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Posts Tagged ‘costumes’

  • Abigail’s Halloween Party – Includes Halloween history, easy costumes, pumpkin carving, party recipes, and games.

  • About.com – Halloween – Includes recipes, party snacks, clip art, and drinks.

  • Absolutely Halloween Insights – Facts, information, fun, games, clipart, and insights into Halloween, includeding pumpkins, bats, ghosts, witches, paranormal, and haunted houses.

  • Ben and Jerry’s Halloween Pages – A screensaver, desktop themes, crafts, games, and clip art.

  • Better Homes and Gardens: Halloween – Costume and mask ideas, party planning, recipes, decorations, and craft suggestions.

  • Caryn Haunted Playhouse – Includes online activities, humor, party ideas, and clip art.

  • Caverns of Blood – Halloween site that offers online games, puzzles, graphics, sounds, and humor.

  • Christine O’Keeffe’s Halloween – Fairy and monster identification list, free e-cards, customs, recipes, games, history, and links to other holiday pages.

  • CyberHaunt – Includes virtual haunted house, virtual pumpkin carving, and a cyber-alien abduction.

  • Dark Side of the Net: Halloween – Features more than 800 categorized Halloween links.

  • Deaf Community Halloween – Article and links portray Halloween celebrations among the deaf community. From About.com.

  • Everything Halloween – Offers links, news, children’s pages, and shopping.

  • Gift Idea Center: Halloween Games & Themes – Halloween games and theme ideas for Halloween parties. Games include Ghost Hunter and The Halloween Survivor Game. Costume ideas and other links.

  • Global Halloween Alliance – Dedicated to networking Halloweenites-people hopelessly in love with Halloween. Publishes Happy Halloween Magazine (not associated with Halloween Magazine).

  • The Graveyard – A Halloween page which features tombstone epitaphs and invites visitors write their own and submit them.

  • Greg’s Halloween Pages – Fun and games for the young and old.

  • Hallow Freaks – Includes history and overview of Holloween, stories, and forum.

  • Halloween – Crafts, recipes, video lists, history of Halloween, and the story behind Halloween characters.

  • Halloween at Gcards – Halloween virtual cards, recipes, wallpapers, and screensavers. May not work with all browsers.

  • Halloween Cats – The history of Halloween, superstitions about cats, and pet safety at Halloween.

  • Halloween Central – Includes costumes, wallpaper, safety, games, activities, history, and pumpkin carving patterns.

  • The Hallowe’en Corner – Ghost stories, Halloween pictures, games and links.

  • Halloween Eternal – The web site where every day is Halloween.

  • Halloween from Amazingmoms.com – Includes crafts, recipes, costumes, games and activities, and party ideas. Also features autumn harvest party ideas with pumpkin crafts.

  • Halloween Fun Facts and Trivia – Piles of interesting facts and trivia relating to Halloween, from the Archive of Useless Facts and Trivia.

  • 2001 Halloween Guide – Includes essays, biographies, costume suggestions, decorations, movies, and creature guides.

  • Halloween Hauntings – Includes graphics, games, recipes, vampires, and articles.

  • Halloween is Here – Includes games, coloring, costume ideas, recipes, and safety tips.

  • Halloween Magazine – Includes articles, interactive safety quiz, poetry, and links to related sites.

  • Halloween Music Trivia – Name the Halloween-related songs given only the name of the artist and a small hint.

  • Halloween on the Net – Features seasonal stories, printable craft pages, animations, and historical information. Includes a celebration of Mexico’s “Days of the Dead.”

  • Halloween Online – Includes how-to guides for haunting, decorations, make-up and costumes, and special effects.

  • Halloween Party – Spooky, and fun, five page Halloween web adventure.

  • Halloween Spirits – Traditions, customs and history, a monster dictionary, movie guide, stories, crafts, recipes, and online games.

  • Halloween Trick or Treat – Halloween party ideas, recipes, games, and links. Special areas just for younger surfers and just for grown ups.

  • Halloween Trivia – Facts and trivia about Halloween from BabyCenter.

  • Halloween Trivia – Trivia about signs of a werewolf, ancient lore, and Halloween facts.

