When I was a kid, my mom lovingly hand made my Halloween costumes. I had a beautiful Snow White, and a super cute fancy mermaid. I also had a horribly not-flattering orange flapper dress (but I've forgiven her for that- I think she was getting tired).
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That's not me- but that's the pattern she used.
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To continue the tradition, I've made most of the Spawn's costumes. We've had an anglerfish (only one man knew what it was- God Bless you, random neighbor. He said it was the best costume he'd seen all night), a mermaid, a princess, a wizard and who knows what else. There have been a few random store bought costumes thrown in here and there- a spider witch, a pirate. Until last year, when the Spawn revolted. They all wanted store bought costumes.
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Wear your damn Spiderperson costumes while you break my heart.
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I was a little sad. Just like when I was growing up, the grass was greener on the other side. All I ever wanted were those chintzy store bought costumes, while my mom was slaving over wonderful homemade costumes as a labor of love. And now my lousy ungrateful kids were repeating history. Shunning my creative, lovingly handcrafted creations for polyester crap from Wal-Mart.
Sigh.
This year I decided I would make or buy what anyone wanted. I got a request for one homemade Halloween witch, one chainsaw and one set of ninja swords. And now I'm thinking.....
WHY THE HELL DID I WANT TO SEW ANYTHING?
Halloween is 3 days away and Spawn#2's witch costume is in 20 pieces. We're so busy and tired I can't even think about sewing it without getting a headache. Seriously, who gives a crap where a costume comes from? All the kids want is candy.
When I asked Spawn#2 if we could go buy her a costume, she almost cried. Dammit.
Do you make or buy your costumes? And do you feel guilty over which you choose?
The bonus of not knowing how, and having no desire to learn, to sew is that we buy our costumes every year we participate in Halloween festivities, guilt free!
ReplyDeleteCan't sew. I could maybe knit a spiderman costume, but I'm thinking I'd have to pay for some counselling after all the ridicule they would get from their peers so it's store bought all the way. Much cheaper in the long run...lol.
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