yes, it's my favorite holiday (this and thanksgiving -- we pagans like a good time!). Unfortunatly, my little city doesn't have much in the way of halloween decorations. they have frilly cute stuff but i don't like that shit. and finding a pumpkin big enough to carve is way too expensive. so i tapped into my inner martha and created all these myself!
here are my shrunken severed zombie heads (flesh tone inspired by Dawn of the Dead which was on TV last week):
i try to give them each their own individual look. the blood took forever to dry. here they are hanging in front of the livingroom balcony doors:
now off to Yoko's homemade pumpkn patch!
these (like the heads) are paper mache molded on balloons. after it all dries, you just pop the balloon. stems were fashioned with floral tape, wire, and a little cotton and tissue. cut the bottoms so i can stick a glow stick in it to give it that glow at night. will post night pix from my halloween dinner.
spooky tenugui (from a great japanese hand towel shop in kyoto):
and my styrofoam giant spider:
will be making a big pot of gumbo along with some other goodies. menu and photos to follow!
1 comment:
I'm loving it! I miss Halloween with my Yokito! The pumpkins are fab! I may try that next year. I hate buying pumpkins cause they are such a mess and a I never throw them away early enough...instead I wait until the fruit flies have nearly carried the rotten carcass away and then I'm left with the soggy grossness. Yes, paper mache pumpkins are a much better option!
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