[Etsy.com’s tagline is “Buy, Sell, and Live Handmade.” Coincidentally, there’s a lot of spooky on Etsy, and each Tuesday, we highlight one of the sellers. If you’re looking to spruce up your look, redecorate your tomb or get a gift for that special something in your afterlife, Etsy.com is a place for spooky econo.]
What you’ll notice The Chop Shop currently has plenty of things on sale that run on a nicely designed theme – a shape made up of corresponding shapes. For instance, if you look at the Famous Apes picture, the design of the ‘Barrel of Monkeys’ shape is composed of 37 famous simians. Name them all and you can show that you have a mastery of ape-based trivia that makes you the king of Convention of the Apes, three years running.
Say you’re not a t-shirt geek? You’re a dirty liar. Say that you’re a geek that has too many t-shirts? Much better. Don’t you feel happy now that you’ve stopped lying and finally accepted the truth? Probably not.
Thankfully, Chop Shop has something for those of you who have come to admit that you have a problem. It’s a print of 149 famous characters of sci-fi. It seems not to say “you have a problem, geeky” but more of “damnit, Otto. You have Lupus.” So we’re not yelling at you for being a geek, nerds. Just, eat a bit healthier, okay? Bacon is not a go-to condiment. Cut out the high-fructose corn syrup and try to drink a glass of water or two. Look, you’re going to end up dead someday so we’ve already got you scheduled as a customer. Try to prolong the process as much as you can. You’ll enjoy it more.
This is our favorite of the ‘collection’ theme the weDead shirt. Granted, skulls might be – as Poinsettia says, “played out” but we disagree. This upcoming Halloween, why not get into the spirit and have this on your person. Walk up to some cute looking ghoul of your choosing, ask him or her if they can name each person on your chest. Go back to your tomb. Trick and Treat. Something like that. If this shirt doesn’t make you smoother by at least 10%, you’re probably wearing it inside out.
Chop Shop runs package deals on their shirts, allowing you to get a their sets – horror, sci-fi, rock – for a deal than purchasing them separately. It’s a unique design that you won’t find elsewhere. Or, you might find it at their Etsy page. You can also keep up on things with their Twitter page, or become their friend on Facebook. Do you use tumblr? or Posterous? Chop Shop is there as well.
If you want, and we do recommend you pay a visit, go see what the Chopping Block has done. Odds are, you’ve seen their work and not even known it. Find out what they’re doing and hey – if you’ve got the dime, they got the time. See if they can make you look incredible with their design skills. And see if you can make it back here next Tuesday for another Tuesday uEtsy.
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Greetings HBA Member,
With the recent attention to the Horror Blogger Alliance and updates, I thought would be good to build a database for [over 350] the group.
For More Info: http://horrorbloggeralliance.blogspot.com/2010/08/i-am-getting-our-affairs-in-order.html
Please Update Soon… and if you have updated your information, please disregard.
Thanks,
Jeremy [iZombie]
HBA Staff