So Halloween was some weekends ago, and I feel as if I should catch up a bit on that weekend of fun! I mean it's a holiday pretty much dedicated to dressing up - you can't go wrong!
(caution you may need to avert your eyes...)
OOPS! forgot your clothes did you?
Oh wait - YES YOU CAN!
College towns are chock full of the most unattractive costumes you will ever see in your life. Seriously, I would like to have a good fist-to-face meeting with the person who came up with the sexy ______ halloween costume ideas!
Luckily I partook in no such nonsense.
Somehow I got the idea that being a painting would be a really snazzy halloween costume. I was all geared up to go as Starry night. Well, geared up in the sense that I had an idea but no materials what so ever! The idea went a little something like this:
add some sparkles, a cardboard picture frame and I was ready to go!
Unfortunately, paint was outrageously expensive, I couldn't find a dress, and the broken mirror in the trashcan disappeared before I had time to nab it. So, heart-broken and desperate I let out a great scream of despair!
and suddenly got a brilliant idea!
Hours later, with the help of a mega piece of cardboard, scissors and some black eyeshadow and I was screamin' ready to go. (pardon bad puns here)
The best part was walking around campus all day monday, watching peoples faces go from seriously confused - to highly amused!
Lucky for me I live by all the artsy folk, so 98% of the people I ran into got it after a few seconds. It was really fun, I was entertained.
SO for those of you wishing to make you own scream costume to wear to the grocery store, you will simply need the following:
1 large piece of cardboard (maybe some extra to reinforce it)
a good deal of acrylic paint
a steady hand
patience
black eyeshadow for sunken eyes and hollow cheeks!
Granted - it's not the most beautiful job, my perspective is kind of funky, but it certainly got the job done! And now I can display it on my wall with pride. And of course use it to scream when life gets a little too hectic!
Did you have a fantastic halloween costume? Leave a comment below
