Halloween ideas

[Narsil's weilder]

Well if any of you are young or just young at heart, you will know dressing up for Halloween is a great event that we always look forward too. Well my fellow LOTR's fan and I decided to go as something this year that would be easy but recognizable. We have a large group of friends that are into cars but some of us do like Tolkien. We thought all of us could buy a black robe like the ones sold at most costume shops with the inner peice in the hood that is mesh black that covers your face but you can still see. And buy cheap silver rings, medevil metal like gloves, and metal like shoe covers, with a each a long sword and we would be THE NINE! :flamer: I though it such a simple and great idea. We usually go to a outside shopping center and just seeing 9 robed men in costume would looks awesome! Got any other cool ideas?

[Nessa]

Thats sounds great! I'm really looking forward to the possiblility of Lotr Halloween costumes, considering I pass out candy every year.

I don't think I'll dress up....... I usually just wear all black and killer make-up... small children fear me. :grin:

[Narsil's weilder]

Ha, you can be wormtounge! I'll post pics when we get the costumes.

[Nessa]

Wormtongue? EEK! :elfeek: Definately not the look I'm going for.... lol

Looking forward to those pictures. ;)

[Lady Ashley]

lol

I'm going to be...something LOTR. Not a specific character, tho. I'm going to certainly have an elven-cloak and my dagger. Maybe I'll carry that bow-saw for a bow...:archer:

heh heh is there a place on WOTR I can post a picture of my home-made Elven-brooches?

[Daughter of Finarfin]

I thought about just getting a medievil-type dress and going as Arwen (Galadriel is my fave elf but I don't look much like her. Myabe, if I could somehow procure a blonde wig). It wouldn't take much to go as an elf, if I could find something to make my ears pointy (do they sell pointy ears in costume stores?) and I could just do a couple braids at random points in my hair.

[Narsil's weilder]

Originally posted by Daughter of Finarfin
(do they sell pointy ears in costume stores?)

Yeah they will have them at most stores. Like vulcan ears. :rolleyes:

[Daisy Boffin]

Halloween isn't such a big thing in England as it seems to be in the States but hopefully this year (My first at uni) there'll be a big halloween party or something - a chance to get dressed up - that'd be fun!!

[Eowyn]

yeah! If there isn't one a my uni can I join yours daisy? I'll get on the train.

[Bonos-Girl]

i'll probably dress as galadriel like i did for pil's bday.....save me money.....

[Eowyn]

nice idea! you should put the photos up so we can see them!

[Lady Ashley]

Indeed! But how does one post pictures?

[Catz]

if you have a host site you can link to them into the thread, if not then you can always post em in the members photo gallery
:catz:

[Black Rider]

i've got this medieval looking dress that i made from a pattern courtesy of rag shop :D and i'll probably try to make something of an elven-cloak, just for laughs. hah i cant wait.

[Eowyn]

hmmm.... got to find something to wear! Who should I dress as?

[Lady Ashley]

How about your namsake: Eowyn? Either her white dress, or even her soldier gear.

[Eowyn]

ok! white dress is easier! hmmm...... this could be fun! need longer hair though!

[A! Elbereth]

I don't go trick-or-treating.... I stopped at 10... Whenever my sister stops at something, or starts something, I do too... so i am a lot more mature than people my age when it comes to what I read and do and watch... hmmmm yeah

But i do pass out candy! I hope to see lotz of LOTR costumes!!! I hope I see some little hobbits coming to my door!!!!! CUTE!

[Fatty]

Ust a quick note, you cant post images into threads on the forum. I know some liek to but it kill sthe speed for 56k's. You can send any photos you want up in the members gallery to the usual address Fatty@warofthering.net.

We are goign to have a halloween competition on the site. Don't know what the prizes will be yet but something cool. So be sure get phtographed when you go out folks!

sadly I don't need a costume )-: So my wife says anyway, but she is such a Balrog.

I hope we get some halloweeners though. Sayng that the security entry is not working right so unless its fixed we won't hear the blighters. :-)

But as I say definetly a competition for best costume or such. I may even ask soemone I know who is a bit of LOTR costume expert to judge it...........

[Lady Ashley]

Wow! A costume contest! Sounds like fun!!

[TheRingBearer]

For a film me and a friend made called 'Omnipresence' the main demon bad guy was a cloaked figure which look just like a Ringwriath. Basically it was me in a huge sofa cover but the problem was that it was blue so we had to film in black and white to get the effect.
In one scene (which we cut out from the final thing) I turn my head to the camera really suddenly and I look soooo much like a Ringwriath it is unbelieveable lol :thumbs:

[Eowyn]

aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[Nessa]

Ringbearer can go as Frodo, he's got the hair for it! He said so!

(Did you think I'd forget? Not likely. ;) )

I would like to see a little elf of hobbit kid running around this year.... it would be so sweet. :)

[Bonos-Girl]

awwwww......

