Why I chose this costume:

My co-workers wanted to create a group at work to enter into the annual Halloween contest. Alissa decided we should all be apps and after much debate I was selected to represent Twitter (my favorite app and most used social media site at the time).

How I made this costume:

I bought the shirt from Amazon and already owned the boots and leggings. I bought four yards of teal glitter tulle and made my own tutu which fastened with a white ribbon. I made the chest symbols for Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat by hand and cut them from super sticky felt. Then I added a hair clip to the back of a white feather and added that to my hair.

Thoughts on this costume:

All day I was leaving glitter trails everywhere, but this was the most comfortable costume ever! People recognized the app symbol and I was tweeted, fav’ed and retweeted all day long. I was surprised that a few also understood the feather in my hair as the icon you press to make a new tweet. It was a blast to wear this and win the contest with my awesome app group!

I also wore this out trick-or-treating later that night and so many people recognized it and gave me candy. One couple even asked if I was the “fail whale”.

App group includes: (back row, left to right) Amazon – Jon, The Chive – Kaila, Facebook – Jill, Snapchat – Alissa, Instagram – Kelley, Netflix – Katie, Spotify – Diane, Shazam – Alex, (middle row, left to right) MySpace – Yami, Twitter – me, Google+ – Sanna, Yelp – Colette, (bottom row, left to right) Candy Crush – Pierre, YouTube – Samantha