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I've left it a bit late, I have a fancy dress party this Friday and thought I could make use of some less popular mountboard I have by making a mountboard fancy dress, I have a shed load of Colourmount 351 (Poppy) so I was thinking about a Royal Mail Post Box or perhaps a Christmas card ?

Has anyone ever done this before ( out of desperation ) ?

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

try a light house

My Missus is a furniture designer & has made F1 cars & a "wearable" version of Stonehenge out of foam - for a team of "not too poor" guys who do our annual charity village "beer walk". This year the theme was computer games & was titled "Crawl of Duty - Black Hops" - most amusing...

It pleases me to see still more uses for Colourmount

Talk of fancy dress always reminds me of this gem.....

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A man with a bald head and a wooden leg is invited to a Xmas fancy dress party. He doesn't know what to wear to hide his head and his wooden leg, so he writes to a fancy dress company to explain his problem.

A few days later he receives a parcel with a note:

Dear Sir,
Please find enclosed a Pirate's outfit. The spotted handkerchief will cover your bald head and with your wooden leg you will be just right as a Pirate.

The man is offended that the outfit emphasizes his disability, so he writes a letter of complaint. A week passes and he receives another parcel and note:

Dear Sir,
Sorry about the previous parcel. Please find enclosed a monk's habit. The long robe will cover your wooden leg and with your bald head you will really look the part.

The man is really incandescent with rage now, because the company has gone from emphasizing his wooden leg to drawing attention to his bald head, so he writes a really strong letter of complaint.
A few days later he gets a very small parcel from the company with the accompanying letter:

Dear Sir,

Please find enclosed a tin of Golden Syrup.
We suggest you pour the tin of Golden Syrup over your bald head, stick your wooden leg up your backside and go as a sodding toffee apple.
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A man goes to a fancy dress do carrying a girl on his back.

The doorman stops him and won't let him in as he doesn't have costume.

"I've come as a snail", says the man

"You don't look much like a snail to me", replies the doorman. "And why are you carrying that girl?"

"That's Michelle", says the man.

Ouch - that one was painful

What do you call a homeless snail - a slug....

What does a slug say - "big issue - big issue"

OK - I'll get my coat

You could always go as a 'Red Wine Box' the link below will give you an idea

http://www.made-in-england.org/great-fancy-dress-idea/

Carry a ladder under one arm and a bucket in the other and go as a fire engine.

Steve Goodall wrote:My Missus is a furniture designer & has made F1 cars & a "wearable" version of Stonehenge out of foam - for a team of "not too poor" guys who do our annual charity village "beer walk". This year the theme was computer games & was titled "Crawl of Duty - Black Hops" - most amusing...

I like that steve

Not sure I would like Black Hops in my beer though

Talking of which time to crack open Greysalchemy 9.5% barley Wine tonight

The "Red Wine Box" was hilarious !

I ended up using my "scary clown" costume from Haloween, not very festive and it scared the young children there but it made me laugh.

All the best for Christmas,
Adam/Bagpuss