[TheRingBearer]

Well it is true Nessa lol I do have the hair but my area is pretty dead when it comes to halloween (pun not intended lol ).

[Pil]

Sindarin can go as dom as merry...:loveyou:...or as himself, the gorgeous elf warrior :smooch: :knight:

I'm thinking of dressing up as Eowyn...i'll do a wash in wash out dye to lighten my hair and i'll have it up like she has it...it's the right length i just need hair clips! lol

I'll have to get a white dress...maybe i could borrow the outfit bonos-girl wore to my party when she came as galadriel... :huh: :)

Of course...i could always fall back on the legolas costume i wore for sed occassion...i have a bow and everything! :) :) :)

[Mathew6]

i have a yearly lord of the rings party where we all dress up and guess who im being yup gimli a already bought the costume and beard but i need some convincing axes:( ill also wear the costume to halloween

[Nessa]

We've almost got the whole fellowship here! :thumbs:

RingBearer is Frodo (you just are!), Sindarin is Merry, Mathew6 is obviously Gimli, and Pil is Legolas (as odd as that may sound...).... so.. lol

[Eowyn]

ok which poor person gets gandalf! lol

[Lady Ashley]

lol I'm going as me--sort of. My other self...Lady Ashley Thalionwen. heehee

Here's s uggestion for an axe: a sort wooden handle, and a peice of cardboard in the chape of an axe-head. You cover the cardboard with aluminum foil and there you go! I'll try to send the pic of mine to here for members' photos...if that's allowed. lol

And you'll need a strap of leather to tie the "axe-head" to the handle.

[Mathew6]

ya that sounds good its just i want a HUGE *sparkle sparkle* *chaching*kinda ax that would glean and everyone would say omg its gimli and his mighty axes

[TheRingBearer]

Yeah lets try and get the whole fellowship. We're sort of half way there. Who's up for being Pippin *TRB gets knocked to the floor as all the Pippin fans barge past*

[Eowyn]

lol

[Narsil's weilder]

I ordered my costme today. It's a robe with a black mesh face so my face is hidden. I plan to buy a evil looking sword and some metal looking gloves soon. I'll take pics when i get it.

[Eowyn]

:whoohoo:

[Pil]

We've got one...not that i could send it to you or anything...:(

[Pil]

http://shop.newline.com/escalate/store/DetailPage?pls=newline&bc=newline&prod=0151803269e0&clist=01368032f8ac:0151803223af&ret=LOTRHAL&pls9clist=01368032f8ac:0151803223af

HOW COOL! If only there was an eowyn one...i oculd always pretend this was eowyn...i mean...it's white and all...plus...with my hair i would look more like eowyn than arwen... :huh:

Has anyone seen an eowyn costume out there...? :p

[Pil]

http://shop.newline.com/escalate/store/DetailPage?pls=newline&bc=newline&prod=014280328b05&ipos=true

Sorry...random i know...i'm just putting this here to remind myself to buy them! :thumbs:

[Narsil's weilder]

Those costumes are expensive! I ordered a costume from a paypal site so I could use my online account. Mine should be just as good but I'll have to weather it a little so it looks like I have come all the way from Mordor! :wicked:

[TheRingBearer]

Those bookmarks are sooo much better than the crappy ones i have.

[Pil]

I know! :thumbs: :read: :thumbs:

Narsil's Weilder...is it a nazgul costume then? :huh:

[Eowyn]

wow cool links pil!

[Narsil's weilder]

Yeah. I need to go to a mall and find some nasty looking plastic swords.

[Lady Ashley]

I have a short back sword that I used for my LOTR film porject last year, it was "Sting". Now I have a dagger, but for this year's LOTR project, my father cut a long peice of plastic tubing and I covered it with tin-foil (not my characters' prop, a friend's) but it works. *grin*

[Narsil's weilder]

Well I went to the Mall, no costume store! I got to go to US. Toy, a warehouse full of stuff.

[Pil]

All the shops here are full of halloween stuff...only it's same old same old...bleeding masks and all that...boring... :snooze:

[Narsil's weilder]

True. How many SCREAM masks can they sell?

[Narsil's weilder]

Hey I got my Nazgul costume!
http://community.webshots.com/photo/52154923/52213004ZrDcKX
"Give up the half-ling!"

[Bonos-Girl]

if anyone lives in london there's a fantastic costume shop in camden called the party quarters.....when i go to camden i spend hours in there!!

[Narsil's weilder]

Yeah there is this great place that has tons of costumes all year round called US. Toy in Kansas. Real professional stuff. I could spend tons of money there too. But for now I need to go and buy a sword.

[Pil]

Like a proper metal one? *pil looks fondly at the collection of plastic swords her family has built up over the years* lol

[Eowyn]

me and Aranel are dressing up as death-eaters (big black cloaks and darkmarks on our arms.) however if you ignore the darkmark.......