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Headless Harry Potter
1 commentNormal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Over the years my son has received numerous comments on his resemblance to Harry Potter. Unfortunately, he has never...
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Silk Edwardian Ballgown
2 commentsNormal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 This dress started as a love affair with a piece of silk organza. It was pale grey orchid with silver embroidery and sequins. I...
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Steam Punk Princess
As you see I had a total Blast this year with my 8 year old Daughters Costume!! I had the Plaid Fabric in my stash for a very very very very long time...lol And it just knew what it...
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Clockpunk DaVinci Aviator
Five yards of a beige linen/cotton blend. Black piping in knife pleats throughout bodice. Entire dress draped selvedge to selvedge - no major pattern construction needed. The only curved cutting was...
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Halloween Jester
The fabric in this costume came from remminents of other garments. the black is from a piece of tablecloth. the Candy corns were pieced together strips from leftover pieces of Waterednbsp...
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Wonder Woman returns!
1 commentThis was my most difficult costume I have ever made, and it turned out being the best. I had no decent pattern to work with because none of the Wonder Woman commercial patterns look like the real...
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Elliot the Peacock
My daughter Elliot was a peacock for Halloween. I made a tutu out of green, blue and purple tulle. I cut each layer and color to different lengths, in order to make it look like feathers...
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Smash's Springtime Fairy
1 commentThis is my springtime fairy/woodland pixie costume for Halloween 2009. The shoes, fairy wings, and antennae were store-bought, but the rest was made myself. The leggings were McCalls 5512. The dress...
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Jelly Fish
What's more frightening than a jellyfish? All right, there're tons of things more frightful than jelly fish, but this jelly fish has glow in the dark fangs, loads of sparkle fabric and even a...
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Sack of Sugar
1 commentMy newborn daughter's first Halloween costume - a sack of sugar
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Tea Time Rose Pink Floral Toddler Dress - One of a Kind
This darling little dress starts with this gorgeous designer fabric .... a creamy back ground is sprinkled with the most beautiful rose print in shades of scrumptious pinks and sage green leaves. The...
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Recycled Vintage Pillowcase Designer Fabric Toddlers Swing Jacket
This darling jacket starts with a sweet vintage pillowcase, vintage lace, vintage buttons, and a gorgeous designer rose fabric. The front of the vintage pillowcase I used had been hand embroidered...
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Raggedy Ann Halloween 2009
I made everything for Raggedy Ann except stockings and shoes. Even my own grandchildren didn't recognize me! Raggedy Andy was fashioned from an old snowman, and I made his trousers, shirt...
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Little shop of horrors
2 commentsMy daughter issy loves musical theatre. She wanted to be Audrey II, the man eating plant from Little Shop of Horrors. I wanted to make it textured and colorful. I used felt and foam to shape it and...
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Gramma's Costume Closet
I couldn't find a pattern for Belle, so I created this one on my own. My granddaughter Christa was a beauty in gold satin. Likewise, Simplicity no longer makes a Sleeping Beauty...
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Spider Queen
1 commentThe "Spider Queen" was my own creation. I made the outer coat from two different sewing patterns, the web/spider coat with one and the collar from another pattern. Its...
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Adorable Native Indian
I made knit fabric sheath with felt trims. Belt was made from reusing a fancy knit shrug. I wanted to be someone that I admire and my looks were an advantage, Therefore, I decided to be a Native...
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Butterfly Queen
2 commentsTop (cotton twill) corset inspired, is covered with small butterflies (raw silk) that were airbrushed and machine embroidered . Skirt is four huge butterfly wings with embroidered veins (raw silk...
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Office halloween witch
This is me in the Office Halloween. My cubemates and I were witches - I made my jacket from $2 yard remnants and a piece of tapestry I had in the stash. It is a modified pirate jacket...
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Green Girl of Leaping Land
Green Girl from Leaping land wears a vest constructed from indivually hand cut and painted leaves attached along the veins. Head piece is constructed with silk floral and mask is purchased.
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