Tuesday 26 January 2010

How to make an easter hat

From ktdeppocd
Here is a how to guide for inspiration.

You will need:

A hat (of your choice)
A selection of pipe cleaners - attatch to animal and put through holes etc
Some sellotape
scissors
wrapping paper(pattern of your choice)
Glue
A chick ( animal)
Straw (I used rabbit bedding )
small branch with leaves
A small screwdriver and a lighter (to heat it up to make a hole in plastic hat)
pom poms for bird's eggs

My total cost to make 2 hats was under £5

This is a potential live saver for anyone not sure how to make a Easter Bonnet for fancy dress.

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Wednesday 20 January 2010

Ideas for halloween costumes for kids

Editted from original article:
http://creativedragon.com/fun-and-creative-ideas-for-childrens-halloween-costumes.html

Children love to dress up in costumes during Halloween. The costumes look very cute and the children thoroughly enjoy themselves during that time. A lot of creativity is involved in choosing and making costumes for the young ones.

Children can be dressed in various types of costumes according to the fancy of the parents and the children. The children identify themselves with the characters in cartoons, movies and fairy tales. You can choose any theme and then create a dress accordingly.

There are many stores that stock up costumes for children that can be worn during Halloween. You can also look at magazines to get ideas. You can browse the internet and either order from the stores or with the available ideas and create a dress for the young one.

You can dress children in scary costumes such as the devil, a vampire, a ghost, a skeleton or a pirate. They will have fun scaring people at the party. Children also relate to real life people whom they see everyday, such as the postman, the policeman, the fireman or the policeman. These costumes are also like by children. Birds such as the peacock and animals such as the bear, the lion or the tiger are also favorites with them.

Most of these costumes can either be ordered or bought from your nearby store. You can also book online for them. The best way would, of course, be to create your own costume for the child. This way, the child will be involved in the process of making the costume. You will know how the dress fits the child.
You can make adjustments accordingly. You can use an old pair of jeans and an old shirt to make the costumes of animals and birds. All the cartoon characters also need the exact color of dress with the special feature of that character.

You can buy all the accessories from a website. All the essential fancy dress accessories like belts, scarves, paints to color and make masks, wigs and hats will completely change the look of address. The face can either be painted or a mask can be used. The paint used should not harm the skin. False eyelashes and eyebrows, hair extensions will add to the special look for the girls’ costume.

Care should be taken to see that the dress is neither too tight nor too loose. This will be uncomfortable for the child. The accessories such a veil or wings should be well secured and should not come off or prick or harm the girls. The costume itself should have reflectors so that people can see them in the dark when they go ‘trick a treat’. It would best if flame resistant clothing is chosen so that they are safe when near a candle or a source of fire.

It is fun dressing up the little girls and boys in different costumes. This gives joy not only to the child but also the parents. There is immense joy and fun in creating costumes for the children. You can shop and buy all the material and if necessary make it by stitching the costume with the material available at home.





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Sunday 17 January 2010

Mardi Gras Lady Gaga style Makeup and Hair Tutorial



Professional makeup artist Katie Wedlund creates a makeup mash-up of two Lady Gaga looks from the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. It's one part feathered phantom; one part lace face. We think it's a perfect look for Halloween.

Products Used:
Fresh Satin Luster Face Palette, Winter Rose
Make Up For Ever Eyeshadow, Neon Pink 75
L'Oreal HiP Color Truth Cream Eyeliner, Black
Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes, Grey 22L
Mehron Professional Foundation Greasepaint, Black
Beauty Treasures Shimmer Light Shadow Powder, Silver and Lilac
Tony & Tina Loose Powder, Metallic Crimson #001
Make Up For Ever Eyelashes, Jane (black rounded feathers with feather-tipped accents)
Revlon Skinlights Glosslights for Lips, Rose Quartz

Keywords:
makeup ideas
lady gaga makeup tutorial
lady gaga look


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SEXY RED DEVIL HALLOWEEN MAKE UP IDEAS



Eyes in order of apllication
Mac paint~flammable
Medusa's Make up~electro red
Shiseido concealer(brow cover)
88 coastal scents shimmer pallet
cover girl line exact~very black
Nyx pencil liner~black(brows&water line)
Mac prolash




Cheeks
Medusas Makeup~electro red

Lips
Nyx eye liner~black
Clinique~Deep Lacquer 


Great Girls Devil outfit Dress up.


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Rag Dolly Halloween Makeup Entry by Panacea81



Simply amazing look for girls fancy dress at Halloween


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Incredible Unzipped Makeup Tutorial - Halloween

This guy does an amazing job on  unzipped / zipper eyes.  Its a great halloween look for costumes, and has his own unique twist.



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HALLOWEEN ANGEL FAIRY EYES LOOK w/ MAC make up



Hope everyone is looking forward to halloween? well if not why not try out some halloween looks to get you in the mood for the parties ahead.
Products used:
MAC shadestick~ sharkskin
MAC eye shadow~ Tilt
MAC eye shadow~ beautiful iris
MAC eye shadow~ Aquadisiac
MAC powerpoint eyeliner~ Engraved
Stila~ tinted moisturizer
GOSH lip liner~ Pink peony
MAC lipgloss~ Fine china
MAC glitter pigment~ Neon 60's

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Thursday 7 January 2010

Welcome to my Fancy Dress Tips Blog!

This blog is all about giving free advice on the best ways to do fancy dress make up and helping getting you prepared for a fancy dress party! From Pirates to Nurses to Animals! Great costume ideas and more for your party!

Basically all the tips and help you need so you dont turn up at a fancy dress party like this:



So go ahead! Get ready to party!