Halloween
We went to a costume party on Saturday with some friends of ours. Michael and I dressed as zombies going to prom. It took a lot of work to get ready for the party! I woke up and began cutting pieces off an 80's bridesmaid dress (puffy sleeves, a big bow in the back of the neck, and a hemline on that got longer in the back of the dress). I also took the dress in a little bit, and was pleasantly surprised with my altering abilities (I haven't sewed much at all). Then I spent the next several hours (while watching the K-State football game) working on my hair (a real prom up-do). Finally, we were ready to begin the makeup! I mixed a nice shade of gray to go all over our faces and necks. I used a purple/brown mix to make our faces look sunk and gaunt. Then, I used red, brown, purple, and black paint to perfect our sunken eyes. After putting on our costumes, it was time to go outside and roll around in the dirt (literally). My dress was really good at repelling dirt, but we weren't going to let that stop us! We got a cup of water and made mud, which stuck quite well to the dress. Next, Michael mixed up the fake blood (a combination of corn syrup, red food coloring, chocolate syrup, and a drop or 2 of blue food coloring). It was VERY sticky! Luckily, we had the foresight to apply the blood in the shower for easy clean-up. We smeared and splattered blood till we had the desired effect... The we stood, sticky, in the shower for about 10 minutes waiting to dry and stop dripping (although we actually continued to drip slowly for some time after that). Finally, we were ready to go! We snapped a few pictures, grabbed the camera to take more as the night went on, and headed to the party. It was a great night!
We went to a costume party on Saturday with some friends of ours. Michael and I dressed as zombies going to prom. It took a lot of work to get ready for the party! I woke up and began cutting pieces off an 80's bridesmaid dress (puffy sleeves, a big bow in the back of the neck, and a hemline on that got longer in the back of the dress). I also took the dress in a little bit, and was pleasantly surprised with my altering abilities (I haven't sewed much at all). Then I spent the next several hours (while watching the K-State football game) working on my hair (a real prom up-do). Finally, we were ready to begin the makeup! I mixed a nice shade of gray to go all over our faces and necks. I used a purple/brown mix to make our faces look sunk and gaunt. Then, I used red, brown, purple, and black paint to perfect our sunken eyes. After putting on our costumes, it was time to go outside and roll around in the dirt (literally). My dress was really good at repelling dirt, but we weren't going to let that stop us! We got a cup of water and made mud, which stuck quite well to the dress. Next, Michael mixed up the fake blood (a combination of corn syrup, red food coloring, chocolate syrup, and a drop or 2 of blue food coloring). It was VERY sticky! Luckily, we had the foresight to apply the blood in the shower for easy clean-up. We smeared and splattered blood till we had the desired effect... The we stood, sticky, in the shower for about 10 minutes waiting to dry and stop dripping (although we actually continued to drip slowly for some time after that). Finally, we were ready to go! We snapped a few pictures, grabbed the camera to take more as the night went on, and headed to the party. It was a great night!
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