A very "Casual Elsa" Costume

We teachers are always encouraged to dress up in costume at school for Halloween, so this year I decided to go with every little girl's favorite princess of the year, Elsa.  It was pretty last minute and I wanted to make sure I was comfortable, so I came up with this one.  I believe I purchased the hoodie and dress a while back at Target-- Elsa is all about the makeup and hair, so I spent some time on the eye shadow and threw on a cute blonde wig.  I added a snowflake ornament to one of my earrings to get the point across.  Not bad, eh?

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Hoop Pirate

This was one of my few store bought costumes which was perfect for the Tour de Fat festival of 2012.  I did  however make the pirate hoop.

For you dance hoopers out there, just wrap some white electrical tape around a black PVC piping hoop.  

For those who are not familiar with making your own hoops and just want a cool pirate hoop, just buy black and white electrical tape and wrap it around a store-bought hoop.  Black and red would work, too.  

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Black Swan Style

This costume was pretty easy to throw together.  The hardest part is really the eyes, which wasn't so bad.

What I used to get the look:

-Black frilly skirt (a tutu will work, too)
-Black tank top
-Black tights/shoes
-White face paint blended all over face and neck (or a pale fundation/powder for a more subtle look)
-Eyes: Grey, black and silver Eye liners used to draw feathers around eyes.  The most important is to get a general outline and fill it in.  I got detailed, but it ended up blending all together anyway.
-Hair: Pull hair back into a bun like a ballerina, use feather headbands and add black feathers randomly with bobby pins.

Thanks for visiting.  I hope my ideas has given someone an idea on what to be this holiday season.  Please feel free to share, ask questions, or comment.  

~Angelique

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Falling Down the Rabbit Hole...

This costume was handmade and sewn together with various found material.  I won't get into detail, but it's easy to improvise if you make the time for it.  Some of my favorite features include the bunny ears and gloves which were made out of a fuzzy winter scarf and hat.  Also, I liked the idea of adding black mesh lace to the bottom of my dress along with black boots to give it a darker look. 

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