This little hat came from making Nutcracker Costumes. Some of the girls will be dressed as Hot Chocolate Cups. Another parent is doing the crafting part (not as easy as it looked on Pinterest . . .isn’t that the story of life, lol?). I agreed to sew the brown “hot chocolate” fabric toppers. I made…
Thanksgiving is now over, and our show auditions will be this next week (FINALLY!!). I took a few minutes in-between cleaning, cooking and visiting with family to sneak in a few minutes of sewing. I had so much fun making the Tablecloth Overskirts that I decided to make some more. I picked up a few tablecloths (or…
While watching a Youtube video of “Cinderella” one night, I paid particular attention to the Villager outfits. Fitting, I suppose, since that has been my focus for the last little bit. One of the men had on a short, fitted jacket with slit sleeves. I rather liked that look and thought it would be a…
I love peasant/villager outfits . . . there are so many variations and combinations, and it is fun to mix and match to make different looks, time periods and social standing. What I really like are LAYERS, and VOLUME . . both of which can take some time and money to achieve. We have…
Every costume starts somewhere . . .either with a picture, a vision in your head, or an inspiration. This post is about a costume that started with an inspiration. I was browsing a thrift store one day and found this set of four awesome valances: They were a little faded here and there, but overall,…
Directions on how to make a no-pattern adjustable size poet shirt.
A jabot is a ruffle or frill that is worn at the neckline and is typically made of lace. They can either be ruffles on either side of the shirt opening, or a separate piece. They are a quick way to add a period feel to an outfit. Our high school does some costume…
My last post was an Edwardian dress upcycled from a peacock blue Prom dress that I have loved for years. A beautiful dress is one thing . . . but when you add an over-the-top, oversized picture-style hat, well, there are no words. So, I have never made a hat, but I have read about hat…
This was a project that went TOTALLY astray, lol. If you’ve been following along you know I’ve been making “Fairytale”/Cinderella dresses. In the last post I had a red skirt that was a combination of two skirts–one ruched and one not–and I wanted to try to do a variation on that using a different ruched…
In the production of “Cinderella” that my sister is costuming, the Director determined that each of the Stepsisters and the Stepmother should have their own identifying color. These are not particularly easy-to-find colors and include lime green and bright orange. It is one thing to find/make one costume in a crazy color, but, to have…
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