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Alright, time to stop messing around on teh intarwebs and get busy. I have pretty much one costume down and two to go before tomorrow. Hopefully, it won't be too many years before they can start putting them together themselves...
Angus decided he wanted to be a plague doctor. If you've seen those fancily decorated Renaissance-type masks with a long beak on the front, that's what they were inspired by - special doctors who only treated people who had the bubonic plague. They wore long coats, gloves, a mask with glassed-in eyes and a long beak-like extension that was often filled with aromatic herbs and spices. Since the plague was believed to be caused by "bad air," this was supposed to ward off infection. Weirdly enough, he came across this from an Adventure Time reference - Princess Bubblegum was wearing a mask in her lab that was said to resemble the same kind the plague doctors wore. We found this mask, and with a black bandanna under it, a pair of steampunk looking sunglasses over it, a musketeer-type hat (and they gave us a discount on it because it didn't have the musketeer plume, which we didn't need anyway), gloves, and a gradauation gown found at Goodwill, plus his grandmother's cane, I think this is about done. Looks pretty cool, too.
Avalon decided on being the Corpse Bride. We couldn't find a wedding-type dress, but we found an angel costume for $9, which I'm going to modify. I still need a pair of white pantyhose I can cut up to draw her skeleton arm and leg on.
Both boys declared a couple of weeks ago that they are Bronies. This amuses me, although I still can only take MLP:FIS in small doses; I like the animation, but it's just so pastel, and the music mostly makes me cringe. However, Gareth told me he decided he wanted to be Rainbow Dash; coincidentally, earlier the same day I came across this cosplay in the Artisan Crafts group I belong to, which is just perfect. The creator doesn't mind other people putting together their own versions of it either. Gareth says he doesn't want to tell his friends about though (although some of them are bronies as well). He's just decided to be helpful and place a cutout of RD next to the monitor as I type this.
(The whole Brony thing makes me snort; why is it such a big deal that boys like a show marketed to girls? I know a ton of girls who like Dragonball Z - why don't we get a special name?)
Gah, spent way more than I should - and even bought a small cheap sewing machine so hopefully I can throw these things together a little faster. Plus some things for Gareth's birthday tomorrow. Kids are out of school for a teacher development day - glad I have tomorrow off, too.
Angus decided he wanted to be a plague doctor. If you've seen those fancily decorated Renaissance-type masks with a long beak on the front, that's what they were inspired by - special doctors who only treated people who had the bubonic plague. They wore long coats, gloves, a mask with glassed-in eyes and a long beak-like extension that was often filled with aromatic herbs and spices. Since the plague was believed to be caused by "bad air," this was supposed to ward off infection. Weirdly enough, he came across this from an Adventure Time reference - Princess Bubblegum was wearing a mask in her lab that was said to resemble the same kind the plague doctors wore. We found this mask, and with a black bandanna under it, a pair of steampunk looking sunglasses over it, a musketeer-type hat (and they gave us a discount on it because it didn't have the musketeer plume, which we didn't need anyway), gloves, and a gradauation gown found at Goodwill, plus his grandmother's cane, I think this is about done. Looks pretty cool, too.
Avalon decided on being the Corpse Bride. We couldn't find a wedding-type dress, but we found an angel costume for $9, which I'm going to modify. I still need a pair of white pantyhose I can cut up to draw her skeleton arm and leg on.
Both boys declared a couple of weeks ago that they are Bronies. This amuses me, although I still can only take MLP:FIS in small doses; I like the animation, but it's just so pastel, and the music mostly makes me cringe. However, Gareth told me he decided he wanted to be Rainbow Dash; coincidentally, earlier the same day I came across this cosplay in the Artisan Crafts group I belong to, which is just perfect. The creator doesn't mind other people putting together their own versions of it either. Gareth says he doesn't want to tell his friends about though (although some of them are bronies as well). He's just decided to be helpful and place a cutout of RD next to the monitor as I type this.
(The whole Brony thing makes me snort; why is it such a big deal that boys like a show marketed to girls? I know a ton of girls who like Dragonball Z - why don't we get a special name?)
Gah, spent way more than I should - and even bought a small cheap sewing machine so hopefully I can throw these things together a little faster. Plus some things for Gareth's birthday tomorrow. Kids are out of school for a teacher development day - glad I have tomorrow off, too.