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Friday, October 8, 2010

Chocobo Costume Collection

Baby Chocobos                 




Fully Grown Chocobo         

 


Chocobos are creatures, first introduced in Final Fantasy II, that the characters mount and ride like a horse. This critter is a flightless bird that helps a player move around faster and defeat enemies with clawing and pecking attacks. The Chocobo's call is a "kweh" (kue) or when translated in English to a "warp."
For Halloween this year the Chocobo can be a perfect costume for gamers and Final Fantasy fans alike.
The items below are handmade by artists found on Etsy.com that can be pieced together for a Chocobo costume. Finding your costume piece by piece can be a fun way to put yourself into the Halloween mood as well as being an economical choice to purchase items you can wear casually after Halloween.
If this is just the right costume for you click on the links below the items that catch your attention to see the artist's shop.



Safir Hime

A hat that is the epitome of a Chocobo! Perfect for your Chocobo costume.
Keeping in mind that Halloween tends to be a tid bit chilly, this hat will keep your ears toasty warm making the night more enjoyable.

Vicious Cosmetics

Seeing as a Chocobo's feathers are golden yellow our flesh color eyelids just won't do. To become a Chocobo this mineral eye shadow will be a perfect tool for the transformation.
To create a believable effect of golden Chocobo feathers, this eyeshadow could also be dusted on various areas of the face giving off the appearance of a golden glow. Pair it up with lighter hues of yellow and a luminescent white for the highlights, apply the darker hues to the contours of your face and lighter tones on upraised areas of the face.

Example of upraised areas and contours of your face:

Facial Contours

Highlighting Areas

Danielle Mcallister

Going along with the yellow feathers, these earrings will bring the Chocobo look together.


Another version of feather earrings, they remind me of the baby Chocobo in Final Fantasy XIII, being all cute and fluffy.


Being as feathery as you can be is just what a bird is about. Here is a feather necklace to adorn your Chocobo neck.

If you are into making jewelry here is a charm to concoct your own necklace and earings.


A bird is only a bird if it has wings, weather it soars like an eagle or waddles like a penguin. So here are your Chocobo wings you can flap to help you run faster.

Reflections Byds

As was mentioned earlier, Halloween can be cold. Keep warm this year with this soft yellow glove and scarf set 

zOMGah

A Chocobo decal scarf to keep the blistering cold from getting to you. 


Hand knitted mittens that resemble Baby Chocobo wings.


An adorable yellow jumper for the body of your Chocobo outfit. After Halloween this one piece can be kept until summertime next year or warn through the winter with a long sleeve shirt and a pair of stockings or leggings underneath.


This bubble skirt looks like the bottom of a baby Chocobo, that condensed chubbiness that all babies seem to be born with, cute as can be. Again this can be worn after the Holidays are over for any occasion.


The Ruffles look like feathers on this dress.  
 

Although this dress is more of a sunshine yellow rather than a golden yellow, the pockets on the sides look like little wings. 


For a more formal Halloween party here is a fancier version of the ruffle dress. Although this is an elegant dress, it can easily be dressed down to fit your everyday attire.  


A baby doll dress that has that chick-a-dee shape that Chocobos have makes a darling addition to this costume.


A sweater for the cold chill and a cute one to keep wearing through the winter months to come.


A jacket that also has that Chocobo shape, is another way to stay warm.


These orange leggings have two purposes, practicality and looks. Pair them with orange stockings, like this picture shows, and you will surely stay warm. Seeing as the legs and feet of a Chocobo are orange, these make sense for this costume as well as having a charming appeal. They're great to keep around for the winter months as well. 

 Flats are always a comfortable shoe to wear especially if you plan on walking door to door for trick-or-treating or standing all night at a party. They are also a fashionable chose so your feet can find their way back in them soon after the Halloween festivities.


These slippers are the perfect image of Chocobo feet making them and ideal addition to this costume.

Trick-or-Treating requires something to carry your goods in, so heres a Chocobo bag to hold your candy while you gallivant around being a Chocobo yourself.


Although this bag is suppose to represent a chick-a-dee, baby Chocobos are almost the mirror image of a baby chick, so it works with your costume while holding your sweets.


Here is a simple but cute bag that stays out of the spotlight, allowing your costume to take center stage.


Heres a baby chick costume that can be interchangeably used as a Chocobo costume for little ones. This is a costume that will spike the adorable meter.


If you are looking to add a few handmade touches of your own, these feathers will serve you well. For your hair you can use these feathers to make your own head piece, hair clip, or head band. You can also apply these feathers with a specialized adhesive to your eyes like fake eyelashes. These can even be made into a tail to clip on to the back of your outfit, add an extension ribbon to either side of the tail to tie around your waist, or make an elastic band to stretch over your head to wear securely on your hips.

