Let me preface this post by saying: Sorry! It has been over a month since I last posted. I cannot believe how fast October came and went...I spent an entire month in Orthopedic Surgery....one month too much! I had high expectations for Ortho....unfortunately I've found that 4am wake up times aren't quite my thing.
Anyways don't you worry. I didn't completely fall off the planet over the past month, I'm always up to something, so there are plenty of posts to come over what I have been up to.
Moving on.....
It's officially the end of October...meaning my favorite time of the year!!!!! HALLOWEEN!!!
I've always been a Halloween nut. Apple cider, scary movies, costumes, pumpkins. I can't get enough.
- AMC runs 24/7 programming called "Fear Fest", where they only play scary movies the two weeks before Halloween. It's like crack. I can't stop watching. I think I've seen Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers five times over the past week. I promise you I will watch it again if it's on. Scary Movies: Check.
- I've got apple cider in the fridge (I highly recommend Trader Joe's Spiced Cider). Apple cider: check.
- I didn't have time for pumpkin carving this year...so I bought some pumpkin puree for pumpkin martinis....that counts right?
- Now I'm only missing one thing: a costume
I usually spend weeks planning and agonizing over the details of my costumes, or scouring the internet for ideas. I just didn't have the time this year. I tell you, PA school is turning me into an old lady. Anyways, my mom gave me a costume book a year or two ago, the cover has little girls dressed as flowers. Looked good to me.
Here is the how to:
Supplies needed:
- Two sheets of colored poster board (This is used to make the petals of your flower)- $2
- One bouquet of fake flowers the color of your poster board- $3
- Plastic 16-20" terra cotta colored pot- $10
- Decorative butterflies- Optional- $3
- Flower wire-$2
- Green turtle neck- $8
- 1-2" headband- I already had one stored away...$2
Step 1: Lug supplies all around the city of Chicago on crowded bus. Seriously. You don't appreciate a car, till you don't have one...and you have to take smelly public transportation.
Step 2: Cut out the bottom of the pot, so you can stick your legs through. I have thunder thighs and didn't need a strap to hold up the pot. If you get a larger pot, or have smaller legs you might want to consider adding rope or suspenders to hold up the pot.
Step 3: Trace out a petal shape onto cardboard. Use this as a stencil. Trace and cut out 10 petals on your colored poster board
Step 4: Glue wire length wise to the back of each petal. The wire helps support the petals, and also makes them malleable.
Step 5: Affix the petals to the headband using the wire. (Poke hole through base of petal, place wire through hole and wrap around headband).
Step 6: Deconstruct the fake bouquet, cutting the leaves and flowers off, so you have multiple flowers, and multiple leaves.
Step 7: Glue flowers onto the petal headpiece. Glue leaves onto sleeves of shirt.
Step 8: Optional- Wire the butterflies onto petals so they appear as though they are flying.
The end! I must admit I really like the costume. It took around 1-1.5 hours to assemble (I had some help...I used the promise of cosmos as a bribe). Total cost- $28 This costume is not exactly.....bar appropriate. I didn't really blend in with the other girls...meaning I had on more than a bra and panties. Also, the headpiece was a little...large. I was getting knocked around like a football player.
What are you planning on being for Halloween?
