Miss Bat's Costume Collection

As a kid, dressing up wasn't limited to Halloween! I was constantly playing with scarves and costumes, old jewelry and other bits and pieces my family gave me to play with. If I saw something on TV or in one of my favorite movies, I instantly wanted to recreate it!

So Halloween was naturally an awesome time to find a costume and pretend to be something else! What other day of the year could you get candy for dressing up?

One of my earliest costumes my mom made was of a My Little Pony. I was big time into the little plastic horses and decided to go as one for Halloween. Mom labored for hours but eventually turned out a fuzzy blue jumpsuit out of an old bathrobe that had a magenta and white "mane" out of yarn. I was decidedly adorable!

The local high school had a sale every year of old costumes from their theatrical productions. One time I came home with a black and magenta sack dress that ended up being used the year I took my old leopard costume and put the dress on over it. I was a leopard princess! (I've always had a great imagination.)

There were years I went as animals, like a mouse and a coyote. I was always looking in the stores for pre-made costumes but they never seemed to have anything I wanted.

As I got older, costumes got to be more intellectual. Like the year I went as a wolf-in-sheep's clothing. (Check out my lens about that costume, it's down below!) And then there was the time I went as "bull-headed" -- just a pair of home-made clay horns I sculpted and a fake nose ring! I'm a Taurus, what can I say?

Ever since I joined Squidoo, I've made lots and lots of costume lenses through Squidboo. They seem to be my most popular lenses, too. Seems like everyone loves to dress up!

Squidoo loves to recognize its lensmakers. And I've been a lucky recipient!

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On October 13th, 2007, my Hairspray Halloween Costumes lens was picked as Lens of the Day! Thanks to Squidoo for the honor and thanks to everyone who came by and visited my lens!