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It’s October.
Halloween , stays

It’s October.

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 1 October 20231 May 2025

‘Tis the season for big hair, FX makeup and tattered historical underpinnings…

An 1860s Halloween Ensemble for an American Girl Doll
19th Century , American Girl doll , doll costumes , doll hat , Halloween

An 1860s Halloween Ensemble for an American Girl Doll

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 27 November 20156 February 2024

After sewing up a pair of Zombie Halloween Monkeys, I turned to dressmaking and made an 1860s Halloween Ensemble for my American Girl Doll!

Zombie Halloween Monkeys: Tutankhamonkey and Monktenkahmum
Halloween , toys

Zombie Halloween Monkeys: Tutankhamonkey and Monktenkahmum

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 24 November 20156 February 2024

Meet Tutankhamonkey and Monktenkahmum. These two zombie monkeys lurched their way into the house around about Halloween and decided to stay.

Alice of Wonderland, Despoiler of Halloweens and Scourge of Cobwebs Everywhere
Halloween , Playing Dress Up , total chaos

Alice of Wonderland, Despoiler of Halloweens and Scourge of Cobwebs Everywhere

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 4 November 20136 February 2024

Meet Alice of Wonderland, Cheshire Cat Hunter, her hoopskirt the despoiler of Halloweens and the Scourge of Cobwebs Everywhere!

Happy Halloween!
Halloween

Happy Halloween!

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 1 November 20136 February 2024

Prepare a too-hot-sauce and mustard powder dip for a Halloween party! People love the novelty of swiping something zesty off of a skull.

An 1860s Doll Hat: The Cracktastic Hat Bounces BACK
19th Century , American Girl doll , doll costumes , doll hat , Halloween , millinery

An 1860s Doll Hat: The Cracktastic Hat Bounces BACK

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 2 February 20126 February 2024

My cracktastic little halloween-y 1860s doll hat, last seen looking like something out of a montage of bad 80s bridesmaids dresses, is BACK.

An 1860s American Girl Doll Hat: The Hat of Inadvertently Cracktastic 80s wedding fabulousness
doll hat , Halloween , Hat , millinery

An 1860s American Girl Doll Hat: The Hat of Inadvertently Cracktastic 80s wedding fabulousness

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 11 August 201031 July 2024

Making an American Girl doll hat: from 1860s macabre and halloween-y to 80s cracktastic in one unfortunate evening’s work.

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