My Halloween Ideas

Are Halloween costumes too overpriced for you? Or, are you sick of going as the same ghosts and ghouls and are searching for something different this year? Do you wish to have a look that no one else has? If you said “YES” to any or all of these questions, then creating your own Halloween costume is the way to go!

Even if you’ve never done this before, creating your unusual Halloween costume isn’t hard! If you stick to this step by step plan, you’ll have a spooky and eerie Halloween costume in no time. Yet, it is very important that you start this work right now! Do not wait until the last possible second!

1. Creating the personality: The number one thing you need to do is to make a sketch of your Halloween character on paper, because anything you write down will get imprinted on your mind. Once you’ve got a clear idea of the type of costume you would like to make, tit will be easy to create.

2. Collect pieces of clothes: The reason why I asked you to start early is that you will need time to collect the different clothes that might be lying around your house. If you have a maid of honor dress, prom gown, towels, ties, bag cloth pieces, etc., gather them up all!

Do not be too judgmental at this stage: pick up everything that grabs your eye. You never know which piece of material could come to your assistance when making the costume. Also, do not care if all the garments you collect are not of the same color; if you are a bit creative, you will find it simpler to make a costume out of multi-colored clothes than with same-colored clothes!

Do you have some elderly women in your neighborhood who you believe may have out-of-date clothes in their cupboards or closets? If yes, you might be able to visit them and ask them to lend some of those clothes to you. With old clothes you might be able to make a costume of a Victorian or early 20th century Halloween monster. Now, don’t that sound entertaining and exciting?

3. Do not be a perfectionist: Far too many people waste their valuable time making their Halloween costumes look “perfect”. Trust me, you do not need to have a perfect costume; it just needs to REPRESENT your character, even if in a VAGUE manner! That is right, it doesn’t have to match the character exactly!

Just start making the costume and I am sure you will get a good deal of imaginative ideas along the way. You can even ask your friends to give you a helping hand; remember that two heads are better than one!

4. Get the extras: Would a freak look frightening without his weapons? No. So, along with creating a Halloween costume, you also need to buy the accessories that you believe belong with the character. Accessories can be anything from Halloween contact lenses, make-up, masks, toy guns, etc.

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The shattering of windows due to the heavy wind blowing outside made me come out of my bed. As I was about to close the window, I saw something strange outside.

An old woman with messy hair and wrinkled skin was trying to steal a look in the house of my neighbor.

Although she was not far from me, but because of the new moon and weak street light, could not see her clearly. To be honest, it was so bizarre and strange that I did my best not to look at her. Suddenly, she disappeared. This was even stranger than her appearance, and it actually shocked me.

I finally shut down the window and returned to my bed. But, for some reason I was feeling agitated and horrified at some point.

In the morning, I went to my neighbor’s house to check if I can get some information about last night’s event. But, my neighbor was not at home, which made me a little bit worried.

As an extra safety measures, I called one of my friends in the evening to ask him to stay with me as I was a little afraid. At two o’clock at night I woke up again by the shattering if the windows, although I checked and they were all shut before I went to bed. My friend was sleeping next to me peacefully.

With trembling heart and feet I got off from my bed and tried to close the windows. Out of curiosity, I looked outside to my neighbor’s house but it everything was fine and I saw nothing strange outside.

I turned back to the bed with some unexplained fear and… I fainted. It took me considerable amount of time and therapy to recover from the mental trauma.

As you might have guessed, my friend was not there in the bed, but the old woman I saw a night before at my neighbor’s house was staring at me with her big eyeballs.

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Needed parts:

- High voltage transformer (9-15 kV),
- 10 to 4 gauge bare, solid wire; the thicker the wire, the better,
- Plexiglass to enclose the assembly (it is not compulsory, but it is recommended),
- Wood for the base,
- Power cord.

The Transformer

Neon signs and oil burner transformers are frequently used to build Jacob’s ladder. When purchasing a transformer, make sure you get one with a voltage rating of 9-15 kV. The actual output is not really important. Try to find a used transformer, as they are a lot cheaper than purchasing them new.

Oil burner transformers might be located where furnace repair and different mail catalogs are done. If you are lucky, furnace repair companies have older units that they are ready to give for almost nothing, while new they cost around $30-$40.

Neon sign transformers can be found virtually on any place where neon signs are made. New items cost from $75 to $150, so a used one would be your best option. They frequently have old transformers from fixed sign which are generally in working condition.

Instructions

Take the two segments of the wire and straighten them out. The way you connect and stabilize each segment of the “V” varies upon the type of transformer you have, but the idea is pretty much the same.

Connect every wire to a high voltage terminal and shape a “V” with a space around 1/4″ at the bottom and 3″ at the top. Remember, the wires mist not touch, or the Ladder will not work. The wires have to be stabilized with wood, glass or some plastic. Pay attention when utilizing wood, because the high voltage is likely to carbonize it after some time and when that occurs, it might burst into flame.

A case is recommended, as it prevents people from getting electrocuted and stops the spark from extinguishing too soon because of the air currents.

If you build a case for the Jacob’s Ladder, ensure that it’s an insulator and the spark is not touching any part of it and there are little vent holes at the bottom and top of the case.

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As a woman, if you dress up for Halloween you want to look as good as possible and be in the center of attention. You want to have a unique costume that will leave everyone speechless.

To choose your very own sexy women’s Halloween costumes for 2012 first of all you need to decide what you want to go. To help you with this decision we created a list of costumes that have been popular in the recent years and some that probably will be popular in 2012.

There are numerous sexy costumes for women, some classics like the French Maid, Lil’ Red Riding Hood, School Girl or Police Officer are always appropriate. In recent years costumes like Alice in Wonderland have become popular, women can get a sexy Alice or Queen of Hearts costume.

For you Star Trek fans out there, you can choose from many costumes with which you can win the hearts of Trekkies at Halloween. One of the most popular Star Trek costumes are spandex uniforms but women can dress up like sexy Klingons, Borg or any other alien race or character.

Other ideas for sexy costumes include Star Wars, especially popular is the costume of Princess Leia, Cat Women and various female characters from comics and movies. To check out more ideas for sexy women’s Halloween costumes take a look at My Halloween Store, there you can find hundreds of different Halloween costumes.

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We are talking about a grim ghoul standing in front of your haunt, with its head slowly turning from side to side.

Basically, the ghoul’s head is just a mask over an adapted oscillating fan. Once the fan is turned on, the head turns back and forth as the fan moves.

Here are the materials you need: some black fabric, ghoul mask, a small oscillating fan, boxes of different sizes, paper bowl and plate, and plastic (one gallon) milk container. The total approximate cost is from $8.00 to $10.00.

Step 1 – take out the standard blades and grill from the fan.

Step 2 – after the blades are removed, you have to make smaller propeller for the fan. It is best to make the propeller from a rectangular piece of some pliable plastic. For that, a one-gallon mil container would be just great. Fold up the plastic to make the blades and cut a hole in the middle to attach it to the fan.

Step 3 –next, you have to make a covering for the propeller in a way that it doesn’t catch on the mask. Cut off a circle of a paper bowl, make a few holes in the sides for the ventilation and fix it to the fan all around the propeller. With a blade make a few vent holes in a paper plate and fix it to the bowl, fully enfolding the propeller.

Step 4 – Place the mask over the fan in a way that the propeller is in the back. The fabric of the back of the mask should allow some sort of ventilation.

Displaying the Ghoul

Find suitable boxes to create the body of the ghoul. With a rather large piece of black fabric wrap the entire ghoul. You will probably need to make certain modifications till it looks good enough.

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