Another fabulous handmade Halloween is in the books! This year Arden chose to trick or treat as Honey Lemon from Big Hero 6 and Hadley went as a Unicorn. Honey Lemon evolved from a first request for a generic scientist. While I was willing to make up a lab coat and accessories, I didn’t think {…Continue Reading}
Another fun Halloween is in the books! Â Halloween is a big deal in Verona so we have no shortage of creepy backdrops to use for photos. Â In fact we had to move a few houses down because the zombie behind me in the first few shots was creeping the girls out too much!! This year {…Continue Reading}
Another fun Halloween is in the books. Â The girls get to choose their costumes, and once I’ve bought fabrics and start sewing there’s no changing. Last year they went as a pair of gnomes, and I lalaloved the coordinating costumes. Â Plus, those quilted dresses were (and still are) worn for lots of other events from {…Continue Reading}
I’m so glad I started preparing for Halloween last week, because I spent quite a bit of time working on the dresses for my Happy Gnomes! Â First, did you know that gnomes come in pairs? Â That little detail was what sold the girls on the costume idea since they’re always playing and pretending they’re twins. {…Continue Reading}
Are you sewing along for Kids Clothes Week this season? Â The theme is “disguise”, which of course plays well into timing for Halloween preparation. I was all set to make a pair of princess costumes, but then Arden started brainstorming different costumes, and somehow we got around to gnomes. Â I’ve gathered patterns and fabrics now {…Continue Reading}
