Thursday, October 30, 2014

Three Last-Minute (!) Halloween Costumes

Young Wendy reckons she "sucks at Halloween." Well, if she has one pumpkin on her porch that's 100 percent more decorating than I've done this year for Halloween - or as Cy calls it "The birth of the Candy Gods." Today I did take some snaps of three genius-easy costumes ideas while Tallulah was shopping at her favorite second hand store Crossroads. Just in case you need a last minute costume...

All you need for this one is to cut out a paper beard and stick on a slip.

Hipster Waldo Just Wants to Find Himself. 

Wanda, The SouthWest Witch. (Just wear black with a touch of Santa Fe)


Some others we've have done in past years, though not all for Halloween.

Viking Kevin - look behind you!
Me (right) having cocktails with Viking grrrlfriends
Sarah, Lesley and Sally doing Seventies, baby. I know who to come to for white boots

Me and Kevin being the Green Day guys, Billie Jo and Tre Cool. They used to live around the corner - wonder if this costume had anything to do with them moving away?
Back of Green Day
Andrew and Caryn doing Avatar

Vicki and Michael - The Hangover

Me and Kevin being Wacky Races. Teddy is McMutley. I'm not going to win any Oscars with my scared face - put some effort into it girl!

Tallulah and friend Ariana are Cookie Monsters. Cy is a baseball fan

12 years ago! before our re-model, Me and Kevin, two faces of Boy George: Doing Probation and Eighties George
Me and Kevin were Royal Tenenbaums
Seb and Laura being Shy Ronnie and Bonnie (Sat Night Live)

More characters from Sat Night Live including The Wild and Crazy Guys!
SNL characters: Dick in a Box, Two Pats and Roseanna Roseanneadana

More SNL: Mary Katherine Gallagher and Martha Stewart's Topless Christmas

Phew, this is only a tenth of our costume photos. Hope you have a spooky day possums! Much love my boos.



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38 comments:

  1. Rob-bearOctober 30, 2014 at 9:32 PM

    Those are all fascinating costumes!

    What kind of costume should a Bear wear?

    Blessings and Bear hugs, Jody

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    1. About Last WeekendOctober 31, 2014 at 8:45 AM

      The bear fur is good for every ocasion I am thinking

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  2. TrishOctober 31, 2014 at 12:10 AM

    I can't believe how creative you and your friends are! You make a brilliant Boy George and how weird to see you with dark hair as Green Day. Most impressive.

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    1. About Last WeekendOctober 31, 2014 at 8:46 AM

      As my friend Mike says, you guys dress up more than your kids (it's true!) The thing is we have to have a lot of fundraisers for our school and they are all themed. We always have a great time!

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  3. wellfedfredOctober 31, 2014 at 1:35 AM

    ahhh, you know how to live.

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    1. About Last WeekendOctober 31, 2014 at 9:18 AM

      Love your fish shaking hands on your blog today. Real life is stranger than fiction!

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  4. SarahOctober 31, 2014 at 2:03 AM

    You make a terrific Penelope Pitstop. :)

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    1. About Last WeekendOctober 31, 2014 at 9:18 AM

      I don't think the costume had enough shiny pink though...

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  5. WendyMcLeodMacKnightOctober 31, 2014 at 2:32 AM

    I think you rock at Halloween! I love the Royal Tenenbaums especially, though admit to a soft spot for wacky races!

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    1. About Last WeekendOctober 31, 2014 at 9:19 AM

      Never tire of that Tenebaum thing, I have friends who I always tease are the epitomy of that family

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  6. The Dainty Dolls HouseOctober 31, 2014 at 3:16 AM

    Hahahaha...all of these costumes were amazing, I loved it :))) Happy Halloween xx

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  7. Pat HattOctober 31, 2014 at 4:33 AM

    Wow, you sure never lack for costume ideas, awesome

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  8. Ms ScarletOctober 31, 2014 at 5:12 AM

    I love the Whacky Races one! They're all brilliant, thanks for sharing.
    Happy Halloween!
    Sx

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    1. About Last WeekendOctober 31, 2014 at 9:23 AM

      We;re expecting a downfall of rain today MS, after months of drought it decides to storm on Halloween - witches afoot

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  9. Mac n' JanetOctober 31, 2014 at 8:15 AM

    Love the costumes! Boy George was great! Haven't dressed up in years. Our apartment building (we were living in quarters in Germany) did up the basement as a haunted house and all dressed up, I was a witch. I was a special ed aide at the time and some of my students came through. One was scared and his Mom said, " Don't be afraid, it's your teacher." He really did wig out then.

