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| Halloween scene by Nicholas |
On the first day of Halloween, I dressed up as the bride of Frankenstein! Each year, my cousin's throw an amazing Halloween bash at their home in Victoria. With a ghoulish spread of Halloween themed food (I ate all the plasma dip, because it was really brie cheese!) and the outrageous decorations (I love the broom outside that moved on it's own, mingling through the crowd) there is no better party around. This year it took place the weekend before Halloween weekend, and was the perfect way to kick off the costume craziness.
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| Dead Bride, coming through! |
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| My cousin Craig and I |
I was very lucky this Halloween season to be invited back to work at
Just Imagine, one of my first jobs when I moved to Vancouver. It was there that I learned the art of costuming, and I love going back to see the amazing staff and check out their awesome stock. Let's just say, I added some pretty fantastic costumes to my tickle trunk this time around, and am now the proud owner of a Supergirl costume (pictures to come!!). Thanks JI!
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| While working at Just Imagine I tended to favor the 'Halloween Mini Mouse' look |
The next few days of Halloween were filled with adorable and hilarious kids, who were overjoyed to be my guinea pigs for some spooky face paint designs. I ended off the week of nannying for Claire and Hugo by painting Claire, Hugo, and their mom Emily's faces for the Halloween haunt at Claire's school. They are such a great family, and I always feel so blessed to be a part of their family festivities.
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| Princess Witch design by Me on Claire |
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| Wolf design by Me on Kai |
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| Blue Spiderman on Hugo |
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| Spiderman on Hugo (this kid is addicted to face painting!) |
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| Claire and Hugo with their mom Emily |
I spent the Friday of Halloween face painting with Cecily and Nicholas, and the results were amazing! Nicholas painted a Halloween scene using the beautiful Cecily as a model. Then it was off to Cecily's house for an impromptu Halloween photo shoot. Most excellent Halloween times!
Saturday and Sunday I had a gig balloon twisting at the Osaka Supermarket in Park Royal. It was such a treat to hand out the balloons to the kids, and add a little more wonder to their Halloween. So many balloons, and so many smiles!
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| Spider and Pumpkin balloon design by me (just for the Osaka event!) |
While I was as Park Royal, Cecily and Nicholas manned the fort at the Kids Market on Granville Island for their annual Halloweenie! Thanks for your hard work guys!
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| Nicholas and Cecily |
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| Cecily and Rainbow the Dragon |
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| Cecily all dressed up for face painting! |
I also got to wear my I Love Lucy Pinup costume on the Saturday night, and it turned out better than I had hoped. Not everyone knew who I was (some people need to brush up on the classics!) but I felt satisfied that I had pulled off Lucille Ball in a very Brenna way, just as I had hoped.
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| Lucy! |
On the last day of Halloween, October 31st, I had a little shindig of my own and invited over some off my good friends to take pictures, listen to records and gorge ourselves on candy. The night ended in a costume competition, with Cecily's costume, Schrodinger's Cat, being the winner!
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| Oscar the Grouch, Henchmen from Venture Bros. and Schrodinger's Cat |
This Halloween was absolutely fun and costume-change filled. The costumes were relentless and it was so great to see everyone get into the spirit, but what else is Halloween for than to dress up and commune with ghosts! Until next time,
Costume Kisses and Dressup Dreams,
Beebop the Clown
