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Thu 30 Oct 2008

Padme Amidala Costume

Posted by joan under Fun Stuff, Holidays, Parties, Recreational Activity
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I was supposed to dress up as a butterfly but I realized, at my age, I’m too old to wear wings and an antennae. Rico, my fiancee who happens to be a Star Wars fanatic, suggested that I  dress up as Padme Amidala.

Coming up with a costume wasn’t at all hard. I just wore a long sleeved white blouse and a pair of white pants. I had a makeshift white cape, a pair of metallic armbands made out of aluminum foil and cardboard, and a holster belt that I made myself. For the holster belt, I used an old belt, katcha, and cardboard. I made small cardboard pockets, wrapped them and the old belt with katcha, and then glued them together using a glue gun.  

To make sure that people identify me as Padme Amidala instead of Princess Leia, a ghost, a while lady, etc., I covered my face with foundation and white powder, placed a red dot on each of my cheeks, and drew a small vertical red line across the middle of my lips.  To complete the costume, I brought a my fiancee’s light saber.

 

Tue 28 Oct 2008

Halloween Costume Rental In Manila

Posted by joan under Events Planning, Fun Stuff, Holidays, Parties
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Looking for a last minute halloween costume? You can rent one from Camp Suki Clothier located at #88 Fort St., New Manila, Quezon City. Camp Suki is a haven of cool clothes and costumes. You can rent a costume for as low as 750 pesos. Be prepared to deposit about a thousand pesos upon renting. Their phone number is 7120435.
 

Wed 22 Oct 2008

Ben 10 Birthday Party At McDonalds

Posted by joan under Dining, Events Planning, Parties
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I hosted a birthday party for my friend, Ivan, who was turning 8. He wanted a Ben 10 pool party. Unfortunately, since his birthday fell on a rainy season, we decided to hold his party at McDonalds instead of holding it in a resort.

McDonalds did not have a Ben 10 theme, so we decided to just go for the usual Super McTroopers theme and just added Ben 10 details. Instead of sending out the Super McTroopers invitations, I made Ivan’s Ben 10 invitations myself. I searched online for the perfect Ben 10 photo, used Adobe Photoshop to add texts, saved the file as .jpeg, and had copies of the .jpeg file printed in photo paper at a Kodak branch. A Ben 10 invitation with a map leading to the birthday venue were sent to each of Ivan’s classmates and closest friends. We ordered a nice Ben 10 cake from Red Ribbon and arranged a Ben 10 costume for Ivan to wear on his special day. We had his Ben 10 shirt made at the spray painting shop, ArtWorkz. We also bought him a Diamond Face mask and an Omnitrix to complete his costume. (more…)