reaper scythe

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Depending on how long your curtians are, you can take and use platform shoes if you have them to make you taller. If not, take the curtians, and make a robe out of them, use the fabric cord as your sash/belt and let it loop and hang off to one side. Take the dragon tail and depending on if it is the type that you fasten to your oufit or wear it and let it hang out, put that on. You can fasten it to the curtians with just a few simple stitches that are removeable later so they dont damage the curtians. Next take some white face paint, fairly cheap at your local dept store or any place that sells halloween makeup, and put that all over your face and neck.

Depending on the color of your hair, if dark no worries, if not then make sure you use part of the curtians as a hood to help hide your hair or use some of that temp wash in hair color that usually comes out in a day or so, it is made by revlon and comes in a bottle down the haircolor aisle and has a pink top. (most little old ladies use this as it is not permanant and you just put it in while in the shower)

Next use eyeliner to make dark circles around your eyes to give you the look of death. You can even pick up some cheap devil horns at the same place you get your white makeup. Or go with out them and carry the reaper scythe and be a devil reaper.

Just a thought, nothing fancy but also little to no cost to you.

Hope this helps to give you an idea. Good luck.

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I was going to go as Palin, then when I was going to go pick up the "sexy librarian glasses" and a McCain/Palin pin, I got into a car accident (I was the pedestrian) and the car ran over my foot and I have a broken bone! I'm in pain and not enjoying the festivities. Maybe the spirit(s) were trying to tell me something??

EDIT: Who would down thumb my pain? I mean, you try getting your foot run over... Not fun.

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A few ideas:

Scarecrow: Over sized flannel shirt, faded blue jeans with patches, rope for belt and to tie at the cuffs of his jeans and sleeves, stuff the shirt and jeans with plastic grocery, or paper, a little bit of straw to hang out of jeans and shirt. Add a little bit of make-up.

Clown: Sweet clothes that are too large. Decorate by using either fabric paint, or markers. For those who dare try tie-die. Tack on some large pop-poms, add a cheap wig, hat, and make-up. You may also stuff the extra space in clothing with tissue. However this could be messy, if you need to make a "pit-stop".

The tourist: Guys loud Hawaii shirt, shorts (if weather permits), Large straw hat. Gals bright loud dress, flats, big sun hat, straw bag. Don't forget to have a camera, and maps hanging out, and that look of being lost. Guys can use a tourist bag, (like you get from travel agents, and gals can use the straw bag for their treats.

Old man: Dark pants (cuffed), and jacket, most any dress shirt, mans flannel hat, walking cane. Gray the hair, with any of the commercial temporary colors, or dust with a little flour.

Hope this helps =)

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You are in luck my friend. With what you said you have for a costume is a new costume wanting to be born. All you need is some imagination. Keep mixing up the costumes togeather untill you find a look you like lot. Now here is the part that most people don't think of but makes it stand out. Use a marker if you wanna. Make blood com from the eyes, the mouth or both. If the is an are that has color or none at all don't seem to cut it for you. Darken it or add color. It don't matter what color.You don't have to join if you don't wanna but I would like it if you did. My group has pics. That will show you what i mean. Be sure to zoom in to see how meany costumes and alternations I made to some of my costumes. All from the basic costumes in stores. Groups.yahoo.com/group/hauntedhosefest/