Link roundup

1. How to make a bookmark that looks like you've crushed the Wicked Witch of the East in your book.

2. Elephant skeleton, I think.

3. "The 10 most absurd superhero drug freakouts."

Whale skeleton poster (link roundup)

Whale skeleton poster by Ian McDonnell on sale for £ 35.00 here.

And a few more links:

1. Great photos of an ancient Italian town on a plateau - - the Civita di Bagnoregio.

2. The ads don't make much sense, but I like the giant keys.

3. Here's a detailed article about how to make money with flash games. I think easily the most important point is that if you want a customer to give you money, you must make it easy. Every click, especially every confusing or slightly suspicious click will compel the customer to change his mind. Sure Amazon has a large selection, good prices, customer reviews, and acceptable customer service, but I'm convinced its real secret is free shipping on orders over $25. How many times have you almost ordered something elsewhere, only to stop cold when you see the shipping fee? Via.

4. Gorilla and lounging kangaroo desktop wallpapers.

*Previously: Salaryman whale.

*Buy whale bone art at eBay.

Macabre pencil drawings by Zdzisław Beksiński

Death, death, and more death by Zdzisław Beksiński. There's prints of several of his pencil drawings on sale here. Via.

*Previously: Cheerful, dapper grim reaper.

*Buy grim reaper clocks at eBay.

Macabre pencil drawings by Zdzisław Beksiński

Death, death, and more death by Zdzisław Beksiński. There's prints of several of his pencil drawings on sale here. Via.

*Previously: Cheerful, dapper grim reaper.

*Buy grim reaper clocks at eBay.

Skull watch and pendant by Marc Jacobs

"Sidney Skull Watch" and "Skull Babuble Pendant Watch" by Marc Jacobs. I saw both on sale at Zappos, and the wristwatch on sale at Amazon.

*Previously: James Bond Swatch collection.

*Buy Swatches at eBay.

Skull watch and pendant by Marc Jacobs

"Sidney Skull Watch" and "Skull Babuble Pendant Watch" by Marc Jacobs. I saw both on sale at Zappos, and the wristwatch on sale at Amazon.

*Previously: James Bond Swatch collection.

*Buy Swatches at eBay.

Beatnik skeleton (link roundup)

"Le Skeleton" sculpture by Jimmy Pickering. Lots more great sculptures and custom toys here - - just start scrolling down.

And a few more links:

1. Three chances to comment and win a copy of "Ad-Boy: Vintage Advertising With Character."

2. 4Chan users not only placed 4Chan founder Moot at the top of a Time 100 most influential people poll, but also manipulated the rest of the people on the list so that the first letter of each name, taken in order, spelled "marble cake, also the game." Via.

3. /Film is hiring a writer.

4. Concept art for a version of Little Red Riding Hood set in the Roman Empire.

*Previously: Killer robot and A Clockwork Orange homage by Pickering.

*Buy Little Red Riding Hood toys at eBay.

Beatnik skeleton (link roundup)

"Le Skeleton" sculpture by Jimmy Pickering. Lots more great sculptures and custom toys here - - just start scrolling down.

And a few more links:

1. Three chances to comment and win a copy of "Ad-Boy: Vintage Advertising With Character."

2. 4Chan users not only placed 4Chan founder Moot at the top of a Time 100 most influential people poll, but also manipulated the rest of the people on the list so that the first letter of each name, taken in order, spelled "marble cake, also the game." Via.

3. /Film is hiring a writer.

4. Concept art for a version of Little Red Riding Hood set in the Roman Empire.

*Previously: Killer robot and A Clockwork Orange homage by Pickering.

*Buy Little Red Riding Hood toys at eBay.

Skull Head Worm sculpture

Rich Page used some sculpey to turn this Skull Head Worm sketch:



into this sculpture:



*Previously: The morning I spotted a screaming skull in the shaving cream.

*Buy plush skeletons at eBay.

Skull Head Worm sculpture

Rich Page used some sculpey to turn this Skull Head Worm sketch:



into this sculpture:



*Previously: The morning I spotted a screaming skull in the shaving cream.

*Buy plush skeletons at eBay.

Trailer for Indiana Jones and The Staff of Kings (link roundup)

Clever transitions take Indy on a tour of classic environments:



Indiana Jones and The Staff of Kings, apparently coming out for the Wii later this year.

And a few more links:

1. Funny line (about Digg's money trouble): "There's No I in TEAM, But There is in FAIL."

2. Skeleton bicycle by Jud Turner. Via.

3. Man I hate how Dreamworks cartoons look.

4. Media Molecule highlights another batch of custom Little Big Planet levels.

*Previously: Indiana Jones-themed desktop icons.

*Buy Indiana Jones toys at eBay.

Art by Josh and Justin Parpan

The Tomb of Zoltan the Great by Josh Parpan.



Cover for a (fictional) Sugar Skulls album by Justin Parpan.

These prints, and many more works by the Parpans, are on sale here.

*Previously: Day of the Dead sculptures.

*Buy pulp cover collections at Amazon.

Skeleton desktop wallpaper

Download the desktop wallpaper sized version of this image here.

*Previously: Day of the Dead-style sculptures.

*Buy "Day of the Dead Crafts: More Than 24 Projects that Celebrate Da de los Muertos" at Amazon.

Prints, Stickers, and T-Shirts by StrawberryLuna

These are just a few of the charming creations on sale at the StrawberryLuna store. Here's the StrawberryLuna blog. Via.

*See previously posted posters here, and here's a video that shows how to screenprint.

*Buy Science Fiction Poster Art (the book) at Amazon.

Mermaid Skeleton by Sandrine Pelletier

It's called "Nage Macabre" and you can find it under the "recent works" link here.

Etsy finds 12/19/07

Plush skeleton.



Two-faced plush lion.


Plush pig.



(Traditional) plush lion.


See more of my daily Etsy finds here.