presentation

@Koolhandjoe this is fucking amazing and i will use it responsibly to freak people the fuck out.

@carl669 I have also made them into burger patties and took them to a bbq… lots of weird looks when grabbing an uncooked patty and chomping down

@carl669 @Koolhandjoe You are (both of you actually) truly demented.

@carl669 @Koolhandjoe I really am convinced that we’re long lost siblings. I’m sticking to it!

@carl669 @Kidsandliz @Koolhandjoe
I have had steak tartare, and liked it, but seeing someone eat raw hamburgers would still be shocking.

@carl669 @Kidsandliz @Koolhandjoe

@Kyeh
You need to do this at your next BBQ! The power of goat compels you!!!

@carl669 @Kidsandliz @Koolhandjoe @sillyheathen If I ever hold a BBQ I will.
I’m thinking it would be a hoot for work potlucks!

@Kidsandliz @Koolhandjoe @Kyeh @sillyheathen

my mind immediately went to, “how can i do this at a grocery store without anyone thinking i’m stealing food”

@carl669 @Kidsandliz @Koolhandjoe @Kyeh YES!!! I have a feeling we’d get arrested if some of us lived closer to one another. There would be ridiculous shenanigans of mediocre proportions!

@carl669 @Koolhandjoe @Kyeh @sillyheathen

:cough:

@carl669 @Kyeh @sillyheathen @therealjrn

They wife said her coworkers were immediately grossed out by the beef sitting next to several other desserts… Several people still refused even after discovering it was actually a dessert… job successful… next time might add some melted red gummy bears for a wet look under them

@carl669 @Koolhandjoe @Kyeh @sillyheathen @therealjrn LOL. I hope some found it humorous. And actually liked it once they got up the nerve to try them. Just think what you could hand out on halloween if people wouldn’t toss home made stuff. 4th and 5th grade boys would be in 7th heaven getting their hands on stuff like that.

@carl669 @Kidsandliz @Koolhandjoe @Kyeh @sillyheathen
Oh jeeze…

You are one weird chick. my dude.

@carl669 @Kidsandliz @Koolhandjoe @Kyeh @sillyheathen KHJ-please tell me the IRK you just sent out to me doesn’t contain any of your dessert meatballs?

@carl669 @Felton10 @Kidsandliz @Kyeh @sillyheathen i will assure you THIS one does not… and just leave it at that

@carl669 @Kidsandliz @Koolhandjoe @Kyeh @sillyheathen Bad sign for it to contain other goodies guaranteed to ruin my day.

@carl669 @Felton10 @Koolhandjoe @Kyeh @sillyheathen Well then you will once again have the experience common to the mediocre minions of meh who get irks where the only thing in it worth not donating (or tossing) is the bag. Perhaps you can have Walter join since he has, according to you, his own credit card. He might then win some irks and score some ball bird worthy items.

@Koolhandjoe this is freaking amazing on so many levels!
There is a 7 year old boy in my life that is in love with all things creepy and I am totally making this for him! He will love it! Thank you!

@k4evryng i hope he likes them… my 16 yearold loves them

@Koolhandjoe A version of this just came through on a humor list I am on.

@Kidsandliz that is funny

@Koolhandjoe You’re doing this to a PURPLE bag? Oh, noes! I think there is someone around here who might let you have a beige bag to torture. He just might have an extra one or two.

@Koolhandjoe Find a red bag and recreate Gossamer from Bugs Bunny?

/youtube gossamer bugs bunny

@chuegen I like this idea… officially going into my book of things to revisit

@Koolhandjoe
That’s great - I bet you could sell those stickers!

@Kyeh trying to find so good design software to build my own designs and make sticker for sale and shirts… so many new possibilities I am going to first have to get better at using it… went through too much vinyl on that… but nextime I know what not to do

@Koolhandjoe @Kyeh Learning what NOT to do is often the first and most important step in leaning WHAT to do!

Or at least that’s what I keep telling myself…in the ED

@Koolhandjoe @ybmuG
I don’t know, often I know quite well what not to do and I do it anyway …
like procrastinate, and stay up too late, and eat things that cause me to put on weight … (haha, I saw that my first two rhymed and I had to keep it going.)

@Koolhandjoe @Kyeh if you need any Inkscape tips hit me up!

@sillyheathen I might just take you up on that… just using a found image I was able to put this one together today only my 2nd attempt so still a little messy… but I like this one… punny

@Koolhandjoe @sillyheathen
I LOVE that!

Have you ever made a Cthulu doll/plushy?

@Kyeh @sillyheathen I have not made one of those… Yet that is

@Koolhandjoe @sillyheathen
Something to look forward to…

@Tripod2 oooo I like that idea very much

VAN GOGH! MANGO! TANGO! AWESOME!

@k4evryng wow… that is incredible… and i know what you mean by the looks… i have dolls and doll parts scattered through out the house in various stages of transformation… always tends to be an akward topic for people to bring up… i don’t understand it myself

@Koolhandjoe Yup! Me too!
On the outside looking in, I can see why people give odd looks, lol! It surely doesn’t look ‘normal’ (or sane ) to see doll body parts randomly laying around, but they are just seeing a small part of the picture and not the finished product.

You mentioned that your work is a form of healing for you, and doing this was for me as well, in a way. I think that’s why a lot of artists, musicians, writers, etc… are drawn to create the things they do. It’s cathartic.

I can’t wait to see what you create next!

@k4evryng She looks frighteningly alive. Nice!

