Halloween.. Why So Serious?

This was the best Halloween ever. Ever ever ever. Sterling dressed up as The Joker, and I dressed up as his girl Harley Quinn. We've always kinda felt like them a little too much, and seeing each other dressed up like this wasn't a huge stretch. We went to Salt Lake to hang out with his sister and take some photos. She did SUCH a great job on these... and I have SO many to share!

Sterling was the perfect Joker. He looks so much like the joker from the newer Batman movies. He even has the laugh down... and the creepy looks and lip smackings. Perfect.

These costumes were handmade and hand altered. I sewed most of my costumer, altered the hat, and painted the corset. I altered a lot of Sterling's costume. I dyed the pants, the jacket, and painted it. Gave it some elbow patches and a little felt sash in the front. We actually found everything we needed at the thrift store! Not a single thing was bought brand new except for my one red and black thigh high.

We are pretty proud of these and plan to keep them for a long time.
There ARE a lot of pictures... but don't click off the page just yet!
Cause if you can make it through all these of Sterling and I you will be rewarded with photos of the pets in THEIR costumes.

Thank you so so much Jenica for these amazing photos!
Sterling has a few videos from his camera that I hope to post...
Then you can see his awesome Joker laugh.

And as promised, the photos of the pets.

Most fitting costumes ever.
Wicket was a Police Officer. Because he really does think he owns the place and punishes everyone in the house if he thinks they need it. But, putting him into his uniform made him pretty sad.. He just sat in one spot.
Meko went as a Monster. We bought it for him about two weeks ago. He doubled in size since then, so it barely fit him. But, this guy is a serious monster. He uses his teeth for EVERYTHING.
And Anubis went as a Bad Guy, with a Rocket. This cat seriously thinks he is on missions. He runs from room to room at random, like there is a rocket strapped to his back. And the prisoner.... because Wicket always thinks he's in trouble.

After the sunset, Sterling and I started our Samhain Ceremony. We set up an alter to remember those who have passed on, and we welcomed those beyond the veil to spend the evening with us and celebrate the season. Help us, teach us, and be with us. It was a good night.

I hope you had a lovely holiday no matter how you celebrated it.

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A Rachael Debacle

I had a pretty funny day yesterday.. 

Sterling and I are being a pretty epic Halloween Couple this year... 

and doing our costumes as much hand made as possible. 

We found him the perfect jacket for his costume.

The only problem, it was way too dark! 

The poor jacket was a vintage dry clean only jacket..

and we found it at the thrift store for pretty cheap.

So, we figured we would give bleaching it and dying it a go. 

Oh man.

Bad idea.

First of all, I did NOT use a well ventilated area and ended up getting pretty sick from the bleach.

And so did the jacket... 

After bleaching it, I tried to dye it.

There were some areas that wouldn't bleach.. so we figured, maybe that would work. 

Well, let's just say.. I started this project around noon.

And finished it around midnight, in tears, in the bathtub.

Good thing Sterling took photos, because now I can laugh at myself. 

And I was half laughing half crying.. you know how that goes.

I spent so much time on that jacket trying to make it perfect for Sterling...

but in the end, the poor things was just shredded. The fabric didn't hold the dye,

and the fabric was barely fabric at all after this entire process. 

Just touching it caused it to fall apart.

I was devastated. I spent all day on this!  

I also spent all day dyeing MY pants, which didn't take either.

I DID cry. 

Mostly cause that jacket looked SO good on Sterling.

And I felt like a failure.

Sterling has this thing he calls a "Rachael Debacle."

I guess I get myself into some pretty big messes and bite of more than I can chew. 

I just have crazy tunnel vision, and don't like to wait for help.

Well, yesterday was a Rachael Disaster... not a debacle. 

Nothing I did turned out.

So, today... I'm starting over, and spending time in the sewing room...

Sewing new pants for me.

And I still have to find a new jacket for Sterling.

But, I DID figure out how I would do my makeup.

Wish me luck today... I'll be sewing.. 

And I just can't get any sewing done without swearing at the machine, throwing something and storming away....  

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