  • Halloween Trivia from KinderArt – Halloween trivia about ancient autumnal festivals upon which Halloween is based.

  • Halloween Trivia Quiz – Test your Halloween IQ.

  • Halloween Web – Providing Halloween tips, tricks and ideas online for parties, costumes, cooking, costumes, and urban legends.

  • HalloweenHowl.com – Halloween history, superstitions, games, articles, crafts, and related links.

  • The Halloween-Master – Offers graphics, links, props, sounds, scary graphics and web tools.

  • HallowFreaks Halloween Community – Offering holiday tips, games, craft ideas, gifs, and a webring.

  • Happy Halloween – A collection of Victorian postcards, a brief history, and Halloween clip art.

  • Happy Halloween from Rumela.com – Provides the history, traditions, and facts for this day. Offers recipes and holiday greetings.

  • Haunt Night – A haunted place where demons and freaks create music, art and games of horror and Halloween for your entertainment.

  • The Haunted – Offers a Haunted Mansion, book lists, sounds, graphics, and a crypt.

  • Haunted Bay – Halloween and harvest season information for the San Francisco Bay Area.

  • Haunted Corners of the World Wide Web – Features links to Halloween-related sites.

  • The Haunted House – Spooky music midis, links, games and photographs. English and German

  • Haunted Illinois – Links, prop ideas, a defense of Halloween, and current Illinois haunted house listings.

  • Haunters Hangout – Gives prop building ideas, book and video reviews, haunted house listings, haunt surveys, epitaphs, message boards, and links.

  • HauntWorld.com – Haunted attractions, pumpkin 101, horror cards.

  • HGTV Halloween Ideas – Crafts, recipes, costumes, and decorating ideas from Home & Garden Television.

  • Home of the E-Wytch – A spooky fun filled website with Halloween recipes and games, ghost stories.

  • House on Ghost Hill 2 – An interactive, spooky adventure through a haunted house. Includes music, sounds and sites.

  • The House That Spooky Built – Graphics, poetry, history of Halloween, movies, horror, a bit of the dark side.

  • How Stuff Works: Halloween – Informative history and explanation of various Halloween traditions, with many related links.

  • Huddle Holidays: Halloween – Includes graphics, humor, games, activities, recipes, fonts, counter digits, sounds, crafts, and coloring.

  • An ITLNet Halloween – Includes recipes, simple projects, stories, midis, and tips.

  • Jack O’Lantern’s Net – Halloween songs, traditions and recipes from around the world.

  • Jim and Nancy’sHalloween – With a ghost, magic, recipes and Halloween links.

  • Kelly’s Kabbage Patch – Webmistress’s thoughts and links for Halloween .

  • Marvelicious Halloween – The history of halloween, a couple of poems and links.

  • Millspaugh Mansion – Music, sounds, images, and literature for Halloween, not all of it original.

  • Philly Burbs Halloween 2002 – The weird, wild, silly, spooky and expensive side of Halloween: movies, costumes, ornaments, ghosts and witches.

  • Phil’s House of Horror – Costume ideas, and the origins of Halloween.

  • Robert Burns’ Halloween – A long poem by the great Scottish poet Robert Burns entitled “Halloween” offering glimpses of how the holiday was celebrated in rural Britain.

  • A Romantic’s Guide to Halloween – Romantic party, costume, craft, and movie ideas plus special feature articles, dedications, and clip art.

  • Sleepless Jim’s Halloween Trivia Page – Includes history, facts, timeline, Halloween birthdays, links.

  • Things That Go Bump in the Night – A Halloween site with an incantation to raise the dead, the top 10 scary movies of all time, and a history of Halloween in Wales.

  • Things that Go Quizz in the Night – Halloween trivia, or the “Cemetary of Forsaken Trivia.”

  • Webicurean Halloween – Halloween lore and safety tips with links to games, screensavers, recipes, online haunted houses, and other sites. Includes a message board.

  • Welcome To Hell – Halloween humor, rules to survive a horror movie, party tips, original stories, and animated gifs.

