Theatre Halloween Party 2019 (And Costume Reveal!)
Hi everyone,
I've been away, working and just life in general. We had the theatre Halloween party last Saturday. Smaller crowd, but still a good time. I made hot mulled apple cider for the party, and it was yummy! I think I like cider better cold, but one could still add spices when serving it. It smelled great while cooking! I used probably too much oranges in it (5-4 squeezed, one I studded with cloves and floated in the pot). Overall, a successful dish. :)
As for this year's costume, I went as a fortune teller that I gave the name Madame Estrella . She is inspired by Cher's song, "Dark Lady". I made my crystal ball out of a clear plastic ornament and an old candle holder I found at my local Goodwill. I did have lipstick on, but it faded by the time pictures were taken. I have another party on Nov. 2nd to attend in town, so hopefully, you'll get better shots of me by then. Wait until you see the shoes!
And here's the cider bubbling away :). I used cloves, cinnamon sticks, pumpkin pie spice, fresh cranberries, 2 Granny Smith apples, 5 oranges, cranberry juice cocktail and a gallon of apple cider. Oh, and dark brown sugar :).
Brad AKA Moonwolf
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I knew her name meant star, but I wasn't sure of the national origin. Thank you, everyone for the compliments! She was actually fairly easy to put together. Wig was from Wal-Mart (one that can be styled!), headscarf was one I already had from Goodwill, skirt was from Goodwill. I wore spiderweb tights from Wal-Mart (gonna have to keep those for a future witch or spider queen costume). Jewelry was a mix of what I had and bought some others in town (that black and rainbow bead bracelet was from Rite Aid!). Coin belt was from Wally World. Earrings from there, too. The vest was one a friend gave me and it's my favorite shade of pink (dusty rose). I just glued star sequins to it. The shawl was one I made and also wore when I went as Stevie Nicks. My skirt has little bells on the drawstring. I saw that at Goodwill and I had to have it! :)
Here I am with two lady friends of mine as Harry Potter and Fred Flintstone (her husband dressed up as Wilma, LOL!). The dog belongs to our light man and our costume mistress (Keith and Jeanne). His name is Mr. Bates. Here, you can also see my skirt and some scarves tied around my waist. The pink one is sequined and the black one has multicolored sparkles on it (it's tulle). Look at the shoes ;). Yes, they're the same ones I've worn for every costume since 2013 (save for my Stevie Nicks costume in 2017).
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This past Saturday, there was a Halloween party at the art studio in town where they have open mic nights (I go there and I read some poems I've written). This was taken by a friend of mine. Channeling Stevie Nicks here lol. I didn't wear the shawl that night, but I still like how the outfit looked (and the vest is long and flowing enough).
I wore different colored eye shadow, too. It was more brown and orange and added some gold, glittery shadow, too.
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