31 Days of Halloween { guest author + giveaway } Bronwyn Green

Today we are joined by indie author, Bronwyn Green. Get ready to ogle at some awesome handmade costume, my friends!

Hi my name is Bronwyn Green and I’m thrilled to be a guest here on Teresa’s blog for the 31 Days of Halloween! I love Halloween – mostly because there’s nothing I love more than dressing up! Sewing is one of my passions. I love looking at a pile of fabric and figuring out what I can do to shape it into something else – something wearable and pretty – or badass. Writing is a lot like that, too – taking one thing and creating something new with it.

I’d like to share some pictures of some of my favorite costumes over the years. And I’d also like to give away a couple books. So, leave a comment and your email addresses and you’ll be entered to win your choice of any of my single author e-books. We’ll be picking two winners.

And now, here are the pictures I promised.

My family at a Ren Faire.

Jennifer Armintrout’s wedding dress. (Photo taken by Jill Welch)

My son Corwin’s stormtrooper costume.

Corwin’s Jawa costume.

 

A coin bra for my sister-in-law’s tribal belly dancing performance group.

A pirate homecoming dress.

My favorite dress that some day I’ll wear again!

Teresa

Teresa (nom de plume: Torrance Sené) is a self-proclaimed geek, a Janeite, a lover of werewolves and bad-ass angels, an aspiring novelist and an avid book reader who freelances as a web designer. You can follow her on Twitter at @eireannoir.

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  • http://miawatts.com Mia Watts

    Hey Bron! I love these looks. I also love the footies you make and the starbabies. HEY!!! YOU NEED A FOOTIE WEARING STARBABY COSTUME! I’m so right about this. Trust me!

    Happy pre-Halloween.

    Mia

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 14th, 2011 at 6:04 pm

    I think perhaps YOU need the footie wearing starbaby costume! ;)

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  • Katalina Leon

    Beautiful costumes Bronwyn! You’re so talented.
    XXOO Kat

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 14th, 2011 at 6:04 pm

    Thank you so much, Kat! :D

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  • http://www.krisnorris.ca Kris Norris

    I love love love these costumes… OMG, Corwins’ Star Wars stuff is awesome. My son, Jared, would have killed for those… alas, I’m not as talented with a needle. I also love that last dress…sigh…. great to know you have two amazing talents, sewing and writing. Note to self… think of an occasion requiring a costume and blackmai…I mean, commission Bron to sew it… happy Halloween!

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 14th, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    Thank you, Kris! Somehow, I’m sure there must be something available to blackmail me with…

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  • Tonya

    Hi Bronwyn!! :-) Awesome costumes!!! Wish I knew how to sew!! Absolutely love the last dress!!! Thanks for sharing!!! Happy Halloween!!!

    jfort357(at)bellsouth(dot)net

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 14th, 2011 at 6:09 pm

    Hey Tonya! Thanks so much for stopping! If you ever decide to take up sewing, just think of it as putting together a soft, 3-D puzzle. :)

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    Teresa Reply:
    October 18th, 2011 at 11:25 am

    LOL. Will you please tell that to my fingers, Bron? I have to make a Regency era apron later this week. I’m a bit nervous lol.

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    November 6th, 2011 at 7:48 pm

    Hey! How did your regency apron turn out? I can’t believe I missed this earlier! I’m so sorry!

  • http://www.franleeromance.com Fran Lee

    So much talent…just one more facet to the fabulous capabilities of Bronwyn Green! Do you take costume orders, love?

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 14th, 2011 at 6:11 pm

    Awwww, thanks Fran! I haven’t taken orders in a while. I used to sew wedding dresses and bridesmaids dresses. Now, I just sew for fun. :)

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  • http://www.tessiebradford.com Tessie Bradford

    Hi, Bron~
    Your garments are beautiful!!

