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Halloween 2011 – Glowing LED Oni Costume

Post author By Anna Kaziunas France
Post date November 3, 2011
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So its Halloween…. Better plan all week, better plan all month, better plan all year……

Soft circuits LED oni costume in action. Sewn with conductive thread, LEDs slowly fade in and out and are controlled by an Lilypad Arduino and powered by a Lilypad LiPower supply. The dress will run for at least 11 hours continuously. It may run much longer than that, but I haven’t tested it for longer than 11 hours.

The earrings are basically throwies (LEDs taped to a coin cell battery) with earring hooks attached with coat-weight thread. The necklace is four Lillypad LEDs wired with conductive thread in parallel to a coin cell battery.

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Halloween Sewing / Fashion / Costume

Making Halloween 2010 – Fairy Costume

Post author By Anna Kaziunas France
Post date January 16, 2011
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I finally got around to posting the photos of sewing my 2010 Halloween Costume.

Costume Breakdown

I had made the black dress a few years ago.
This year I made a jacket from some shiny red material (see photos below) with slits in the back to allow the wings to come through.
Then I sewed the rough edges and covered them with ribbon. I picked up the wings and wig from a costume store.
The wires in the wings were exposed (poking through the fabric), so I covered the ends in heavy felt to keep the wires in.
I am wearing Scarecrow fangs that you mold to your individual canines with molding compound, and snap them in. This eliminates the need for a mouthful of plastic and they pop on and off very easily and are very comfortable for a prosthesis.
The pointy ears are a latex and attached with a combination of spirit gum, flesh-colored liquid latex, power makeup and liquid makeup. The ears were also quite comfortable.
In addition, I made the scarf / bow by taking a strip of the jacket fabric, turning the wrong sides together, sewing the edge and then turning the entire thing inside out.

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Sewing / Fashion / Costume

Halloween 2009 – Mardi Gras Style

Post author By Anna Kaziunas France
Post date November 5, 2009
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Bill and Anna France Celebrate Skeleton Marti Gras Style Halloween 2009 at the GCB.

ANNA’S COSTUME:

Burlesque Hat – bought on ebay, augmented with elastic under the chin.

Paper Mache Skull Mask – bought on ebay, added elastic behind the head and face padding on the inside to keep it secure and steady.

Tails Jacket – Bought on ebay, sewed white ribbon on the lapels and around the tails to set off the edge of the jacket.

Skeleton Dress – used old tunic shirt I had lying around. Bought a large piece of skeleton fabric from a vendor on etsy.com – cut it out and sewed it to the shirt.

Bone Gloves – bought on ebay

Bone Tights – bought two pairs and cut them apart and sewed them back together so that the bone pattern would show on both sides.

BILL’S COSTUME:

Top Hat – ebay – added a white ribbon and white feathers.

Paper Mache Skull Mask – bought on ebay, added elastic behind the head and face padding on the inside to keep it secure.

Fingerless Skeleton Gloves – purchased on ebay.

Suit Jacket – Savers – added white piping to lapels with ribbon.

Pants – normal wardrobe.

Skeleton Shirt – used new t-shirt. Bought a large piece of skeleton fabric from a vendor on etsy.com – cut it out and sewed it to the shirt.

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