Trudy, did I ever tell you about the year my sister dressed up as Raggedy Ann for Halloween? She was working at JoAnn Fabrics part-time that night, so she went in costume (she had made the outfit herself, so it was appropriate for work). One of the customers that night had a toddler-aged girl in a stroller with her, and the child just stared at Kris the entire time, saying "Rag Ann! Rag Ann!"
My personal favorite adult costume of my own was when I bought a white apron and chef's hat and made up a book cover with the title, "How to Serve Man," which I carried around the bookstore that night while working. No one got it, though!!
That wig is adorable. I want your whole costume, Trudes! CUTE!
Boo Berries:
Jilli alert! [link]
More vintage Halloween goodness (will update with any goodies I find):
- Want this but is too pricey! >[link]
- Light-up ghost and pumpkin: >[link]
- Creepy old pumpkin: >[link]
- Totally cute light-up guys: >[link]
- Light-up pumpkin man: >[link]
- Addams Family card game! Want the whole deck! >[link]
- Cool little Bloody Tower charm: >[link]
- Black Cat Fortune Telling card game from the 50s: >[link]
- I kind of love this accordion playing cat decoration: >[link]
- OMG scary old cat lantern!!! >[link]
JZ, insent.
Cute Halloween goodies, GC!
I need a wide bat necklace.
My personal favorite adult costume of my own was when I bought a white apron and chef's hat and made up a book cover with the title, "How to Serve Man," which I carried around the bookstore that night while working. No one got it, though!!
Loooo-zers!
I actually dressed as Raggedy Ann for my little sister's birthday party when I was six or seven (the other year we were pandas). My next door neighbor Steven was Andy. My Grandmother and Mother made the costumes -- complete with wigs. Gramma is gone and Mom's hands won't do that anymore. Even if I could dig up a
mumble
year old pattern its doubtful I could pull off the work they could do. It is also entirely possible my Grandmother free-handed the whole shebang.
That wig is adorable. I want your whole costume, Trudes! CUTE!
I'm loving this thing like cray. zee. I need to find a cheap large size white blouse with puffy sleeves to turn into bloomers.
Oh yay, Halloween goodies!
Aims, what sort of wide bat necklace? Because there's this one, which is the classic one: [link]
Or this one, which is insanely expensive, but ohgoodness, I want it: [link]
Jilli - the first one is perfect!!! I need to get financial approval first.
Aims, I'm not kidding when I say the first one is the classic gothy bat necklace. I've had mine for over a decade, and I know a bunch of the other ElderGoth girls have one tucked away in their jewelry boxes.
