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@diyhalloween
Just as I threatened, my last two costumes of the season:
-Creepy clown, made almost entirely out of my regular clothes, save for the collar.
-Reptilian Shapeshifter, inspired by the guy who yells conspiracy theories into a megaphone near my work every weekend.
Hope everyone had a happy Halloween! 🎃🎃🎃
Last Minute Hallowe'en Costumes
There isn’t always time to put together the perfect elaborate Gothic outfit for Hallowe'en. Heroines are often too busy with working to keep themselves afloat, or being trapped in some out of the way dungeon. Here are some quick and easy ideas to get yourself ready for Samhain over the weekend.
Gothic Heroine
Dress up like yourself for Hallowe'en! Toussle your hair for that windswept at midnight look, and throw on a white nightgown, slippers, and cloak. Throw in a candelabra for some extra dramatic impact, but leave it behind if you’re off to a party, and don’t go home with any mysterious strangers just because they waltzed with you.
Byronic Hero
Looking for something a little less gender specific? Be one of your own suitors! Slick back your hair, wear a white shirt, black pants, and a waistcoat with the fluffiest cravat you can find. If you need something extra, carry around a book of poetry or philosophy.
Sexy Governess
Now Miss A isn’t one for ‘sexy’, but if you want to be the most alluring governess advertising her services, she won’t stop you. A lacy white blouse, corset, long skirt and black stockings. Find yourself the perfect haunted student for the night!
Creepy Housekeeper
For this one, all you’ll need is a black dress, apron, white shoes, and a seemingly endless amount of stories about how the woman you were talking to beforehand was so much better than the current woman you’re speaking to. Include a broom so that it’ll be more accurate when they call you a witch.
The Ghost of Your Long-Dead Mother
If you don’t mind being a bit tasteless and possibly written out of the will, put on a long black dress and some crocs, tease your hair to the perfect amount of frazzled, and make your face appear as ghostly and gaunt as possible. To add to the effect, carry around a baby monitor permanently set to white noise.
What is your costume this year?
Your doting,
Miss A
Excellent costume suggestions.
And we’re back with part 2: Shitty masks I made myself! For these, I just got a bunch of plain white cloth masks and went ham with sharpie and fabric paint.
For those of you with actual artistic talent, this should be a blast. I don’t have that, but I also have no shame so my lack of artistic skill doesn’t stop me from looking like this all day in public. Here’s what we’ve got so far:
1 & 2: Creepy gnome 3: V from V for Vendetta 4: Ash Ketchum 5 & 6: Creepy wizard, in which I recycled my gnome mask after getting it wet and painting over all the melted sharpie lines 7 & 8: Totoro and his fucked up mouth
I still have two more costumes to finish for next weekend, both of which will also have hand-painted masks. I’ll share whatever monstrosities they end up being once they’re finished.
Anyway, hope these posts provided a little inspiration for 2020 Covid Halloween Hell!
So even though this blog has been mostly inactive for a bit, I’ve been Halloweening just as much now as I ever have! I thought you all might need some costume inspiration now that we have to incorporate masks into everything. I promise you, it’s not impossible. Here’s my first of two pic dumps of costumes I’ve been wearing to work. The first set is costumes with premade, store bought masks. Here’s a price list below if you want to grab one:
1 & 2: Cat mask from Daiso Japan, $2. 3 & 4: Skeleton gaiter. Forgot where I got this from, but there’s a similar one at Spirit Halloween for $7.99 5: Devil face mask from Ross - they have tons of different mask/headband combos for sale from between $2.99 - $9.99. Super convenient! 6: Hannibal mask: Sublimationkings.com, $9.95 7 & 8: Jack-O-Lantern mask: Spirit Halloween, $7.99 Stay tuned for part 2: Shitty face masks I made myself!
Just a single mom doing her best to provide for her children. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Costume/photos/caption by Art by Kelsey
At only $420, you’d be crazy not to buy this one-of-a-kind costume!
Fairy Crowns
Just As Strange As I Am on Etsy
See our #Etsy or #Crowns tags
Updated Post on the DIY Bat Dress Pattern from EvaDress
All links have been updated and work as of October 2016.
All photos in the main collage are by Cynthia DeGrand at cynthiadegrand.zenfolio.com. They can be found on EvaDress’ Blog here.
