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New Gift Guide Addition: Halloween!
Story by stellaloella, TechUpdates
Published on September 5, 2008 in Etsy News 		Photo by CiaDesigns

Ah, autumn! All the kids are back to school, there's a crispness to the air and the leaves are about to change color and drop from the trees. Where I grew up in the Midwest, that means soon hayrides, corn mazes, haunted houses and pumpkin-carving parties will start to fill the social calendars of many people. And before you know it, that fateful night will come when all the little princess, superheros, ghouls and goblins will roam through the night in search of candy corn ... and maybe even a little mischief.

Now is the time to start preparing for the festivities, and we're pleased to announce a timely new addition to Etsy's Gift Guides — Halloween! This temporary section will appear at the top of the Gift Guides page under the "Featured Guide" header. Get set for the season with the amazing decorations, costumes and other Halloween-themed items you'll find in this special guide, curated by Etsy's staff.

Looking for more Halloween items? Browse 'Halloween' in the Holidays category! For other great seasonal goodies, be sure to check out the upcoming Fall Fashion and Autumnal Showcases.

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Sept. 5, 2008 at 4:55 p.m. DonaFlorCrochet

yey! I have the perfect Halloween treat for a crafter!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 5:05 p.m. retrorugrats

What a great idea! I have Halloween themed crayon caddies for Fall.

Sept. 5, 2008 at 5:13 p.m. bubbletime

Very cool idea!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 5:20 p.m. Spiderbite

Spooky. I found this seller who has a ton of neat Halloweeny things:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=...

Sept. 5, 2008 at 5:22 p.m. Spiderbite

Halloween is the favorite time of year for us monsters. Yay!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 5:25 p.m. pumpkinhollow

needless to say, this is our time of year!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 5:51 p.m. marymary

Thanks for the great Halloween suggestions!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 5:54 p.m. Mumbot

Nice article... I LOVE HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 6 p.m. Stargazer02

fun stuff i love Halloween!!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 6:19 p.m. kylieB

Oh wow Fantastic stuff!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 6:48 p.m. OpulentOddities

Yay! Halloweeeeeeeeeeen!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 6:50 p.m. Xenotees

Oooo, my favorite holiday! It's always a good sign when I see ghosts & pumpkins everywhere! Looking forward to seeing all the Halloween stuff here!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 7:02 p.m. kalinivany

Don't forget to get your pets in the mood for Halloween, too. Lucky Fiona, one of my favorite sellers, has Halloween and fall designs, along with other fantastic designs, for both dog and cat collars. The shop is at:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=...

Sept. 5, 2008 at 7:14 p.m. sweetestpea

I love love love halloween!
Just today, I was daydreaming about a costume I want to make!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 7:40 p.m. alyssaravenwood

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 7:42 p.m. bamdesigns

Retrorugrats has the most adorable crayon rolls for Halloween. They are too cute and i love Betty Boop.

YAY Halloween fun

Sept. 5, 2008 at 7:50 p.m. knottwood

Awesomeness! Spookies are gooood! :)

Sept. 5, 2008 at 7:58 p.m. RaeGun

So fun, I love Halloween!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 8:24 p.m. jodieflowers

I have screen porch spiders in my shop!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 8:42 p.m. herflyinghorses

Yay, for Halloween! That is a cool shop Spiderbite!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 9:21 p.m. SnappyBibs

Love Halloween! Started dating my dh on Halloween:)

Sept. 5, 2008 at 9:26 p.m. SleepingForest

ooooh, that'll be fun. Halloween decorations are the best!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 9:50 p.m. MomNMiaQuilts

HOORAY for Halloween! I added some fun seat strap covers to my shop with Halloween themed fabrics!!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 10:35 p.m. juliepeach

so cute!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 10:48 p.m. pianoplayer1949

Halloween is such a fun time to do crafts! We never know what we are going to end up making. Check us out...we have a colorful store!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 10:58 p.m. heen

Gotta love halloween and all the fun that comes with it! We have some rad little rebel skull onesies ready for your little pumpkin to rock!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 10:59 p.m. bluecuddly

I love candy corn!!!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. SpiritedWoodland

hooray for my favorite holiday! :)

Sept. 6, 2008 at 12:26 a.m. racheltrouble

i love halloween!!! so excited for this season :)

and who loves halloween better than THE ETSY DARKSIDE STREET TEAM!!!
wooooooooooooo!!!!!!!

just had to give a shout out to my peeps :)

Sept. 6, 2008 at 1:46 a.m. CherryLaneJane

I just listed some Halloween bibs! I am ready for the Fall season!!!

