Sigh.
It is a "make" Halloween costumes year.
I love and hate these years. I love homemade costumes. They are unique, cute and last much longer than store bought ones. I hate them because making all these costumes is stressful and hard...also it always ends up costing more money than I planned.
This year, all three girls wanted to be some kind of princess! So THREE princess dresses were in my sewing future.
We bought the fabric early (like the day before I left for Boston early). But I didn't start sewing until late. So I was sewing costumes right down to the line.
Luckily for Lorien, she had a church dance early in the month and wanted to wear her costume. So her dress got put together early. I am a pro at a little girl princess dress. I've made a dozen or more. But I've never made a grown-up girl sized princess dress. It was daunting but turned out really cute. I was super proud of it. Lorien looked like the perfect Glinda.
Wyatt wanted to be a caveman. His costume was the easiest. Just sewing a couple of straight lines on some furry fabric. A while ago he found a cow's thigh bone on one of our hikes out in the hills. He used the bone as his caveman club. It was cool--in a gruesome way.
Clare wanted to be the live action version of Cinderella. Her dress wasn't too hard to put together...although I wish I bought twice as much tuel to really fluff her skirt up.
Adell was a darling Rapunzel. That wig took some figuring out. I watched a tutorial on another crafty mom's blog. She made it look easy. However, I didn't account for the weight all of that hair was going to add. Adell had a hard time keeping it on. She looked cute all the same.
And because I am a glutton for punishment, I tried to make myself a Wicked Witch of the West dress. It was hard. It did not turn out nicely. The top was huge and weird. I couldn't get the zipper in. I looked a wicked mess. But it's Halloween so who cares?
And Colter! I did not make Colter's costume. I saw this little construction worker outfit on sale at the fabric store and snatched it up! He was super happy to be an "auction worker guy".
The kids got plenty of Halloween related use out of their costumes. They wore them to school, to the church Halloween party (is that an oxymoron--church Halloween party?), and for trick-or-treating Halloween night. So all of the sewing work was totally worth it. They were also very proud of their costumes--which always makes me feel nice.
A house right next to the middle school goes all out with Halloween decorations. We drive by that house twice a day, every day...and every time at least one of the kids says "We HAVE to trick-or-treat at that house!" This year we made it to the house. It was creepy and cool. The kids loved it.
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