Comments on: Crafty Costumes http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2007/10/crafty-costumes/ The Official Whole Foods Market Blog Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:14:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lawanda http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2007/10/crafty-costumes/#comment-160309 Lawanda Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:30:45 +0000 http://wholefoodsmarket.com/socialmedia/wholegreen/2007/10/17/crafty-costumes/#comment-160309 Short, sweet, to the point, FREE-exactly as inrfmoatoin should be! Short, sweet, to the point, FREE-exactly as inrfmoatoin should be!

]]> By: Jweekley http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2007/10/crafty-costumes/#comment-153381 Jweekley Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:10:12 +0000 http://wholefoodsmarket.com/socialmedia/wholegreen/2007/10/17/crafty-costumes/#comment-153381 Our church has a fall festival and one of the booths is a costume exchange. Bring your last year's costume and exchange it for a different one. Our church has a fall festival and one of the booths is a costume exchange. Bring your last year’s costume and exchange it for a different one.

]]> By: Franny Egan http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2007/10/crafty-costumes/#comment-1214 Franny Egan Sun, 06 Jan 2008 07:38:06 +0000 http://wholefoodsmarket.com/socialmedia/wholegreen/2007/10/17/crafty-costumes/#comment-1214 Like many people we use the trunk of our car to store clothing for the dry cleaner. In a plastic bag from your favorite cleaner stow soiled shirts, sweaters, suits, written instructions for repairs, etc. When your arrive at the dry cleaning store you have all the soiled clothes in a re-used clear plastic bag. No rush & no forgetting. When you return home with the clean clothes, take off the metal hangers and put on wooden ones in your closet. Pile up these metal hangers along with the claim check for what you dropped off in a clean clear bag supplied by the cleaners and repeat the process. Waste is minimized, no missed items & your hard working dry cleaner gets to re-use the clean metal hangars. Like many people we use the trunk of our car to store clothing for the dry cleaner. In a plastic bag from your favorite cleaner stow soiled shirts, sweaters, suits, written instructions for repairs, etc. When your arrive at the dry cleaning store you have all the soiled clothes in a re-used clear plastic bag. No rush & no forgetting. When you return home with the clean clothes, take off the metal hangers and put on wooden ones in your closet. Pile up these metal hangers along with the claim check for what you dropped off in a clean clear bag supplied by the cleaners and repeat the process. Waste is minimized, no missed items & your hard working dry cleaner gets to re-use the clean metal hangars.

]]> By: Elise Ray http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2007/10/crafty-costumes/#comment-1208 Elise Ray Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:29:33 +0000 http://wholefoodsmarket.com/socialmedia/wholegreen/2007/10/17/crafty-costumes/#comment-1208 My mom used to make the greatest costumes.... I was a eastern Indian lady....a length of material fashioned into a sari & a red lipstick dot on my farhead..... a hobo was another...an old sport coat with patches sewn on, large pants held up with a piece of rope & the handle from the plunger with a bandana attached....then Mom burnt a cork to make my face look dirty....I won 3rd place with this one! My mom used to make the greatest costumes….

I was a eastern Indian lady….a length of material fashioned into a sari & a red lipstick dot on my farhead…..

a hobo was another…an old sport coat with patches sewn on, large pants held up with a piece of rope & the handle from the plunger with a bandana attached….then Mom burnt a cork to make my face look dirty….I won 3rd place with this one!

]]> By: Elise Ray http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2007/10/crafty-costumes/#comment-1209 Elise Ray Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:29:32 +0000 http://wholefoodsmarket.com/socialmedia/wholegreen/2007/10/17/crafty-costumes/#comment-1209 My mom used to make the greatest costumes.... I was a eastern Indian lady....a length of material fashioned into a sari & a red lipstick dot on my farhead..... a hobo was another...an old sport coat with patches sewn on, large pants held up with a piece of rope & the handle from the plunger with a bandana attached....then Mom burnt a cork to make my face look dirty....I won 3rd place with this one! My mom used to make the greatest costumes….

I was a eastern Indian lady….a length of material fashioned into a sari & a red lipstick dot on my farhead…..

a hobo was another…an old sport coat with patches sewn on, large pants held up with a piece of rope & the handle from the plunger with a bandana attached….then Mom burnt a cork to make my face look dirty….I won 3rd place with this one!

]]> By: Sarah http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2007/10/crafty-costumes/#comment-1207 Sarah Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:37:17 +0000 http://wholefoodsmarket.com/socialmedia/wholegreen/2007/10/17/crafty-costumes/#comment-1207 2 years ago, I found a bright red, sparkly Christmas tree skirt at a yard sale. We don't have a Christmas tree (we're Jewish), but I thought it would make a great Halloween costume. My daughter threw it over her shoulders, tied a red piece of cloth around her waist, used a basket and a bandana that we already had at home, and became the most wonderful Little Red Riding Hood ever. And I did not have to buy anything new in a store! 2 years ago, I found a bright red, sparkly Christmas tree skirt at a yard sale. We don’t have a Christmas tree (we’re Jewish), but I thought it would make a great Halloween costume. My daughter threw it over her shoulders, tied a red piece of cloth around her waist, used a basket and a bandana that we already had at home, and became the most wonderful Little Red Riding Hood ever. And I did not have to buy anything new in a store!