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Steampunk Nerf – Who’s Behind These Cool Painted Nerf Guns? By Jerry Benson For those of you that are into Nerf, you probably have noticed a movement has slowly been taking place. This movement deals with some curious painted Nerf guns. Chances are you’ve seen them while browsing Google Images, Flickr, or forums like NerfHaven. Many of us have gawked at these amazingly painted Nerf guns, while knowing very little about them in general, and believing that they were just some creation made by a very skilled craftsman going by the alias of Steampunk. I made that mistake as well. Up until now, I thought it was a person and was amazed at how much recognition he was getting everywhere, especially on mega-popular sites like Gizmodo and Boing Boing…After taking a good look though, at what Steampunk actually is, I’ve come to realize that there is much more to this movement than meets the eye. It happens to be very deep. I quickly found that it is in fact, not a person, and instead a type of science fiction, the kind that comes complete with a massive amount of dedicated fans, conventions, costumes, and a heavy slew of mods done to everyday items such as computers, jewelry, watches, and… books. There are even books written about Steampunk, and even tutorials on how to create a Steampunk style computer keyboard (which is uber cool if I do say so myself). One thing is for sure, this movement is popular, and its made its way into Nerf. It has annihilated forums, swept across Flickr, and jumped onto youtube. Every day it’s becoming a more prominent part of the culture that has surrounded Nerf. You can see more on this incredible movement, and learn exactly what it is here – Steampunk Nerf, where you’ll see prime examples of Nerf guns styled to fit this amazing genre of Sci-Fi. They are pretty incredible, so be sure to visit the link and check them out!

