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Snapshots: Happy Halloween

October 31, 2016 No Comments Costumes

Halloween weekend was wonderful and then it was topped off by a really fun Halloween Day. Below are a few snapshots from the weekend…

I guess it started off last Thursday when I did a Halloween spot for KATU’s Afternoon Live:

Then there was the weekend Halloween Party:

Today I dressed as a unicorn:

This evening was all about trick or treating with the boys.

I hope you all had a very happy Halloween!

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Real Party: Costumes & Cocktails The Costumes

November 2, 2011 No Comments A Well Crafted Party

I’m not in the camp of “dressing up on Halloween is just for the kids.”
Now.. trick or treating is certainly only for the kiddos.

But, I LOVE dressing up for Halloween (or any occasion really).

I enjoy the planning of the outfit, the making of the outfit and then seeing everyone’s outfits!

Every Halloween we have an overwhelmingly awesome amount of people dressing up for the occasion in really amazing costumes. (Check out last year’s response to the Alice in Wonderland theme!)
This year we also had a costume contest!

Check out some of the costumes we had in attendance:
(This is only a smattering of the amazing costumes we got…
it would be a terribly long post if I put up everyone’s amazing costumes!)

Me as a clown (I’m pretty proud that I managed to make that costume!)
My husband as a ring leader and my son the lion!

I made my dress but bought a wig, horn, and white gloves to make my costume. For my husband’s costume we bought a wig, hat, and whip. And, my son wore a lion costume that I purchased from Costumes4Less.

One party-goer decided to go as my son for Halloween!

(His crying baby face was the best.)

Beetlejuice and Lydia (don’t they look amazing!)

The Addams Family— Wednesday even won for Best Overall Costume.

I loved this one… “The Drowning Girl” by Roy Lichtenstein

A Blind Ref

We also had a Mr. Plum, Lana from Archer, Ricky & Lucky Ricardo, Coach McGurk from Home Movies, Border Patrol…. and so many more!

Such a fun night!
Check out the decorations and food from the party as well.

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Happy Halloween! Mad Tea Party: Costumes!

November 1, 2010 No Comments Costumes

Happy Halloween!

I hope your holiday weekend is going well… ours certainly was a hit! We enjoyed a fabulous Mad Tea Party last night and a fun filled brunch with friends this morning. 🙂

Tomorrow I’ll post the rest of the details from our Halloween party fun…

but, for today I thought I’d give you a small taste of the incredible costumes from the party.

My husband… The March Hare

I made my husband’s costume this year to go along with the Alice in Wonderland theme.

As with most things I do… this was DIY.

First we went to Goodwill and bought a ridiculous jacket, tie and vest.

We added a very old pair of dress slacks and socks to the outfit. We also just chose a hat from his collection that he doesn’t wear very often (just in case I ruined it).

He wore one of his regular work shirts under it all (he must have been so hot in all of those layers!)

After obtaining the items all we had to do is buy 1/4 of a yard of fake fur from the local fabric store.

Using the fur I cut bunny ears out and sewed right sides together. I added in a bit of stuffing in both ears and a little bit of wire in the other ear to get it to stand straight up. I attached the ears to the hat with safety pins and a few stitches. I took small pieces of the fake fur and attached them on both the jacket and pants (as if they were worn so often that holes were made). I also made cuffs for the jacket.. I’m thinking we’ll have to have him use it again and go as the Teen Wolf!

I then sewed the fake fur onto socks to make them look like little bunny feet. We weren’t leaving the house so he was happy to not need to wear shoes. Lastly, I used the rest of the fake fur to create a tail for the Hare. I hot glued the fur onto an old name tag and we pinned it on his tail end.

It really made the outfit!

The finishing touches included a latex nose, face paint and whiskers.

We attached the latex nose and broom bristles (the whiskers) to his face with spirit gum.

Me, as Alice, and my March Hare

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