I don't care if I'm 36. I dress up for Halloween at work. It's awesome! It's probably my favourite day at work of the year.
I pinned a menagerie of Dragon-DIY costume parts that I could make at a minimal cost and use materials I already had in the house. I only had to get the black fabric (75% off at Fabricland!) which has an awesome dragonesque design to it, black elastic, and stuffing for the tail.
The rest I used was silver fabric (I think I bought that for my Tardis Costume created in 2014), Red fleece (from the Crystal's Bird Toy Days), and black thread.
It took me overall about 2 weeks to make on and off on weekends in 1-2 hour spurts, and the occasional weeknight. For me, it's actually one of my easier costumes.
And here is a sneak peak - it's difficult to Selfie myself in it, and others just don't seem to take pictures that I feel represent my costumes to their fullest. Maybe this year I'll luck out :)
And don't worry - I'll have my annual Selfie with Merlin when I put it on for the 30th (which is the Friday before Halloween).
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| Tail - it's about 5 feet long with fishing line sewn in so it can attach to my hand for full waving motion. |
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| The gloves - these were the first pieces I made...they still look cool under the cape |
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| Leg warmers with dragon spikes. I went there. |
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| Inside of Dragon wings with silver lining sewn in - and the gloves laid out near the middle |
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| Dragon Wings outside - the material pattern is SOOO cool and appropriate! |
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| Prom dress circa 1996. I can still squeeze into it, and it's the underbase of my dragon costume. Oh yeah. |
This week I start Husband's costume - as a Knight. Apparently I'm going to be leashed around my neck somehow so I can be the tame dragon...hmmmmm...very Game of Thrones.
Now if someone has a Halloween party we can attend, that would be awesome!
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