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Soonercon Survival Kit By Duvall “Duvy” Gilchrist-Montgomery Editor, Artist, Creator of Darkfaery Subculture Magazine Attending conventions is a fun and exciting experience, one that will change the way you feel about the things you enjoy. Soonercon is especially rare in the fact that it is Multi-Genre and the committee has taken care to ensure that it is a fun, hate free experience. Conventions, in general, have some of the most devoted attendees and people come from all over the world to attend them. From the costumes to their favorite celebrities, convention goers are in a different world where they can create and relate to. You are encouraged to help with the theme of the convention by creating yourself into a character and joining in the fun as a fan. Fans may seem like outcasts to a lot of people, but a convention is one place they can be among their own. It doesn’t matter what type of convention you are attending, you are sure to make new friends with the same interests as yourself. A lot of the time it is a chance to get involved in things you could never imagine or would not be able to achieve on your own. Do not be afraid to be yourself. This is the most important thing you can do, the person you are on the inside should be free to explore and here you can find new friends and people who share your interests. You should try to be open and friendly. Everyone is potential friend or new fan. Try to stay in the hotel zone close to the convention center. Being close to other convention-goers will help in making new friends and only add to your personal safety. Please try to leave hate and anger at home; this is counter-productive to the purpose behind a convention and will result in your removal from the hotel. The safety of members and children is the top priority for Soonercon security, and if you need help do not hesitate to approach one of our fine security people, they are there to help you and keep everyone safe. Soonercon takes place the first weekend of June so you will want to set aside the weekend and plan a couple of extra days off of work. Conventions usually last three to four days, one can be found almost every weekend in some parts of the country, and you will need a day to recover after all those things to do and see. There are, however, some considerations you might want to make in advance of the convention to make things easier on yourself and everyone else. Pre-register if you can. You avoid the long lines, and get cheaper prices. Pre-registered members are guaranteed a program book. Weekend members paying at the convention will receive a program book while supplies last. Registration can be a trying experience and if you pre-register you’ll get through it a lot faster. Pre-registration for Soonercon ends June 1st, Weekend memberships are $35 until June 1st, 2010. Online registration will not be available after June 1st. Weekend memberships will be $35 at the door. One-day memberships will be available at Registration for $15 each day in advance or $20 at the door. Next thing to consider, bring a costume, sometimes two or three. Many conventions have contests for the best costume. You will want to have a nice choice so that you don’t find yourself uncomfortable or out of place. You will be able to put yourself out there in the manner you want. If you are planning many costume changes, get yourself a hotel room, not only will it make your life at the con easier, but you help out the people behind the scenes at the convention by letting the hotel know there is interest. This also helps the behind the scenes convention committee plan and afford the convention for the next year. If you do plan on staying in a hotel, team up with people to rent a room. Decide ahead of time whose credit card it’s going on and how much everyone has to pay and who gets the beds. Set up rules of behavior for the room. The room rules are important to your safety and overall fun factor. Don’t lose your room key and don’t ask anyone to hold it for you that are not in your party. I hate to say it, but there are bad seeds in every crowd, convention goers’ aren’t screened or given background checks you never know who you are dealing with, especially when one is in a costume or becoming a character. Keep up with your items, family, and children at all times. Get some cheap cell phones with extra minutes on it for you and your party in case you get separated. Tracfone is super cheap; around $10 each and you can recycle them later for a few bucks if you don’t need them. Put everyone on speed dial, especially children, even if they don’t understand how to use the phone an adult who finds your lost child will be able to call you easily. Don’t argue with security. No matter what. Don’t lose your convention badge. No matter what. Otherwise take several pictures of yourself wearing it as soon as you get it and maybe *maybe* the sweet gods of registration will let you live. Dress in loose fitting clothing so that when you get stuck in a crowd you don’t overheat, think shower and deodorant at least once a day over the course of the weekend, another great reason to get a room. Bring alternate footwear, getting stuck in heels or painful shoes for three days can sometimes ruin everything if you plan to walk from one end of the hotel to another several times. Use your toothbrush often and don’t forget the mouthwash, close contact breeds bacteria and is just plain gross. We don’t want everyone getting sick. Find out if any of your favorite celebrities are appearing. Find out the times they will be available to the public, and bring collectibles they can autograph or be prepared to buy something in the exhibitor’s room. Be prepared to stand in long lines to meet popular celebrities. Buy your food and drinks ahead of time. Nothing will make your money disappear faster than buying breakfast at the hotel or eating in nearby restaurants. Bring information on your favorite stories, shows or movies to discuss. Most conventions have discussion panels on a wide variety of topics. Panels are a great way to make new friends and learn about new things, but remember while you are in the panel rooms the convention is still happening around you and it’s easy to lose track of time, keep your program book close by and make notes in it. If you are attending a panel you know will be popular, get there early. Study the collectible items available for purchase or up for auction. Bring plenty of money so you can purchase the items that appeal to you. Try not to rely on your credit cards, you can go over budget really quick when you are having a good time and see things you just have to have for your collections. Keep cash on hand, keep a firm hold on your wallet, and count your money often to make sure you are not spending more than you have. Attend the “dead dog party” after the closing ceremonies. This is often the best way to wind down and to ease your way back into the real world. Trust me, you will find yourself a different person after attending a convention. And finally, most importantly, have a great experience and we hope to see you at the next Soonercon! http://www.soonercon.com/

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HOW TO JOIN: These Rules and Regulations are subject to change at anytime. *You must be 18 or over *You have to live in Oklahoma, no exceptions. *You have to be willing to show up to most events for the promotion of DFSM (Darkfaery Subculture Magazine). This does not mean just a few! You have to be reliable! *You have to be yourself! This is very important. We want you to have fun and be comfortable in who you are. We take all shapes in sizes of women. Tattoos are a plus! Also make sure you really have a love for this lifestyle! Okay so if all that sounds good to you then we will need you to add us as friends and send us a message with the subject being Application. In the application you will need to include……. *2 or more pics for us to view. If you are chosen one of these pics will be posted into the Darkfaery Girls album. No pics of complete nudity! Semi nude is fine as long as it’s done with class and not exposing all of your goods. Also the pics need to be somewhat professional quality. No normal MySpace pics. *Your name and age *A short bio of yourself *Why you want to be a Darkfaery Girl send application or request to TristaLou@darkfaery-girls.com http://www.myspace.com/darkfaerygirls How to support: The Darkfaery Girls need your support, that’s how these things work. If you are a photographer, fashion designer, artist, or own a space where we can host photo shoots, you can help us by donating that time and space. We would like to work with locals who make their own clothing/costumes especially. We can’t pay you but every image the Darkfaery Girls wear an item of yours in we will credit you on the photo and in the magazine. We are in the transition from moving from “online only” to full color glossy paper, so getting involved now while we’re still in the planning stage will be a great start! It costs a lot of money to organize and promote 10 girls who will need photos, make-up, and clothing…heck even tattoos and piercings, so you would be getting a lot back as far as promotion and presence. If you want to invest money, that’s great. We take donations. They go to either Duvy or Z, please do not give money to the darkfaery girls unless it’s in the tip jar as this creates problems among the girls. Can we attend your events? Yes, we can! If you want to invite us to attend an event, or get a sponsorship from Dakfaery Subculture Magazine, it’s easy, just ask. We don’t charge and we don’t pay that includes cover charges/entry fees. We will be happy to cover our own food and drinks. Everything we do is for promotional/exposure only. What you’ll get is full promotion from us, flyers on the street, word of mouth, front listing in the magazine, and on our collective MySpace profiles. Don’t be afraid to ask or invite. We’re always interested. Darkfaery Subculture Magazine 517 NW 95th st Oklahoma City, OK 73114 Editor: Duvall Gilchrist-Montgomery Phone: 1-405-420-8674 E-mail: duvy@darkfaery-girls.com

