Inspiration Machine 15: Costumed

Clockwise from left: gashlycrumbs, verhext, manganite, carli kirstin

Going to change things up this week! In honor of my favorite holiday quickly approaching, here are some ideas for that perfect Halloween costume...

1. Dress as your favorite movie character. gashlycrumbs does a brilliant job here, dressed as Jack Skellington and Sally from "A Nightmare Before Christmas"

2. Paint your face in honor of "Dia De La Muerta." In Mexican folklore, death is often celebrated as a freedom from pain, and skeletons drawn in vivid colors, decorated with flowers. Verhext does a fantastic job here.

3. Dress as your favorite literary character. Persephassa has an excellent rendition of Nancy Drew.

4. Static Cling: Burda Style shows how to make a last minute costume from all those leftover socks.

5. Go as your favorite hobby. Flint Knits has a remarkable shot of her friend Vanessa's clever bowling costume.

6. Want to be classy, and sexy? Go Burlesque.

7. You can never go wrong with a simple little indian costume. Heck, I am tempted to wear this every day!

8. Anyone can be a pirate. Now, a newspaper pirate, THAT takes a little imagination.

9. I like the idea of dressing as a drunken bride - it's a great excuse to wear a beautiful dress, and carry a bottle of champagne around all night. And it is pretty darn funny.

10. Go as your favorite painting. helveticaneue's depiction of "Girl With a Pearl Earring" is simply stunning.