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    1. About Last WeekendOctober 31, 2014 at 8:44 AM

      Haha, that's hilarious! How sweet that you got your students to come through. I did not know you'd lived in Germany, so did Kevin, he loved it there

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  10. JenniferOctober 31, 2014 at 9:40 AM

    These are great!! I love dressing up in goofy costumes. You do it well!!

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  11. GSLOctober 31, 2014 at 10:02 AM

    These were a scream!!! Love the Boy George and Viking Grrrrl.

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  12. two birdsOctober 31, 2014 at 10:28 AM

    Such creative ideas!!! I love the Green Day one!

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  13. RoseOctober 31, 2014 at 11:18 PM

    I was a huge culture club fan back in the day! Great costume.

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  14. ThudNovember 1, 2014 at 2:22 PM

    One day maybe I'll have the courage to join in but for now I leave it to the kids.

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  15. Bmore BungalowNovember 3, 2014 at 12:53 AM

    Halloween is always so much fun. I LOVE the viking costume :-)

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  16. HeidiNovember 3, 2014 at 3:38 AM

    Wow - you are so good at your costumes. We seriously do the worst attempts at them in our place. My daughter flatly refused to go trick or treating in a princess or fairy costume (in Australia they all think they have to be something scary), so after tears and tantrums I quickly ripped up a sheet and cut some eye holes in it so she could be a ghost.
    Mr AV once dressed as a ghost buster for a 21st party with his mum's vacuum cleaner strapped to his back, and I did a Josie and the Pussycats costume (remember that cartoon?) by sticking black cardboard ears onto a leopard print headband and wearing otherwise normal clothes.
    We definitely would not fit with your friends! xxx

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    1. About Last WeekendNovember 28, 2014 at 4:16 PM

      That is such a good idea with the vacuum cleaner, you would get extra points for doing a costume with a household item attached.
      LOVED Josie when I was a kid

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  17. La ContessaNovember 3, 2014 at 6:10 PM

    A PLUS on ALL your costumes!!!!SORRY I'm a tad late to the PARTY!

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  18. UnknownNovember 4, 2014 at 5:45 PM

    Oh so fab!! I wanted those white boots so badly in 4th grade and I had to learn my frickin multiplication tables before I could buy them. I finally got them in 5th. They were so worth it! What fun you guys have. Love these pics!!xx

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  19. miss bNovember 6, 2014 at 11:17 AM

    Finally I'm getting back into some kind of routine after my holiday and that means catching up on my blog reading! So many fun costumes. You really are creative. Boy George - amazing!

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  20. Metropolitan MumNovember 6, 2014 at 1:19 PM

    Love Hipster Waldo. LOL! x

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  21. Optimistic ExistentialistNovember 7, 2014 at 8:32 AM

    Good last-minute ideas!! Have a great weekend!

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  22. Jen LawrenceNovember 9, 2014 at 5:46 AM

    Great costumes!

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  23. PatNovember 10, 2014 at 1:30 AM

    Great costumes. Particularly liked Boy George and the sixties gals.

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  24. Anthro BloggerNovember 17, 2014 at 3:47 PM

    Thank you for the chuckle. These are such great costumes!

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  25. ingeNovember 22, 2014 at 9:47 AM

    Such a fun night if I only lived closer

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  26. UnknownNovember 24, 2014 at 4:41 PM

    Happy Thanksgiving Jody!! Still blogging right??
    xx

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  27. AnonymousNovember 28, 2014 at 9:53 AM

    The beautiful people and their humorous costumes. Wonderful photos.

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  28. VinogirlNovember 29, 2014 at 9:29 AM

    The Jack Russell wants to know why they are wearing white (boots) after Labor Day...

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