Have an exciting Halloween!

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Sunday, October 3, 2010

This is Halloween

October 31st was said to be the night the spirits of the dead would come back looking to possess the living according to Irish lore. Masks were warn to trick the spirits into believing that the disguised individuals were spirits themselves.  Trick or Treating originated from Hallomas, a holiday dating back as far as the 14th century. On October 31st, the night before All Saints Day (November 1st), the poor would go from door to door giving prayers to families and their lost one's souls in exchange for "soul cakes" or bread baked with currants. 
1911 was the first year American and Canadian children went from door to door singing for candy. Canada first used the phrase "Trick or Treating" in the year 1927 and in the 1930's the phrase was published nation wide.
Now Halloween is the second most celebrated holiday, Christmas being the first. The amount of money spent on buying candy has hit $2 million dollars a year.
In 2004 the average American "Trick or Treater" nom'd approximately 25 pounds of candy, mainly found to be consumed around Halloween.

Halloween has to be my favorite holiday, and to honor this ghoulish day these shops from Etsy.com bring you their handmade spook decor and accessories. If any of these items sends chills down your spine, click on the link below the screen to see more of the artist's artwork.

Have a Happy Halloween!









Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Alice in Wonderland Costume Collection

"What is the use of a book, without pictures or conversations?"
~Alice

What is the use of art without artists or creation?
This is a collection of artwork by artists discovered on Etsy.com, each item being handmade, each item being an Alice in Wonderland theme. This classic tale filled with philosophical references by Lewis Carroll is well known and a personal favorite book that is easy to read more than once or ten times. Seeing as Halloween is creeping slowly to existence, it seems fit to dedicate a few blogs to costume ideas, whether being creative original idea or being your standard costume with a bit of imagination to spice it up and some help from the creativity found on etsy. Here are the items that I have selected to be part of the Alice in Wonderland costume collection.




If you have pierced ears, to match the Alice ensemble theme, these clock earrings are perfect. The clock represents the white rabbit's persistent acknowledgement of his own tardiness by looking at his pocket watch.

Altered Beauty Shop

"No wonder you're late. Why, this watch is exactly two days slow."
~Mad Hatter
No wonder your late. Why this watch is not even a watch, it is only watch pieces and parts.
Brandy Linn 18 Shop

When Alice finally finds her way to the other side of that tiny door, the garden is more extraordinary than from Alice's small view from the original side of the door. So here are some earrings to represent the lush garden.

Destinys Cove Shop

In Lewis Carrol's book, he illustrates Alice sleeping underneath a tree. The tree being where the story begins to unfold, I thought it only fit to include an item depicting a tree. 
The Bold Banana Shop

While trick or treating, something has to hold the candy that your neighborhood passes out. Here is a perfect bag to go along with the Alice theme, the white rabbit.

Kazue West Shop

Even if this isn't a completely white rabbit, it is a great representation of the rabbit in the tale. Another bag to hold your trick or treat goodies.

Fink Gifts Shop

A pocket watch necklace is perfect to adorn your neck with yet another representation of that late rabbit.

Trash and Trinkets Shop

That pesky door that is way too small for Alice becomes increasingly larger as she shrinks after drinking a vile with the words "drink me" on its side.


Artsy 61175 Shop

Here is another lovely example of a bottle necklace filled with shrinking serum. 

 

The tea party is one of the funniest parts of the whole book, so it only seems fit to reference it.


Here is yet another drinking serum bottle necklace. This one embellished with the Cheshire cat and a lovely tree.


Sparrow Clothing Shop

A creative spin on Alice's dress.

Faery Spell Creations Shop

The romantic version of Alice's dress.


Mom 2 RTK Shop

The Alice in Wonderland dress to a T.


Mommas A Princess Too Shop

Alice wears a small ribbon in her hair tied into a bow. Here is a stretchy blue lace head band.

Hopelessly Devoted Shop

A spin on the bow Alice wears. A little larger than the original but just as adorable. 

Enchantedly Yours Shop

An even bigger bow than the original. This is for that creative twist for a genuine Alice in Wonderland costume. 


Hydra Heart Shop

You cant forget the shoes. The original shoes Alice is illustrated with have a small heel and a pointed toe, a kind of clog type shoe. Alice's feet in the Disney illustrations are adorned with little black flats, I thought this would be a better alternative for comfort and an affordable foot wear. 


The Generation Shop

Ballet slippers give a precious touch to an Alice costume.

The Generation Shop

The sheer fabric gives that frilly girlie feel to any Alice costume.

"Said Alice; "One can't believe impossible things." 
"I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age I always did it for half an hour a day. Sometimes I believed as man as six impossible things before breakfast." ~Lewis Carroll

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