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11/02/2009 10:57 #50197
some sort of fancy birdnow you can see the whole costume... im sad now that halloween is over. i never liked halloween until this year. i realized it has potential for full on glitter and camp, which is basically what makes life worth living! what to be next year...
11/01/2009 13:18 #50179
success(e:hodown), where my prize at????
there were no peacock feathrs but i made one amzing bird. everyone, including myself agreed i had the coolest costume.
like tim gunn says, "make it work", which i totally did.
a couple was dressed as tim gunn and heidi klum at one of the parties. we made great friends. only true fashionistas can understand the meaning of couture halloween...
more pictures to come later.....
there were no peacock feathrs but i made one amzing bird. everyone, including myself agreed i had the coolest costume.
like tim gunn says, "make it work", which i totally did.
a couple was dressed as tim gunn and heidi klum at one of the parties. we made great friends. only true fashionistas can understand the meaning of couture halloween...
more pictures to come later.....
mike - 11/01/09 16:33
me likey, tre chic
me likey, tre chic
theecarey - 11/01/09 14:30
The feathers and glitter creates a pretty look.
The feathers and glitter creates a pretty look.
lilho - 11/01/09 13:39
i painted my face. the feathers are glued to my eyebrows... well not anymore but they were. it looked so cool, but so uncomfortable and i am now so sick and allergic today from all of the feathers and glitter. surprised i didn't go blind.
i painted my face. the feathers are glued to my eyebrows... well not anymore but they were. it looked so cool, but so uncomfortable and i am now so sick and allergic today from all of the feathers and glitter. surprised i didn't go blind.
heidi - 11/01/09 13:39
Wow!!! How did you do that? I want more pix!
Wow!!! How did you do that? I want more pix!
paul - 11/01/09 13:31
is that painted on your face, or some sort of applique with feathers
is that painted on your face, or some sort of applique with feathers
10/30/2009 03:05 #50146
peacocki am obsessed with being an amazing diy peacock for halloween. its getting expensive and i don't know if i can pull it off.
ALL to prove a point my friends.
i can do this...
ALL to prove a point my friends.
i can do this...
10/22/2009 19:38 #50078
a lack of glamour heremy sister life is not very glamourous and this upsets me. she carries her laundry down the street like a common hobo... to the laundromat and back.
i'm hoping to change some of this for her, at least for a day. maybe i will treat her to a an overnight spa day for her xmas gift.
i am on the no spending money plan which includes me. sitting at home when i am not working, thinking about how i should get online and do my french assignments and then watching netflix and eating chocolate and mac n cheese.
by christmas i may not be allowed in the spa, you will need a crane to lift me.
the good news is my clothes still fit which means if i stop this now, i can be back in shape in just a month. must hike 4 miles a day.
anyway, (e:deeglam) is supposed to come soon, and she gets a spa day too. i am so sick of the lack of glamour everywhere. are we doomed to life a plain and sparkleless life?????
i'm hoping to change some of this for her, at least for a day. maybe i will treat her to a an overnight spa day for her xmas gift.
i am on the no spending money plan which includes me. sitting at home when i am not working, thinking about how i should get online and do my french assignments and then watching netflix and eating chocolate and mac n cheese.
by christmas i may not be allowed in the spa, you will need a crane to lift me.
the good news is my clothes still fit which means if i stop this now, i can be back in shape in just a month. must hike 4 miles a day.
anyway, (e:deeglam) is supposed to come soon, and she gets a spa day too. i am so sick of the lack of glamour everywhere. are we doomed to life a plain and sparkleless life?????
tinypliny - 10/24/09 00:45
Yes, I definitely need a fashion advisor like you. I completely lack whatever it takes to dress "glamourously".
Yes, I definitely need a fashion advisor like you. I completely lack whatever it takes to dress "glamourously".
metalpeter - 10/23/09 16:52
I do wash at my mothers. Clothes you have to do your own. I have thought about maybe going to the Place on Brynnt I guess they have flat screens in there now. There also used to be a place on Main St. that connected to a Bar. But that was way to far for me.
