Happy post-Halloween! I hope your weekend was filled with crazy outfits and candy – I know mine was.

This was actually a pretty big crazy for me and Mr. Kaboom, as we were attending a costume wedding on Halloween. As a result, I felt I had to take our costumes up a notch. So for the last couple weeks, I have been slaving away at operation “Costume” – which involved a lot of sewing, and very little sleep. I am happy to report the results were quite successful.

I am proud to present Max and Carol, from “Where the Wild Things Are”…

All Handmade!

Almost everything I used to make the costumes came from the thrift store (I ordered the marabou feather boas online, and we had to buy white sweatpants from Kmart or something). I made my costume with a lot of drawing and painting: I made my “scale” leggings by drawing on a pair of white leggings with a Sharpie, and the stripes on my top are all painted on with acrylic paint.

Mr. Kaboom’s costume was a little tricky, as it involved essentially making a grown-up onesie. However, I think I found a pretty easy way to do it: his wolf suit consists of a white hoodie and a pair of white sweatpants I joined together. A slit down the front, some velcro and decorative buttons, and we were good to go. I was even able to use the front pocket to make his ears.

All Handmade!

Because I didn’t have ENOUGH work making one costume, I actually threw together a quick second costume for work on Friday. I was an iPhone – possibly the easiest costume ever to make.

Top: H&M; Cardigan: Yaya Aflalo; Pants: Comme des Garcons for H&M; Shoes: Joyce Leslie

What were you for Halloween?

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