This is an advanced sewing project from EvaDress. The Bat Dress was inspired by the illustration Travestissement Chauve-Sourisin in La mode Illustrée, Journal de la Famille,1887 below.
About the EvaDress Patern
The $28 pattern by EvaDress can be bought at evadress.com here. You can also buy the Bat Dress Pattern on Etsy here.
The 21 piece pattern includes:
pieces for the wings
corset bodice
flounced skirt
gloves
polonaise
fichu
The dress comes in the following sizes:
Size set A: 33" to 39" bust, 22" to 28" waist, 33" to 37" hip
Size set B: 41" to 45" bust, 28" to 34" waist, 39" to 43" hip
You can find a post on making the Bat Dress Gloves here.
The Bat Dress Crinoline Progress is detailed on EvaDress Blog here.
EvaDress’ daughter made the Bat Bust Ornamentation using paper and fabric mâché.
Other Bat Dresses
Sewing to Distraction has an entire post dedicated to her experience sewing the EvaDress Bat Dress here.
For another interpretation of the Bat Dress, check out Darling and Dash’s post here. The Bat Headpiece was made from, “Black striped netting over the shoulder drape gathered and pinned to front with furry bat.”
Bat Dress Background
There is an excellent post on Victorian Bat Dresses on Cogpunk Steamscribe here, titled: The Victorian Batgirl: a Steampunk Feminist Perspective
Below is a Victorian German photograph of a “Bat Woman” costume found here.
Another Bat Costume photograph is from the Museum Victoria here.
Lastly, check out this Bat Fan from the 1900s that sold at auction here.
“Hand painted, exceptionally rare miniature bat fan. On thin shaved wood. One of the most unusual items we have seen. Wingspan 3.5 inches. Circa 1900.”
Frantically flaps in the direction of @gothiccharmschool
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Some bloody concept eye make-up. Perfect for halloween.
this is sick
Most of us Halloween lovers can't get enough of ghosts and graveyards. Let's talk about how to make these haunting figures of all kinds -...
This people pot pie is gruesome and also perfect for Halloween.
This is so horrible and unnerving I’ll take 10
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soJyIV0WcMg)
(via How to Make your Own Worbla)
DIY Steampunk Respirator
Make either a leather or foam DIY Steampunk Respirator.
Jen, from EPBOT (and Cake Wrecks), always comes up with some of the most inventive ways to use materials for her DIYs. For this Steampunk Respirator she uses part of a Dollar Store hair roller and PVC sink drain couplers to make the respirators.
For everything DIY Steampunk go here.
Find the extremely detailed tutorial for this DIY Steampunk Respirator from EPBOT here.
DIY Dan Dare Steampunk Ray Gun
More photos of the finished DIY Steampunk Ray Gun below
This is a junk build made of the following:
old plastic sprite bottle
broken hot-glue gun
medicine cup
C02 tube
irrigation switch
foam
craft gems
primer and paint.
TIP: Rub n’ Buff is a crafter’s secret weapon.
For everything DIY Steampunk go here.
Find more info for this DIY Steampunk Ray Gun from Nerfenstein here.
More DIY Ray Guns
For this DIY Easter Egg Ray Gun Tutorial from EPBOT go here.
Make a $2 Dollar Store DIY Steampunk Ray Gun from EPBOT here.
For the DIY Steampunk Ray Gun Display Stand Tutorial from EPBOT go here.
A compilation of adorable baby and parent Halloween costumes. Here are some other Halloween themed posts on @sixpenceee, you may like:
Compilation of Creepy Foods
Adorable Kids Halloween Costumes
Vintage Halloween Costume Compilation
Best Halloween Decorations 2014
Best Halloween Decorations 2015
Creepy Halloween Masks
Halloween Masterpost
DIY Light Saber Tutorial from Instructables’ User seamster.
Make this $5 DIY Light Saber from a clear tube guard for fluorescent bulbs (so cheap and I’m wondering what I can DIY with them), a flashlight, cardboard tube, Sharpies, craft foam etc…
Yes, you can buy one for $10 - but you won’t get the exact color you want or get to customize the Light Saber hilt. There’s even a Yoda version.
I was asked a question a few weeks ago about how to make a cheap Light Saber for the Star Wars or Harry Potter Wall Art from Imgur User WilliamPoppe I posted here.
