Penciled in

About a week ago, Piper and I went to our local pet store to look at costumes.

She tried on a couple.

"Not funny, Mama."

Neither one of those came home with us. What we really wanted was a guinea pig costume.

This year's selection was a little lackluster. Instead of something fun like a dragon or taco, we ended up with a pencil.

A really big pencil.

A two pony pencil!

I got out my biggest model and tried it on him. Thankfully, it was a perfect fit.

With that decided, it was time to get to work. I carefully cut off the wide belly band and removed the velcro front closures.

I replaced both with grosgrain ribbon straps fitted with Rio Rondo blanket hardware.

The original pencil tip hat was unusable, so I made a new one with cardstock, string and acrylic paint. I also made a matching ribbon halter with pencil pattern accent pieces.

All it needs is a kid with a backpack and perhaps a few other school supplies.

But that's a project for another day. 

"Why is she like this?"

"Nobody knows."

All joking aside, this is a really easy way to make a fun Halloween costume for your models. Just be sure to check the size in the store. Some of them are really big!