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cosplay What Is Cosplay? By Henry Hsieh There’s no denying that anime characters are incredibly cute, beautiful, and handsome. Disproportional their facial features and body builds may be, they’re still magnificently good looking. In fact, it’s probably these imperfections that turn them into such good looking things. There are even times when they’re even more perfected than people both in their physique and face. And because of this, they often become objects of our adoration. And since imitation is the best form of flattery, there are people who just love to imitate anime characters… even going so far as to dress up as one. Dressing up as an anime character is what we call cosplaying. However, you can’t just cosplay any time you want because people would think you were crazy. There’s a time and place for everything and for cosplaying; in the US it’s usually done during an anime convention while in Japan there are pockets of people that does them regularly in various cities or special cosplay cafes. The Costumes As you probably noticed, anime characters are usually clothed with very weird outfits. They sometimes wear clothes that are virtually impossible to be made in real life; after all, they can afford this since they’re simply ink on paper. This poses as a primary challenge for all cosplayers. But somehow, people are resourceful and they can always manage. Even the most complex of costumes can be duplicated by the means of some cardboard and some fabrics. Some cosplayers are so good that they’ve even managed to dress up as a real human robot from ‘transformers’ and is able to transform from a robot to a car. That must have taken a lot of time, effort, and brains. Some of the more popular subjects for cosplay are the Naruto as well as the Naruto Shippuden characters. In every cosplay convention, there will always be people dressing up as the Naruto characters, even the minor ones. There’s an especially large number of Akatsuki Cosplayers because those black cloaks with red clouds are incredibly easy to make and to wear. The Look The costumes are a breeze as compared to emulating an anime character’s look. You’re lucky if the one you’re cospaying as looks like a normal human being. But try copying those anime characters that have out of this world hair and inhuman skin! Just imagine trying to cosplay as Freeza or Cell from Dragon Ball Z! The anime look is incredibly hard to pull off. And to top it all off, you need to be relatively good looking yourself if you don’t want to be a laughing stock. It also helps if you’re of Asian descent because Asians are naturally better at cosplaying anime characters, even those anime characters who are supposed to be European. The Attitude Emulating a characters attitude is a huge plus when you’re in an anime convention. It adds to the overall feel if you’ve adopt the attitude of the character you’re cosplaying as well. Imagine cosplaying as Sasuke and acting like Naruto! That would be totally inappropriate. Just never take the assimilation of the character’s attitude too far or else you might just end up scaring people. During cosplays, those who are able to emulate a character as accurate as possible are usually lauded with awards and praises. And there are several people who go to cosplays just to have their picture taken with other cosplayers, surprisingly? To the most of us yes it is, but then that’s the world of cosplaying. Henry Hsieh has multiple interests and he enjoys talking about them. As a fan of anime, he likes to watch Naruto, discuss them in Naruto Forums, and listen to Naruto MP3 at tailedfox.com the best Naruto site with the newest Naruto Episodes of Naruto Shippuden out first.

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