WestportMAKES Halloween: Heroes and Monsters Costumes
This class meets from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on the following days, please be sure you can attend ALL sessions:
Tuesday, Oct 3, 2017
Wednesday, Oct 4, 2017
Thursday, Oct 5, 2017
Location: MakerSpace Balcony
Create your own Halloween costume in this three-day workshop with professional costumer C. Delari Johnston. Project may require hand sewing and using hot glue guns. For ages 8 through adult. Limit: 10 participants.
Register online for this free program. Because of the limited space, you will be charged $30 upon registration. A full refund will be issued upon attendance or notification of inability to attend sent by Friday, September 29, to mpastel@westportlibrary.org, only if we can fill your spot.
Submit suggestions for which character patterns should be offered by September 15, 2017 to mpastel@westportlibrary.org. Ms. Johnson will determine the final 4 patterns.
WestportMAKES: Costume “Bling”
Saturday, Oct 7, 2017 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: MakerSpace Balcony
Add some pizazz to your costume by creating personalized accessories with professional costumer C. Delari Johnston. All ages. Just stop by!
About Delari
C. Delari Johnston is a freelance theatrical costumer. She has worked on a wide range of projects, from design and construction for community theater at Stamford Theatre Works to regional theater work for Long Wharf Theatre, Sacred Heart University and Ivoryton Playhouse in CT and Glimmerglass Opera in NY to Broadway. She is currently part of the small army of artisans working on the nationally acclaimed Broadway production, Hamilton.
About Jhonny
Jhonny Parks is a stop-motion animator and filmmaker. He is currently the Stop-motion Animator at SPARKS Art and JUNK Artworks. Jhonny is known for his animated short films Wound Up (2016) and What the Mouse? (2017).
DIY Books
WestportMAKES: A Scary Stop-Motion Movie with Jhonny Parks
This class meets from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on the following days, please be sure you can attend ALL sessions:
Tuesday, Oct 10, 2017
Wednesday, Oct 11, 2017
Thursday, Oct 12, 2017
Tuesday, Oct 17, 2017
Wednesday, Oct 18, 2017
Thursday, Oct 19, 2017
Location: MakerSpace Balcony
Create your own scary movie masterpiece with filmmaker Jhonny Parks in this workshop in the Library's MakerSpace. Jhonny will show you sculpting and filming techniques and by the end of the workshop, you'll have a finished stop-motion film. You'll sculpt characters, create backgrounds, and add props to your film.
Space is limited to 16 people. Please be able to come to ALL sessions. Register online for this free program. Because of the limited space, you will be charged $30 upon registration. A full refund will be issued upon attendance or notification of inability to attend sent by Friday, October 6, to mpastel@westportlibrary.org, only if we can fill your spot. AGES 13 AND UP
From creating your own "yard haunt" with a "shop vac surprise" or "scared stiff florescent ghosts to 50 costume tips "to die for" and more, author Lesley Pratt Bannatyne is a Halloween craft and DIY genius. This slim volume includes plenty of pictures and diagrams with easy instructions that should appeal to anyone who wants to be prepared for upcoming Halloween festivities.
More ideas for DIY creative costumes, hats, masks, face-painting, decor and party planning for the 'grown-ups.' Get in the spooky spirit with pumpkin personalities, Frankenstein's Bride make-up, and Halloween Candlescaping!
Get inspired to make your own "Grinning Gourds," "Spiderweb Soup," "Pumpkin Noisemakers" and "Ghost Bags" in this colorful guide that includes the 'best of' tips from Better Homes and Gardens publications.
Many of the tips included in this attractively designed picture book involve store bought items that can easily be customized for unique Halloween treats. For example, a "Yummy Mummy Meatloaf" is made from a meatloaf wrapped in pappardelle pasta with large black olive eyes. "Wise Owl Cake" features store bought cupcakes, frosting, and donuts transformed into an owl's face!
A complete guide to very simple creations for making your Halloween handmade. "Spooky cutout garlands," "tissue paper ghosts," and simple 'fairy,' 'witch,' and 'devil' costumes will help make your Halloween tasteful and scary at the same time.
More ideas and tips from Country Living Magazine! In addition to new concepts for house and costume decoration, this book includes many recipes for salads, soups, entrees, and, of course, desserts with Halloween-inspired ingredients.
Stephen Brown is a master of creative ways to use glitter, glue, paper, colored pencils and markers to create fantastic original designs. In this Halloween themed guide, step by step instructions will lead you through making originally crafted hats, pumpkins, puppets, place card holders, and tiaras for your next Halloween celebration.