Mother/Daughter Rainbow Brite Costumes

Truth be told, I've wanted to dress up as Rainbow Brite for Halloween for a loooooong time. What can I say? I love rainbows. This year, I had the perfect idea of having Farrah and me both be Rainbow Brite! I figured, I'd definitely get use out of the rainbow legwarmers on her, so why not?

Of course my first instinct was to search the internet for Rainbow Brite costumes and I found this for me...

and this for Farrah...

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But between the prices and the costs for shipping, I was spending way more than I thought was worth my while. I know I could easily piece the basic items together myself and come up with something.

We will start with mine. I went on the search for a royal blue dress and ended up finding this at Forever 21 for $15.80. What I like about it is that it's not a "costume", it's totally a dress I could just have in my closet for wearing!

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I then found the rainbow leg and arm warmers for just over $10 plus shipping on a site that sold them separately from the costume.

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For $25 and some change, I had my outfit! I have a red belt that I will use and probably fashion a rainbow on it somehow to complete the look.

Now for Farrah, I looked for a basic royal blue onesie, and surprisingly was hard-pressed to find one. I then ran a search for "blue onesie with rainbow" hoping for a miracle, and I found even better than what I set out to find.

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I mean, seriously???! It was $16.99, so a little more than I wanted to spend, but I got it larger because I plan on having her wear it tons.

And I found these baby leggings on Etsy for $5.50.

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It was actually my bad because I then found that I did already have rainbow Baby Legs for her that I forgot about, but I will use them as her arm warmers if it happens to be cold on Halloween. But regardless, for just over $20, I had Farrah's costume. Not too shabby.

I already have this headband for her from an outfit I ordered for her when I was pregnant and I plan on having her wear it with the costume.

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So I encourage you, whether it's Rainbow Brite you want to be, or something else, always look for ways to DIY your own costume or piece it together - you may just save a lot more money and end up getting more bang for your buck!

Happy Halloween!

Of course, I couldn't end this post without sharing a picture of Farrah and me all dressed up:

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Happy Birthday, Mom

Happy Birthday to my wonderful mother, and my best friend...{Yes, I am talking about ONE person here!}

I am so glad we got to see my wonderful mother when we went to Idaho last month. Too much time goes between visits and I really wish she could see her grandsons more. I am so thankful she takes the time to fly to Charleston every year to visit us.

Thank you, Mom, for everything you've taught me, every time you've been there for me and for always listening when I need to vent. You're a great mother, grandmother and I am proud to call you one of my best friends.

Idaho Visit 2012

I wish we could be there to celebrate you on your day, but I wish you every happiness, today and always.

I love you, Mom.

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