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Category Archives: Halloween
Making The Photo Booth Costume
We wanted to go with another electrified vending or arcade theme as we’ve done in the past, but we were running out of workable ideas. We kept kicking around themes that would have been mere derivatives of our past successes. … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Halloween, News
Tagged handmade costumes, photo booth costume, the boy, vintage
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Halloween 2014
Continuing our vending machine theme, this year we’re going with a photo booth. Happy Halloween!!!
Halloween Roundup
Two more days until Halloween and we’re working on this year’s costume. The big reveal is on Friday – so stay tuned!!! More behind the cut.
Posted in Halloween, News
Tagged fortune teller, homemade Halloween costumes, Joe, pinball machine, Seeburg Jukebox, Tina, U-Haul boxes, Uncle Brian, Vintage TV
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BOO!
A fifty cent mask we found on 9th Street this morning.
The Little Christmas Card That Never Was
Sometimes your first idea isn’t necessarily your best…
Posted in Drawer Cards, Halloween, Holiday
Tagged cardboard, Christmas, Christmas card, DIY, fireplace, Halloween, iPad, retro television, retro TV
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I Want My RetroTV!
We’re having a little trouble letting go of Halloween at the Casa De Willceau. We had a lot of fun this year building Lloyd’s costume and taking him out on Halloween night. We got a lot of raves and a … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween
Tagged 1955, 2013, accordion, antenna, clarinet, DIY, Halloween, handmade, Lawrence Welk, polk, rabbit ears, retro, retro television costume, Sewing, television, the best Halloween costume, The Polka Kings, trick or treat, video
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Going, Going, Gone
The party’s over…
Posted in Halloween, Holiday
Tagged Halloween, Philly, pumpkin, pumpkin carving, South Philadelphia
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Zane of the Dead
The holiday candy and wrapping paper have been on the shelves of the local CVS for about a week now. Still, I’d like to keep the Halloween spirit alive for just a little longer. When I saw this photo of … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween
Tagged 2013, bloody, DIY, homemade, Ken Morgan, makeup, monster, Night of the Living Dead, The Walking Dead, zombie
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