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Sherlock Holmes Costume from The Benson Street
Masquerade Ball Top 5!!!
Thank you to every one who entered the Masquerade Ball! All the costumes are amazing. Your kiddos are adorable and you all have some mas crafting skills. I wish I could give all of you a prize but alas we had to choose a top few.
Thank you so much to my judges. You all had a tough job to do. If you haven’t check out there blogs, take a few minutes and go see what they are all about.
A Big Thank You to all the Sponsors.
Rainbow Brite Costume
One afternoon I decided to share some of my childhood with my Little Miss. We sat down together and turned on You Tube. I decided to show her Rainbow Brite. She fell in love, and had to watch every episode.
Later when I asked her what she wanted to be for Halloween and she said Rainbow Brite. And the search began for a Rainbow Brite costume.
Here is how I did it.
Royal Blue fabric
1/4 yard Rainbow fabric
White t shirt
Rainbow leg warmers 2 pair
yellow felt
I started by making a circle skirt and using a wide elastic from Joann’s for the waist band.
I used a basic peasant shirt pattern. Instead of peasant sleeves I made a stiff flutter sleeve.
For the belt I used red for the sides and a rainbow fabric for the center. Then added red suspender style straps. Add a big star and you are ready to go.
{No Sew} Snake Charmer Costume, How to
My second son defiantly beats to his own drum. For Halloween this year he wanted to be the “devil”. I was not totally comfy with his choice so I sent him back to the “thinking board”. After much deliberation I finally convinced him to be a Snake Charmer. He has a small collection of stuffed snakes he got from the zoo and he enjoys teasing his sister with them. This is by far the easiest costume. It only took and hour to put together! Here how I did it.
Supplies:
Tunic shirt
baggy pants
scarf with tassels ( Go buy yourself a new scarf and let your sone use it for the day. Its a win win!
(2) $1 store baskets
snake
$1 store whistle or flute
1.5 yards cheap cotton fabric
Most of his costume is pretty self explanatory For the snake basket I glues the 2 baskets together. I cut the bottom of the top basket off so the snake could go inside.I also glued a piece of ribbon around the basket seams and the top of the basket.
I use a 1 foot piece of fishing line and tied one end to the whistle and the other to the snake. When they play and move the flute the snake will move too.
For the Turban I watched a few you tube videos to learn how to wrap and tie it.
So that’s it. Super simple. If you ever need a quick costume you can’t go wrong with this one. Happy Halloween!
Venus Fly Trap Costume, How To..
Whip up your own Venus Fly trap costume for your little scientist or bug lover. I have 3 sons. The two oldest love science. We have grown all kinds of science experiments in our kitchen window. plants, trips, sea monkeys. You name it we have probably tried it. Their favorite was the meat eating plants. We loved to catch flies and feeding them to our Venus Fly Trap. It is amazing how the slightest of touch triggers there mouths to close. Then I saw a costume for a Venus fly trap online. It inspired me to make his costume.
So this year after seeing this costume on Chasing Fireflies.I just had to convince my son to be a Venus Fly Trap for Halloween.
Supply list:
Green knit
Green Fleece
Orange Knit
Orange Fleece
White felt
Red felt
2 wire hangers
2 pieces foam core from the dollar store.
I started by cutting 2 large pieces of Green felt and orange knit for the head. I cut mine in huge leaf shapes. About 2 feet long by 18 inches wide. This measurement may be larger or small depending on the size of the childs head.
Cut 20-25 triangles from the white felt in various sizes. These will be used for the teeth. Once cut lay your green fleece on the table. Lay your white teeth with the points facing into the middle of the head along one long edge of the head. Lay the orange fabric on top. Pin into place and stitch along the one long edge.
Repeat this step with the other pieces.
Cut 2 large pieces of Peltex or TimTex. The same shape but slightly smaller than the leaf shape.
Slide the Peltex into the leaf shape in between the orange and green fabric. This will give head of the fly trap some shape. For the piece that will be the bottom cut a hole out of the center of the peltex for your childs head. Make it an inch or two larger than the head.
To make the shirt I used a raglan style shirt my son has as a template. Cut it out and stitch shirt together.
For the hands I cut 4 horseshoe shape gloves of each the orange and green fleece. lay the green fleece down add your teeth, and place the orange fleece on top. Stitch around the edge leaving the bottom flat edge open.
Sponsors {Love}
Have you seen my amazing Sponsors? I am so grateful they are Sponsoring the Masquerade Ball. Each time someone new would contact me I just had to {squeal}!It’s so exciting when companies want to sponsor you. So today I just have to share my love with each of them.
Fat quarter shop
Do you love yummy, soft, fresh fabrics? I do! I am a self professed fabric Hoarder Collector. I love fabric. Sewing is my time to relax. That is where the fat Quarter shop comes in. They have every fabric you can think of. Beautiful bundles of yummy fabric! Anything you need you can find at the Fat quarter shop. Head over ans fall in love with there shop and Blog!
Sassy Steals
Have you heard of Sassy Steals??? They are a Daily boutique of wonder handmade and trendy items at awesome prices. They even do a giveaway each week. Be sure to stop by and enter to win something great!
Digital Party Paper Creations
I found this little shop on Etsy. So many adorable digital creations for Parties. I love her Halloween pack. If you need any Party creations for any kind of party stop by her shop. She has lots to offer with great prices!
Poppy Seed Projects is one of my new go to sites for Home decor creations. So many wonderful projects to create and personalize just for you. I have a few favorites. I think my next purchase is this Dry erase menu board. Head over and check out what Poppy Seed has to offer.
Fabric Nest is full of fun, yummy quilting fabrics. Lots to choose from. Some oldies but goodies and fresh new just off the line fabrics. This little shop doesn’t disappoint. This little shop doesn’t help my fabric addiction. Head over and take a peak.
I love each of my Sponsors! I am so grateful for there Sponsorship. Please stop by there shops and show them some love!!
Halloween Costume – Astronaut
Halloween Costume -Little Bo Peep
Little Bo Peep Costume |
Her bonnet was a trial and error mishap. Made from Peltex, ribbon and underwear fabric. I cut a basic bonnet pattern and gathered my fabric onto it. This hat took me as long to make as the whole rest of the outfit. It turned out to be the perfect finishing piece.