jack at the beanstalk gallows

well, i actually took some time to make my halloween costume this year. i often find myself putting it off to the last minute and then frantically trying to shove something together the night before. this is a shame since i really like halloween and constructing costumes, even if its only to dress up as a dead person. i'm a firm believer in keeping it morbid on halloween, although i have gone funny and cute in the past. not to say i won't do it again either, but i like a little darkness come oct 31. so, this year i was going to a party themed "the end of fairy tales". for some reason jack from jack and the beanstalk popped into my head. then i thought what better way to make the costume slightly gruesome then having jack hung up on the stalk like its a noose. presto, my costume was born. i gathered up some clothes for a pesent farm boy and went about sewing together a beanstalk. these are the results.