Our Halloween costumes this year are dedicated to Kristin of 1902 Victorian, who wrote this post after her picture showed up in a Wall Street Journal article about idiotic homeowners who drink and renovate.
Who says wine and circular saws don’t mix?
Our costumes were a hit, and the cheapest thing we’ve worn in years. No $50 bagged costume from the fly-by-night Halloween store this year. We went DIY all the way. Our friend Kurt supplied the hardhats (mine is spray painted to match my tool belt), the blood was a gift from my Dad last year (he worked at a pumpkin farm!) and the accessories - tools, toolbelts, nails, and paint-covered clothes - are part of our everyday wear. The only thing I had to buy this year was a gorey “hole”, which I wore on my arm with a nail glued into it. You can the arm gore a little better in this photo.
For full effect, here are the best “full-length” shots of each of us:
Teague doing his best runway pose, complete with pouty face.
Me and my girls, Katherine (left) and Tracy (right)
The costuming process took up half our afternoon and all of our kitchen counter. We made a HUGE mess with the fake blood, and will probably be finding evidence of it for months to come. But it was totally, totally worth it ;)
Comments, Thoughts, and Feedback
THOSE ARE GREAT COSTUMES!!! Kudos for the cleverness!
Love it! I know what you mean about ease. Last year I went as a new mom, I wore a pair of sweat pants, an old maternity top and covered myself in chocolot and vanilla pudding for the poop and spit-up. Halloween DIY is definatly the way to go :)
OMG. That is HILARIOUS!!!! Can I use one of the photos for the front page of Houseblogs? I’ll link back to this entry.
AWESOME!!!!!
How did you ever get the pups to pose on the pumpkins??????? — and to keep the costumes on?????????
Looked like fun!
Those are awesome costumes.
I have just found your site recently and it makes me re-think my fears of home improvement projects!
Haha, those are just brilliant!! Too awesome. :)
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT! What a great response to that horrible article. I might just have to be a drinking renovator/houseblogger this year too… I do have most of the gear myself. I can keep shotglasses in my toolbelt! I really wasn’t looking forward to it, but Halloween just got more fun!
A beyond fanatastic idea; executed without the loss of a finger!
I caught your pic on the houseblogs marquis and had to do a double-take, very very funny!
This is such a spectacular follow-up to the Three Martini Revolution. I think we’ll borrow your costume ideas for a Halloween party next weekend.. Thanks for keeping it tongue-in-cheek! :-)
Genius! I love it.
Thanks for the homage! You guys are geniuses! I desperately wish I’d thought of that. My neighbors would’ve loved it. :)
Keep those pictures coming of my favorite do it yourselfer!!!
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