Armored Cat

Cat helmet by Rafa Maya.

*Buy pet costumes at Amazon.

Costumes based on Pixar's Up

Kris Butiong and his girlfriend Thanh Phamdo dressed as Russell and the house from Pixar's Up. It was made from balsa wood, foam core, and foam sheets. 60+ hours were spent on the house. You can see more photos here and here. Thanh also transformed a mere dog into a fearsome tarantula:



While I'm highlighting cool stuff from 5&A Dime's blog, the store will be the place to be for Dia de Los Muertos on November 2:

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with 5&ADIME x Flying Panther Tuesday evening 11/2/10. Our friend Rob, owner of Flying Panther tattoo, worked with us in producing an exclusive tee that features his signature talent and will be available for purchase that evening. We all look forward to seeing you at the shop Tuesday night to celebrate Day of the Dead with 5&A Dime...p.s. There will be free beer and food too!

*Buy Up toys at eBay.

Tron Cosplay (and Tron dog)

Tron cosplay at Disneyland (maybe the producers of Tron Legacy are right to be afraid of being associated with the original Tron).



Tron Dog. Via. (Thanks Michael.)

*Buy Tron toys at eBay.

Free carriage rides courtesy of the Headless Horseman

DDB arranged for the Headless Horseman to give out free carriage rides to promote a Tim Burton exhibition in Melbourne. Via.

And speaking of, check out this Headless Horseman costume for dogs on sale at Amazon:



*Buy Headless Horseman toys at eBay.

LOL Cats costumes (link roundup)

LOL Cats costume photo gallery. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Ad for Renault says the car provides enough protection to even keep vampires safe in daylight.

2. You can see what the Femme Fatale Dunnys look like here. Another ho hum set.

3. Lego collapsed highway, military team, and giant worm.

*Previously: Keyboard Cat at The Last Supper.

*Buy Dunnys at eBay.

Do-It-Yourself Make-Up Handbook (link roundup)

Cover to the Famous Monsters Do-It-Yourself Make-Up Handbook. You can see interior pages here, and there are (expensive) copies on sale at eBay and at Amazon.

And a few more links:

1. Despite the economy tanking, the homeless population in Los Angeles has plummeted.

2. Monster elephant jack-o-lantern.

3. Chihuahua in a lobster costume.

*Previously: How to apply horror manga makeup.

*Buy pet costumes at Amazon.

Wallet by Amanda Visell (link roundup)

Wallet by Amanda Visell and Poketo on sale for $20. The little circle on the right side is a pin that comes with the wallet.

And a few more links:

1. Jack Skellington pumpkin.

2. Dog dressed as Snoopy as the Red Baron.

3. Fanmade downloadable video game based on Luigi's Mansion. Although it was way too short (more like a demo to show off the unusual controller), I really liked Luigi's Mansion. Along with Pikmin and Smash Brothers, really the only memorable games for the Gamecube.

*Previously: Lego Jack Skellington.

*Buy Peanuts toys at eBay.

Dogs wearing costumes (link roundup)

Good roundup of photos of dogs wearing costumes.

And a few more links:

1. Sean Salisbury is suing Deadspin for defamation.

2. T-Mobile now has a $79.99 unlimited plan with no annual contract. I can't believe that's considered a good deal. I'm never going to get a smartphone at this rate.

3. Gawker was tricked into running ads that hid malware. The emails sent by the trickster were quite sophisticated. (I believe this happened to the New York Times quite recently as well.)

*Previously: Bumbledog.

*Buy pet costumes at Amazon.

Bumbledog

Bumbledog by Anthony Pafford - - the winning entry in Amanda Visell's Twitter Dunny giveaway.

*Previously: Bumblecat.

*Buy Amanda Visell toys at eBay.

Cat dressed as a bee

Photos of a cat dressed as a bumblebee. Available, along with many more photos, in desktop wallpaper sized images here. Found when I was looking for an image to help me win this contest.

*Previously: Felix the Cat dressed as Mickey Mouse.

*Buy costumes for pets at Amazon.