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Scary Good Halloween Costumes Don’t Have to Be Store-Bought, She Says
Debbie Solan reminisces about her favorite homemade outfits and prepares for the pumpkin carving event she'll host at Fusionglass Co.
Irish-born Debbie Solan has never purchased a Halloween costume and never will.
“It just wasn’t done,” said the owner of La Mesa’s “All the kids in our neighborhood made their own costumes or put their own costumes together.”
At 6, Solan was a fortune teller―her favorite costume to date.
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“It was a really sparkly dress that my mom had,” she said, admitting she cut it up, “and a scarf that my mom had from the ‘60s. It had little coins on it and I had it wrapped around my head.”
She’s passed the creative passion along to daughter Dealgnaid (pronounced Dal-ney) McNamara, who’s also never worn a store-bought costume and is now her friends’ costume consultant each year.
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But she says this year isn’t about what costume to wear; that’s all been figured out.
This year is about pumpkin carving, an event Fusionglass Co. will host from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. Cost is $5 per pumpkin and RSVPs should be sent to debbie@fusionglassco.com. Cookies and hot chocolate will be served.
