Up until Wednesday night at about 11pm, I was planning on being a mime this year. I had everything I needed, except for the shirt. I figured it would be easier to MAKE a black & white striped tshirt than it would be to buy one, so I went to the fabric store in search of black & white striped jersey or cotton knit fabric. And was rather dismayed when no such fabric was found. I called a couple other stores and they didn't have anything like what I was looking for either. I then found this fabric spray paint and thought this would be the perfect solution! I had a long sleeved white tshirt and I taped stripes on said shirt, and painted it with the spray paint on Wednesday night. And realized how tacky it was going to look. I had two cans of the paint and they only covered one side of the shirt and it was really just not coming out the way I wanted. I laid down that night and told Hubby how worried I was that the costume was going to be jinky, and he convinced me to scrap the mime idea and figure something else out.
So, yesterday, I went back and forth with a number of ideas, and finally decided on one. See, for me, Halloween is all about the makeup. What interesting, cool shit can I do to my face? And once I decide on that, I plan the rest of the costume accordingly. So, I found a YouTube tutorial (this is where I get a good number of my makeup ideas) for a Tim Burton-inspired look. I decided that was the route that I'd be taking. On my way home from work yesterday, I went to JoAnn Fabrics and bought a bunch of different black & white fabrics. I started construction at 7 and was probably done by 11:30. So....No more babbling! Now I share pics! :-) Oh, and don't mind the background...It's the only full length mirror I have at my disposal.
Happy Halloween Everyone!!!!
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