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Bee Headdresses Show the Possibilities

FaerieKin at LEAF Our part-time studio assistant Nara Hari Dasi is a talented performer and costumer who also works with the wonderful FaerieKin. Imagine a band of singing, stiltwalking fairies wandering through woodland [...]

DragonCon 2014 Wrap-up

Mass Maleficent Selfie We had a great time at DragonCon, one of the largest cons in the US. Held in downtown Atlanta, it is a multi-genre con and quite a force of nature. [...]

DIY Halloween: Odds n’ Ends 2

Detail of a Lunar Headdress More uncategorizable goodies from my month of gleanings, as well as some follow ups: No dearth of Darth c/o Weburbanist Instructables tute for a very large costume - [...]

DIY Halloween: Odds n’ Ends 1

Only 3 more days of my DIY Halloween series. Have you got an idea for your costume yet? Only 32 days left (really less because most of the parties are going to be on the 29th and 30th). Over the month I've found a pile of interesting goodies that don't fit into neat categories. I've packed them up into two posts. Enjoy, and please join our mailing list (box to the left) to get the Organic Armor quarterly newsletters.

DIY Halloween: Ears, Teeth, Fingers (Prosthetics)

Prosthetics used with make-up will take a costume to a new level of awesome. The process was pioneered by make-up artist Dick Smith in the 1970s.

DIY Halloween: Steampunk

Allegra in a steampunk style bra and belt Steampunk is another huge genre and there are many places to go for tutorials on elements of a SP costume. Try Instructables, Costumers Manifesto and [...]

DIY Halloween: EL wire & Light FX

  What is EL Wire? Electroluminescent wire (often abbreviated to EL wire) is a thin copper wire coated in a phosphor which glows when an alternating current is applied to it. I first saw it [...]

DIY Halloween: Lolitas, Gothic and Otherwise

What is Lolita fashion? It's ruffles galore, over the knee socks, parasols, cuteness incarnate. My intro to Lolis was seeing a flock of them at MomoCon last spring. There were 10 or 12 of them on the sidewalk, giggling and holding up darling but inadequate parasols as the rain began to fall.

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Here's what's up at Organic Armor - Saturday, July 23, 2016:
New website in process! That means this (old) site has missing pictures and navigation issues. We are also having email delays. But it's going to be super beautiful SOON so if you can't find something, please check back in a day or two!

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