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 14th, 2011 at 6:11 pm

    Thank you so much, Tessie! :)

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  • http://creative-hodgepodge.blogspot.com Patricia Kiyono

    I remember sewing costumes for my girls! One was more into the princess/Miss America stuff, and the other was into Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers. Fun times! I love the last dress too! I have a few that I’m hoping to someday fit back into. Goals are good.

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 14th, 2011 at 6:13 pm

    Hey Patricia! I love sewing Halloween costumes! I used to make them every year for my kids and my daycare kids. It was so much fun!

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  • T L Doezema

    I love everything Medieval! The last dress reminds me of what I wore for a Madrigal choir I used to sing in. Loved wearing those sleeves. So romantic!

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 14th, 2011 at 6:14 pm

    Thank you, TL! I love those sleeves too – they’re kind of a pain to do anything while wearing them though – things can get a little awkward – lol!

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  • Marti O

    Lovely costumes, Bronwyn! I love the last one. Absolutely exquisite. You are so talented!

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 14th, 2011 at 6:15 pm

    Thank you so much, Marti! Someday, I hope to wear that one, again! :)

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  • Donna

    Those are great! I made my kids costumes so they could be the California Raisins one year. They are both adults and both currently in therapy

    Hugs,
    Donna

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 14th, 2011 at 6:16 pm

    LOL, Donna!!! Maybe I should start saving for the kids’ therapy now? ;)

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  • http://bronwyngreenblog.blogspot.com/ Bronwyn Green

    Hey Teresa,

    Thank you so very much for having me on the blog, today! I really appreciate it and I’m having a great time! :)

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    Teresa Reply:
    October 18th, 2011 at 11:27 am

    You are welcome anytime, my dear :D

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  • http://www.annycook.com anny cook

    Hmmmmm. I should have had you around to make me some samples of the Mystic Valley stuff. That would have been cool (for me). I bow to your wonderful talents…

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 15th, 2011 at 8:11 pm

    Ooooohhhh – Mystic Valley Seamstress would have been great to add to my resume! And thank you!

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  • Jason

    I think you are so talented. I bet your house is warm and cozy and smells like sugar cookies and cinnamon.

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 15th, 2011 at 8:12 pm

    Awww, thank you honey! I wish it smelled like that – that would mean there were cookies to eat! :D

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  • http://sommermarsden.blogspot.com Sommer Marsden

    You’re (multi)talents would sicken me if you weren’t so awesome! Darn you, Bronwyn Green, and your fabulous multi-talents. Now…for Halloween I was thinking Little Red…

    ;)

    Fab pics!

    xoxo
    S

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 15th, 2011 at 8:13 pm

    LOL! Thank you, honey! And I think you’d make a perfect Little Red. ;)

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  • Julie Witt

    I LOVE the costumes from the Renaissance Faire!! I went to ours in Ohio last year and I would love to have dressed up!

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 15th, 2011 at 8:13 pm

    I love dressing up for the faire – I haven’t in a while, but hopefully next year! And thank you! :)

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  • Cornelia

    You are so talented,I love all your costumes, my favorite is the one you will wear again.

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 15th, 2011 at 8:14 pm

    Thank you so much, Cornelia! :D

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  • Renee Bennett

    I love all the costumes, but my favorite is the one of your family at the Renaissance Faire. I go the the one in Southern California from time to time. Can’t go this year. boo hoo. Thanks for the contest.

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 15th, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    I’ve heard great things about the CA Ren Faires – I’m so sorry you can’t go this year! :(

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  • Judy King

    Wow, loved the costumes. You really have a talent for this and the dresses are beautiful and the starwars costumes are excellent. You have a real knack for this. A multi-talented woman. Living in Australia, I miss Halloween, they don’t celebrate it here and I was born and raised in Ohio, so I miss seeing the little ones dress up for Halloween or going to an adult Halloween party and dressing up. Just reminiscing as your costumes are so lovely.

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 15th, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    Thank you so much, Judy! I had no idea that Australia doesn’t celebrate Halloween! I’d miss it, too!