@ koolhandjoe @Sneakertree It’s important that theses monsterfied creations have some equally scary friends so they don’t feel alone.

@Sneakertree i am glad she is in good company

@Felton10 @Sneakertree looks like she found a good place to call home

@Koolhandjoe I have it on good authority that “Torture me Elmo” is trying recruit other Elmos to the dark side.

@mossygreen So creepy. CONGRATS! Will it fit in your dollhouse? By the way did you see you can color in the dollhouse back wall? How cool is that?

@sammydog01 IT’S TWO FEET TALL!

I’m psyched about the dollhouse, but it’s coming so soon and I don’t know where to set it up!

@mossygreen I have a Frankenstein that waves a lantern like that. I plan on leaving my dollhouse in the box for a while. I do have some styrofoam cat heads that I have a plan for.

@sammydog01 Oh, this caroller is definitely turning into a tiny (yet huge) witch or crazy cultist (I’m just going to change the hat and give it a robe of some sort, swap out the candle bulb for a flickering one, maybe crochet a yarn wig). It’s gonna be great.

@mossygreen @sammydog01 well you made me jealous 100%… i have been looking for an animated doll for a while now… these are sooo cool… always imagined makeing one disembowled and one hand holding a knife in the other… the instestine… but i am disturbed

@Koolhandjoe @sammydog01 Disturbed? First I’ve heard of it… I’m too excited to let this one go, but I’ll keep an eye peeled for you, sometimes things show up in cycles.

@Koolhandjoe I’ve been on the lookout for one of these to send to you and I may have found one!!! Fingers and toes and beard crossed!

@Koolhandjoe That’s cool! Did you say you found a gumball machine before? Found a use for it? I picked one up at the thrift store for five bucks and brought it home. Need to stop doing that.

@sammydog01 i did get one at a garage sale… still have not decided on final idea for it

@Koolhandjoe You might try train model and doll house grass in the future. There is all sorts of landscaping in different scales that you might find useful. Doing the above “ship in a bottle style” might be interesting too (and harder) not to mention would blow some minds.

@Koolhandjoe @sammydog01 BITE YOUR TONGUE! Never stop bringing crap home from the thrift store!

@Kidsandliz That is awesome… I have a couple of 5ft skellys… may try that next

KRULL! A SKULL! BRETT HULL! AWESOME!

@Koolhandjoe Hard to pick a favorite. I think by a slight margin the lower left.

@speediedelivery … thanks… i call her Substitute Teacher… she kinda reminds me of an 1800’s red school house teacher

@Koolhandjoe I can see that from the look. I really love that style of eyes and the dress on that one is my first choice too. The one above gives me more of a possessed vibe instead of “I have come back for you” one. All show your talent. Did you lock yourself in the Workshop to let the creations out?

@speediedelivery Truthfully i just got in the zone… and before i knew it i had 4 out of 5 completed… did all the painting in one day… and dyed the clothing and added details and finishing sealers today… I think one of my favorite parts was the bouquet that the top left one holds… I added tiny skulls to the flowers

@Koolhandjoe @speediedelivery I was looking on instagram and wondering how you dye the dresses and what you use because the colors turn out just exquisite and perfect for your palette.

@Koolhandjoe I was browsing the Etsy store for more pictures admiring the flowers and bridal gown. I have a feeling these will not be posted long.

@mossygreen @speediedelivery… i use one bottle of RIT Synthetic Graphite and one bottle of RIT Regular Black… add a few good squirts dawn dish soap. That combo has always done well for me.

@speediedelivery thank you

@Koolhandjoe @speediedelivery
Love the substitute teacher one. She would be perfect to have sitting around in the classroom as I’m “gently reminding” my students who/what might show up if they cause me to take a mental health day. Substitutes are hard to find these days.

@gogrrl @speediedelivery

You could just quietly sit her on their desk if they act up so she is just staring them… hahaha

@Koolhandjoe what is your etsy url again? I am too lazy to scroll the thread to find it.

@Koolhandjoe
I would do it too. Still a better option than the one below. When you are outnumbered 25-1, you have to have a few tricks up your sleeve to make it through the day.

@Kidsandliz … always looking out for me… thanks…

TheHauntedScotsman

That will take you to my page

@gogrrl @Koolhandjoe You could also tell the kids if they are caught using cell phones either the cell phone goes in the jail with Whiskers or they do, their choice. I have a bag that says cell phone jail on it that I use in the classroom (and these are college students who should know better LOL).

@Koolhandjoe once again - the eyes!

@ybmuG thanks… i feel like eyes are what make most of my dolls unique

@Koolhandjoe I love those teeth.

@sammydog01 they are toothpicks

@Koolhandjoe Are you going to do a Cabbage Patch Kid one day?

@Koolhandjoe @Kyeh If you need a cabbage patch kid they’re at the local thrift shop and I could send you a couple.

@Kyeh @sammydog01
Not opposed to cabbage patch… just have not found one for my budget… always priced over $5… I never pay more than $5 for any doll or stuffed animal

@Koolhandjoe Scaring is caring! har har har

@Koolhandjoe She’s stunning! Did you paint the eyes or buy them like that?

@sammydog01 added some red to the corners and used varnish to make them glisten… but the pink eyes were the original eyes

@sammydog01

@Koolhandjoe but what if it’s a fantastically creepy corner of magical creations by KHJ??? She might need to sit in the swing with Wendi!

@Koolhandjoe After is amazing. I baby

@sillyheathen … well then Baby might just fit right in that corner

@speediedelivery thank you