Circus-Inspired Halloween Costumes

This is probably kinda late, but I decided to share some last-minute Halloween costume ideas with you! Since I'm a big fan of Water for Elephants (book and the movie) I decided to throw together five easy(ish) Circus costumes that you probably still have time to pull together. The red blazer could be swapped out for a vest. The sequined leotard could be switched out for a sparkly dress or tank and shorts. And as for the the Bearded Lady---I wish I would have come up with that sooner! How fun would it be to walk around in a sexy dress with a beard on your face? :)

Left to right:

Black jeggings + black boots + white collared top + bow tie +

red blazer + top hat + whip + mustache = Ringmaster

Polka dotted dress + ruffly socks + red pumps +

clown makeup + red nose = Lady Clown

Sparkly leotard (or sparkly tank with sequined shorts/skirt) +

satin gloves + glitzy jewelry + tiara + glittery flats =

Main Event (a la Water for Elephant's Marlena)

Curve-hugging red dress + fishnet stockings +

red lipstick + sexy pumps + beard = Bearded Lady

Boyfriend jeans + old button-down shirt + newsboy cap +

brown boots + suspenders = Crew Worker

DIY Cat Barrier for Under $100 (See-Through, Climb-Proof, and Too-Tall-To-Jump)

ICYMI: I gave up Cotton after deciding that after trying so many things, my two adopted cats Dahlia and Cotton were just never going to get along. Long story short: I missed her. And Cotton's back. And Dahlia's not going anywhere. My heart is big enough to keep trying. And my apartment is big enough that if I need to keep them separated long term (or permanently), it can be done. I'm going to write-up a separate post about some of the solutions I've tried, how they worked, who they worked on, and what I'll be trying next. But in this post, I wanted to share the main 'piece de resistance' of having both cats in my apartment: an un-climbable, un-jumpable, see-through barrier to separate Cotton and Dahlia .