Posted on 10/28/2013 by alli woods frederick

 

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IT’S ALREADY OCTOBER 28.  How the hell did that happen?  I blinked and there it went. My favorite month gone in a flash.  I’ve had about zero time for my usual Halloween festivities (I have, admittedly, been a bit distracted as of late…but it’s a nice distraction so I can’t complain.) and I still haven’t decided on a Halloween costume.

Four days until Halloween and still no costume.

IT WOULD SEEM I’M SLACKING OFF in my old age. *wink*  I’m sure I’m not alone in my desperate search for last minute Halloween finery, so I’ve compiled this list of quick and easy (and completely badass) DIY costumes.  No trampy cops or slutty Little Red Riding Hoods here (don’t get me started on using Halloween costumes as a way to put your daddy issues on display) – just ghoulish getups and deadly disguises to transform you from fabulous to fabulously frightening.

10 Spooktacular Last Minute Halloween Costumes

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1.  DIY Lydia Deetz

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* Lydia’s wedding dress isn’t as hard as you think…and here’s the proof. *

2.  Low-Sew Little Red Riding Hood and Big Bad Wolf

Last Minute Halloween Costumes

*in the current issue of Martha Stewart Halloween*

 

3.  Scary Scars With Elmer’s Glue

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* fast and easy blood and gore with simple household items *

4.  Super-Sweet Sugar Skull

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* Prepare for a diabetic coma with this sugar skull from Sarah at The Laughing Medusa *

5.  A Never Nude

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* One for the guys – Tobias Funke.  It doesn’t get easier than a never nude. *

6.  Medusa

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* Another bit of brilliance from Martha Stewart – turn heads with this Medusa costume. *

7.  Magritte’s Son Of Man

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* Suit.  Hat.  Apple.  Done. *

8.  The Manson Girls

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* I can’t imagine someone NOT being familiar with the Manson family, but just in case, you can read about these monsters in human suits here *

9. Tate Langdon – American Horror Story

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* Just because you have a vagina doesn’t mean you can’t be Tate.  Check out Lily Haselton’s 14 minute makeup tutorial.  It’s not as intimidating as you think. *

10.  The Classic – Bride of Frankenstein

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* Sheets, shoulder pads and ace bandages to create the dress and this simple makeup tutorial from SmashinBeauty – stitches and all.*

DO YOU HAVE ANY LAST MINUTE Halloween tricks or treats? What are your costume plans for All Hallow’s Eve? I’m dying to know! (yeah, I went there. Shame on me for my bad puns…) Share in the comments section below.

Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick

images  ::  sugar skull in spoon  ::  rick baker for MAC   :: 
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Posted on 10/28/2013 by alli woods frederick

 

get crafty

I AM AN AUTODIDACT.  Almost every thing I’ve learned about crafting, from knitting to embroidery, I’ve taught myself through books, blogs and magazines.  And then I discovered Craftsy and now I have a world of online art and crafting workshops at my busy little fingertips.

WANT TO LEARN PHOTO BASICS?  Craftsy has you covered.  Eager to explore oil painting?  They’ve got classes.  Want to cozy up with a rockin’ quilt you made with your own two glorious hands?…Yeah.  You know what I’m gonna say…Craftsy.

Craftsy has crafting covered from A to Z.

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What is Craftsy?

Craftsy is a worldwide craft community offering online classes. It has a patterns marketplace where independent designers can share their awesomeness, a supplies shop overflowing with yarn, fabric, and class kits, and a projects section where members can flaunt their crafty goodness.

Why should you take a class online?

You can watch and learn from the comfort of your own home (hello pajamas!).  Craftsy courses give you access to world-class instructors in your home 24-7.

Lather.  Rinse.  Repeat.  Need to see that saddle stitch again?  Is intarsia making you want to punch a puppy?  You can watch your class as many times as you need.  Your friends will think you’re a crafting genius.  You’re the only one who’ll know you watched the drop spindle class seven times before you could remember which end of the spindle points up.  Go at your own pace and ace each and every technique.