I do wash at my mothers. Clothes you have to do your own. I have thought about maybe going to the Place on Brynnt I guess they have flat screens in there now. There also used to be a place on Main St. that connected to a Bar. But that was way to far for me.
hodown - 10/23/09 09:51
I'm freaked out by it as well (e:tiny). I don't dry anything and I wash everything on different cycles. I just can't stomach the thought of letting someone else do it.
I'm freaked out by it as well (e:tiny). I don't dry anything and I wash everything on different cycles. I just can't stomach the thought of letting someone else do it.
tinypliny - 10/23/09 08:54
I would be totally freaked out if someone else did my laundry (well, apart from someone in my family). I usually prefer that EVERYthing be washed on the highest heat settings and the highest stress cycle regardless of whatever instructions there may be.
I would be totally freaked out if someone else did my laundry (well, apart from someone in my family). I usually prefer that EVERYthing be washed on the highest heat settings and the highest stress cycle regardless of whatever instructions there may be.
vincent - 10/23/09 00:45
I carry my laundry to the laundromat, but I come back later in the day to pick it up washed and folded. Well Most things I do drop there, but there are still some clothes that I do wash on my own since I can't trust them follow the instruction label.
I carry my laundry to the laundromat, but I come back later in the day to pick it up washed and folded. Well Most things I do drop there, but there are still some clothes that I do wash on my own since I can't trust them follow the instruction label.
hodown - 10/22/09 21:15
Dude I live in the city, everyone does it. I loathe it, but a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.
Dude I live in the city, everyone does it. I loathe it, but a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.
10/21/2009 01:03 #50067
all by myselfMy lappy is sick. I couldn't get an appointment at the genius bar until tomorrow night. Until then its just me.
I am forced to use Julie's IBM to do my work tomorrow. The thought makes me want to barf.
Anytime I get sad I think of (e:Deeglam) who has been through so much. Send her happy thoughts and love, she has a lot on her plate.
Its crazy how much I don't want to be in Buffalo, but there are so many people there that I want to be there for.
Today is the first day since I have left that I have actually considered going back.
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I hope this feeling is short lived because I detest winter like no other.
I am forced to use Julie's IBM to do my work tomorrow. The thought makes me want to barf.
Anytime I get sad I think of (e:Deeglam) who has been through so much. Send her happy thoughts and love, she has a lot on her plate.
Its crazy how much I don't want to be in Buffalo, but there are so many people there that I want to be there for.
Today is the first day since I have left that I have actually considered going back.
.
I hope this feeling is short lived because I detest winter like no other.
paul - 10/21/09 10:08
Oh the tragedy of a sick mac. What is wrong with it?
Oh the tragedy of a sick mac. What is wrong with it?
I feel like you should send a piocture of this to Liza Minelli.
If you were a bird Sarah, you'd definatley be a peacock.
I want "how to be a girl" lessons from (e:lilho) & (e:hodown).
I want that bird. I love you because you don't wear cheap makeup.
oh, the makeup was really easy to get off. i turned on the shower and sat down and washed my face! i use a loreal cleanser that removes eye makeup as well. the feathers came off easily, i used latex eyelash glue, and it comes off painlessly and easily. i dont use cheap makeup, so it didnt irritate my face, and instead of crappy face paint, i used liquid shadows. i bought really fine glitter at the craft store because it is much cheaper than the sephora stuff and essentially the same thing and the jewels i used the latex glue for as well. i brought eye drops with me the the parties because the glitter was irritating my eyes and that helped to clear them out!
thanks guys! it was actually pretty simple to do the costume, the makeup was the hard part which was actually a lot more intricate in person. for the feathers around my neck and back i pinned a boa to my leotard. i bought a tutu that didn't fit right, so i cut off the waist band and pinned the tutu to fit around my waist and pinned the purple flower broach to the front and i wore black spandex leggings underneath. the feather tail was angel wings turned upside down and worn at the waist and tied around with elastic like a belt. i glued an extra row of feather plumes to the bottom of the back of the wings to elongate the tail and add color and voila! i am thinking of being an ostrich next year, but an elegant one as they are not a very pretty bird!
Wow!!!! I'm so glad you posted full pix! That's a total winner of a costume. Beautiful job!!! How did you do it?
(btw, were the feathers & glitter hard to get off your face?)
Love it, Lilho! Espesh the eye makeup. Rawr.