Halloween costume

[dreamflower]

Most years for Halloween I grab some of my SCA garb. Quick, easy, there, and usually impressive to the trick or treaters. This year, I decided to do something a little bit more whimsical. I decided to dress up as...

TA-DAH!!

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME!

Spring Forward!


Fall Back!


*grin* It was funny how many people figured it out-- and how many *asked* "What are you?"

I was on my own with the trick or treaters this year. The DH is at a seminar, and the DS had to work. Passed out loads of candy, ate more of it than I should have, and got some knitting done while I sat on the porch. I'm really tired, but no time to rest yet. There is both a bake sale AND a potluck at church tomorrow, so I have some cooking and baking to do. And I'm in charge of setting up the potluck.

I hope everyone who celebrates it had a Happy Halloween!!

Comments

[baranduin.livejournal.com]

I love it!

[dreamflower]

*grin* It was fun!

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

LOL!! That's brilliant! I like clever costumes like that.

Ooh, a church potluck. Those are so good. Hope it goes well and you have plenty of help setting it up.

[dreamflower]

The best part was it didn't cost a cent. I already had the flowers and the garland. And the "clocks" were paper plates. I just safety pinned everything to a sweatshirt, and there it was!

I hope so too! I'm taking over the setup from the lady who had been doing it, so I will be doing it the first Sunday of the month for the foreseeable future.

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

That's awesome!!

[dreamflower]

Thanks! It was a lot of fun!

[obeliamedusa.livejournal.com]

Hee hee, what a clever costume! :-D

[dreamflower]

*grin* It just seemed especially apt *THIS* year!

[songspinner9.livejournal.com]

Oh, marvelous! Very clever...my husband came over just now and saw it and chuckled.

Trick-or-treaters don't really come to our house - it's set back from the street and a lot of people go right by it. Sigh. But daughter and her father went out to a nearby street where all the old Victorian houses were decorated and there were hundreds of kids out...

[dreamflower]

*grin* It was a fun idea!

Where we used to live, we had stopped doing trick-or-treat, because there simply weren't any kids coming-- most of them in the neighborhood had gotten too old for it, and the majority of folks took their younger kids to do it at the mall. But since we moved here, we get lots of them.

[topaztook.livejournal.com]

That is a great costume! I love the leaves and flowers -- and the pumpkin earrings.

[dreamflower]

Well, I had to show "spring" and "fall", LOL!

I love those little earrings, but I only get to wear them one day a year!

[piplover.livejournal.com]

That's a brilliant costume, I love it!

[dreamflower]

*grin* Thanks!

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

That is soooooo clever! That's very inventive. In fact you have just topped the most inventive costume that I've seen this year.
One of our trick or treaters this year was dressed up as a subway sandwich. I was impressed because it was a very good looking sandwich complete with wrapper.

Yours beats that one as far as I'm concerned. Get idea and very well done too.

[dreamflower]

Well, I could have dragged out some SCA garb, or my hobbit lass costume from ScotMoot. But then this idea seemed so much easier than digging through my garb closet.

I've really been pleased with the reaction of folks! *grin*

[rhapsody11.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha that is so cute and clever! We had it a week ago :D Have fun today at church!

[dreamflower]

Ours was this weekend, so that's probably why it seemed so appropriate to me this year!

The potluck went great--I had to miss the sermon to go and oversee the setup, but it was really nice, and we had tons of food. I took spaghetti in my crock pot, and hardly had any left at the end.

[mumstheword54.livejournal.com]

How clever! "Mother" Time!

[dreamflower]

*grin* Thanks!

[garnet-took.livejournal.com]

That is great, and so perfect for this weekend.:)

I would love to dress up to pass out candy, but it is usually uncomfortably cold if you're going to be outside. Last night was in the 40's with a gusty wind. I had gloves on. I sit outside the whole time. I can't risk letting Pippin or Ginger slip out the door. Pippin especially would be at risk. She's totally black so she wouldn't be safe outside on Halloween.

[dreamflower]

Well, this was fairly comfortable. It did not get as cold as they predicted on Halloween night. I sit outside on the porch the whole time, too, because of the dog.

[lbilover.livejournal.com]

LOL! That's so clever and creative!! I love it.

[dreamflower]

Thanks! *grin*

[shirebound]

That is a VERY clever costume.

Ooooh, I love potlucks. Have fun tonight!

[dreamflower]

Thanks-- it seemed very appropriate for this particular Halloween!

The potluck went very well. I'm in charge of another one on the 22nd, when the church's outdoor decorations will be put up this year. That one is going to be a soup potluck.

[elendiari22.livejournal.com]

Awesome! That's so fun.

[dreamflower]

Thanks! :-D

[rhyselle.livejournal.com]

How very clever! :) I wore my "elf" dress--a long flowing ankle-length grey jersey gown with self-fabric hip belt and low scooped neckline. It makes me look tall and skinny! LOL! Thanks for sharing your picture.

[dreamflower]

I have a closet full of "historical" garb, but I would have had to dig through and iron and so forth. This was just fun this year.

[gamgeefest.livejournal.com]

Very creative!

[dreamflower]

Thanks! It was a lot of fun!

[lilybaggins.livejournal.com]

That wins the creativity award!!!

[dreamflower]

*grin* Thanks! It seemed appropriate this year!

[frodosweetstuff.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, that is a great idea for a costume!!! :)