2011年9月12日星期一

How to Make Funny Halloween Costumes



While some people choose to make scary Halloween costumes, others choose to make funny ones instead. Creating Halloween costumes is one of the more enjoyable things you can do for the Halloween holiday, it doesn't have to cost a lot, because it is likely you can find the necessary materials around your house. The amount of time you will need to put into it depends on the costume you decide to make and how elaborate you plan to make it. Just follow our step below.
First, get a good idea. Look through magazines or catalogs to get an idea of what you want to make. Often times, inanimate objects make funny costumes. For example, you can create a costume to be a laundry basket, a fried egg, a washing machine or an outlet. You also can go for the ironic, funny costumes, such as a pregnant angel. The pregnant angel costume is particularly funny if you are actually pregnant.
Second, break the costume down into pieces to make it easier to determine what you will need. For example, to make a pregnant angel costume, you will need a white gown, a halo, wings and something to create the baby bump.
Third, use items and clothes you already have for the costume. For example, to make the pregnant angel costume you can use an old, white graduation gown. For the laundry basket costume, use some of your own clothes to put in the basket and to safety pin to your clothes.
Next, check the local Goodwill or resale shop. You can find all sorts of things at a resale shop, and you may be able to find exactly the piece you need to put your costume together. You'll only have to spend a couple dollars, as opposed to a regular store where you would pay full price.
Then use arts and crafts supplies to get creative making the costume. For example, you can use white poster board and yellow poster paint to make a fried egg costume. Paint an old box to make a washing machine costume. For the pregnant angel costume, use an old headband and pipe cleaners to make the halo.
The last step, sew the costume. If there is a piece of the costume you just can't find, then get a pattern and create it. Fabric stores have lots of patterns for Halloween costumes, and they always have more around Halloween.

2011年9月6日星期二

Select Halloween Costumes for Kids


Halloween is full of fun, thrill and play for kids. During Halloween, kids love to adorn themselves with wild and crazy costumes in order to look stunning and cute. As a parent you should have to spend some time selecting the right Halloween costumes for your kids. You can either make a Halloween costume for your kid by yourself or you may buy a one through online stores.
The first essential factor you have to consider is the level of comfort the costume gives your child. Very tight and body-sticking fabrics can irritate your kid. See to that the Halloween costume is little airy and loose so that your kid feels comfortable. Also, make sure that the Halloween costume you choose for your kid does not restrict your kid’s movement. See to that you do not choose a Halloween costume that fully covers your child's face.
The next essential factor to be considered while choosing Halloween costume for your kids is the safety factor. Flame-resistant Halloween costumes will be safer for your kids. Your kid's Halloween costume must be easy to put on and take off. Make sure that the costume clothe is soft and breaths.
Also give importance to the type of fabric of the Halloween costume. Cotton Halloween costumes are the best for your child's skin. Make sure that the decorations on the costume are firmly and securely attached.
On the whole, the Halloween costume you choose for your kid must be comfortable and safe besides giving fun and exciting to you and your child. Make sure that the Halloween costume you choose for your child makes your child happy and confident to face the crowd in the Halloween party.

Certainly, you can find different varieties of kids Halloween costumes and Halloween props in the market. But if you go out in the market for buying Halloween costume you have to search in many stores to get the best costume for your kid. In order to get the Halloween costumes for your kids easily, you can use the internet in finding the best one suitable for your kid. In fact, internet is the best source for you to select the best Halloween costume for your kid from home or office. With internet shopping you can have the best Halloween costume for your child without any hassles, worries and tiredness, just by few clicks on your mouse.

2011年8月28日星期日

World’s Richest Bride Ties the Knot

British heiress and socialite Petra Ecclestone, the 22-year-old daughter of former Armani model Slavica and billionaire Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone, exchanged vows Saturday with businessman James Stunt in a three-day event just outside of Rome. World’s richest bride finally ties the knot.
The wedding took place at Castello Orsini-Odescalchi, the castle where Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes wed in 2006. The bride arrived to the nuptials in a white Rolls Royce and wore a gown by Vera Wang for the outdoor ceremony.
Eric Clapton and the Black Eyed Peas performed for 350 guests – including the Hilton sisters and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie – at the wedding reception, which also featured fireworks and an acrobatics show. Their engagement party in London in May included a performance by Rihanna.
"The wine and champagne list was really out of the ordinary – even for our standards," a employee of the company that catered the reception tells PEOPLE. "Exclusive French wines were flown especially in."
A media darling in the U.K., Ecclestone made headlines in the States in July, when she purchased Aaron and Candy Spelling's former home in Los Angeles for $85 million. "The Manor" is the largest residence in Los Angeles County.
Ecclestone works as a fashion designer and will release her new Starks handbag line in the States this fall. She had meningitis as a child and now serves as an ambassador for the Meningitis Trust. She and Stunt have said publicly that they've signed a pre-nuptial agreement.

