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kestrelct in glamourbombs

Planning a Goblin Market

Feb 11, 2010 22:33

I'm beginning to plan out a Goblin Market to throw downtown at some point when the weather is better -- I've ordered little glass bottles to fill with things like elbow grease and happiness, I've made a list of prices (a song, a memory, a strand of hair), and I'm getting really excited about it. The biggest hole in my plans are what I'm going to ( Read more... )

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vyache February 14 2010, 04:38:55 UTC

Gypsy style costume should be pretty easy.

playfuleye February 14 2010, 06:19:48 UTC

Swirls around the eyes, or patterns around the temples and neck are really easy to do with any airbrush or water-based paint.

Airbrushes can be expensive, but you can find Wolfe Brothers, Aquacolor, or other brands of the professional watercolors at any well run costume shop for around $40 a sampler pallet. (Hopefully you've got an option other than Party City around you, or you could always buy it online.)

Once you've got the paint (or you pick which kind of standard make-up you're going to abuse, like I sometimes do) try using a hair net, paper doilies, fishnet stockings, or some other kind of stencil to make patterns with.

Oh, and make sure you have good shoes. Ones you wouldn't mind walking, or running, and most importantly standing in for long periods of time. Test them before you go. :)

(Also, I hope you have someone to take pictures of this event! You should post them afterwards.)

lanyer February 14 2010, 12:23:20 UTC

Maybe lots of tattery clothes but pretty tatters?

cut lots of scraps of shimery, gauzy velvety etc fabric and safety pin on to a skirt or cape in layers to make a pretty ragtag sort of costume.

dangly things on strings (little baubles, beads, fabric butterflies) hanging from your waist or shoulders

perhaps a headscarf?

random bells on ribbons, lots of bangly things.

But that's just my interpretation.

where?. . how big? gryphon77 February 15 2010, 19:13:15 UTC

where are you doing this? will you be like a street "vender"? or in a park?

Re: where?. . how big? kestrelct February 15 2010, 21:03:03 UTC

Portland, Oregon. Somewhere downtown, but I'm still undecided as to whether I'm going to do it in one of the parky areas or just on the sidewalk somewhere. I'm also not sure if it'll just be me, or if any of my friends will want to come pitch in.

Re: where?. . how big? fishberryjam February 15 2010, 21:53:00 UTC

a good location might be last thursday on alberta :)