Lauren’s Final Halloween Costume

Costume Description:

I call my costume “Witch Couture”, I really wanted to incorporate drapery into my costume to create a more sophisticated chic hat. I also was really excited about making a magical crystal ball which levitated into the air. I think this accessory tied the whole costume together while still keeping with the intended aesthetic.

When putting the costume all together and wearing it on Halloween night I felt very beautiful and elegant. It is exactly how I imagined it however when getting to the Halloween parade I did feel a little basic since I saw 100 other people that looked just like me :(. I mean next time I will just have to think a bit more outside the box but I still think it was one of my best halloween costumes I’ve ever put together.

Materials:

Large Christmas Decoration (amazon)
Witch hat (Micheals)
Black fabric (from previous project)
Silver sheer fabric (Prime Fabrics)
Wire (found in studio)
Metal Pipe (found in studio)
Black foam board (found in studio)
Gemma
12 led neopixel

Circuit Diagram:

Arduino Code:

#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>
#ifdef __AVR__
  #include <avr/power.h>
#endif

#define PIN 1

Adafruit_NeoPixel strip = Adafruit_NeoPixel(12, PIN, NEO_RGBW + NEO_KHZ800);

void setup() {
  #if defined (__AVR_ATtiny85__)
    if (F_CPU == 16000000) clock_prescale_set(clock_div_1);
  #endif

  strip.begin();
  strip.setBrightness(100);
  strip.show(); 
}

void loop() {
  // 
  colorWipe(strip.Color(192, 192, 192), 50); // Silver
  colorWipe(strip.Color(91, 100, 137), 20); // Grey Blue
  colorWipe(strip.Color(92, 49, 255), 112); // Purple


}

// Fill the dots one after the other with a color
void colorWipe(uint32_t c, uint8_t wait) {
  for(uint16_t i=0; i<strip.numPixels(); i++) {
    strip.setPixelColor(i, c);
    strip.show();
    delay(wait);
  }
}

void rainbow(uint8_t wait) {
  uint16_t i, j;

  for(j=0; j<256; j++) {
    for(i=0; i<strip.numPixels(); i++) {
      strip.setPixelColor(i, Wheel((i+j) & 255));
    }
    strip.show();
    delay(wait);
  }
}

// Slightly different, this makes the rainbow equally distributed throughout
void rainbowCycle(uint8_t wait) {
  uint16_t i, j;

  for(j=0; j<256*5; j++) { // 5 cycles of all colors on wheel
    for(i=0; i< strip.numPixels(); i++) {
      strip.setPixelColor(i, Wheel(((i * 256 / strip.numPixels()) + j) & 255));
    }
    strip.show();
    delay(wait);
  }
}

//Theatre-style crawling lights.
void theaterChase(uint32_t c, uint8_t wait) {
  for (int j=0; j<10; j++) {  //do 10 cycles of chasing
    for (int q=0; q < 3; q++) {
      for (uint16_t i=0; i < strip.numPixels(); i=i+3) {
        strip.setPixelColor(i+q, c);    //turn every third pixel on
      }
      strip.show();

      delay(wait);

      for (uint16_t i=0; i < strip.numPixels(); i=i+3) {
        strip.setPixelColor(i+q, 0);        //turn every third pixel off
      }
    }
  }
}

//Theatre-style crawling lights with rainbow effect
void theaterChaseRainbow(uint8_t wait) {
  for (int j=0; j < 256; j++) {     // cycle all 256 colors in the wheel
    for (int q=0; q < 3; q++) {
      for (uint16_t i=0; i < strip.numPixels(); i=i+3) {
        strip.setPixelColor(i+q, Wheel( (i+j) % 255));    //turn every third pixel on
      }
      strip.show();

      delay(wait);

      for (uint16_t i=0; i < strip.numPixels(); i=i+3) {
        strip.setPixelColor(i+q, 0);        //turn every third pixel off
      }
    }
  }
}

// Input a value 0 to 255 to get a color value.
// The colours are a transition r - g - b - back to r.
uint32_t Wheel(byte WheelPos) {
  WheelPos = 255 - WheelPos;
  if(WheelPos < 85) {
    return strip.Color(255 - WheelPos * 3, 0, WheelPos * 3);
  }
  if(WheelPos < 170) {
    WheelPos -= 85;
    return strip.Color(0, WheelPos * 3, 255 - WheelPos * 3);
  }
  WheelPos -= 170;
  return strip.Color(WheelPos * 3, 255 - WheelPos * 3, 0);
}

In-progress Images:

I did a really terrible job at documenting my work…I’m sorry.