My son picked his Halloween costume for this year and it requires building. A lot of crafty building. This isn’t my area of expertise, but I’m doing my best. A few pieces I’m still figuring out or need to order parts for. Thankfully, the biggest headache was my mission for last week and I think it worked out. I’m going to regale you with progress pictures that I already posted on Instagram and Facebook. So, who did my son pick as his costume?
Soul King Brook from ‘One Piece’
He wanted the shark guitar too. Needless to say, I had to start now because these pieces will take time and creative thought. I need a cushion of time to allow for me fixing any mistakes. So, here we go!
Legends of Windemere 
So far, so good, Charles 👍😃 Maybe one of his older female relatives will have a fluffy scarf(?) and big wig 😃 Any ex ‘Flower Power’ men in the family for the trousers? 🕺
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Thanks. We bought an afro wig since nobody has anything like that. Only older relatives around are my parents and they don’t have anything we need. I found the right pants and some iron on lilies on Amazon though. Feather boas are a common accessory at costume shops around here too. I bought one, but it sheds worse than an anxiety-ridden parrot. He wore it once for a few minutes and it already looks thread bare in sections. So, it’s all about the building now.
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Be careful if you’re using superglue for sticking the feathers back on the Boa (a name I couldn’t remember for the life of me) or you could go as a tarred and feathered Dad 😂
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I’m just letting the cheap one fall apart and I’ll get a better one this coming month. If the ex-wife takes him to a Halloween thing, I’ll give her the cheaper one to preserve the good one for the actual holiday.
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That’s dedication.
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Thanks. Glad I got it done before school started.
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Wow! What a project, and good on you for tackling it. I would have thrown up my hands. I almost did when my son told me one year he wanted to go as a grasshopper. Luckily I am handy with a sewing machine.
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Thanks. I’ve been thinking it over for months too. Now I just have to put the plan into action.
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Looks like you’ve made a good start!
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Wow, your son goes large! That’s a great project. Good thing you have advanced notice.
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He’s definitely putting a lot of faith in my abilities. Got the cravat brooch done recently too.
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Looks great. You are a great dad.
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Thanks.
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