Yes, gay icons are the best option for Halloween. And although I will always have Geri Halliwell in my heart and there’s nothing I’d love more than be surrounded by dancers singing “Mi Chico Latino”, one has to know when to move forward. Now is the time for Lady Gaga, so if you want to be the latest glam sensation in the costume world, choose one of her many theatrical outfits for this Halloween.

So, bubble dress? blond wig? Or her 2009 MTV Video Music Awards costume?

I think Threadbanger knows.

Thanks to the fabulous Meg Allan Cole and the Threadbanger posse, you can now recreate all the spooky tension so often identified with Hitchcock, right in your own home – and right on time for Halloween! Just remember, you DIY-loving kids – use fake birds only. We mean it!

In times where saving money is also important, you should remember that by going green you will save some green as well- recycle your clothes with Threadbanger, learn how to  green your house appliances with Green House , learn some useful green tips with Ideal Bite, and grow your own vegetables with the Garden Girl.

And because we do care about the environment and we’re happy to be providing simple solutions for people to save energy and time, we heart the Discovery Channel too!

Commemorating the Stonewall Riots, many Pride Parades take place in the month of June, so in the last weeks, we’ve seen how the cities of San Francisco, Chicago, Toronto, NYC, Berlin, Tel Aviv, and many others have colored up the streets and added some cheerful spirit to the daily life.

And this is not over-July and August will witness the birth of rainbows in cities like Copenhagen, Munich, London, Madrid, Vancouver and Stockholm. So if you’re around any of these cities, don’t be shy-go out, be proud! You can even make your own flag:

Just keep it gay!

And the truth is, she deserves it. After dealing with three existentialist daughters that still insist on asking her “why” about everything we see, no gift seems good enough for her.

Unless your name is Christina Crawford, I’m sure that you love your mother too, so get up and go and get something for her. There are many gift ideas, just think what she likes the most. And if you feel crafty, you can even make something yourself; I’m sure she’ll like it even more!

People don’t go to haunted houses anymore, nor put their clothes on wrong side out walking backwards in order to meet witches. They just hang out dressed up with their pimping outfits and ask for candy.

But there are a few people who still believe and respect the real meaning of Halloween, and I don’t mean only Mike Myers. Think about Rob Zombie , who got married with his long time sweetheart Sheri Moon in this dark night, or Threadbanger, who actually teach you how to wear a really spooky Halloween costume:

Now, go and carve your pumpkin. And before picking up that pink dress and blonde wig, remember that sexy girls are the first ones to go in horrow movies, so consider a mummy, vampire or ghost instead.

- Denial
- Hoarding
- Re-discovery
- Obsession
- Revival

What am I talking about, you ask? Well, naturally, denial refers to the plethora of stories you try to sell yourself about one day clearing out all that junk from your closet and going for a minimal, Spartan feel. It’s that vague feeling of a mature self-trust that you try to employ when walking past a newly dumped pile of children’s toys on the street, and vow to yourself that you will NOT – I repeat not – pocket anything from that pile in hopes of later placing it in your tiny, crammed apartment.

The next stop is usually hoarding, which involves testing the physical limitations of the space you rent – unique but dangerous storage ideas that include stuffing objets d’art above the air conditioning vent, using old heavy fruit bowls rescued from the flea market as bookends and old gaming consoles as improvised paperweights. While I’ve read that hoarding is usually a personality trait with deep and far-reaching psychological undertones, my feeling is mostly that no matter how you paint it, I just can’t throw stuff away! Can’t bring myself to do it, sorry, no way.

Re-discovery is when you find yourself knee-deep in a pile of clothes, fashion accessories, old bedding and stuffed animals, and you suddenly dig in deep and whip out an old Strawberry Shortcake school notebook, and instead of throwing it away, you begin to silently convince yourself that hey, you could totally re-vamp this notebook into a colossal 80’s memories scrapbook! OF COURSE you’re not going to chuck it in the rubbish bin!

Obsession takes over next, not allowing you to turn your attention or energy to anything other than your current project – you MUST make that scrapbook into a reality, and you MUST find the exact shade of candy-apple red fabric paint to complete your masterpiece! You can’t rest until you have crafted the living heck outta everything in sight.

So what next? Revival, ladies and gentlemen – the resurrection of all those glamorous sepia photos, old prom gowns from decades past, spools of string found in Granny’s sewing basket, old dog tags, ceramic beads, beat-up sofas found on streetcorners, and just about anything you can think of!

And what better way to revive both your old postcard/magazine cut-out/movie poster collection than to set up your own dynamic indie art gallery, right in your living room?! Take a cue from Threadbanger and Decor It Yourself’s DIY princess, Meg Allan, and add some artsy inspiration to your crib!

Recently, in order to spruce up my flat and avoid dumping a stack of newspapers and old fashion magazines as is, I gathered a few gluestick-loving folks in my pad and we spent hours shredding these magazines into a new set of collages – there’s a starter kit for anyone with blank living room walls! Check out some visual bites of what we accomplished, and get inspired! All you’ll need is some old magazines, a decent stick of glue, and sharp scissors to make cutting easier.

For more advanced decorative finishes, use a pair of zig-zag scissors, stencils, fabric scraps, buttons, doilies glitter and anything else you can think of – brownie points for anything you can recycle into trim, such as ribbons, sequins, logos from business cards, and so on.

Too attached to your back issues of ELLE to cut them up into new creations? Here’s a great tip – Xerox or photo-copy pages you wish to preserve but still want to use in your DIY artworks. the photo-copied B&W look is not only cool, but will also serve as a fun coloring book for grown-ups, since you can color over the copied pages with magic markers, colored pencils or crayons for a groovy touch.