Okay, so now we have the wings and halo made.
Next you get dressed. What you choose to wear is going to determine what kind of fallen angel you are. The first girl I made this for was a very traditional angel, wearing a long skirt and a velvet top. The second wore a sexy black corset, fishnets and boots. (Perhaps more of a succubus in that outfit?) I wore a long, black velvet mermaid dress and bell sleeves. My friend wore a black skirt, lace top, and sheer, capelike negligee.
Then, the makeup. The first girl used a red palette, giving herself sorrowful red and purple eyes. We even tied blood-red ribbons in her hair below the halo. Last weekend, my friend and I stuck to blues and purples. Our eyeshadow was dramatic, with blue and white “wings” and heavy eyeliner. Then we streaked bits of black “soot” on our cheeks.
Then you take a wired ribbon in the color of your choice (black or sparkly/iridescent ribbon looks great!) and thread it through the inside corners of each wing. Have a friend hold the wing up to your back and tie it on, backpack style. I actually tied the wings in a cross across my chest to simulate the ties on classic dress.
Take the “halo” and pin it crookedly to your hair as if it has fallen down.
Ta-da! And, because it’s hilarious, the fallen angel checking out a D*** In A Box:
Happy Halloween, everyone!
October 31st, 2007 at 7:32 am
I love the costume! Happy Halloween!
October 31st, 2007 at 8:52 am
AWESOME! LOVE IT!!
Happy Halloween!!
October 31st, 2007 at 9:52 am
D*** In A Box
Um, too many asterisks for me…can you clue in a clueless reader? Thx.
October 31st, 2007 at 10:12 am
The costume looks great! Hope you guys have a Happy Halloween.
October 31st, 2007 at 10:49 am
Fantastic costume and LOL at d*ck in a box … or is my mind just dirty?
October 31st, 2007 at 12:01 pm
If Wendy’s mind is dirty, I guess mine is, too, because that’s all I could come up with. That counts as a Halloween costume?!
October 31st, 2007 at 12:41 pm
The costume looks awesome! And the D*** in a Box is great
For those of you who do not get the reference look it up on You Tube. If was a skit on SNL with Justin Timberlake (it is a music video parody about boy bands and is HYSTERICAL!!!)
HAPPY HALLOWWEN!!!
October 31st, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Fantastic!
And thanks so much for the detailed instructions! I was thinking of making angel wings with coat hangers but couldn’t quite figure it out in a way I really liked…those feathers are fantastic!
October 31st, 2007 at 11:04 pm
Fabtastic costume! Love it!! =)
November 1st, 2007 at 7:15 am
Have a fantastic weekend! Make memories you’ll never forget! Cherish all the small moments that will make it magical.
And please send my best friend and her husband home in one piece.
With lots of pictures of course.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:25 am
looks like fun
November 3rd, 2007 at 8:08 am
A mysterious silence has been emanating from Dianaland of late…can it be? Is’t possible? Is The Long-Awaited Happy Event here at last?
Lo! The fields and woods grow still,
Hushed the stream and calm the rill,
For the moment is at hand:
Now draws near the nuptial band;
(See blog thread of 10/26/07 for complete text)
*Bill raises his coffee cup in a silent toast to the happy pair*
November 4th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
err what was actually in that box?
November 6th, 2007 at 10:12 am
Diana’s PREGNANT!
She wanted me to announce that to everyone.
November 6th, 2007 at 10:45 am
Rachel: Circus peanuts.
Patrick: You’re so dead.
November 6th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
What? I didn’t say who the father was!