Bibbity Bobbity Boo!

Happy Halloween! For the past couple of years we've tried coordinating our costumes. I think this year was a rousing success. We went as the "Cinderella" family sans Evil Stepmother (I was just tired of always having to be the evil one...): Annie was Cinderella, Liesl was Gus Gus the Mouse, Sean was Prince Charming and I was the Fairy Godmother. It was fun to wear and make.

I just love how Sean's costume turned out. I got a blazer with the gold stripes on the cuffs for $3 at Value Villagea. Sean suggested I turn up the collar and I added the gold lame to the collar and around the waist for a belt. Sean actually made the epilettes and belt buckle with cardboard and a glue gun. We got the rest of the trim at Joann's. He looked pretty good if you're asking me:)

Annie's costume was a pattern (Simplicity 2563) but it was enormously large in the top (I even measured her before I cut it out and I still had to take it in about 3 inches). It ended up being a little low in the front because I had to take it in so much so that's why she has a camisole on in these pictures. I am planning on making her a Snow White costume out of the same pattern for Christmas but I'll alter the pattern so we don't have the same problem. The pattern came with a pattern for a headband that I made. She had that black velvet ribbon that we used for the choker and we bought the gloves from a cheap Halloween store. She also had the shoes previously.

For Liesl's costume I bought some green knit at Joann's and patterned it after a knit hat she already had (it would have been easy to make this without a pattern though). I made the mouse ears out of felt and sewed them into the brim of the hat. I got the shirt from Value Village and borrowed the pants for a friend. I made the pointed booties from a modified Robeez (think baby shoes) pattern I already had from a friend. The only thing disappointing about them was that the felt I used was super cheap and by the end of the night, the booties didn't look too good. Oh well, no one is going to wear those again anyways.

I got blue nightgown from Value Village also. Sean helped me find some instructions online for making a hooded cape and we used that to make the cape. I got the material from Joann's also. I like how it turned out but would have made the hood a bit larger in retrospect (it didn't stay on very well so I just wore it down)

Obviously Annie enjoyed herself at the Trunk or Treat!

Next up: Thanksgiving and Christmas!!! I have a bunch of homemade gifts to make this year (we're trying to simplify Christmas...I'll blog about that later) so wish me luck!