With Halloween around the corner, we dove into our closets to find quick and easy costumes to please all manner of costume and cosplay enthusiasts!
Our focus today is on the adorably naive Misa Amane from the popular anime Death Note!
Dress | Stockings | Boots | Gloves
Misa Amane is introduced to viewers in beginning of the series with somewhat of a gothic lolita style, which is a perfect balance between the character’s dynamic as a bubbly, aspiring top idol with a secret interest in the darkness of the Shinigami world.
We chose a black corset dress with a fluffy tiered lace skirt from Tragic Beautiful, which sounds like the most appropriate shop for Misa Amane to spend all her easily earned cash. The gloves from Etsy are both laced and lace to mirror the dress. To go with the fleur de lis theme from the anime, we picked thigh high patterned stockings from Mod Cloth with a flower motif. Betsey Johnson ruffled combat boots were a great find to compliment the hard and soft of Misa’s character, and as an up and coming model, we can totally see Misa clunking down one of Betsey’s runways.
True to model form, Misa wears a more natural face, and pairs it with a bold red lip. As Misa’s style can be portrayed through just a few pieces, we left room for you to accessorize with crucifixes and chokers to your dark little heart’s content.
Want to take your Misa costume to the next level? Find a black leather diary, write “Death Note” on it, and grab some red contacts for your Shinigami eyes! You could even beg and plead in that adorably cute way to have a friend make a Halloween costume of L from Death Note so you can go as a pair!
Planning on making this costume? Doing some other DIY awesome? Want to check out the rest of our BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes and Decor? Show me all your spook-tacular creations on Twitter @SubCultured or come party like its 1599 in our Discord server! When you’re done, wind down with Ten Family Friendly Halloween Movies to help lull the kiddos into a candy coma! Afterward, you can set the mood with Five Albums to Flesh Out Your Halloween Playlist and huddle under the covers with Netflix and Chilling – Halloween Movie Edition.
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BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes – L from Death Note!
Halloween is steadily approaching and despite hitting several parties this past weekend, the little zombies are still coming Wednesday for their loot.
How do you make it look like you aren’t that creepy reclusive candy-hoarding curmudgeon? Lil’ geeky Jack-O-Lanterns!
Here’s a quick no-carve pumpkin display that give you instant Halloween spirit that looks like you put much research and thought in it. You don’t have to tell people I did it for you.
Step One
Grab a bag a mini-pumpkin (real or fake) and a black Sharpie marker or acrylic paint if you are particularly good with a brush, and find some fictional geek alphabets online, like Klingon, Aurebesh, Kryptonian, etc.
Step Two
Using the language of your choice, or choosing one from the little suggestion chart I put together, write or paint the word “BOO” on each one. Make several different ones if you have time.
Step Three
Line them up on a windowsill, pile them creatively on a shelf or doorstep, or display them through the house where everyone can see them. Then enjoy the conversations that arise from those who either A) get the message and think you are the coolest person ever, or B) don’t get in and think you are the weirdest person ever. Either way — it’s a win!
If you’re really inspired, these also look great carved into full-sized pumpkins for those rare non-procrastinating types.I hope you liked these small tips this Halloween season, I’m planning a couple when Christmas and the holiday season rolls around. Be watching, and be careful with those little geeklings this Halloween.
Trick or Treat!
Not done with decorating? Give our DIY Halloween Decorations – Countdown Garland a try and wind down with Ten Family Friendly Halloween Movies to help lull the kiddos into a candy coma! Afterward, you can set the mood with Five Albums to Flesh Out Your Halloween Playlist and huddle under the covers with Netflix and Chilling – Halloween Movie Edition. Any other off-beat Halloween music suggestions to throw our way? You can let us know on Twitter @SubCultured or come party like its 1599 in our Discord server!
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BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes – Ariel from The Little Mermaid!
BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes – Misa Amane
BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes – L from Death Note!
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BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes – Amaterasu
This is one I idea I actually saw on a meme (thank you, George Takei), so I decided to improve on it a little bit…. and it is still incredibly easy.
Posted as a practical joke idea, these little glowing eyes turned out to be really effective, cheap, and simple last-minute Halloween decorations. The best part is, you can make a ton of them in a short time! You could pop out a good 20 of these just watching Corpse Bride in an afternoon.
Step 1
Gather some old toilet paper or paper towel rolls (if you don’t have any now, you are bound to soon). Use some scissors or an X-acto Knife and cut a pair of eye holes in each one. If you use paper towel rolls, cut them in half first so they are the right size. If you want, you can color them black with a marker or craft paint.
Step 2
Cover each end with some electric tape or duck tape, but don’t close off one end completely yet.
Step 3
Stick a glow stick in the tube and finish closing off the ends with the tape.
Viola! Instant beastie eyes, ready to stick in bushes, trees, tall grass, windows and other dark shadows. They don’t look like much on their own, but hidden in the foliage at night, they have an effect that is both eerie and kind of serene.
