CHA Mega Show 2014: Tulip Hair Chalks by iLoveToCreate

This year the "I Love To Create" booth had a great display of their Tulip Brand body art products which included some fun hair chalks.  The Tulip Hair Chalk is really easy to apply and washes right off.  It can be used to create streaks or just to color the tips of your hair. Celery Jones (C.C.) was on hand to demonstrate both the hair chalks and the body art products.

She showed me how the hair chalks are perfect to use to accent your hair for cosplay, costuming and other special events.

The new applicator design makes it really easy to use the product on many different types of hair.

CC demonstrated for me how she justs puts the hair through the container

and presses down while sliding it down her dry hair.

The colors are vibrant enough to show up on a variety of hair colors, including blonde hair, red hair and black hair.  How bright the color appears, depends on how you apply it and your hair color.  They also work well on different types of hair (from curly to straight).  I found the color stays put better if I sprayed my hair after I chalked it with these cool chalks.

Pattie Wilkinson and Kathy Cano-Murillo.

The Tulip Hair Chalks come in pink, red, blue, and purple.  They can be used on dry or wet hair, however, if you have blonde or red hair then using the chalks wet could stain your hair and not wash

Pattie Wilkinson sporting the pink chalk.

out easily.  It is pretty easy to create a tie dye look on your hair just by applying it in various colors all over your hair.

Kathy Cano-Murrillo sporting the bright red color.

One of the things that I like about the Tulip Hair Chalks is that they are non-toxic and safe for the hair. They are easier to use than artist chalks.  With artist chalk, you must wet the hair and run the chalk down the front and back of the hair strand, then you should heat set it so it lasts longer.  It can get messy.  I found that these hair chalks are easier to use with less mess.  And since I am a parent,  I like knowing what the ingredients are in any product I let me kids use.

By the way, CC also handpainted the cool mannequin below with products from the Tulip Body Art Line.

Handpainted Mannequin by Artist Celery Jones

Cosplay Costume Designer Mel Hoppe and Designer Mark Montano: Craft & Hobby Mega Show 2014:

The "I Love To Create" booth at the CHA Mega Show had some wonderful displays this year that featured cosplay costumes from Cosplayer Mel Hoppe, and a home decor & dress project from Designer Mark Montano.  Mark Montano shared his story on how "Creativity" affects everything in his life and displayed some of his work.

I love that Mark wrote his story on the fabric and incorporated the story pattern into his dress design.

The "I Love To Create" booth also had a wonderful display of Cosplay Costumes.  If you like Cosplay

then you are probably familar with some of Cosplayer Mel Hoppe's costume designs.

Normally I would have to attend one the cosplay events to get to see these in person. 

Soul Caliber II - Cassandra Alexandra

Having them on display at the CHA show was a great opportunity to see these pieces up close and

Sailor Moon - Princess Serenity

enjoy the various details that she puts into these costumes.

Sailor Moon - Princess Serenity

Dynasty Warriers 6 - Zhen Ji

Dynasty Warriers 6 - Zhen Ji  

Dynasty Warriers 6 - Zhen Ji  

Mel shared how "Creativity" affects her life and her designs.

This was a wonderful opportunity to see some of the cool details that she puts into her costumes.  I really enjoyed getting to see these pieces in person.  Hopefully there will be more cosplay costumes on display next year.

Dia De Los Muertes aka: Day of the Dead

I came across this fun "Dia De Los Muertes" (Day of the Dead) display over in Frontier land at Disneyland.  It is a great photo opp if you are heading out to Disneyland for the day.

If you have never attending a "Dia De Los Muertos" celebrations, there is one at the Hollywood Forever Cementary in Los Angeles, California this weekend.  There will altar displays, costumes, entertainment and some amazing artwork.

More Halloween Costume Inspirations

For those who are still trying to come up with their last minute Halloween costumes, 

Fairy Costume and Make up

here are some pictures of various costumes I came across this year.

Harry Potter Costume

A female Robin Hood Costume.

Female Robin Hood

This Knight Costume is fun and made up of recycled beer cans.

Knight Costume made up of Recycled metal beer cans.

Another Knight Costume made of recycled materials and Duct Tape.

This corsette is made up of playing cards.

Here is a better view of the green fairy costume.

Here are a few more fairy costumes.

Where there are fairies, there will be trolls.

And of course everyone loves a Doctor Who costume. 

Doctor Who Costume

A close up of a Deer Costume Make up done without airbrushing.

Male and Female Puritan Costumes

Death Dancer (Macabre Dancer) costume

And of course, what party is not complete without a star trek costume or Star Wars costume.

Finally, we have "Ruffio" from Hook (a Peter Pan movie).

And two female Satir Costumes.

Have a great Halloween!

Halloween Costume Ideas: Alice in Wonderland Costumes at the Rennaissance Faire

Alice in Wonderland is always a fun favorite when it comes to costuming.  This year at the local

Alice in Wonderland gets a kiss from the Giraffe

Renaissance Faire, I got a chance to see some fun "Mad Tea Party" themed costuming.

Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum

Below is the Renfaire version of Alice in Wonderland, hoops and all.

Renfaire Alice in Wonderland

A more evil version of Alice in Wonderland (gaming version )  was also to be found.

Then there is the "Red Queen" who took on a more "Pirate" personality.

One cannot forget the "Cheshire Cat"......

Here is a close-up of his hat.

There was also a steampunk themed brown rabbit present.

I came across some pink flamingos too.

And not to be left out, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum were present too.

And then there was this cool "Black Diamonds Costume".

And here are a few more photos from that day.

Pink Flamingo in her converted (baby crib) vehicle

Pink Flamingo in capitivity.

Three of Hearts Costume.