Halloween Madness! Handmade by Yours Truly

[TheOsakaKoneko]

I've been on a sewing and crafting storm lately! I thought I'd share some creations with you.

I loooove Halloween so I've been very much in the spirit of the season, crafting all sorts of fun things.

Do you like Haunted Houses? How about a bright orange skirt?

With some coordinating hairbows?

Or are you more a Pumpkin Patch kinda person?

I actually made 2 like this, one shorter and poofier with ricrac (cutesy-er) (above) and one longer and more subtle (below).

Pair this with some cute fat orange bows, or some black ones like above?

Are you a big fan of seeing the little kiddies in costumes and trick-or-treating?

This one just has to have the orange ribbon bows to match all the ribbon on the skirt!

Or are you a more elegant Halloween fan? Step away from the cute-sey and choose a maturer gothic look instead!

This skirt is actually transparent so it can be worn on any color underskirt for different looks!

(Or even without an underskirt for a scandalous look!)

This goes great with a fancy skeletal hairpiece or cravat brooch!

Halloween/Autumn Hairpiece!

More subdued Halloween colors?

I've also made a bunch of other hairbows!

And some hair corsages!

Edited October 9, 2009 by TheOsakaKoneko

[LittleMissLuckyCunt (1)]

OMG I LOVE LOVE LOVEEEE The green & Black skull skirt!! Your veryyy talented doll<3.

[TheOsakaKoneko]

OMG I LOVE LOVE LOVEEEE The green & Black skull skirt!! Your veryyy talented doll<3.

Thanks sweetie!!! <3

[Rev.Reverence]

...all recent?

.....you're GOOD!

[TheOsakaKoneko]

...all recent?

.....you're GOOD!

Thanks!! <3

All made in the last month, with the 1 exception of the autumn leaves hairpiece which was made in mid August for a certain DJ's birthday. XD I've made a couple other things in there as well but I wanted to keep this kinda Halloween themed so I didn't include them (granted the hairbows and such aren't really Halloween-y but oh wells).

I actually just finished the 3 tier Trick-or-Treat skirt, the transparent flocky velveteen skull skirt, and the longer pumpkin skirt all last night. (I didn't MAKE them all last night, just FINISHED them. The pumpkin one was almost done, the trick-or-treat one was kinda almost done, and the skull one was halfway done.) It was still a very productive night. XD

(I'm tired and sleep deprived now!! XD)

[bean]

Beautiful! Very nice creations!

[Simon Bar Sinister]

my fave is the autumn leaf hair thingy.

[GothicRavenGoddess (3)]

OMG I love them!

[TheOsakaKoneko]

my fave is the autumn leaf hair thingy.

Yeah I love that piece...it is made with love.

[GothicRavenGoddess (3)]

I like the transparent one the best. and the layered skirt. Though I could never pull this look off, I think your amazingly talented.

[Leland City Club]

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U arw sooo freekin CREATIVE, I love your mind ! ! !

[Fidget(+)]

omg! they are all wonderful! I wish i was that talented.

[eatdirt426]

I love the skeletal hairpiece and the pumpkin skirts. They are awesome!

[freydis]

ooo....

ever make/sell custom for folks?

[TheOsakaKoneko]

ooo....

ever make/sell custom for folks?

I do, but only stuff along these lines (lolita and related/similar). So I can make skirts, dresses, bows, hairpieces, etc, but I can't make a long jackets or suits or pants, etc. Well, not so much that I *can't* ability-wise, but more that I don't enjoy doing it and it takes me a long time because I don't do it often, and I'm pretty full up with commission work for the lolita stuff, so I *don't*.

My website is www.kinkikitty.com with a (slightly outdated) photo gallery and info about custom work, and I'm on ArtFire (like Etsy/eBay for handmade) as TheOsakaKoneko, where I have some of the above items for sale.

[jynxxxedangel]

I have a suggestion-- holiday aprons and pinafores! And spats!!!!

Beautiful stuff, Helena!

Edited October 10, 2009 by jynxxxedangel

[Head Wreck]

i likes

[Guest Megalicious]

Super adorable!!!!

The skeleton hand cocktail hat!! I want!!!

[Msterbeau]

Awesome!! The translucent skull skirts are outstanding as are many of the other outfits. The hats with the skeletal hands are fantastic!! The girls were looking through these with me and they WANT!!! :-)

Two questions. The regular black netting. Where's a good place to obtain locally? Also... where did ya get the translucent skull material? Me wants.

[TheOsakaKoneko]

Awesome!! The translucent skull skirts are outstanding as are many of the other outfits. The hats with the skeletal hands are fantastic!! The girls were looking through these with me and they WANT!!! :-)

Two questions. The regular black netting. Where's a good place to obtain locally? Also... where did ya get the translucent skull material? Me wants.

The "regular black netting" is just tulle, super cheap at any Joanns. The skull fabric is also from Joanns, but you'd better get it before Halloween, they're likely to take it off the shelves after. (Though if you time it right it may go on sale for a couple days after Halloween before they take it away...not sure. I'm hoping so tho!!).

[Msterbeau]

The "regular black netting" is just tulle, super cheap at any Joanns. The skull fabric is also from Joanns, but you'd better get it before Halloween, they're likely to take it off the shelves after. (Though if you time it right it may go on sale for a couple days after Halloween before they take it away...not sure. I'm hoping so tho!!).

Thanks!

[Homicidalheathen]

that lil head piece with the skull hands and veil was cute as heck!

[TheOsakaKoneko]

Just for the record and for the curious...

Most of these items are for sale or reproducible if already sold (many are sold).

The pumpkin skirt, houses skirt, and velveteen overskirt are $80 each. The 3 tier Trick or Treat skirt is $120. The skeleton hands piece is $20. Bows are $15/pair. Floral hairpieces are $20. Currently the houses skirt is sold, the pumpkins skirt and trick-or-treat are pending/likely sold, and the velveteen has been sold and I've actually taken orders for a couple more to be made. I have more fabric of the houses and pumpkins and plan to get more for the overskirts, so those are available. The Trick or Treat one I'm not sure...it was a lot of work and I don't know if I want to make another. Also don't know if I can get anymore fabric because the store I go to is sold out. XD

Skirts can be made longer/shorter per your request. In general they run about 50cm / 20inches long. The waist is partially elastic for comfort and wiggle room in the fit, and by default fits about a 65-90cm (26-36") waist (natural waist, smallest part, not hips/low waist), but this can be made smaller or larger as well. (The actual stretch is actually more like 60-105cm, but you don't want it to not be stretched at all on, because it will be too loose, and it has to fit over your head, so chances are it couldn't go on at a 105cm waist because the shoulders would be too big, plus it wouldn't be comfortable.)

Probably most people here aren't really interested, since it's not quite the typical style around here, but I just thought I'd throw the prices on as well just in case!