2011年8月18日星期四

Wedding Customs in Morocco

Each nation in the world has its own unique and different customs and traditions of celebrating a wedding. So, how is wedding organized and which traditions are common in such Islamic country like Morocco?
Morocco is the country with very rich and active traditions, one of the gems of the North Africa. Moroccan wedding is a great gala event like other cultures all over the world and is celebrated with great fun and festivity. In Kingdom in Morocco the traditional wedding is quite meaningful and an elaborate process. As a rule the wedding process lasts from 4 to 7 days and there are many pre-wedding ceremonies that take place before the actual wedding.
According to Muslim traditions parents choose groom or bridegroom for their children. Before wedding everybody sends presents and gifts to bride. On modern and big Moroccan weddings presents and gifts can be even cars, different Morocco property, such as houses, apartments and villas. Long time before marriage all necessary things for newly married couple such as a mattress and blanket are taken to the bridal chamber.
Traditionally on the wedding day in Morocco a bride bathes in milk and then her hands and feet are painted with henna. Such purification process has history of more than 200 years. But modern tradition for brides in Morocco is to apply henna to the wedding guest palms. In the night before marriage the "henna party" takes place and the older, married women share the secrets of marriage with the bride. Another woman applies all putting make up and jewelry on bride and then the bride can put on her wedding dress. Moroccan brides always wear elaborate headpieces and veils for the wedding.

On the day of wedding plenty of food is prepared for all the guests expected and even unexpected. Traditionally the groom together with his family members, friends and relatives move towards the bridal party and they are singing, beating drums, and dancing. Then they all lead the groom and the bride to the bridal chamber. Sometimes the Moroccan bride circles her marriage home three times before wedding ceremony.
Nowadays modern Moroccan weddings usually take place at big villas at night or other fascinating Morocco property that are solely rented out for weddings. Morocco bride changes dresses and matching jewelry several times during her wedding celebration. Very often during the reception, the groom makes his way in a noisy procession to collect his bride. When he enters the house, he is hoisted onto the shoulders of his friends or onto a horse and his bride is carried on a table or cushion. This procession usually continues until the couple reaches the nuptial chamber.
During the week after wedding, the newly weds visit their relatives and friends and invite to their new home. Until today, everywhere in the world marriage is generally seen as the most important decision in life, both men and women can make. Because of this, the whole affair is very expensive, elaborated and sophisticated.

2011年8月16日星期二

Vera Wang and Her Design

Vera Ellen Wang (born June 27, 1949) is a Chinese-American fashion designer based in New York. She is known for her wedding gown collection.
Vera Wang’s career started off with a bridal shop. Her design company was founded in 1990 buy Vera Want. It was her own wedding that helped to inspire her to start her own fashion business. Her wedding gowns fuse style with modernity all with a shear since of class and elegance.
The designer has a separate website www.verawang.com for her bridal selections, dressing formal clients like Jennifer Lopez, Victoria Beckham, Kim Kardashian on their wedding day, Wang hits the target on having that fairytale wedding: the ethereal, glamorous yet simple bridal gown.
Her quote: "When I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the idea that something is practical and still looks great."; "I see myself as a true modernist. Even when I do a traditional gown, I give it a modern twist. I go to the past for research. I need to know what came before so I can break the rules."; "Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume."; "A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes."

When Is It The Right Time to Get Married

With celebrity wedding fever hitting all time high, there are a large number of women wondering if there boyfriend will pop the question. However, not all women want to get married, or remain undecided. While most men need quite a bit of a push. So, when is it the right time to make the commitment? What do you need to know first? Read the point below to find out if now is the right time to get married.
Are you in love?
Maybe there are many reasons for getting married, peer pressure or because you have kids. Truth is, there is only one reason why you should get married: You’re in love. As long as you love someone it does not matter what life throws at you. If you are unsure whether or not you’re in love, you’re not. If you are unsure if your boyfriend loves you, you’re not.
Are they your final emotional destination?
Marriage is something to be taken seriously, do you really want to be with this person? If you have found someone who loves you and you love them back you are blessed, people spend lifetimes trying to find the love of their lives. Don’t throw that away.
Are you just sliding into it?
Do you really want to get married or are you just sliding into it? Marriage is a mistake that’s hard to get out of unscathed – whether that be emotionally or financially. Being in a loveless marriage is something nobody should have to put up with. Don’t just get married because your mother is nagging you.
Do you just want a big day?
They say the most important day in a women’s life is her wedding day. I like to think this isn’t true, but it is still something women, and men! After the dress, the presents and the honeymoon you will have to spend the rest of your life with this person. Not really worth one glamorous day.
Do you know each other? Does the other person listen?
You have to know the person you are marrying. Can you communicate with them? Can you talk openly? If you tell your partner that something annoys you do they make the effort to change? If someone love you they will do anything they can to keep you around, they will care about your thoughts and feelings. You also have to accept the other person, good and bad.
And another thing…
Talk about finance, children, future goals together. It’s okay to be nervous, to be unsure, relationships are hard, but if you really love the person you are with, what are you waiting for?

2011年8月14日星期日

Details Reveal of Kim Kardashian’s Wedding!

As the days dwindle down to just a precious few before Kim Kardashian’s Aug 20 wedding to Kris Humphries, the Kardashians are helping Kim with the finishing touches for her perfect day. After all, with a big family that’s as close as this one, everyone has to be  involved.
Naturally, Kim is leaning heaviest on her beloved sisters Kourtney, 32, and Khloe, 27.
Kim’s so happy,” Khloe joked to OK!. “Honestly, Kim is someone who has thought of her wedding from the day she was born.”
Likely one of the most prepared and calm brides of all time, Kim has still kept her sisters involved in all of her plans. The girls have tasted wedding cakes with Kim, given their opinions on the menu and music, and chimed in on all the wedding attire.
Khloe, who planned her own 2009 wedding to Lamar Odom in just nine days, explains that Kim and Kourtney “were both my maids of honor, so Kim has to do the same for us.” She has been a huge asset to Kim, both for her knowledge on which wedding experts to use and her upbeat but practical advice.
If something goes wrong, just relax,” Khloe has advised. “Marriage is about you and your husband, not the flowers or the guest list.”