00:23 Dodudindon [2009]
01:34 Technological Threat [1988]
06:31 Vagabond [2015]
Cheap and Easy Halloween Outfits for Dogs
Halloween really seems to be sneaking up on us, not only is Friday the 13th tomorrow (another great excuse to dress up) but we are nearly half way through October already! If you are not DIY savy, low on time, or you don't want to spend too much on something your dog will hate wearing, this is the blog post for you!
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Kmart. You either love this store or absolutely despise it. I am one of those people that love it, and when I go in for one thing, I walk out of the store with a lot of stuff I like but don't really need. However, on a recent trip I walked out with this awesome Pineapple Outfit for Diego. They had a range of fantastic outfits but I couldn't look past this one for Diego. It has stuffing at the back to give Diego a more shapely figure, is easy to do up 'coat style' and comes with a ridiculous hat. What more could one person want?
Since then, I have seen dogs galore on Instagram sporting their new Halloween outfits. That is when it dawned on me that these are the perfect outfits for Halloween for those that don't want to put into too much effort. They look great, they make people giggle when they see them and the best part?! They are only $7! If you don't have a Kmart never fear, they now have an Online Store. I have given you enough time to purchase your dog an outfit before October 31st so you really have no excuses!
I want to thank the awesome Instagram accounts that let me use their images for this blog post to model the other wicked outfits Kmart has on offer. TheDustyDingo and Gracie model the Spider and Taco outfits. Dollybearsworld models both the Spider and Pineapple outfits. Finally, LukaSpaniel is wearing the Pumpkin outfit. If you buy one please tag me in your photos on Social Media so that I can enjoy too!
Wolves of Wellington Halloween Bandana
Hey! If you have read any of my other posts you would know I am a huge fan of Wolves of Wellington and separate from that, also Halloween. So imagine my excitement when I found out they have made a Halloween themed bandana!
This bandana is uber cute with adorable cartoon ghosts on a peach background. Diego would call the background colour 'man salmon' if he could talk because he is super masculine and doesn't like the idea of peach. I would have never chose a bandana of this colour if it wasn't Halloween themed, but since I have now seen him in it, I think we might need to branch out from his traditional blue shades.
This bandana is in the same style as their other Pay it Forward Bandanas in which it is a triangle shaped tie-up style. I love this type of bandana as it makes it super versatile, can fit a range of dogs and the dog doesn't have to be wearing a collar to wear it. With the other style of bandana where you slip the collar through the bandana I find you often get clashing colours/patterns between bandana and collar. This type you don't have that problem!
I done a full review of the other bandanas we own from Wolves of Wellington here! I think that pretty much sums up my feelings about their whole range, including this new one. I also have already received a bunch of compliments on this colour and pattern when out walking Diego. The idea of a Halloween themed bandana makes Halloween easy for everyone, and less of a task to be scary.
If you pick up a Howl-o-Ween Bandana please tag me in your photos on Social Media so that I can see your adorable pups too! Buy yours today!
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This bandana is uber cute with adorable cartoon ghosts on a peach background. Diego would call the background colour 'man salmon' if he could talk because he is super masculine and doesn't like the idea of peach. I would have never chose a bandana of this colour if it wasn't Halloween themed, but since I have now seen him in it, I think we might need to branch out from his traditional blue shades.
I done a full review of the other bandanas we own from Wolves of Wellington here! I think that pretty much sums up my feelings about their whole range, including this new one. I also have already received a bunch of compliments on this colour and pattern when out walking Diego. The idea of a Halloween themed bandana makes Halloween easy for everyone, and less of a task to be scary.
If you pick up a Howl-o-Ween Bandana please tag me in your photos on Social Media so that I can see your adorable pups too! Buy yours today!
Cliptomania [07.10.2017]
00:25 Modest Mouse — King Rat
06:29 Fallulah — Dragon
09:10 TV on the Radio — Golden Age
13:28 Gorillaz ft. De La Soul — Feel Good Inc.
17:41 The Chemical Brothers ft. Fatlip — The Salmon Dance
21:39 Ken Ishii — Extra
Dog Halloween Outfit DIY: Mermaid
Hey! As you may know, Halloween is one of my favourite holidays, and therefore October is one of my favourite months. I like to make sure Halloween drags out for more than just the 31st so decided to bring you a whole month of Halloween festivities. First up is a DIY for a mermaid costume for your wonderful pooch. I should start this by saying that I am in no way a DIY guru, and my craftsmanship leaves quite a lot to be desired. However, because of how terrible I am it makes this tutorial super easy and I look forward to seeing your recreations!
My best friend's daughter was turning three, and because whenever I am over, Diego is with me, she made sure to invite Diego to her birthday party. Unfortunately for him, the theme was 'Mermaids and Pirate Ships' and she personally requested he be the only male to dress up as a mermaid. I couldn't really let her down as it has been quite a hard road to get her to like his presence in her house. That is when this costume was originally made, but it makes for a perfect dress up for Halloween as well. I also have a matching mermaid tail in case we wanted to do a couples outfit.
