Sue Sylvester from Glee I wanted to put together some photos and resources for pulling together a funny but easy costume in the next two days. If you are like me you are juggling a  lot so  throwing together a costume needs to be a pinch!

Here are some great solutions that I think can carry you to this Saturday and still keep you in the same bright chipper spirits that I exude all day long. Right off the bat I found Sue Sylvester from “Glee” at studlife.com. * If my friend of thirty years, Sarah Bowen Shea, doesn't do this costume this year than she needs to call the police because that means she has officially lost her sense of humor. Sarah is about 7' 11". She writes a running blog, Marathon Moms, and is an adamant athlete. She also is hysterically acerbic when she's not pitching sunshine to her readers. More importantly, she is the biggest "Glee" fan over the age of 12 and if anyone was going to play "Sarah" in "The World According to Sarah" it would have to be a younger Jane Lynch.

Liz LemonDonald DraperBack on track, I found the typical but always amusing "punstumes" like "Cereal Killer" and "Freudian Slip." These will always work for a good laugh and there are many more like that out there like the infamous laundry basket idea. Here's a good place with a handful of happy and corny ideas like that.

Turns out Liz Lemon is the easiest costume for a woman and that made me think that I'd like to dress up Scott like "Kenneth" from 30 Rock because I find Kenneth oddly sexy and extremely funny. Besides Liz lemon I see a lot of buzz around anyone from Mad Men as well. Interestingly, Piper is going as either Don Draper or the "Serious Man."

Is that a girl or a dude?The simplest, most viral costume I found was a roll of toilet paper. Instructables.com is a huge resource for DIY costume ideas (and about a million other things) so go there first if you need more inspiration.

Gnome Costume MYO Gnome costume, found at Craft Magazine. I think this kid did my tax returns.

Medusa This is the way I feel all the time. Great for gardener or Mom who might not want to do a whole lot more. If you could find a toy plane, that would be funny too. @ Martha Stewart.com

Tulle Ghost It's a good costume to hide what's underneath... also at Martha Stewart.com I like this costume and my friend Betsy is going to give me the petticoat from her 1 month-old wedding dress.

 

My Husband has really let himself go... ...and some other guy did this really cool make-up. I found this at Craft Magazine's blog and I like that it requires about four ingredients; liquid latex, bread crumbs, black and gray greasepaint and red acrylic paint.

Homemade headless Marie Antoinette costume This is from Make Magazine's Blog and I realize anyone who has time to make this amazing costume in the next two days has too much time on their hands. What did inspire me is the idea of the "Soccer Mom" losing her head. I have all the clothes and make-up for THAT costume!

 

Garbage Bag Witch Ok I have everything except the socks so this is a pretty easy one to whip together. Me? Wrapped in black plastic. Hmm.. sounds like Rosie O'Donnell in Exit to Eden. @ Martha Stewart.com

Bubble-Wrap Jellyfish This is a particularly good costume for the more mature woman who needs to mask that pesky "fishy smell." @Martha Stewart.com

Bird's Nest This is for the gal who loves to shop for $200 t-shirts at Anthropologie; nature meets Halloween. This made me think of those cool battery operated birds that you can buy that chirp when there is movement. That would be a killer costume!

 

Iron Man Nuclear reactor heart - Nuclear heart-throb! Tony Stark is arrogant AND sexy and believe me guys, women think arrogance is very hot! The instructions for this at Instructables.com involves battery operated blue Xmas lights. Where the hell are you going to find those in two days? I immediately thought of the puck sized lights from Sylvania or these cheaper versions. Add some blue cellophane for color and cover with duct tape that you cut circles out of. That's a lot easier!

Batwoman (not-sexy version) This was at Evilmadscientist.com but I think if you want to get lucky with more than a bunch of candy in your bag throw on some fishnets or something too. It would also be fun to hear some guy at Starbucks say "Hey, where the hell is my umbrella?? Get back here!"

 

Flower Bouquet Martha realizes we have little time to get the kids ready when we are busy dressing like whores and idiots ourselves, so she came up with this really lazy but not entirely shameful idea for the little girls in your life.

A Nutty Guy A ski mask and a short visit to Trader Joes will get you a lot of attention. You also tell all the girls that you have "very big nuts" or make jokes like "hey, wanna touch my nuts?" If you get in a brawl you can yell at your offender: "smoke my nuts!". Thanks again for the lead Make Magazine!

Vending MachineSkyler wanted to be a vending machine so when I saw this contest winner at Martha Stewart.com I was inspired to do a much better job. I don't have time though, he'll either have to be Tony Stark or the Nut Guy.

 

Recyclobot I love all things Robots so I love this very simple costume. Although I suspect it was made and photographed by the creative director at Garnet Hill. Now I need to find a very rare 11 minutes of quality time to spend with my daughter...

Two gloves and a big sock There are so may jokes I could make here so I will let your mind wander deep into the depths of my sicko psyche and you can chuckle.. now.. to yourself and surf the porn sites when you get home from work. I like this because you can make this WHILE you are driving to a party but the website from which it comes is really weird and cool too: mrtoledano.com

Regretsy Costume Yes - this is on Etsy. One time when Piper was three she said "Mom I think this Teddy Bear is really alive." Fearing everything I've ever seen in a Chuck movie, I took it to the door and pitched it outside into the road. She was traumatized and burst into tears immediately. Apparently "alive" was a good thing. Just think how traumatized your children will be if you tear up one of their stuffed animals and make this your very own 'furry nightmare vest!" Beneficially, this would take about 15 minutes to make...

 

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