Halloween has come & went but I wanted to share my costume. I went as a mermaid and created the costume myself. It was quite labour intensive as I'm definitely an amateur sewer, but it actually turned out #success
I wasn't really able to document how I went about sewing the skirt and creating the top, but wanted to share a few steps along with photos of the finished product as I know some you ladies were asking.
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I know I'm a little late, but we had a Halloween party last night, despite being the day after, and I wanted to share our costumes.
Marco came up with the idea to be mimes and I was able to mostly pull things from our closets to complete our outfits. I picked up his striped shirt at Joe Fresh and bought white cream make-up for our faces.
Click to see how I pulled these costumes together...
Happy Halloween! Despite being confused with a ballerina 50% of the time, this pink flamingo costume was a big hit and cute at the same time. I hadn't planned to dress up during the day today but then I saw Veronika's adorable flamingo DIY for her daughter and it sparked an idea for myself.
Click to see more photos & how I made it...
For my second of three DIY Halloween costumes, this edgier 'Combat Girl, was pulled together with some things that are super on trend right now, making it very easy to come up with a costume. Camo is everywhere you look and easy to find, as are tough looking, moto-style boots--comfort & on trend. I added a faux leather cuff to toughen up the look and mirrored aviators.
See my Minnie Mouse costume HERE.
See my Minnie Mouse costume HERE.
Get the look at Place d'Orleans:
* Camo pants | find similar at Detox, The Bay & Boathouse
* Combat boots | Aldo
* Top | find similar at Urban Planet
* Aviators | find similar at Sunglass Hut
* Accessories | find similar bracelet & earrings at Aldo & bracelet at Aeropostale
Stay tuned for the final--and my favourite--DIY Halloween costume this Friday!
* This post is sponsored by Place d'Orleans, the mall I vlog for. As always, thanks for reading & for supporting my sponsors! Be sure to check out the Place d'Orleans Facebook page for more information & promotions happening within the mall.
With Halloween approaching, I wanted to share some cool DIY costumes I've come up with. I will be featuring three different costumes this week and Minnie Mouse is the first!
I have wanted to be Minnie Mouse for a couple of years but never made it happen...until now This was the perfect opportunity to experiment with making my own costume. While I actually do own Minnie ears--a treat I convinced my Mom I needed when I was 5 years old visiting Disney World--I've come up with a super simple way to make your own (and are much more comfortable, to be honest).
Additionally, since I didn't have a red-and-white polka dot top, I made one by cutting out white circles of paper and taping them to my top!
You will need:
* Construction paper (black only, as it turns out)
* A headband
* 3 Red pipe-cleaners
* Glue gun
1. Trace out two large 'ears' from black construction paper. I used a soup bowl.
2. Leave a fold-able section at the bottom when you cut your circles; this will be to fold under your headband.
3. I cut an extra rectangular piece out and taped it to the top of the exposed headband for a cleaner look.
4. Using three pipe-cleaners, make two triangles and attach them by wrapping the third one around to create a centre piece to your bow.
Get the look at Place d'Orleans:
* Faux leather skirt | Ardene
* Supplies | Dollarama
* Top | find simlar at Jacob
* Opaque tights | The Bay
Stay tuned for two more very different DIY Halloween costumes coming this Wednesday and Friday!
* This post is sponsored by Place d'Orleans, the mall I vlog for. As always, thanks for reading & for supporting my sponsors! Be sure to check out the Place d'Orleans Facebook page for more information & promotions happening within the mall.
For Halloween this year I went as Baroness from G.I. Joe, The Rise of the Cobra. Although I've never seen the movie (ha!) I think our costumes came out pretty well (and let's be honest, I'll take any chance I can to wear my brunette wig).
I went to a charity Halloween Party on Saturday and it was a blast. It's been many years since I've got out for Halloween, despite wanting to for the last few years (but not being able to). I think it's safe to say I made up for lost time while supporting a great cause.
Happy Halloween!
* Previous Halloween costumes (including a Sailor, Leopard & more).
Isn't the above pumpkin so cute? I wish I could say it was mine but it's Ashley's (I did ask if I could 'borrow' her idea but alas did not end up carving a pumpkin this year). I didn't dress up this year either like I have in the past. One thing I did do, though, is eat far too many Candy Kisses and treats, oy.
{ Leopard 2009 }
Happy Halloween! Did you go out last night to a party and get dressed up? I love dressing up for Halloween and thought I would share my costumes from the past three years. We have an annual Halloween costume contest at work, which I entered last year (as the leopard) and won second place! This year, I didn't dress up and people were actually surprised as it was so unlike me. Tonight, we will be giving out candy to the kiddies, which is always fun. My girlfriend is even coming over to help as she doesn't have a place to give out candy - fun!
{ 80's Aerobics 2009 }
{ Sailor 2008 }
Yes, it's a wig, what do you think of me as a brunette?
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