This is my first year going to the alivenotdead Halloween Party, and I'm glad I went

Many of you at the party might have seen me running around giving out T-shirts, and I hope you all got one, sorry if I missed somebody out, I kinda lost count on who I've given to and who hasn't half way through that, but hey, I even forgot to take one for myself! (Raffi, save one for me in the office!!! =P ).

Anyway, It's pretty awesome to see EVERYONE dressed up in costume, extremely impressed! Especially Jason's one which was HANDMADE by his gf!!! Rob's crazy snow white on stilt, Sarah in her cosplay outfit, etc etc. (More awesome costume pics in ..... everyone's blogs)


More pics in album~~

Funniest thing for the night was when I ran into a PRIMARY SCHOOL's classmate at the Party!! (who's not on AnD, and without a costume)
Kinda weird to see someone I've known for 16 years at an AnD party in my Loli costume... LOL

After my last post (a month ago... ) asking for Halloween ideas, I started pulling apart an old costume made in college, trying to make something else out of it, something that can be either a Cat, Mouse, etc according to the headdress....

So... I dug an old piece out from the back of my wardrobe, took it apart (completely... now it's down to the skeleton holding up the back of the dress, and a bunch of fabric.....Oh! As for why do I have to take it apart?  I needed fabric, and it's not like I'd ever wear this dress again)

THEN! My sewing machine broke down!!!!!  Before I even started anything!!!!

I tried fixing it myself, took it apart, and it more than changing oil, or having a thread stuck in the bobbin.... Can't fix it (hey, I really like taking things apart!!!)
Could have take it back to the store and have them fix it, but last month I was kinda busy, and it's a really old machine (bought before I was born!)......

O well, I'll just hand stitch the whole thing!!! LOL!! (the previous piece was all hand stitched also, but that's because the instructor would let us use a machine for the first project....)
And here's what I got:

Before

After

(In case you're wondering about the lighting, one is taken before the party, one after..... LOL, when I suddenly remember I never took a picture of my back )

Basically, I ended up using only the bottom half of the original dress to make this tube.
+ some lace + ribbon + dark fabric I found somewhere in the stack of fabric at home.....
it's alright for a 100% handstitch and last minute costume piece I guess...
(Yes, it is last minute, even tho I destroyed the original piece weeks ago, sewing didn't start until recently, and I only got to spend my limited free time on it, I'm happy it didn't fell apart in the party~ LOL)

It's neither cat or mouse, ended up being a Lolita with the hat~

I couldn't find any nice mouse ears (all mickey mouse style....)
I DID brought my cat set with me, but voting taken place 30 minutes before the party was 2 for hats and 1 for ears, so hat it is, and I was a Lolita for this year's Halloween
(Ears ended up with Elena)

More pics later

wow... it's been awhile since I last blogged...
But I have a question for you all.  Halloween is next month, and I need some costume idea.
What do you prefer?  BabyJane as a Mouse or a Cat?

LOL~ I'm literally swimming in that mouse costume!!
The Cat Maid one fits better because I made it myself for Halloween  (2 years ago)
I've been a cat for the past.... 3 year's Halloween?
However much I love cats, being a mouse is not that bad either
I got some nice pictures the other day when I was in the mouse costume
(stolen from Derrick's blog)


LOL!~
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I thought about being Stitch (He's a mouse right?) But Patrick is definitely a way better Stitch.
Maybe I should be Pikachu this year??

this should be an easy costume to make

This is a while ago.... but I was really lucky one day, and got a job offer when I'm still in bed!!!
The only catch is... I got to get to wherever the shooting place is in....  ASAP!! LITERALLY!!

It was 8 o'clock in he morning, I got woke up by the phone call, was talking with my face stuck in the pillow...
all of a sudden I need to jump off bed, quick shower, throw on some clothes and catch a cab!!
All done within 15 mins!! LOL~ felt like in college.. whenever I was late for a class

Anyway~ The photoshoot was GREAT!!!
I still can't believe how lucky I am!!
long day, but it was sooo much fun, and I got to work with great people, and play with fake blood for the first time!!! Yeahey~

Below is some pics from the shooting::


I got no make up on, my hair was still wet when I got there, and all frizzy later, sorta sleepwalking until an hour or two after I got there.... LOL definitely felt like a zombie!!
I'm so surprised how the pictures turn out to be! much better than I expected!
Just Love it! Thanks Doug & Billy for calling me!

Just had a script read last weekend with a bunch of friends. I'm so glad that many people came out until the horrible weather.  It was so stuffy earlier the day, and started raining when we're done... meh~
Either way, I'm just happy to see everyone when I haven't been out so much lately
and BIG Thanks to Spencer for lending us the place!
Jen took a bunch of beautiful pictures that day, I just got mine from her this morning.
Thanks Jen <3


Opz~ Got caught napping when I'm sitting up