]]> By: Susan http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2007/10/crafty-costumes/#comment-1206 Susan Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:44:53 +0000 http://wholefoodsmarket.com/socialmedia/wholegreen/2007/10/17/crafty-costumes/#comment-1206 My son will be using his DASH pajama for his costume this year. I will be making a mask for him cut-out from a black art paper and and make two small holes on each end and tie the two rubber bands on each side. And her sister will borrow her God mother's scrub for her outfit. So just dig into your cabinet, garage and hidden chest box. Enjoy and be safe. My son will be using his DASH pajama for his costume this year. I will be making a mask for him cut-out from a black art paper and and make two small holes on each end and tie the two rubber bands on each side. And her sister will borrow her God mother’s scrub for her outfit. So just dig into your cabinet, garage and hidden chest box. Enjoy and be safe.

]]> By: vanessa http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2007/10/crafty-costumes/#comment-1205 vanessa Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:23:41 +0000 http://wholefoodsmarket.com/socialmedia/wholegreen/2007/10/17/crafty-costumes/#comment-1205 One great idea is taking the plastic tops from yogurt and place them slightly over each other like fish scales, glue them onto a large black garbage bag, which then become fitted to your body, and voila, you are now a mermaid! One great idea is taking the plastic tops from yogurt and place them slightly over each other like fish scales, glue them onto a large black garbage bag, which then become fitted to your body, and voila, you are now a mermaid!

]]> By: Susan http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2007/10/crafty-costumes/#comment-1204 Susan Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:11:11 +0000 http://wholefoodsmarket.com/socialmedia/wholegreen/2007/10/17/crafty-costumes/#comment-1204 go as a scarecrow. get some old clothes in a couple sizes too large (a plaid shirt might do well--holes nor stains matter, in fact it's better that way), wear them over your own clothes, stuff them with newspaper to fill them up, with some straw coming out the cuffs and various places (any old easter basket or gift basket grass might work too). use twine as a belt, some make-up on your face to look like stitches, and voila. it's seasonal, too. if you're real daring, put a detached broom handle through your sleeves (that should get tiring after a while). although, if you want SCARY, get your nicest professional clothes on, suit or suit skirt outfit, mostly black, and borrow a black briefcase. if anyone asks you "what are you supposed to be" say you're an IRS agent. everyone will say "that is the scariest costume i've ever seen!" Guaranteed. go as a scarecrow. get some old clothes in a couple sizes too large (a plaid shirt might do well–holes nor stains matter, in fact it’s better that way), wear them over your own clothes, stuff them with newspaper to fill them up, with some straw coming out the cuffs and various places (any old easter basket or gift basket grass might work too). use twine as a belt, some make-up on your face to look like stitches, and voila. it’s seasonal, too. if you’re real daring, put a detached broom handle through your sleeves (that should get tiring after a while).

although, if you want SCARY, get your nicest professional clothes on, suit or suit skirt outfit, mostly black, and borrow a black briefcase. if anyone asks you “what are you supposed to be” say you’re an IRS agent. everyone will say “that is the scariest costume i’ve ever seen!” Guaranteed.

]]> By: Jenny http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2007/10/crafty-costumes/#comment-1203 Jenny Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:43:34 +0000 http://wholefoodsmarket.com/socialmedia/wholegreen/2007/10/17/crafty-costumes/#comment-1203 Last year, my seven year old wanted to be a genie. This was accomplished without buying a thing. A very colorful tablecloth was folded (too hard too explain how) and tied at the waist to become billowy genie pants. He wore a blue, long-sleeved tee shirt, and we wrapped a very long, purple scarf around his waist like a cummerbund. I cut a short vest out of a light yellow pillow case (no longer using the pillow case because of a rip in it) and sewed shiny green satin ribbon around the edge of it. The ribbon was recycled from a gift. Finally, we made a turban out of a strip of old white sheet, and put a great big costume jewelry pin in it as the "jewel" in the center. My son looked great, and it felt really good to have created something special with only the materials we had on hand. Last year, my seven year old wanted to be a genie. This was accomplished without buying a thing. A very colorful tablecloth was folded (too hard too explain how) and tied at the waist to become billowy genie pants. He wore a blue, long-sleeved tee shirt, and we wrapped a very long, purple scarf around his waist like a cummerbund. I cut a short vest out of a light yellow pillow case (no longer using the pillow case because of a rip in it) and sewed shiny green satin ribbon around the edge of it. The ribbon was recycled from a gift. Finally, we made a turban out of a strip of old white sheet, and put a great big costume jewelry pin in it as the “jewel” in the center. My son looked great, and it felt really good to have created something special with only the materials we had on hand.

]]>