My DIY Halloween Costume

With Halloween right around the corner, potential costumes and party plans are on everyone's minds it seems. Because let's face it, everyone likes to play dress up every once in a while! Whether its dressing in your Sunday best for a big event or getting a bit (or a lot, depending on how big you go) more creative when October rolls around. To quote Kate Spade, "Playing dress up begins at age five and never truly ends."

In the true spirit (get it, spirit) of things, my friends and I went to sort of a "pre-Halloween" Halloween party last week. And since I still find it hard to believe its October due to the sheer lack of fall whether in Florida, I had to come up with a rather last minute costume idea! After scouring Pinterest, I had an idea: Maleficent.

But of course, I don't have Angelina Jolie style Maleficent horns, so, I DIYed my own!

I first took a paper towel tube and cut it in half. You could easily use two toilet paper tubes, this is just what I had on hand. I then just shaped them by pinching them into the shape of Maleficent's horns.

I then just cut slits into the sides so that I could attach them to a black headband that I already owned. 

Wrap some masking tape around the horns to keep them in that shape and color the tape black and voila! Quick and easy DIY costume.

I curled my hair and pined half of it back around the headband, added some Maleficent style makeup and a floor length black dress and I was ready to go! My friend Celeste dressed up as Aurora and the guys went as mad scientists! It really was a fun night!

-- Miss Liss