Abbie has started preschool, and she and her friends have been talking about what they want to be for Halloween- guess I can't skip it this year.
First, it was a mermaid. (side note- Auburn just got SMOKED.) Well, Daddy vetoed the idea of a topless fish girl. We contemplated the princess thing- The thing is- I really don't like store bought costumes- they look so fake. I grew up in a very rural area. I know I was a clown once when I was really little, in a homemade costume, sewn by my mom or grandmother. The rest of the time, I think I was a scarecrow or a hobo. For years. And a bit itchy. You can do so much with some men's overalls.
I digress.
My children. I have two now.
Something that goes together- processing processing. I've got it- Oh, it's brilliant. Have you seen my boy lately?
We decided (I did) to dress them up as Violet and Jack Jack from the Incredibles. It was a great idea- I even scoured the internet- and bought a costume on ebay.
will post a separate note later about the nasties that ebay brings out in my personality.
When the "Violet" costume I bought on ebay got here, it was a bit butch. It was actually a Mr. Incredibles costume, complete with muscles, and it was too big for Abbie.
Not giving up on my great idea- I decided to make them. I don't sew, but I am creative. I found red pants and shirts for both of them- fabric to make the logo for the front of their shirts- I already had the mask that came with the other costume, and I found some really cheap "Pretty Woman" boots to go with Abbie's costume.
don't have them finished yet, but I think they will be cute- Anyway- for Halloween, I will be Edna Mode dahling.
more to come...
