Yesterday was one of those days when I could read those 'I-make-my-own-bread-while-my-6-kids-play-educational-games-with-homemade-play-dough-in-organic-homemade-outfits' blogs and not feel like a complete failure as a mother. For a brief moment I was part of their crowd. I made a sensory box (ok a box filled with beans and construction trucks that I found while cleaning my bedroom).But the read piece de resistance- I DIYed a Halloween costume. Claire is now of the age where she has opinions (on everything). So of course she picked a pirate princess from her favorite Disney TV show to dress up as for Halloween. In the past I have kept their costumes more generic, less commercial but nothing could sway her from being Izzy for Halloween. So I looked up the costume. Here it is:
Simple enough. Pink shirt, purple pants, strange shoes for over your shoes and a bandanna with a wig.
Now guess the price. No really.
$82!
I waited to see if it would go on sale. Bad move, apparently Izzy is the hot costume this year, and the price went from ridiculous to downright absurd. This weekend I could not only not find it in C's size but the one or two I did find were upwards of $100. for a costume she will wear 3 times? Enter sewing machine, several youtube tutorials, and rummaged and reclaimed fabric.
Pretty good for my first attempt at a shirt + first puffed sleeves + made my own pattern. Plus it cost me $0.(that's right you can be amazed- call me super mom)
So C is done and now N wants me to make him a crocodile costume. I'm not so sure about that one. :/
Stay tuned for the next DIY where we make something you can't even imagine DIYing.
3 comments:
you are amazing! if C has a pink tutu she could probably add that to the costume too.
The other version of the costume doesn't have that strange peplum top. Mine is closer to that one.
Oh, you are supermom. Do you have a bandana? Cause they sell those out this way...
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