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HAPPY HALLOWEEN !

Enufstuff — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 02:17:09 GMT

Remember the days before store bought costumes and our costumes were created at home? Sometimes we were ghosts, a cowboy, a hobo, a witch or Gypsies.

Here are my Toni dolls dressed in their home made costumes ready to Trick or Treat and have their Jack o' lanterns filled with candy.

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Daisy Sunflower — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 02:39:30 GMT

HAPPY HALLOWEEN !

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Kachina624 — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 03:29:27 GMT

@Enufstuff Did you make the dresses? They are beautiful. You or somebody did a great job.

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CherryHugs — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 03:30:24 GMT

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Enufstuff — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 04:17:38 GMT

@Kachina624 Thank you very much.

I made all the costumes for my Toni Dolls.

Several years ago, I designed and made a line of Toni Doll

clothes that I sold online to Toni collectors.

The dresses were based on the original 1950's dresses that Toni

Dolls wore. The costumes are based on my Gypsy childhood

costume and the Witch costumes I made for my three little girls.

When my girls were young, I made most of their dresses, some coats, capes and dance costumes. Happy memories.

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STYLE — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 04:23:30 GMT

@Enufstuff..the costumes are gorgeous! And, yes I do remember making our own costumess for Halloween. That's what added to the fun of it all!

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Enufstuff — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 04:29:13 GMT

@STYLE Thank you very much.

It was fun to create costumes at home. When my five children were growing up, we saved a lot of things for the "Halloween Trunk".

Those long black capes that I made for my three girls, were used for many years for other characters. We had a collection of

masks and wigs and clothing, so they could make their own

costumes up. Sometimes it was makeup instead of masks.

One year my cousin came over and did KISS makeup on my three girls and a friend. They looked just like the rock group.

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meallen616 — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 09:01:41 GMT

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on the bay — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:04:50 GMT

@Enufstuff,

That must have been so neat to have a mom who made all those great Halloween costumes!

I thought after several years I was having a hard time coming up with ideas for a costume and what to make from sheets etc! My mother thought up things when we were little.

By the time my children were born it was great fun to let them choose what costume they wanted from the store or lots of times they would come up with their own.

Plus costumes certainly went from the plastic silly looking costumes to so creative from the store and that was fun but also could be expensive!

Happy Halloween! It's supposed to rain here but both daughters said they are going out with their little ones come rain or shine! The kids are so excited. It is a very big thing in our neighborhood!

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lil sophie — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:16:07 GMT

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newname0 — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:31:50 GMT

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chessygal — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:39:37 GMT

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ValuSkr — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:54:09 GMT

Happy Halloween everyone!

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Toots711 — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 14:06:35 GMT

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lil sophie — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:28:57 GMT

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ECBG — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 21:44:52 GMT

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Kachina624 — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 23:22:54 GMT

@Enufstuff I remembered you saying you'd made doll clothes so I suspected you'd made these costumes. I know how tedious making doll clothes can be and you did an outstanding job. You had some lucky little girls to have had such a gifted mom.

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PamfromCT — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 23:36:30 GMT

@STYLE , Yes, @Enufstuff is a very talented person, in so many areas. I think it is wonderful to see what other posters can make, and how they decorate, etc. And what they collect and the stories behind their collections.

As much as it is interesting to see pictures from noted decorators, I wish we could see more of what we “ordinary” people do. Some posters show pictures of their holiday decorating and such. It is inspiring to see what other posters do.

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Regal Bee — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 23:50:21 GMT

@PamfromCT I so agree with your thoughts. I have often thought that I see so few pictures of poster's homes in this forum and the home forum. I would love to see more homes and some of their decorating. This is so much more creative than magazine pictures and I agree, more inspiring!

Happy Halloween, Everyone!

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Regal Bee — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 23:53:27 GMT

@Enufstuff Just too cute. How very talented you are.

Happy Halloween!