Story:



This Halloween I realized that I've never dressed up as a witch before at any event. I don't usually celebrate Halloween, but this year I hosted a party at my house for the first time. As a kid going trick-or-treating, I always assumed that all witches were supposed to be evil old hags, probably green-skinned and with a wart on the nose. Like from Hansel and Gretel. As someone who prefers cute or scary, but funny costumes, I've only dressed up as vampires, mummies or ghosts.





Which witch did I want to be? As a Touhou fan, the first thing that came to mind when looking for a last-minute costume was Marisa, a cute witch and the character I main in the games. Of course, no one got the reference, but it's still fun to try to replicate one of my favorite character's clothes.







How I made this costume:

I didn't want to buy many things and wanted to keep things simple, so this costume is mostly made of things I had at home. The hat is the exception.







Hat:



Sewed a white ribbon around the hat. It is impossible to simply tie it on the hat, because it's cone-shaped. Then I tied abow separately and attached it onto the ribbon on the hat.





Broom:



I got some reeds from the pond in the yard and tied them into small bundles which I then tied onto a broomstick.





Clothes:



I wore a white satin shirt with the sleeves rolled up. Then I wore an ordinary black dress and my cooking apron (you can still see the stains!) over that. To keep everything in place, I tied a black belt with a crescent moon belt buckle on my waist and added a small star pin to finish it off. For shoes I wore reddish-brown leather boots.







Make-up:



Very natural, some additional blush. I left my short hair in its natural state and just made sure that some of it is visible with the hat on.





(I blurred my face on the top left because the flash made my eyes look red and my skin glow weirdly)

