Ghoulish, Yet Girly

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Yesterday I showed off a few ways to change your look for Halloween which is something I am seriously considering after my very simple cat costume last year. While I am still brainstorming ideas for this year's haunted holiday, I am anxious to see what fab ideas come through the Friday's Fancies link-up. I am really hoping for some inspiration.

 I picked out some of my favorite ways to take Halloween into the workplace with my picks above. My very favorites are those nail stickers and the bat earrings. And if you are looking for a great tutorial on making your own festive holiday apparel, check out this link from Merrick's Art. She has an easy DIY for a great bat sweater. I really want to try it after reading her post.

Halloween DIY

With Halloween coming up tomorrow, I wanted to put up an easy DIY costume. 

Every year, I want to dress up as a cat and somehow I am always talked out of it. This year, I was given a costume from a friend and was set on using it until the morning before dressing up. I woke up and knew that I wanted to dress up as a cat this year. I never realized how easy and inexpensive it is to dress up as a cat. 

This costume was made in just a few minutes and for under $15. 

Items needed:

A Cat Tail $4.15 at local costume store

A Headband $3.99 for a pack of 5

Fuzzy pipe cleaners $5.00

Boots (or heels) which I already owned

For my outfit, I was struggling with what combination to wear: tights, shorts, skirt, leather skirt, tank top, tube top, long sleeved top, bodysuit, etc. I ended up wearing a tank top with a skirt and my boots. I was going back and forth on the tights but the weather ended up being warmer than expected. Tights are always a great option when the weather does not cooperate.

The accessories were very easy to put together. I wrapped the headband with two pipe cleaners and molded them in the shape of ears. I safety pinned the tail on my skirt and I was set. For an added effect, I wrapped an extra pipe cleaner around my neck for a collar and one more around my wrist. Oh, and added a feather boa that I found in my closet.

This costume was so simple and I love the classic halloween cat costume.

What do you think?