Tuesday, October 18, 2011

WIP Wednesday - Halloween edition

I am still up to my eyeballs in Halloween costumes!! I thought I had a great time table all laid out... but then the kids got invited to a Halloween party which bumped things up by a week. That's cool. Then, I got the great news that my sister and her family are coming to visit, which put the deadline at... tomorrow. Eeeek! I have to have my sewing room clean before they come. Otherwise, there will be nowhere for them to sleep! :)

SO - I have had a marathon sewing fest the last few days. I had forgotten just how labor intensive dress making is. And there's nothing quite like saying, "Honey, go get me a hammer so I can do the next step on your dress!" (lol!) BUT - I had also forgotten just how much I love it! I finished the Princess's Rapunzel dress today (whew!) and will give you a little teaser:


I am going to force the child to go for a photo shoot tomorrow and I'll get some real pictures up soon! But first, I have to finish the this:


Yeah. Turns out, if you want to do Rapunzel hair, it takes a pound of yarn. Who knew?

By comparison, the little man's Thor costume felt almost like cheating. It came together in less than an hour. Here's a preview:


My princess dress (hiding behind Thor there...) is currently on hold, but I am pleased to say the sleeves are going to work! More on that later...

So, that is my Halloween costume summary! Better pictures to come!

ALSO - on THURSDAY (October 20) I will be posting a review of an awesome website complete with a GIVEAWAY!! I promise you - you don't want to miss it, so mark your calendars!! :)

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12 comments:

  1. tiffanyOctober 18, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    cute costumes and that is alot of yarn when your done with it if you you dont need it feel free to send it my way im sure i could use it and i cant wait to see your costume

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  2. Katie BOctober 18, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    Your kids are going to be so excited! Much better than the store-bought crap (like I got).

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  3. ValerieOctober 19, 2011 at 2:19 AM

    I can't wait to see them all in full and on the kids, they already look adorable!!!

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  4. Kathy S.October 19, 2011 at 4:47 AM

    Cute! Glad you got the marathon sewing time in! Can't wait to see the pics after the photo shoot.

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  5. MelindaOctober 19, 2011 at 4:58 AM

    So cute! Can't wait to see her with the hair and her pretty dress! The boy over here decided to just go the store route and be a transformer (complete with built in muscles) but the girl wants to be a plain witch and I'm having trouble finding a plain black dress. Isnt' that weird? May have to make it. I've been inspired (by yours!).

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  6. JenniferOctober 19, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    that rapunzel hair is going to be great! - oh and the costumes are too :)
    fabulous work, can't wait to see them with their models!

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  7. CarlaOctober 19, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    You are such a cool mom! Those are great costumes. I'll be back to see the full review.

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  8. randi--i have to sayOctober 19, 2011 at 6:33 AM

    the costumes look wonderful! can't wait to see them "in action". i am really curious to see rapunzel's hair!

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  9. Becky (My Fabric Obsession)October 19, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    ooohh.. fun costumes!! let me guess, the hammer was for those grommets?? Can't wait to see those costumes in action.

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  10. MitziOctober 19, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    What fantastic costumes! You are so multi-talented! Can't wait to see all the pictures with the kids wearing their costumes.

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  11. CassieOctober 19, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    Those are awesome! I am definitely taking the easy way out on making the costume this year (she's only 1 so she won't care), but yours are super impressive :)

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  12. æbleOctober 20, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    Great job in such a small amount of time.

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