Mike and I were invited to an Alice in Wonderland party for Halloween this year, so we decided to go as the semi-obscure characters of the Walrus and the Carpenter. I don't think anybody at the party had a clue who we were supposed to be, but we had a lot of fun anyway!
![the Walrus and the Carpenter](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/5131399305_c9857b6bfb.jpg)
I made my pants from some super-fab estate sale plaid wool, and I used one of the Martha McCain civil war era pants patterns (Simplicity 5023). I loved that pattern and I had a blast making them! It was such a nice change of pace from complicated girl stuff. The rest of my costume was all scavenged from things around the house or from Dallas Vintage. I actually made a square paper hat like the one in the original illustrations too, but I decided that we were going to confuse people enough as is without throwing another bizarre costume element into the mix!
![DSCF3632](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/5131387639_43e5281f17.jpg)
Mike just wore his old Victorian costume with the addition of whiskers that I made by cutting pieces off a $5 old man wig, and the tusks are plastic window blinds that I cut into the right shape. He thought the little round John Lennon glasses would add a funny finishing touch (goo goo g'joob!)
![DSCF3601](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1195/5132011530_4a3208b297.jpg)
I didn't take a ton of pictures, but you can see the rest here if you want. We had a lot of fun dressing up this year, and thanks again to Kaycee for inviting us! :)