..but what could it be?

So I wanted my Halloween costume to be a surprise this year, but Nora has ants in her pants and so I promised her I would post some in-progress photos so she could guess what the finished product will be. Here goes:

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In my bathtub dying my costume purple.

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Stirring for thirty to sixty minutes turned the tips of my fingers purple.

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Sad, sad, sad face because the container had a few holes and not only my costume and fingers turned purple, but also the porcelain..shhh.

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First step complete. Any guesses?