As you can guess from the title of this post . . . I am making some costumes for a local production of “Young Frankenstein”. This little costuming adventure is a new experience for me as I am getting to play the role of worker bee and am NOT in charge of the whole thing.…
So . . . this isn’t my normal sort of costuming adventure, but, it is what I’ve been doing for the last while, so I thought I would share what I have learned/done. If you follow my blog, you know that I opened an Etsy store this summer. I am excited that I just…
There is something really fun about a Flapper dress . . . it probably has something to do with combination of the fringe and the feathers. The costumes I am going to show today are more of a Halloween-style costume than anything that would look remotely historically accurate. To make a Flapper dress you will…
I am always on the look-out for great sources of fabric for costuming. I found On the Go Linens this Spring and placed a trial order. I have been waiting to share the link until I actually used some of the fabric. Well . . . fast forward several months, and I haven’t made anything (sad…
Several weeks ago my local Goodwill had a really nice bright neon green Prom dress with a lovely tulle skirt in stock. I looked at it multiple times, but each time, I walked away. It was in great shape, but WHAT could I do with neon green???? About the time I had the inspiration to…
This project began with a curtain and an idea: The curtain was a double panel ruffled curtain joined with a curtain rod pocket at the top. The panels were about 30″ x 72″, with the double ruffle along the inner edge and the bottom. I also had two ruffled curtain tie backs. I paired this…
When you have an 18th century-esque dress that looks like this: It just begs for a hat. And who am I to deny the dress what it wants? I began by looking for a base hat: I would have preferred one with a flatter crown, but, I didn’t have one, and I didn’t feel like…
Sometimes costumes have a way of creating themselves. I fully started out intending to make a zombie/corpse bride costume. I picked a somewhat bedraggled wedding dress, and was all set to slice, dice, stain and destroy. But, the dress had different ideas . . . This was the original dress: As with most garments,…
If you have been following along with my blog, you have seen a few posts along the way detailing how to make this sort of adjustable tie-waist skirt (Peasant Skirt/Petticoat Tutorial for “Cinderella” Sewers: Over the Bum Pad and Eggplant Bridesmaid Dress Post #3: A more Medieval Look)–so sorry, nothing new. I recently posted a youtube tutorial and…
I recently saw a youth summer production of “Little Mermaid” and I was inspired by some of the fun costumes that I saw. Of course, once I see some costumes and get inspired, then I have to try to make some myself! The base garment I used for this upcycle was a vintage woman’s…
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