How to: Make a Dog Chef Costume

First of all, Floyd says lots of thank yous for all of your kind words on his costume.

He is patiently waiting for next year when his mother will torture him with a costume again. 

After some googling (and insight from my mama), I decided upon the components I needed for Floyd's costume.

I was going to cut a t-shirt Floyd has from his Halloween of being a personal trainer that I was going into a chefs jacket.  Then my mom suggested a kids apron from Amazon and it was perfect! The 

length was just right!  And for $6, the price was right!

There's a chance I might start putting it on him every night while I cook.

The scarf was some extra fabric I had around, cut into a triangle.

And the hat, the hat, was my favorite part.

For the hat you will need:

card stock

tissue paper

tape

ribbon/string

1.  Start by cutting your card stock about 2" wide.

2.  Measure your dogs head and tape the card stock so it is a ring shape.

3.  Cut a circle in the tissue paper and start taping it to the inside of the card stock ring.

4.  Keep gathering and taping the tissue around the perimeter until it is poufy.

5.  Tape the ribbon on the inside of the hat and tie under your dogs neck.

Dinner is served!

Sous Chef Floyd

Because I am a certain kind of crazy, I love making Floyd's Halloween costumes every year.

And even though we are past Halloween and full into November (I broke down and turned the heat on!), the blog world still needs to see the big reveal.

If I do say so myself...

 Sous Chef Floyd in da HOUSE.

If we are in the kitchen cooking, Floyd is there 100% of the time.

Without a doubt.

The number of photos we have of this is probably somewhere in the 500s.

Sadly you do not get to see these because generally I am in old and most likely mismatched pjs (lucky Mister).  

If you've never cooked a full meal straddling a basset hound under your feet, you've really not lived.

To Floyd's credit, camping out in the kitchen works out for him sometimes.

Like the time Kait dropped an entire piece of prosciutto on the floor at Casey's house on New Years Eve. Happy New Year, indeed! 

 And because he is so stinkin adorable, his mama gives him scraps as well every once in a while.

Lately it's been ham because I've discovered an awesome ham 'n veggie soup that I need to share with you soon!

Surprisingly he kept his costume on most of the night.  Hat included!

The apron is a kids one from Amazon and I made the rest.
Be sure to come back tomorrow for the how tos ;)

   We call this one, 'Steak n' Shake employee', with a tiiiiny bit of drool'. 

Floyd's Halloween Costume {Cast Your Vote}

It's that time of the year again.

The time when Mister tolerates me dressing Floyd up.

Usually I am full of costume ideas and this year I am drawing a blank!

Last year he was Scrub a Dub Bub

and the year before (possibly my favorite) Eeyore. 

I enjoy making Floyd's costume every year, because I am an extra crazy dog lady.
But I am not opposed to a store bought one because my goodness Target has some adorable ones.

So far my top runners are:

A. Sous Chef

B. Security Officer/Neighborhood Watch Dog

C. The King

D. Reader's choice

Okay, let's hear your votes or suggestions!