Halloween Contests 2010!

Okay...
Schooby... (and everyone else)
I'm sorry for the little temper tantrum. I was under the influence of too much Heritage Dr. Pepper. LoL!

Congrats to the winner. Now I just need to find a good deal on a nintendo Wii. LoL!

Y'all are goin DOWN next year!!

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If we're making rules suggestions for next year, I think there ought to be a minimum of homemade/homesewn items in the costume. I don't think entirely storebought costumes belong in costume contests. I am thrilled to have won a t-shirt and sweatshirt (the sweatshirt is super awesome quality incidentally). However, I am sad though that some of the other top entries were entirely storebought costumes with nothing new added or changed. I would like to have seen more homemade things rewarded.

I am super happy the top winner was a homemade work with beautiful makeup skills. That Navi was well-done!

Quote from SonyaX : If we're making rules suggestions for next year, I think there ought to be a minimum of homemade/homesewn items in the costume. I don't think entirely storebought costumes belong in costume contests. I am thrilled to have won a t-shirt and sweatshirt (the sweatshirt is super awesome quality incidentally). However, I am sad though that some of the other top entries were entirely storebought costumes with nothing new added or changed. I would like to have seen more homemade things rewarded. I am super happy the top winner was a homemade work with beautiful makeup skills. That Navi was well-done!

I think that is a matter of taste though not the actual running of the contest. More people may vote up the homemade ones where other may be more inclined to vote up the store bought. Having to have XX number of homemade items might seem unfair to those less crafty people. I'm not really comfortable getting too specific on what appeals to people's taste and what has to be included. There would be too many variables and then everyone would want something specific to be involved.

Yours was adorable by the way.

Quote from Schooby : I think that is a matter of taste though not the actual running of the contest. More people may vote up the homemade ones where other may be more inclined to vote up the store bought. Having to have XX number of homemade items might seem unfair to those less crafty people. I'm not really comfortable getting too specific on what appeals to people's taste and what has to be included. There would be too many variables and then everyone would want something specific to be involved. Yours was adorable by the way.

I understand how that homemade requirement rule would be way too much work for you guys. I hadn't thought about it like that. I'm just a bit of a costume purist .


I'm glad you liked mine . I do admit I made mine before Halloween (I didn't think that was disallowed). I'm a con-goer and my whole family has Avatar the last Airbender costumes. Hubbie does Iroh, I do Ursa (Azula and Zuko's mom), I have another older daughter who cosplays Azula (she even made her own costume), and her best friend plays Katara (in another costume my daughter made). Sadly, not everyone would agree to get dressed for the picture though. I love entering costume contests but honestly the sweatshirt and t-shirt is my biggest costume win yet . Hooray for SD! I am constantly happy I lucked into finding this site.

A pic of my older daughter and son from Dragoncon (baby was too cranky to be in the shot).
http://photos.dragoncon.org/main....ewsIndex=1

I'm already looking forward to next year. I'm thinking either Steampunk crossover or Hawkgirl and other JLU folks. Can you tell I'm a geek ?

At one point I had an idea about a bad pun for this contest. I was picturing a Priest holding a mock bible marked "Slick deals Bible" and yelling at money (i.e. "Saving" it). Aren't you glad I didn't go with it?