Sept. 6, 2008 at 2:48 a.m. Room3designs

Tough the picks in the guide are great - I was nonetheless suprised to see that none of the Esty Dark Side team members were featured in the gift guide...never fear
just search

etsydarkteam

Happy Hauntings!

Sept. 6, 2008 at 5:26 a.m. QuirkyDolls

Just got started here and I hope my witches make the Halloween gift guide

Sept. 6, 2008 at 8:25 a.m. ElegantHobbies

I have a touch of Halloween..

Pumpkins
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...

Sept. 6, 2008 at 8:36 a.m. freakylittlethings

Every day is Halloween for some of us, so nice idea!!! :o)

Sept. 6, 2008 at 8:47 a.m. butterflydesign

Hands down, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! I have even started watching all of my scary movies!

Sept. 6, 2008 at 8:50 a.m. megspapercraft

BOOOOOOOO !!!!!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...

Sept. 6, 2008 at 9:17 a.m. GemsandDolls

I love Halloween

Sept. 6, 2008 at 10:52 a.m. AnthroPoMorphCo

boooo! i mean, yay! 'tis the season for the gourds of goth! :D

Sept. 6, 2008 at 11:37 a.m. vintageland

look at my porch on my information page lots of halloween decor,my favorite holiday

Sept. 6, 2008 at 11:59 a.m. BorderArts

Love halloween! Check out my page for Day of the Dead.

Sept. 6, 2008 at 2:45 p.m. CapeCard

The Halloween Cod
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...

look closely at the cod's tail.

Sept. 6, 2008 at 3:10 p.m. TheTinyTragedies

I love all the different interpretations of Halloween! I must also shout out to the EtsyDarkSide Street Team!

I'm not one to draw attention to myself, or toot my own horn. But I'm about to do both...

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...

Sept. 6, 2008 at 4:35 p.m. bittersweetboo

yay! I'm so excited for Halloween. I keep up Halloween year round (in my shop and home) but when everyone else gets into the season it's that much better!!

Sept. 6, 2008 at 7:08 p.m. kmwatkins

Love it! Halloween is awesome.

Sept. 6, 2008 at 7:33 p.m. quirk08

It's such a fun time of year--I love all the pumpkins and candy!!

Sept. 6, 2008 at 8:37 p.m. marymary

Thanks for all the suggestions guys! We are going to be updating this guide frequently so it's not all she wrote yet!

Sept. 7, 2008 at 1:44 p.m. gumbygirl

Everyone needs a very cool fabric Halloween Banner - Check out:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...

Sept. 7, 2008 at 1:56 p.m. wearmycolors

It's not our tradition to celebrate Halloween in Portugal but.. we made Boo Boo and we're making another surprises too ^^

<3

Sept. 7, 2008 at 3:13 p.m. CreaturesbyChelsea

How do I get some lf ears into this gift guide?

Sept. 7, 2008 at 3:51 p.m. HugsandHolidays

I don't know how to get into all of the etsy happenings yet, but my bags will hold lots of halloween treats and my aprons are great at the festivals. Cute idea!

Sept. 7, 2008 at 6:06 p.m. thosegreathousewomen

Check out this funny black cat:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...

Sept. 7, 2008 at 9:09 p.m. LiSoCards

I love the Fall and I always look forward to Halloween!

Sept. 7, 2008 at 11:18 p.m. kittycrossbones

Love love love Halloween!
I just posted some Halloween party favor buttons here!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...

Sept. 8, 2008 at 8:49 a.m. GumballGrenade

The gift guide section is wonderful!

Sept. 8, 2008 at 10:40 a.m. finestimaginary

lovely! I think people may also be interested in my grr/arg monster necklaces!

Sept. 8, 2008 at 11:58 a.m. julietaromano

great!!!love haloween!
full of joy and mistery!
i d like here in buenos aires will celebrate this wonderful day

Sept. 8, 2008 at 12:03 p.m. JenniferConway

Oh great! I love Halloween too! I have some perfect beeswax collage Witch crow decorations in my shop right now!

Sept. 8, 2008 at 5:26 p.m. owlatthemoon

AAh! What would Halloween be without a couple of little hooters:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...

Boo to everyone! :)

Sept. 8, 2008 at 10:02 p.m. mamawrey

Halloween is a great time of year. It is such a creative time of the year.

Sept. 8, 2008 at 10:45 p.m. chiscrochetcrazy

Decorating & crafting for Halloween is the best totally fun & silly. Happy Halloween !!

Sept. 9, 2008 at 9:24 p.m. rozzissweetpeas

Love the whole fall celebration thing goin on..Happy halloween from all of us little monsters.

Sept. 12, 2008 at 5:23 a.m. knottwood

Awesomeness! I'm loving the halloween gift guide :D

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