Til Undeath Do You Part

Well, they're getting closer to the big zombie betrothal. Only a couple of structural issues left, and then we're onto the blissful decorative portion of costume making. The painting is always my favourite part, which is a pity because it's always confined to the last couple of panicked days. My guy does have finished legs too, but they don't support the weight of the body on their own. Another issue to figure out...

("Undeath" seemed like an erroneous title, given that they are already undead, but Google failed to provide the answer. Unlife?)

Breathing Unlife into Halloween 2012

Last year, I only managed to write my first entry 15 days before the big day; but I was knee deep in bits of wire that would ultimately become the Mayor much earlier than my tardiness would have you believe. My typical rule of thumb when it comes to Halloween is if I haven't started in August, it's time for panic stations. Going by this mantra, I should have been borderline hysterical by now. However, despite not starting until well into September, the costume has been ticking along rather nicely indeed. I'll keep all details until the final write-up, but here is a quick pictorial progress report on the work so far: 

Halloween 2012 will be Bricktacular

I intimated in my last post that I was looking forward to having a clean costume slate and having generations of pop culture to derive an idea from. Well, I now renounce that anticipation as folly and naive. It shouldn't have happened, but I have struggled for ideas. A Google document I opened several months ago for brainstorming purposes has remained pitifully unpopulated. However, I have been forced to give the issue greater thought as the days start falling off the calendar; building season is already upon us.