Tis the Season...

Of Halloween!!! 

Remember how I've been super busy?

Thus I had to abandon my other Halloween costume ideas and just go with a costume made out of stuff from my closet.

All I needed was a red hooded cloak - Red Riding (the bus) Hood!

Don't look now - there's a doll behind you!

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Here's the pattern I used for the cloak http://nenesta.deviantart.com/art/Simple-Hooded-Cloak-Pattern-286331009 .

It took a bit less than four metres with a self lining, and I made it over two days (though you could easily make it in a couple hours).

Halloween Plotting

It's only May, but hey, never too early to start planning for Halloween!

So I've got two front runners this year, one left over from a couple years ago when I was mostly bald (I went with Tintin that time, best costume of my life :) ) and one I thought of the other day.

Alien lady from Mars Attacks!

Pros: 

I can sew, so the dress shouldn't be too hard. 

I already thought of a way to get that hair height. 

Eyeball ring?!

Cons:

That print might be hard to find.

I don't have a bullet bra.

I lost all my makeup.

Spider Jerusalem from Transmetropolitan

Pros:

Black suit, easy!

Funky glasses readily available on Etsy.

I've always wanted to threaten people with a bowel disruptor.

Cons:

I have hair now.

Also, boobs. 

And I'd get a headache from wearing fake glasses.

So many decisions!

Just for funsies, here's a clip of a Halloween Costume Contest I was in last year. (Me and the BF as Liz and Ms. Frizzle from the Magic School Bus are at 36 seconds)