It’s never easy to say goodbye to the greatest holiday of the year, but I always find that sharing my annual costume and memorable moments with my followers always seems to help me get through the post holiday blues. And speaking of holiday blues I had quite the “Gemstones” on mine this year.
That’s right, not only did I finish my “Voila! No More COVID!” portrait of Walton Goggins and Uncle Baby Billy Freeman, but little did anyone know that while working on it I was also simultaneously working on my Halloween costume to transform into him as well. Needless to say it was a very “Righteous” Halloween this year.
To top it off my husband Frank joined in on the fun as Teenjus and one of the trick or treaters even told him “I need to read your book more” 😆
As most of you know we got married on Halloween in 2009 and donated the base of our wedding arch to my brother’s Halloween yard display. Each year we try to remember to take a photo under it and it amazes me how my brother has kept it going strong (like us) after 16 years.
We got blessed with a perfect sunny and crisp Samhain here in the Chicagoland area. My nephew Michael who has pretty much taken over the duties of passing out candy over the years decided to use his role to inspire his sweet costume as Willy Wonka. My great niece Violet chose to be a plague doctor this year because well she’s the ghoulist kid I know and I wouldn’t expect anything less from her. Having my Baby Billy virus elixir prop for my costume could not have been more perfect for taking a photo with her.
And the festivities did not stop there. I was also informed that like my Dr. Teeth costume that was featured in 2022, my Mokey Fraggle costume from last year made it into the Tough Pigs Muppet Halloween Parade for 2025! There are always a ton of great costumes that get submitted for this, so it is always an honor to be chosen by hardcore fans who for many moons have been doing such an amazing job to help keep Jim Henson’s legacy alive for all of us. 🌈✨️
Enjoy seeing me transform? Then be sure to check out a few of my featured past looks on the Skinned page of my portfolio website.
Hmm now what to be next year?! 🤔
Stay Spooky & Magical ✨
LDG Nicole
