6 years ago I painstakingly made this adorable costume for Big Sis. I spent hours hand
stamping strawberries onto pink fabric and constructing a giant puffy hat. I dyed stripes
on her tights and diamonds on her apron. And to top it all off I made felt boots to
cover her shoes.
Time consuming? YES
Worth it? YES
For me its a challenge to see if I can figure out how to recreate things with some fabric,
a needle and some thread (and NO patterns!). I don't really sew very much, so its
rewarding for me to know that I can accomplish projects that intimidate me at first.
After making this costume though, I pretty much figured that I could never top it. So
I didn't even try again. I opted for store bought costumes for the last few years.
But this year I got the itch.
The itch to challenge myself once again.
I'm halfway done, but great challenges still wait for me.
Can I do it?
Let's keep our fingers crossed.
Big Sis and Lil' Red are counting on me to do it.
(actually Lil' Red could care less. In fact he hates it!)
Here's a sneak peek.
stamping strawberries onto pink fabric and constructing a giant puffy hat. I dyed stripes
on her tights and diamonds on her apron. And to top it all off I made felt boots to
cover her shoes.
Time consuming? YES
Worth it? YES
For me its a challenge to see if I can figure out how to recreate things with some fabric,
a needle and some thread (and NO patterns!). I don't really sew very much, so its
rewarding for me to know that I can accomplish projects that intimidate me at first.
After making this costume though, I pretty much figured that I could never top it. So
I didn't even try again. I opted for store bought costumes for the last few years.
But this year I got the itch.
The itch to challenge myself once again.
I'm halfway done, but great challenges still wait for me.
Can I do it?
Let's keep our fingers crossed.
Big Sis and Lil' Red are counting on me to do it.
(actually Lil' Red could care less. In fact he hates it!)
Here's a sneak peek.
7 comments:
Oh my Goodness, you are too creative! That is adorable. I can't believe you can just create these things out of your mind! I'm excited to see this years.
Jessie and Woody?
love it! Will you make one for Noah too? :)
I love it already! Matthew and Darby will go nuts over them! Have I told you before how amazing you are?
I wish I wanted to sew. I just bought Nash a Buzz costume. Chase can follow him around.
wow! That is the cutest costume I have EVER seen! Can't wait to see what they are this year!
How did I just NOW find your blog... I can't wait to see the finished product! We were this gang last year and yes all the hard work is soooo worth it!
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