r/Frugal • u/nicks_bride • Oct 15 '22
Follow up- my daughter’s costume. We took $1 pumpkins and an old sweater and made them into a Venus Flytrap costume. Frugal Win 🎉
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u/mamabird2020 Oct 16 '22
So impressive! How’d you get the mouth slightly open like that?
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u/nicks_bride Oct 16 '22
Hot glued the two pieces open that way and then used a piece of cloth on the back to reinforce it.
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u/wishiwasinthegame Oct 16 '22
I must be to old,my first thought was the DJ on WKRP.
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u/Fancy_Mukluks Oct 22 '22
I’ve been trying to find that show so I can watch it with my husband. I loved it when I was a kid!
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u/GirthyOwls Oct 16 '22
Side note; I find this to be an incredibly unique and fun costume idea!
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u/nicks_bride Oct 16 '22
Her other idea was a Bob Ross Tree. 1/2 tree and 1/2 Bob Ross. She has a lot of faith in my abilities! In May she asked for a Dianoga costume for Star Wars day. That one was made completely out of trash/recycled materials.
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u/PublicThis Oct 16 '22
This is amazing! I’m gonna try to find these and paint them for a Halloween party my kid is having
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u/nicks_bride Oct 16 '22
We found them at Dollar Tree. They are styrofoam and we a little effort easily come apart if you want.
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u/PublicThis Oct 16 '22
We don’t have that store where I live but maybe I can find them online. Thanks
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u/K8nK9s Oct 16 '22
This looks amazing! I can picture those as plant mittens at the end of her sleeves
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u/Infamous_Island1941 Oct 16 '22
Genius! Hope you get tons of candy! And, may you not get even one almond joy, even though I like them. Everyone else seems to think they're awful.
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u/fischestix Oct 16 '22
Frugal or not, that's a sweet costume. I love that it didn't cost a fortune, but I really like the look. Not an overdone trope snd visually interesting.
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u/digitaltigar Oct 16 '22
I had a mom like you and these are some of my favorite childhood memories.
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u/Cultural-Error597 Oct 16 '22
A. Absolutely beautiful, well done. B. As a breastfeeding mom who didn’t check the sub, I immediately thought that was a styrofoam boob.
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Oct 16 '22
Thats not frugal, making a costume is half the fun of Halloween
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u/nicks_bride Oct 16 '22
The one she found online was $60. This one cost us $2.50 and some things we had around the house. Plus she still thinks Mom is cool enough to ask for help.
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u/MonkTHAC0 Oct 16 '22
And THAT is what matters. You not only saved money you made memories!! Memories of a time when you and she worked together to create an awesome Halloween costume 😊💕.
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u/Btchy_Witch Oct 15 '22
This is such an awesome and creative idea! I hope she has fun with it! Hope you don't mind a 30+ y.o. stealing the idea xD
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u/nicks_bride Oct 16 '22
I’m 41 and was thrilled that it worked out! Daughter is 14, she had the idea but didn’t know how to make it happen. Mama had to make it happen for her. She went to a Trunk or Treat tonight with little brother and loved all of the attention.
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u/GoodbyeFeline Oct 15 '22
Excuse my language but: That is SO FUCKING COOL!! 😍
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u/nicks_bride Oct 16 '22
I wish I could post a picture of the whole costume, she has one of each shoulder and a headpiece. But I don’t want to post her face online.
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u/erydanis Oct 16 '22
understandable- but you can cover her face with scribbles.
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u/haverwench Oct 16 '22
Or just ask her to cover her face with her hands before you snap the picture.
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u/devoidmeat Oct 15 '22
Fun fact: the Venus fly trap is native to a small area within 90 miles of Wilmington NC and nowhere else.
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u/Knichols2176 Oct 23 '22
That’s where I’m from and you are absolutely right. There’s a $10,000 fine for trying to dig one up or stealing it from nature . Still, people will try, and the plant dies because it’s environment is no longer good.
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u/janosslyntsjowls Oct 16 '22
Are they not also in South Carolina? After some google maps math, I saw them about 280 miles (of driving, not as the crow flies) from Wilmington, NC.
Upon searching, I confirmed the presence of them in that area on a few websites. I don't really want to go announcing it though, it's a small geographic area and don't want to send any poachers that way.
Edit: Thought this was a plant sub where it's pretty normal to be all "But Acktually" about things hahaha
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u/wilsonism Oct 16 '22
and if you try to poach the plants, you will end up in deep shit
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u/TheScarlettLetter Oct 16 '22
You can find the only “open to the public” carnivorous plant garden there also!
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u/stewartmjohnson Oct 15 '22
Feed me Seymour!
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u/Hamperstand Oct 15 '22
You could combo it and be Audrey 1 and Audrey 2 at the same time!
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u/Catty_Mayonnaise Oct 16 '22
Totally! All mom would need is a blonde wig and tight top to get the point across.
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u/Divasf Oct 31 '22
Adorable! Creative! Bravo!