Halloween Reflections

2008
My first costume I ever made for a babe.
The secret is that this is held together by a safety pin in the back,
 because I didn't know how to do a button hole or a zipper.
And I think she is the cutest Dorothy-Dorothy ever.

 2009
D's costume was Tinkerbell (she and I watched that a lot when Maggie was a newborn)
A leafy tutu, some little wings and a a green jumper made of old pants of mine.
PS How cute are these babies? I love them all so.

 2010
Goldilocks and the 3 bears...
Easiest year ever. Especially compared to this year.
We owned all of those clothes already. I just made the ears and Goldilocks bow...
and had blisters from the glue gun because of it.

2011

This might have been only slightly harder than the previous year.

M had the Alice costume from her cousin K. 

I burned my fingers making the headband 

(a repeating habit- boo). 

D was Blueberry Muffin, Strawberry Shortcake's friend. Except for the wig it was all bought with my extreme desire for her to wear it all again. The blue t-shirt dress is fought over still. A dress for the 3 year old, I made the 5 year old stop wearing it as a tunic recently. The cardigan was a long sleeve t-shirt I cut down the middle, hemmed with an added a blueberry fabric flower. She hated it. She wears the cardigan around the house and she is cold. Seriously it is a house coat now. Awesome.

So that is my round up of sewing of Halloweens thus far. 

2012

This year's costumes and what I learned and hated from making them:) 

is coming soon on this blog....

it was all handmade...except for the tights and shoes. 

Not sure I'll ever do that again. 

Then again. I am sure I will.