Coraline Costume Final Update

See, I knew I'd slip up and forget to post regularly.  Boo on me.

Anyway, here are some pics from Liv's Halloween as Coraline!  The boots I ordered from Amazon, the shirt was from Wal-mart, the rain jacket I had to order online and it was waaaaaaayyy too big, but who cares?  The wig was six bucks at Gerbes (grocery store), which my mother resized and trimmed to suit Liv.  I made the blue and pink dragonfly clip by finding some dragonfly patches at Wal-mart and sticking on some self-adhesive rhinestones, then super-gluing it to a barrette.  I used a eyeliner pencil to dot on some freckles on her cheeks.

For all our efforts, the silly wig kept slipping back. ^.^

Coraline Costumes Minor Update

So here are a few things I've dug up for Liv's Coraline costume:

Hair:
So far the best hair I've found is an adult's wig at Gerbes.  Here's hoping it will fit Liv.

Shirt:
Not orange and pink, but a good substitute.
Also possible, and better for anyone with older girl.

I feel like I already have a suitable shirt, but it may have been an old shirt that she no longer wears.

Boots:
Perfect boots!

I may skip hair altogeher if I get her a hat.  Mebbe put some blue temp color on the ends.  I dunno.  If I went with the hair and clip combo, I could make my own dragonfly clips. 

Coraline Cakes Update

Here are a couple of pics of the Coraline Cake I made for Kirstin's birthday.  I couldn't find exactly the right candles, and the cake came out a little wobbly, but for the most I think it came out okay.

These don't provide the best angles, but there you are.  The other side of the cake looks better.  The dribbling was pretty effing hard and I seriously spent three fucking hours on this cake.  Making frosting from scratch is harder than I thought.  It tasted pretty damn good, though.  I was going to write on the top, but by the time I got finished, I was too tired.  It was red velvet, by the way.

If any of Kirstin's friends post more pics, I'll steal them and put them here.

Coraline Cakes! Squee!

I want to make this cake I found surfin' around online. Maybe Kirstin will let me make it for her party, or if not, I'll make it for Halloween. It's the cake from Coraline's first visit to the Bel Dame's other Pink Palace. I love to bake, but I would not say I am accomplished enough as a baker to try a really complicated cake. This one is simple enough, cute, and references a fave movie. Yay!

Anyhoo, I found a great website with the recipe and a neat little carousel widget with all the necessary stuff on it. I like widgets. Squee! It also has a companion Button cake guide; the recipe calls for 2 boxes of cake mix and the cake only needs 3 tiers, so the 4th tier can be a new cake! I figure they can be two separate flavors, depending on how Kirstin's (or whomever's) tastes run.

Welcome Home cake: http://www.hurryupcakes.com/special-occasion-cakes/birthday-cakes/coraline-birthday-party-cake

Button cake: http://www.hurryupcakes.com/miscellaneous/coraline-button-cakes

Going to have to invest in widgets.

Preliminary Plans for Coraline Costume

Liv loves Coraline. The first two weeks we owned the DVD she watched at least a dozen times. She talks about Coraline Jones all the time as if she were a real person. So today when I idly suggested she go as Coraline for Halloween, she practically glued her face to the computer screen to see what sort of things could make up her costume. I know lots of people are doing this, but I want to do my own, with an emphasis on making/reusing as many items as possible.

Preliminary Checklist:

Yellow Rain Jacket

Yellow swampers (read: galoshes)

Blue wig/temporary hair coloring

Blue jeans

Pink striped shirt

Mini Coraline doll

Dragonfly hair clip

Blue nail polish

Other possibilities:

Captain hat

Messenger bag (faded red)

Button Key necklace

The nice thing is that Liv's eyes are brown and she has already mastered the pouty expression. I figure the jeans and pink shirt outfit is the easiest. I might even try a light grey sweater and black slacks with a phony neck brace to match. Although with my boobs, if I invest in a ridiculous-looking corset and a blonde wig, I could go as Ms. Forcible. :P

Resources

General

http://www.polyvore.com/coraline/set?id=6692567

http://community.livejournal.com/coraline_movie/

http://evilbuttons.blogspot.com/

Hairclip

http://www.ehow.com/how_4441123_make-beaded-dragonfly-hair-ornament.html

http://ai-risa.deviantart.com/art/Dragonfly-Clip-130355483

Coraline Doll:

http://www.make-baby-stuff.com/free-doll-pattern.html

http://www.ehow.com/video_4940541_making-rag-doll-head-body.html

http://www.ehow.com/video_4940551_stuffing-rag-doll-body.html

http://www.clothdollconnection.com/FabricandSupplies.html

General Notes:

• Dragonfly hairclip has blue body and pinkish wings
• Hair is parted on the left
• Coraline has five freckles on each cheek
• Captain hat is dark navy with brass tacks at each temple and a red device center
• It occurs to me if I go with the hat, the hair clip would be pointless (hmmmm...)