The Adventures of Cindy Li

Halloween is fast approaching

September 29 , 2005 6 comments

Star Wars episode I

Ok so every year I try and come up with a costume that would be cool. It started getting insane when I met my coworker Jonatha. She taught me how to sew to make the Queen Amidala costume from Star Wars episode I. She even showed me how to make a belly dancing costume first in preparation of the QA costume.

I know you guys are thinking man, she's a star wars nut. The costume was pretty and I like Star Wars but I am no fanatic. I do not know who was actually in the C3PO outfit or in Darth Vader's outfit. I do however like watching the movies. The costume even had lights at the bottom and I wore it to the Smithsonian when they had an exhibit.

I got asked... "What nationality is your costume?"

I giggled. I wore the costume from the metro to the museum so I got a lot of inquiring looks.

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

Anyway... then there were the costume contests at work. My friend Jody Thomas and I created costumes Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (I was Dyna Girl).

We lost but it was fun

A blonde and brunette duo is what we were looking for and we found that combo. I made a wrist device out of an electrical box and cut out space for the party poppers that I put into them to make an "explosive" device of streamers and confetti.

The following year we did Kill Bill's movie

Continuing our blonde/brunette female duo we created "The Bride" and "GoGo".

Jody got a pirate blade (plastic) and I created a mace using tin foil, plastic chains and a lot of silver paint (fyi..when you paint something silver make sure you do a clear coat otherwise you get a lot of silver on your hands). I know I could have gotten a real mace but I'm a bit of a klutz so that would have hurt. Jody and I went on the stage (at work) yes, they had a stage. We re-enacted the scene of the movie where the two characters fight. We didn't win the company contest but we got second place for our department's contest.

The Prize

A dinner between the two of us. :)

The next year Jody's dad got sick and I decided to make the costume for us. Brian Vargish, another coworker wanted to do Team America. How did this come about? Well he suggested it and I was making fun of the character Sarah and how she was clairvoiant..(her character is always wrong) and while I was joking around I walked into a metal poll, slid down the wall I bounced into. It was then we knew we had to do these costumes. I looked through the promotions and researched it like I always do and we got jackets.

I and my band of volunteers :) stenciled, cut them, painted, sewed and we got four jackets. Unfortunately, Jody had to be away and couldn't wear the jackets and the outfit I created for her so the foursome was never fully lived out to its full potential. I need an idea for this year... sigh. Any ideas? :)