Bob's Frilly Lizard Costume


We entered the Kincardine 2009 Fall Fair Dog Show, the theme was "recycling".
The night before was time to whip up a costume. Tried a number of different ideas and when I accordion folded a few salvaged coffee filters Bill suggested a "frilly lizard " costume and I was off. (I have hundreds of these cleaned and pressed in Ziploc bags that my Mom had preciously saved for me daily for a year). Using a piece of packing foam as the backing, I spray glued, layering the filters one by one.
Bob, the dog, was very patient thru all the fittings and had a great time at the show, arriving home with lots of prizes and treats.

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