I grew up in the shadow of creative greatness. *My* poor kid wore the same skunk costume year after year (black hooded sweatshirt w/ears and white stripe on the back). Just found the photo of the costume my mom made when she was about the same age as me (and had 3 kids): she, my dad, and 2 friends in homemade Martian costumes + an immense silver spaceship. They took 1st prize at the Navy officer's club that year (and I think that's the year my dad got promoted. A connection...? )
I am with you on those creative Halloween people. I think the emotion is jealousy. I have a cousin Susan who has a special Halloween creative energy, as does my daughter. Every year, great, creative costumes. What’s with that? I had one great costume, and that was when I was in college living in a terrific, enormous Boston apartment, with four roomates. Despite our cleanliness we had cockroaches. So we when we threw a Halloween party, my husband (then boyfriend) and I dressed up as a cockroach (me) and a can of raid (him.). We had an artist friend do the Raid can, so it was very realistic, and I wore a brown leaotard with black feelers and antenna. After that, its been pretty much downhill.
I think costumes take a very special kind of creativity — I can do lots of craft things but coming up with the idea in the first place? That’s a special talent!
Actually, I'm still proud of the first costume I made for my chubby three-year old who was in "The Mouse" class at Children's Day School in San Francisco. I put him in white tights to which I sewed a long black twisted-ribbon tail, a white long-sleeve T-shirt to which I affixed cartoon mouse stickers, and stuck a headband with mouse ears on his head. Adorable!
Since you posted photos with suspiciously New Orleans backgrounds, you know the struggle is real down there. I’m forever insecure about my lack of costuming talent, living alongside masters of the trade. Usually mine are too cerebral and poorly-executed to even be recognizable.
Haha! I'm outed! Those were the best costume photos I had -- my photos app did a terrible job searching for "costume" and "halloween"... Yes, I can see how living in NOLA could make one insecure about their costuming skills -- the people there are astoundingly talented and creative!
I grew up in the shadow of creative greatness. *My* poor kid wore the same skunk costume year after year (black hooded sweatshirt w/ears and white stripe on the back). Just found the photo of the costume my mom made when she was about the same age as me (and had 3 kids): she, my dad, and 2 friends in homemade Martian costumes + an immense silver spaceship. They took 1st prize at the Navy officer's club that year (and I think that's the year my dad got promoted. A connection...? )
I wish I could find pics of all the costumes my kids wore over the Halloween years!
I am with you on those creative Halloween people. I think the emotion is jealousy. I have a cousin Susan who has a special Halloween creative energy, as does my daughter. Every year, great, creative costumes. What’s with that? I had one great costume, and that was when I was in college living in a terrific, enormous Boston apartment, with four roomates. Despite our cleanliness we had cockroaches. So we when we threw a Halloween party, my husband (then boyfriend) and I dressed up as a cockroach (me) and a can of raid (him.). We had an artist friend do the Raid can, so it was very realistic, and I wore a brown leaotard with black feelers and antenna. After that, its been pretty much downhill.
I think costumes take a very special kind of creativity — I can do lots of craft things but coming up with the idea in the first place? That’s a special talent!
😂 Good one, Tracey! Especially love your puking pumpkin. 😂😂
Why thank you. This year - like most- the squirrels are doing the carving 🐿️ 🎃
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Actually, I'm still proud of the first costume I made for my chubby three-year old who was in "The Mouse" class at Children's Day School in San Francisco. I put him in white tights to which I sewed a long black twisted-ribbon tail, a white long-sleeve T-shirt to which I affixed cartoon mouse stickers, and stuck a headband with mouse ears on his head. Adorable!
Aw. I wish I could remember all the Halloween costumes I made for my kids over the years! They’re all in a different box in the attic
Since you posted photos with suspiciously New Orleans backgrounds, you know the struggle is real down there. I’m forever insecure about my lack of costuming talent, living alongside masters of the trade. Usually mine are too cerebral and poorly-executed to even be recognizable.
Haha! I'm outed! Those were the best costume photos I had -- my photos app did a terrible job searching for "costume" and "halloween"... Yes, I can see how living in NOLA could make one insecure about their costuming skills -- the people there are astoundingly talented and creative!