Thursday, November 1, 2012

The Day After Halloween

We had much fun creating a werewolf look for Fugesto last night.
I added the nose with spirit gum, then hair for eyebrows and on
the sides of his face. I painted his face brown and  black to blend
in with the prosthetic nose.

We found some rubber fingers with claws that fit over
the fingers (adult size). I cut an inch off the length of
each finger, so they would fit Fuegesto's fingers. Next
we took a pair of gloves and cut the tips of the fingers
so the claws would show when he put the gloves on.
The gloves held the fingers in place, while keeping his
hands warm. Everywhere Fugesto went, he received
compliments on how scary and real he looked.

When we arrived home and began taking the makeup off of his face,
we encountered a little difficulty removing the fake hair and nose
which were held on with spirit gum. I first tried removing the gum
with q-tips and vitamin E cream, gently going over the glued
areas. That worked fairly well, but was a slow process. The
eyebrows were really stuck. We tried oil (cooking oil), dipping
q-tips in the oil, applying extra amounts on top of the glued area. That
worked great! Fugesto did not enjoy the 45 minutes it took
to remove all the makeup saying next year he'll wear only a mask!

Hint: Use cooking oil or olive oil to remove spirit gum on prosthetics
          to save time!




Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Welcome to Toys, Gifts, Arts and Crafts!

Hi! Welcome to Toys, Gifts, Arts and Crafts!

This blog is a joint effort with my creative assistant, Fuguesto Fiesta
who is a close family member and 8 years old.

We will share our favorite crafts projects, cool toys, costume ideas,
and painting projects we enjoy.

Since today is Halloween, Fuguista wants to share an idea
on how to make a swamp creature costume. You'll need:

              cheesecloth 2 yards
              green spray paint (light color like mint green)
              safety pins
              long sleeve shirt
              green theatre makeup
              black theatre makeup

Hint: You can find packages of cheesecloth at your local
          dollar store, and often you can find spray paint at
          Big Lots or similar close-out stores for close to $1
          can.

First take the cheesecloth and spray it with the green paint.
Allow it to dry 30 minutes or longer. Pin the green cheesecloth
to a shirt so that it hangs over the arms and front of the shirt.
Drape it over the back of the shirt and pin it at the shoulders.
(Or you can hand stitch the cheesecloth with a needle and
thread).

Take the green theatre makeup and draw scales on your
face and hands (in the shape of simple leaves overlapping).
Add details to your face with the black makeup. Add
plants (fake or real) to the cheesecloth for a realistic touch.
Enjoy scaring everyone out of the swamp!