Mer Made

i have decided long ago that i was going to be a mermaid this Halloween. Although i was a mermaid a few Halloweens ago, i weenied out and just used a metal link top i already had (and used to wear out frequently) and made a tight long skirt from stretchy fabric that had a scale design from Joann's... pfftt. No more half assed costumes. If I'm going to do something- i WILL go all out.

Luckily i am always, and i mean always shopping for occasions that may or may not come around. i bought this beaded shell shaped purse at a Goodwill on Haight. i foresaw that at some point I'd be a mermaid, for some reason or another.



And i saw this costume (like $99.95 or something) and i like the concept of it, but i dont like the price, and i really dont like the idea that i could see someone else wearing it. Plus, i think i can make a better one.



So I bought stretchy mesh like fabric for the "body suit". Living in the city has made me a sedentary foodie that hates walking up hills windy hills, so there is nothing left to do but hit up the closest bar... so the more midriff coverage, the better.



This awesome iridescent medium/tiny sequined material that makes the best- almost like tiny wind chimes- noise



And am going to make a netted ruffle for a more fin like effect like Beckie Newton's gorg dress.



Glitter flies everywhere when I breathe near it, kinda makes it better, like I have my own wind/smoke machine...



And I wanted a beaded like top, not necessarily having to be shell like. So I remembered I had this top that somehow ended up in my hands and was dyed this color. I think Im going to change the color though... maybe purple, perhaps. ive always been a closet purple lover.



I am also working on a shell crown, something that is like a seaweed boa (im going to need all the warmth possible), and I have some camel colored fishnets that will undoubtably be a savior for my arms.

Now to put it all together...