TRICKS!

1. Check out the Free Halloween crafts at one of Artella's very favorite sites, www.zerogdanno.com! We especially like the Rock Creepies 'cause they can be made so quickly but they are sooooo cool!



2. This link for HGTV has an index of all kinds of decorating how-to projects for decorating your home for Halloween:http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/dc_occasions_halloween/0,1792,HGTV_3475,00.html



3. Everything you ever wanted to know about pumpkin carving, including groovy stencils, can be found at:http://www.pumpkincarving101.com/pumpkin_carving_stencils.html





4. Writers: ever considered trying your hand writing in the horror genre? Take a look at http://www.ralan.com/ for all kinds of resources about this very unique genre and community of writers!





5. WGUC Radio has provided a playlist of creepy works of classical music, suitable for Halloween, at http://www.wguc.org/specials/crypt/index.asp.





6. If you have trick-or-treaters in your life, use the opportunity to teach them about making a difference with this tip from Benevolent Planet:
   

   • Trick or Treat for Unicef
   
   
   
   • Have kids participate in "Sight Night", a program that gathers used glasses during trick-or-treating to be sent to developing countries.
   
   
   
   • Here is another link for resources on how to enjoy Halloween and help the planet: http://www.joytotheplanet.com/10/default.html.

TREATS!

1. Our Halloween gift to Articulation readers! Our first exclusive gift for Articulation readers is an audio recording I made just for you, called "Dress Up in Your Dream Costume!" It's completely free and it's not being announced anywhere else but right here! Give yourself 10 minutes to get some ideas on how to re-charge your dream!



2. And there's ANOTHER gift!Our second exclusive Halloween gift for Articulation readers is 10 spooky clip art images that you can download for your art! These are one-of-a-kind images created by Zura Ledbetter, part of October's Monthly Clip Art Collection for Artella Members. Have fun!



3. Treat yourself to a free class! Speaking of Digital Art – we have a new hour-long, totally free recording of a teleworkshop that Zura and I gave last week called "Starting Out in Digital Art".Spooked by the difference between .tif and .jpeg, or all-in-one or standalone scanners? Sit back, relax, and listen to this brand new free recording!



4. The antidote to post-Halloween shopping mall blues! As soon as Halloween is over, we're inundated with Holiday commercialism. But Artella has the answer! Our new FREE teleclass, held Tuesday, November 8, 8:00pm EST, "Let Your Inner Elf Out: Brainstorming Handmade Gifts for the Holidays", will get your wheels turning on how you can make your holiday gifts this year! Dan Gremminger of www.zerogdanno.com and I will guide you through an interactive experience of brainstorming and planning to make this your most fulfilling and creative Holiday giving experience, ever! Because of the interactive nature of this workshop, enrollment is very limited, so sign up quickly at www.ArtellaWordsAndArt.com/ecourse.html#free.



5. Greet-n-treat your friends! We have three FREE fun and funky Halloween e-cards, designed by Deb Silva, that you can send to all your friends! They're the most artsy eCards anywhere! There are even 6 Halloween postage stamps you can add to your postcards! Send these cool 'Ween greetings to make your friends smile bigger than Jack-O-Lanterns. :-)



6. Still time to get those Birthday prizes! You have til midnight on October 31st to win your prizes in the Art-Splash Birthday Bash, which celebrates Artella's 3rd birthday, and 100 Art-Splashes! The Grand Prize has been won by Gail Kavanagh (congrats, Gail!), but you can still win lots of other way-cool prizes, so go trick-or-treating in the Art-Splash archives and win big!



7. AND...Our BIGGEST Treat of all…our 2-for-1 Sale continues...but ONLY until midnight on Halloween! The OcTWOber-Fest Sale, celebrating Artella's Third Birthday, is the biggest 2-for-1 extravaganza that we've ever had. This sale expires at midnight on Monday, October 31st, so you've only got a bit more time to grab those buy-one, get-one-free deals:
   • On Magazines! Buy a copy of Artella 8: "The Dreamworld" and get one free!
   • On e-Courses! Buy ANY e-course or recording and get a second one of equal or lesser price for free! And Artella Members save even more -- 20-35% off the regular price!
   • On Art Supplies!. Our brand new Catalyst Collections…Collage Kits That Make Art Happen are buy one, get one free! Buy two, and pick two more free, AND get a free copy of our Peace by Piece eBook. There are 10 collections to choose from, so picking your faves is more fun than bobbing for apples!
   
   

   Remember, the OcTWOber-Fest Sale, with these great deals, expires at midnight on Monday the 31st! Don't let ghouls and goblins keep you from getting your OcTWOber Treats!