{"id":10125,"date":"2012-10-17T05:48:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T10:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=10125"},"modified":"2019-11-25T22:08:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T03:08:18","slug":"the-grapes-of-wrath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/10\/17\/the-grapes-of-wrath\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grapes of Wrath"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapecostume.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10126\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/10\/17\/the-grapes-of-wrath\/grapecostume\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapecostume.jpg?fit=640%2C660&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,660\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"grapecostume\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapecostume.jpg?fit=640%2C660&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10126\" title=\"grapecostume\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapecostume.jpg?resize=640%2C660&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapecostume.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapecostume.jpg?resize=290%2C300&amp;ssl=1 290w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapecostume.jpg?resize=145%2C150&amp;ssl=1 145w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of my most ingenious, well received Halloween costumes cost less than five dollars to make. You don&#8217;t have to spend a fortune on a costume &#8211; all you need are some balloons, safety pins, two pieces of felt, and a really good friend to help you blow up the balloons!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Supply list:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12 &#8211; 18 purple balloons<\/li>\n<li>12 &#8211; 18 safety pins<\/li>\n<li>2 pieces of green felt<\/li>\n<li>light green embroidery thread<\/li>\n<li>cotton balls, quilt batting, or old socks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I did some research online to find out what a grape leaf looked like. I drew it freehand \u00c2\u00a0with a white colored pencil on to a piece of green felt &#8211; you can find an image, size it on your computer, print it out, and use it as a guide.<\/p>\n<p>I pinned the two pieces of felt together and cut them out. I used the embroidery thread to stitch them together, leaving a two inch opening at the bottom for the stuffing &#8211; I used cotton balls &#8211; but you can use almost anything. I closed up the hole, and did some simple decorative stitches to make it look more grape leafy-like. Pin the leaf on the child&#8217;s shoulder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapeleaf.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10127\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/10\/17\/the-grapes-of-wrath\/grapeleaf\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapeleaf.jpg?fit=640%2C605&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,605\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"grapeleaf\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapeleaf.jpg?fit=640%2C605&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-10127\" title=\"grapeleaf\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapeleaf.jpg?resize=448%2C424&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapeleaf.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapeleaf.jpg?resize=300%2C283&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapeleaf.jpg?resize=158%2C150&amp;ssl=1 158w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then all that&#8217;s left is to blow up the balloons and pin them to your trick-o-treater!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapecostume2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10129\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/10\/17\/the-grapes-of-wrath\/grapecostume2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapecostume2.jpg?fit=640%2C876&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,876\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"grapecostume2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapecostume2.jpg?fit=640%2C876&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-10129\" title=\"grapecostume2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapecostume2.jpg?resize=448%2C613&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapecostume2.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapecostume2.jpg?resize=219%2C300&amp;ssl=1 219w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/grapecostume2.jpg?resize=109%2C150&amp;ssl=1 109w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my most ingenious, well received Halloween costumes cost less than five dollars to make. You don&#8217;t have to spend a fortune on a costume &#8211; all you need are some balloons, safety pins, two pieces of felt, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/10\/17\/the-grapes-of-wrath\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[177,82],"tags":[2016,2019,2017,2018],"class_list":["post-10125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crafts-2","category-halloween","tag-cheap-halloween-costume","tag-costume-that-can-be-made-in-an-hour","tag-grape-costume","tag-halloween-costume-for-less-than-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-2Dj","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1780,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2010\/11\/03\/genesis-of-the-seeburg-jukebox-costume\/","url_meta":{"origin":10125,"position":0},"title":"Genesis of The Seeburg Jukebox Costume","author":"Joe_Williams","date":"November 3, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"So Halloween was fast approaching and Tina and I started to kick around costume ideas for our son. 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