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  • http://www.ranaerose.com Ranae Rose

    Wow, you’re really talented with a needle! I love costumes too, but I definately don’t have your sewing skills. Unfortunately!

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 15th, 2011 at 8:20 pm

    Thank you so much, Ranae! I promise – it’s not as hard as it seems. :)

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  • Dawn

    I am sooooo jealous!! I love dressing up and making costumes but I’m not as talented as that!

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 15th, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    Hey Dawn! Just think of it like putting together a puzzle – makes sewing a lot easier! :)

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  • Eva P.

    Those are awesome pieces of clothing, whether costumes or not, you are very talented. Out of 8 siblsings, only 1 sister took up sewing and she does some very cool things, she made pajama bottoms for all of us one Christmas, for her baby shower, she made aprons for all of us sisters and my mom, in her baby shower palette, which was pink and brown. It’s a nice hobby for her, and we get rewarded :)

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 15th, 2011 at 8:22 pm

    I think that’s cool that your sister makes gifts for the rest of you! I really enjoy doing that when I get the chance. :)

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  • http://www.lisabetsarai.com Lisabet Sarai

    Gorgeous costumes, Bron, especially the last dress – draped over a chair, just waiting for a princess. Or maybe the princess recently took it off, having received a visit from her prince…

    I’ve always loved costumes, too, but I’m not all that accomplished when it comes to sewing. So many of my costumes have been put together with velcro and staples that it has become a family joke!

    I’ll have to post some pics on my blog in the next week or so.

    Hugs,
    Lisabet

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 17th, 2011 at 9:11 am

    I would love to see pics of your costumes, Lisabet! Please let me know when you post them!

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  • http://www.eviebalos.com Evie Balos

    Those are great costumes! I love the mysterious air of costumes, especially those gorgeous carnival masks with the plumes…and I also like Moulin Rouge type dresses and, of course, my fav animal–the cat woman outfit.

    Happy halloween :-)

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 17th, 2011 at 9:18 am

    Thanks Evie! I love that era of dress, too.

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  • http://www.naomibellina.com Naomi Bellina

    Great costumes! Mine are usually held together with pins and duct tape; you actually used a sewing machine for yours! Love the comment about the kids in therapy!

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 17th, 2011 at 9:28 am

    Thanks Naomi!I have to admit – I do love my sewing machine. ;)

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  • gigi s

    Love Bronwyn’s books!

    I know who to come to for costumes now ;)

    Gigi

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 17th, 2011 at 9:29 am

    Awww, thank you Gigi!!! You can come to me for a costume anytime. :D

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  • http://www.annamayle.com Anna Mayle

    You have so many gifts Bron! The Ren Faire photo and the pirate prom dress are my favorites, but that last dress is amazing too. And Corwin makes the cutest little Jawa anywhere! ^_^ what are the boys going as this year?

    Anna Mayle

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 17th, 2011 at 9:31 am

    Hey Anna and thank you so much! :D I wish I knew – they haven’t decided yet! O.O

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  • http://tessgrant.wordpress.com Tess Grant

    I finally got here, Bron! Gorgeous stuff. I mostly work in felt for Halloween costumes, but I’ve got to start somewhere.

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    October 17th, 2011 at 9:31 am

    Thank you, Tess!!! Hey, felt totally has it’s place in the costume world! :D

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  • Michelle Brack

    Love the dress! I have a similar one from a Renaissance wedding I went to a year ago!

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  • http://bronwyngreenblog.blogspot.com/ Bronwyn Green

    Thank you, Michelle! I’d love to attend a Renaissance wedding – that would be so cool!

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  • Helen

    Great costumes especially the tribal belly dance coin bra. I like to dance too :)

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    Bronwyn Green Reply:
    November 6th, 2011 at 7:45 pm

    I love watching my SIL and her tribe dance,and I adore the music, but I don’t think I’d ever have the guts to do it myself.

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