They’re watching you…
Looking for other ways to show off your spooky side? Try our DIY Glowing Beast Eyes or Halloween Countdown Garland! When you’re done, wind down with Ten Family Friendly Halloween Movies to help lull the kiddos into a candy coma! Afterward, you can set the mood with Five Albums to Flesh Out Your Halloween Playlist and huddle under the covers with Netflix and Chilling – Halloween Movie Edition. Let us know about your DIY Decor on Twitter @SubCultured or come party like its 1599 in our Discord server!
BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes – Terra from Teen Titans!
BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes – Ariel from The Little Mermaid!
BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes – Misa Amane
BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes – L from Death Note!
BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes – Regina The Evil Queen!
BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes – Amaterasu
Ah, October. The geek mom’s sanctuary. This is the month where we can dress like we want, decorate our homes as crazy as we like, and attend a bevy of cosplay-friendly and spooky swag-getting event with our kids!
In celebration, I’ll be posting a couple of easy “Three-Step Tips” this month to keep the fall festivities going strong. Since the month is still young, here’s an early idea: Make a Swag Bag countdown garland!
Step 1
Take old treat bags, boxes, envelopes, folded scrapbook paper, party cups, etc. and string them along a rope, garland, or string (I used mini-binder clips to hang them). You can mix and match and make it look quirky and off-beat. Think of what Lemony Snicket’s Violet Baudelaire might cook up or what Jack Skellington might hang on his mantel.
Step 2
Fill them up with little cheap treats: mini chocolate bars, glow sticks, Halloween stickers, raisin boxes, spider rings….you name it! Make sure each container is numbered with days of the month or as a “count down” from whatever number you choose.
Step 3
Hang it up! Place it wherever the gremlins… or your kids… can get to them every day.
Each day, let your kids retrieve the goodies from one bag until October 31st. Put a little something extra in that day’s swag bag, or perhaps a note telling them where to find a bigger treat (like a candy apple or little “Frankenweenie” plush… shhhh, don’t tell them!)
If you don’t want to commit to a full month, you can start this anytime during the month…make it a 10-day, 20-day, one-week count down, it’s fun no matter how long. We do the whole month since my girls start geeking out over Halloween time early. Giving them a little something to look forward to day by day keeps them down to a dull roar…if that is even possible.
Quick reminder: With Christmas and other holidays around the corner, Swag Bag Garlands make good advent calendars as well! After you’ve finished your Halloween Countdown Garland, relax and wind down with Ten Family Friendly Halloween Movies to help lull the kiddos into a candy coma! Afterward, you can set the mood with Five Albums to Flesh Out Your Halloween Playlist and huddle under the covers with Netflix and Chilling – Halloween Movie Edition. Any other off-beat Halloween music suggestions to throw our way? You can let us know on Twitter @SubCultured or come party like its 1599 in our Discord server!
BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes – Terra from Teen Titans!
BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes – Ariel from The Little Mermaid!
BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes – Misa Amane
BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes – L from Death Note!
BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes – Regina The Evil Queen!
BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes – Amaterasu
Easter is coming!
Time to make a special egg for that special someone, and what is cooler than making your own Game of Thrones style dragon’s eggs to compliment your Easter decor? Move over, plastic eggs, because DIY Game of Thrones dragon eggs are way more interesting and can be made with stuff you already have lying around the house!
This is a pretty easy craft for all ages, so if you have little ones who love playing pretend, enlist their help! Dragon eggs are always cool, whether they belong to Eragon or Jane, or used as ceremonial gifts in an arranged marriage to a giant hedonistic barbarian warlord.
Materials:
Brown paper lunch bag
Egg (plastic or real egg, hollowed out)
White glue
Old naked black crayon
Scissors
Now it’s time to “dragonize” the egg.
Directions:
Step One: Cut your paper bag into several half-inch strips. Make plenty in case you screw the next step up a couple of times. It happens.
Step Two: Either fold the strips “paper fan” style or roll it while creasing it to make several layers ready to be cut into dragon scales.
Step Three: Cut each folded strip into teardrop, triangle, oval or similar shape to create several scales at once. Make sure you cut all the way around the paper so the scales fall apart separately.
Step Four: Now for the tedious (or therapeutic) task of gluing the scales on the egg. Start at the bottom of the egg (the less pointy end, of course) and start gluing individual pieces around the egg. Make sure to overlap each scale below it to give it that scaly texture.
Hint, cut about four or five “mini scales” about half the size of the others to paste on the top point. This will make it look more authentic.
Step Five: Let glue dry.
Step Six: Once the glue is dry, take the side of the crayon and rub up and own the egg to give it an antiqued look. Once you have the look and texture you like, it’s time to get messy!
Step Seven: Mix a little of the glue with some water and smear it over the surface to give it a little sheen as well as protect the scales. You could also mix in a very fine glitter with your glue to give your egg some more pop!
Behold, the dragon’s egg. Make sure you present it on a rustic tray accompanied by these words: “I am the blood of the dragon.”
Or just hand it to the person and say, “Hey, here’s a dragon’s egg I made you.”
Either way they will love it. Don’t forget to check out our other DIY Easter crafts! Easter Greetings from Essos!
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