Goodie-Goodie-Gumdrops

My second youngest is going to be Jolly for Halloween.

I used the same pant pattern as I did for Mr. Mint and just cut it shorter and added some elastic to the bottom of the legs.  I ironed on pink spot using heat and bond.   For the collar, I used a really long and skinny piece of white fabric.  I added pink to the edge, and then down the middle used elastic to gather the fabric, by zig-zagging over the elastic (which makes a casing of thread)-be careful not to catch the elastic, or it won't scrunch or stretch right for you.

For Halloween I will probably color his hair purple, and color his nose purple, and I think get some purple tights.  I still have to figure out what to do for his shoes. . .

Again my husband thinks he looks like a girl, but this is probably the last Halloween that my kids are going to let me dress them up, so I'm having fun with it :)

Continuation of Candyland

My second oldest is a boy and he is going to be Mr. Mint for Halloween.

This is so so easy and it turned out really cute. . .but I'm a little bias :)

For the pants (which i think I need to make a little shorter, or gather them) I just used an easy pant pattern, and then added strips for fabric for the straps. 

I made the "socks" by just using leftovers from the hat and sewing it together to form a tube.  I spray painted some old shoes red.

I made cute little buttons to cover up the seams and to add a little bit of fun to it.  My husband thinks I am dressing my boys up like girls . . .but it's candyland and I think he looks handsome :)

The hat is my favorite part, but was by accident it turned out this way.  I first made a tube type hat, and when I was done I thought it looked to much like Cat-in-the-Hat so I pulled the top together to get a little pom-pom effect.  The kids are so excited for Halloween, come back later this week to see what my two youngest are going to be!! :)

The Prince is Exterminating

Okay sorry this post is so late, but I had to add a few finishing touches on the Prince of Persuasions costume.

Since Princess P is going as a fly her older brother is going as an exterminator. We couldn't get a good picture of the whole costume, because he kept moving.

 I also made him a little hat with a free pattern I found online.

Then I put his company on his coveralls.

We made his bug sprayer out of a pop bottle and some vinyl. I think it turned out pretty good, and he can shoot water out of it too. Which he thinks is so cool!

Shooo Fly Don't Bother Me

So I thought that it would be a fun idea to dress my children up so that they go together. I was going to do Peter Pan, but I thought that my in-laws were going to dress up in Peter Pan characters. So I thought what could I do so that I can make my daughter (Princess P) a tutu. So I came up with a very girly fly... and my son is going to be an exterminator. I thought that this was a pretty good idea. I made the wings with a wire hanger, cheap tights, and glitter. The total cost fo the wings were 3.50. What you do is shape your hangers then tie the ends together with yarn, leave a string out so that you can tie them together. Tie them together and then you take cheap tights... you know the ones that come in the gum ball containers. You can buy them for fifty cents. Knee highs work great! You cover your forms then you sew the ends shut. Glue where you want glitter, and add the gitter. You then could add elastic for arm holes, or I did ribbon so the front of her costume had a little more to it.

The bug eyes are so easy. You take a foam ball the size you want and cut it in half then you add the sequence of your choice. I chose ones with pink to match the glitter I needed some girl colors.

Then I attatched the eyes to another knee high that I had sewn together. For the headband you cut each end off and then sew it together so that it makes a circle. I like to sew it so it is squished, and you get some bunching... that is so cute. The eyes cost me about 4 dollars.

 The tutu is just an elastic that is cut to her size and sewn together. Then I took two yards of tulle and cut it into 2 to 2 1/2 inch strips then I cut those strips into four sections. I tied two strips together on the elastic band. I did that all the way around that is how you get the full look. The total cost of the tutu was about 4 dollars.

So the total cost of this adorable fly costume is 11.50!

And the black tutu is totally reusable!