Become the crafting goddess you born to be.  Get crafty with Craftsy.

What craft have you been itching to learn?  Mine is quilting.  I have a dream of a world filled with my goth and rockabilly quilts that must be realized.  What’s your crafting dream?  Let me know in the comments below.

Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick

 

PS – Did I mention they offer FREE classes?  What?  I didn’t?  Well they do.  Get a jump on winter weather by taking their free knitting class today!

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images  ::  via craftsy  ::
*this post was sponsored by Craftsy*

 

 

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Posted on 10/23/2013 by alli woods frederick

 

Wordless Wednesday: Wolf Like Me

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Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick

 

images  ::  werewolf moon – sunil tg  ::  2/12 werewolf – barbara crols  ::  follow your heart – chris jl  ::  untitled – troy stains  ::  halloween 2009 – michael raso  ::  untitled – meghan  ::  who knows where evil lurks? – carolyn hampton  ::  final costume – john glenn  ::  scary stories banner – andrew kolb  ::  my best friend is a werewolf – rubens scarelli  ::  a werewolf’s little brother – randyotter  ::
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Posted on 10/21/2013 by alli woods frederick

 

Boy is my face red

 

I WAS OUT OF TOWN ON A DATE THIS PAST WEEKEND (whaaaaat?!?!?  I know, I know.  I’m not one to kiss and tell but…*swoon* abridged details to follow) and the artist that made a ring out of his skin came up.  I grabbed my phone and tried to pull up the post and what did I find?  Kisses & Chaos was gone!  *GASP*

I HAD A HICCUP with my site renewals and down they went.  I had no idea they were down.

BOY IS MY FACE RED.

I’M SO SORRY for any inconvenience this caused.  Please accept my apologies.  I love your guts and I’m so sorry I dropped the ball.  My head has been in la-la-land and I was completely oblivious to what was going on here (you can blame my new beau for hijacking my brain.  Please email him directly with your complaints at ThanksALotRob@kissesandchaos.com  – help me with some good-natured teasing as we give a little trick to my treat). 

I PROMISE it will never ever ever happen again.  Scouts honor (please disregard the fact that I was never a boy scout for what I consider to be obvious reasons).

Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick

 

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Posted on 10/16/2013 by alli woods frederick

 

TO GET IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT I’ve created something special for you.  This is the tragic tale of the Bitterman sisters, two young girls who met an untimely end.  Enjoy, my dears, enjoy.

 

The Tragic Tale of The Bitterman Sisters

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HAVE YOU HEARD THE TRAGIC TALE OF THE BITTERMAN SISTERS?
It’s almost too sad to repeat.
Those poor, poor girls so sad and alone
were lost to the briny deep.

The year was eighteen ninety.
The girls a mere five and seven.
Their family’s boat, the S.S. Devote,
was transporting some peppers to Devon.

The Captain and first mate regaled them
with tales of huge beasts from the deep.
The eldest sat there enthralled as the little one bawled
and the crew dared not make a peep.

Then out of nowhere came a creek, thud and BANG!
The boat lurched as the crew sprang to their feet.
The first mate snatched the girls right up by their curls
into the lifeboat he put them tout de suite.

The lifeboat fell SPLASH! to the water.
The girls held each other and cried.
The ship quickly went down as every man drown.
The girls lived while all the rest died.

Adrift in the sea they were frightened
as they recalled the tales they’d been told.
As the little girls sobbed the boat danced and bobbed
and the commotion awoke something old.

The ancient beast sent its tentacles skyward
and stealthily found its prey.
The girls, fraught with despair, were caught unaware.
From the beast’s grip they could not break away.

Into the dark depths he dragged them.
Their struggling stopped as did their breath.
They would never be saved from their watery grave.
Their lifeboat is all that was left.

That is the tale of the Bitterman sisters.
It’s a tale of tragedy and woe.
Some still hear them cry as their boat passes by
where they lost their lives so long ago.

 

Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick

 

image and poem  ::  the tragic tale of the bitterman sisters © 2013 alli woods frederick.  all rights reserved.  ::
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