friday link love: Travis’ Birthday!!

It is somebody’s birthday today! Travisj, Swap-bot’s web guru extrordinaire, to be exact. We’ll be celebrating tonight, and we want you to have fun, too! Have a link party and visit all of these awesome crafty links…

Halloween-y Links:

• Above is a photo from a video tutorial for making Witches Hat Halloween Cute Cakes using Donsuemor pre-made cakes and Bugles. Yes, Bugles!
• Submit your Halloween costumes, food and drink recipes, and Halloween party decor projects to CraftZine.com’s Halloween Contest for a chance to win great craft prize packagess. Enter by Nov. 2nd.
• Warning: these are pretty gross! 15 of the most disgusting Halloween candies you can buy on Blastr.
• Warning: these look delightful and delicious! Candy Corn Cookies.
• Three kinds of cute ghost cupcakes for Halloween on Cupcakes Take the Cake.
• Do you watch the tv show Dexter? If so, you’ll be intrigued by this How To for Dexter-inspired blood slide candy. Creepy!

General Fun Time Links:

• NASA and Etsy are co-hosting a contest! Enter your handmade artistic item inspired by the NASA Space Shuttle Program and space exploration by Nov. 2nd for a chance to be a VIP guest at a NASA launch.
• Speaking of contests, learn about the JoAnn’s Crafting for a Cause Contest over on CraftyPod (the deadline is October 30th).
• Incredibly sweet: Mila’s Daydreams – amazing baby portraits.
• I need to learn from this: 10 Food Photography Tips to Make It Look Tasty on Photoble.
• ArtShow is a website where you can buy art directly from the artists. They also have an extensive listing of art workshops, classes, and tours.
• Speaking of buying art, Bale & Twine is another lovely online store where you can buy limited edition handcrafted goods.
• Do you crochet amigurumi? Check out this free online amigurumi pattern generator.
• Kind Over Matter has another wonderful round-up of free Positive Printables – there’s some really sweet stuff available!</a>
  • Royal Mail just released the most adorable vintage-style Winnie the Pooh stamps! love.
  • Humorous tutorial: How To Write a Letter on Instructables.
  • I’ve read through this list a couple times before, but I pick up new helpful tips each time: Real Simple’s 50 All-Time Favorite New Uses for Old Things.
  • Just for laughs: A friend of mine recently created this website, RunSpencerRun. Spencer Pratt loves to run!
  • Want more links? Check out Forbes.com’s Top 100 Websites for Women.</ul> Happy weekend!