3 Months Later... it's a Summer Lantern Sale!

I suppose no blog is complete without at least one long absence followed by the sentence you're reading at this very moment re: these deepest apologies for the disappearance! Yes, almost 3 months to this day, Bindlegrim has been quite invisible, working long hours elsewhere (at the day job, with graphic design clients, and even catching a quick road trip whenever possible during the early summer months). But now, it's back to work in the wonderful world of holiday kitsch, because we're well past the year's halfway mark to the coming Halloween 2013!

When last we left ol' Bindle there were sneak peeks at Bindlegrim 2013 October designs (Creepster Cast 2013), and as well  the book contest & freebies for Tall Tales Shorter Days had just drawn to a close (of which, by the way, the book is now on Nook and the print cover was very recently updated as shown below)...

In preparation for those new Bindlegrim characters to appear in in the coming season, it's time to clear up a little space, and perhaps even raise some funds to get the next year's designs completed. So, as the countdown ticks away from the hottest days of the year toward autumn chills ....it's time for a SALE. And so the last remaining limited edition hex lanterns created during 2012 are going to be made available via ebay this coming July 2013.

Though it hasn't fully been decided in what order and frequency this will all occur, it's most certain that the last remaining of its kind The Haint House (in honor of it being the very first Bindlegrim lantern to ever appear for sale) will show up once again at the forefront, but this time with a dubious honor as the first of the last...

*** UPDATES 6/30 ***

The first 3 summer sale lanterns are now listed on ebay for a 7 day auction.

The Haint House

The last HAINT HOUSE vintage style 12-side lantern #2/5 BINDLEGRIM Halloween art

The Cornish Litany

CORNISH LITANY vintage style LANTERN (Choose Color) & 12 POSTCARD SET Bindlegrim

The Pumpkin Patch

BOOK + PUMPKIN PATCH classic style HALLOWEEN lantern #5 BINDLEGRIM color choice

*** UPDATES 7/07 ***

If you were hoping for a particular favorite to appear: here's a quick rundown of what was created, and sold out vs. remaining stock for a coming summer appearance: These #'s are updated as of auctions ending above on July 7th:

• #1 The Pumpkin Dream (of 5) - Orange (Sold Out)
• #2 The Cornish Litany (of 9) -  Purple (Sold Out) - Green (Sold Out) - Orange (stock:2)
• #3 The Haint House (of 5) - Orange (Sold Out)
• #4 The Space Witches (of 5) - Orange (stock:2)
• #5 The Pumpkin Patch (of 6) - Orange (Sold Out) - Yellow (Sold Out) - Red (stock:2)
• #6 The Horrid Decor (not limited and unspecified but only a few made)
• #7 Gruss von Krampus (of 3) - (stock:1)

Once again, the very best to all those who return for another go at these, and my apologies for not being more prolific, but with the hand-assembled nature of these combined with the time of create the art for each edition --- I hope it makes them all that more meaningful to those who find one lighting the darker nooks of those Halloween shadows...

Following entry: Bindlegrim Lantern Parade (end of week one)
Newest entry: Halloween Lantern Parade (week 2)

A Litany of Space Witches

Would that he could, Bindlegrim would most certainly be visiting The Halloween Trunk Show in Denver this weekend  (details at bottom) however, Bindlegrim is happy to be offering some limited edition lanterns online. These were held back just for the Halloween season, and this is perhaps the last gasp for the 2012 Halloween. Two of these lanterns end on eBay this Sunday night September 30th - that's October Eve!

1: The Cornish Litany #/9 #/3 : This lantern (listed together with a set of 12 postcards) features verse of The Cornish Litany originally seen on postcards from Cornwall in the early century. This lantern features a Bindlegrim-esque take on this frightful prayer, and I was happy to see this get a nod this year from the Pumpkinrot blog:

From Ghoulies and Ghosties
and Long-leggetty Beasties
and All Things that go Bump in the Night,
Good Lord deliver us!

Read more about the lantern (and related postcards) from this blog entry Lanterns for Ghoulies and Ghosties or see more images in the following flickr gallery:



2: The Space Witches #4/5 was quite honestly just a riot to create! This lantern features 12 different images based on plastic candy containers of witches and rockets. Bindlegrim expanded this idea to take a journey into outer space, traveling with these witches and their black cats, to encounter aliens and other problems - like white mice running loose inside your space helmet!

Read more in this past blog entry A Cyclonic Cavalcade of Witches and Rockets or
view the following flickr gallery:


So, in the meantime, there has been a red pen marking up the proof copy of the new book. And promise to get the news out as soon as that is available, with some offers for a number of free copies! Until then, best wishes to all those attending the multitude of shows that are coming up just around the corner, such as The Halloween Trunk Show (Saturday, September 29th: 12 noon - 6pm at Leo's Garage 1563 S Pearl St., Denver 80210),  Ghoultide Gathering, and Halloween & Vine.