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Hi Folks, I'm Elad (the Original Pringles Man.. ;-). It's always loads of fun coming up with a cool costume that's fresh and original (and that no one else has...). |
But once the party is over, the costumes usually get stashed away, and all that's left are a few pictures (that often get buried in an album or some never-to-be-found folder on the computer).
The hard part is usually coming up with a unique idea (execution may sometimes take less than an hour - like Mr. Pringles over here...). And there are so many of you creative and talented beings out there who've thought up (and continue to conjure up) some of the coolest and most original costume ideas.
So why let all that creative energy go to waste?!
By sending us your homemade costumes, photos and tips, you'll be automatically entered into the next contest (the first prize in the latest contest was a $300 Gift Certificate!). But, more importantly, the energy you invested into making the costume will be shared with others and come back right at you when you're in need of a few great ideas.
Just look at this site - it's built entirely on ideas and photos shared with us by visitors like yourself. And it's here, with hundreds of cool homemade costumes and tips at your fingertips, growing by the day, for free forever, to enjoy and find inspiration from.
All photos and tips submitted will be made available online for everyone to enjoy, making your submission part of a resource that'll be there for lots of people around the world - and yourself - next time you'll need some cool ideas for a costume.
*Costume Submission Guidelines*
- Each homemade costume picture must be of costumes that you or a family member MADE (not purchased).
- A homemade costume picture and writeup must be original and cannot be copied from another source.
- Your homemade costumes DON'T need to be perfectly designed costumes. Creativity, your write-ups, photo composition, etc. are no less important than "looks".
- Explain how you created the costume, where the idea came from, a few how-to tips that'll help make it easier for others, or provide any other information you'd like to share. Your write-ups are REALLY important!
*Preparing Your Images*
Preparing your costume picture for our gallery will help us get it online faster and also make your cake look its best.
Resizing your images: Your costume photo will be automatically resized once you upload it. However, we suggest that you crop and resize your images beforehand so that you ensure your costume photo looks exactly the way you want it. It's best to resize your photo to 400 pixels width. When resizing the width, make sure to keep the 'aspect ratio' of the heigth so that the image isn't distorted.
Cropping your images: To crop your image so that your costume is right in the center and as large as can be, you can use your own photo editor (such as Photoshop) or this easy-to-use online photo editor.
Here is an example of an image before and after being cropped:
Before being cropped...
After being cropped...
Here are more examples of properly cropped photos...
Sending more than one photo: The form below enables you to upload only one costume picture. Make sure you send the very best photo with the form. However, if you feel that your costume deserves more than just one picture you can send us up to three more photos to coolestparties[at]gmail.com. Remeber to include your name and any other additional information that'll help us.
By submitting your photos and writeups you grant Coolest-Homemade-Costumes.com permission to republish, alter and create derivatives in any and all media whatsoever.