I purchased some cheap material from Pete's Emporium, and although the material from here is questionable in quality, it is perfect for little tasks like this which won't be worn very much. I found the material to be of the perfect pattern that no matter how terribly I whipped up the costume, it would still look somewhat mermaid'y. From there, you just need some cardboard (I used an old beer box. Recycling!) and something to attach it to your dog. I used Diego's Linden No-Pull Harness from Wolves of Wellington, but you could also just attach it to their collar.
The first step is to cut out the fin shape in your cardboard. This is going to give you the main shape of the outfit so depending how you want it, this is the important part. I drew one half of the fin onto a folded piece of cardboard and cut this out. This made it so that both sides of the fin would be even. If you trust your drawing and cutting skills, you can just draw the fin straight onto cardboard and cut.
From there I stuck the material to the cardboard. I didn't cut the material first because I didn't trust myself to cut it correctly, do you sense a theme here? I stuck the cardboard close to the material's edge but left a few centimetres so that I could fold this over to hide the cardboard. I used ModgePodge to secure it together, but you could also use a hot glue gun or general crafts glue.
Once this was dry I placed the cardboard fin onto where I would like it to sit on Diego and measured roughly to where his harness sits. You will want to go a few centimetres over this point and then cut. If your tail is connecting to a collar (which I am not sure how it will turn out, but I can't see it going too wrong) you obviously will need to have more material than if you have a harness. I personally wish I put Diego's fin slightly further down so that it sat a bit better with his tail so make sure you really test where the fin sits before cutting. This is also the point when you will cut the sides judging by how big your dog is, how big the fin is and if you are attaching to a harness or collar this will change. I cut mine so that it was just the correct size of Diego's body, but if you had a larger fin you may want to make it so it drapes down the dogs sides.
Where you cut the material you will now want to make a loop in the material that the harness or collar can slip into. If you have ever purchased a dog bandana it is similar to the concept of those bandana's that just slip over your dogs collar. I sewed my loop down, very poorly might I add, but once again depending how permanent you want this to be, you can use a hot glue gun. If you want you can also sew the edges to make a nicer edge, but I left mine jagged.
That's it! Easy as that! A super, simple way of turning your dog into a beautiful mermaid. Looking back I would have made the whole tail longer so that I could then put an elastic loop at the end of the fin to put Diego's tail into. This would have made it more durable while Diego walks because at it's current length it slowly falls to one side. Diego was a hit at the party, and when completing this photoshoot at the river some children absolutely adored him in his outfit. I made this the night before the party so it's a fairly easy DIY to whip up last minute and I promise your pooch will look amazing. If you do recreate this DIY please share the photos with us on Facebook or Instagram!
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My best friend's daughter was turning three, and because whenever I am over, Diego is with me, she made sure to invite Diego to her birthday party. Unfortunately for him, the theme was 'Mermaids and Pirate Ships' and she personally requested he be the only male to dress up as a mermaid. I couldn't really let her down as it has been quite a hard road to get her to like his presence in her house. That is when this costume was originally made, but it makes for a perfect dress up for Halloween as well. I also have a matching mermaid tail in case we wanted to do a couples outfit.
I purchased some cheap material from Pete's Emporium, and although the material from here is questionable in quality, it is perfect for little tasks like this which won't be worn very much. I found the material to be of the perfect pattern that no matter how terribly I whipped up the costume, it would still look somewhat mermaid'y. From there, you just need some cardboard (I used an old beer box. Recycling!) and something to attach it to your dog. I used Diego's Linden No-Pull Harness from Wolves of Wellington, but you could also just attach it to their collar.
The first step is to cut out the fin shape in your cardboard. This is going to give you the main shape of the outfit so depending how you want it, this is the important part. I drew one half of the fin onto a folded piece of cardboard and cut this out. This made it so that both sides of the fin would be even. If you trust your drawing and cutting skills, you can just draw the fin straight onto cardboard and cut.
Once this was dry I placed the cardboard fin onto where I would like it to sit on Diego and measured roughly to where his harness sits. You will want to go a few centimetres over this point and then cut. If your tail is connecting to a collar (which I am not sure how it will turn out, but I can't see it going too wrong) you obviously will need to have more material than if you have a harness. I personally wish I put Diego's fin slightly further down so that it sat a bit better with his tail so make sure you really test where the fin sits before cutting. This is also the point when you will cut the sides judging by how big your dog is, how big the fin is and if you are attaching to a harness or collar this will change. I cut mine so that it was just the correct size of Diego's body, but if you had a larger fin you may want to make it so it drapes down the dogs sides.
Where you cut the material you will now want to make a loop in the material that the harness or collar can slip into. If you have ever purchased a dog bandana it is similar to the concept of those bandana's that just slip over your dogs collar. I sewed my loop down, very poorly might I add, but once again depending how permanent you want this to be, you can use a hot glue gun. If you want you can also sew the edges to make a nicer edge, but I left mine jagged.
Cliptomania [30.09.2017]
00:25 Takeshi Nakatsuka — Japanese Boy
04:36 Röyksopp ft. Karin Dreijer Andersson — What Else Is There?
08:07 Iron Maiden — Speed of Light
13:43 Rone — So So So
17:47 BRNS — Many Chances
22:03 Cut Copy — Hearts On Fire