How much do you love Pirates, Cowboys and Astronauts? Me too! And so does Verameat! Get the chance to display this love on your body by wearing Vera's awesomely designed Jewelry. Find her stuff at both the New York Craftacular, and the first ever L.A Craftacular!! The L.A. Craftacular: December 6th, 2008 at The Echoplex from 11am to 6pm. The NY Craftacular: December 14th, 2008 at The Metropolitan Pavilion from 10AM TO 7:30PM xoxo Allie Allen ...

Now that the cold season is upon us, it's time that I share my very favorite cold-fighting remedy with y'all: the amazing super-easy magical garlic soup! My BFF told me about this at least 15 years ago, and I've been making it ever since whenever I come down with a nasty case of the sneezies. The basis of its magic is the fact that it's a pain-free way to get a ton of raw garlic into your system, and, according to garlic-central.com (garlic-central.com??!!!), 'Scientific research...

Time is running out! There is only one day left to apply for BUST Magazine's N.Y.C Holiday Craftacular! So don't be silly, get your application in now! Go here: http://www.bust.com/Craftacular/Apply-NYC.html To apply for N.Y.C.! You do not want to be left out of the biggest, best and most bad-ass craft fair in the country. And guess what? If you are lucky enough to reside on the warmer West Coast then you have ONE MORE WEEK to apply for our first ever L.A. Craftacular! That's right,...

I will be cobbling my costume together tonight with McGruber like dexterity in hopes to get out the door in time to take the kids trick-or-treating and then go see the Heloise and the Savoir Faire and Bryan Scary show in Brooklyn. I'm going as Tippi Hedren from The Birds, and I'm torn whether to go as the before or after Tippy. The after (with bandages) is more dramatic, but the birds were finished pecking by the time she got that bandage on,...

Win a copy of Field Guide to Cookies: How to Identify and Bake Virtually Every Cookie Imaginable! TEN contestants will win! With Field Guid to Cookies:How to Identify and Bake Virtually Every Cookie Imaginable (Quirk Books ), you'll discover more than 100 cookie recipes as well as their back stories, trivia, and step-by-step instructions on how to prepare, bake, serve and store your creations. This handy pocket reference covers all your faves-including drop, bar, piped, rolled, puffed, sandwich, savory, and molded varieties-and spices...

If you've got a small business and want to promote your products to BUST's 400,000 readers, have we got a deal for you. Get your product in BUST's Product Showcase, a special section coming in the December/January issue of BUST magazine, just in time for the holiday shopping season. It's our most affordable advertising option EVER! Interested? Get more info here...     ...

PMS! Give your crampy, grumpy, bleeding-out-your-vagina days a positive spin with this cheer-ful charm necklace! This rah-rah beauty was put together by the crafty lady behind Tiny Picnics. Check out her other adorable stuff on Etsy at TinyPicnic.etsy.com. ...

This is the Marg-a-rama, a home margarita machine. And it's mine! Given to me by my big brother for my birthday, this baby is 60 watts of party! You just dump in the booze, mix, fruit, and ay carumba, it's like having my own personal Chevy's in my kitchen. But what's fascinating/distrubing about the Marg-a-rama is that it has two outlet chords: one is just a standard plug, but the other chord is an AC adapter for your car! I think it's meant for tail...

Over at Vice they have an article about a French lady that will turn your collected dog fur into yarn, that she then sends back to you so you can make a dog hair sweater! I guess these people want to um, wear their pets. yowza. ...

On my trip to MoCCA back in June, I met so many cool ladies I didn't know what to do! Luckily, since then I've had some time to catch up with some of them. Monica Gallagher self-publishes everything through her website, eatyourlipstick.com, and her comics range from the autobiographical to the fanciful, with breast size, Greek gods, and murder-for-hire all given a shot. Boobage, shown above, is Gallagher's story of growing up with extra-small breasts, and is a look at the idea that thin girls don't...