Costumes

Well, I am currently going back and forth between working on Christmas presents and making costumes for the girls. We don't celebrate Halloween, but we love dress-up and we were invited to a costume party. I decided that the girls would be Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, characters from a poem of the same name by Eugene Field. That way the costumes could double as pajamas, and my efforts would not be all for a one-night event.

So far, I have finished the night caps and one pair of elf slippers for Big K. I got the pattern from a blog called Maya Made. These make great house shoes!!! I did change a few things. First, I did not have an old sweater lying around, but I did have some fleece left over from a blanket I had made previously, so I used that. I had to draft the pattern a bit bigger for Big K, as she has a larger foot than the pattern. Also, I made dots on the bottom of the slippers with hot glue to create traction. When she first tried them on, Big K almost fell on our slippery stone floor, so I had to remedy that. The glue dots are not as aesthetically pleasing as I would have liked, but they were practical and they are on the bottom so anyone who is not a super perfectionist (that would be me!) would not be bothered by them.

I still have to make pajama pants(excuse me, lounge pants) for each girl, finish two more pairs of shoes, and applique long-sleeved shirts to match before next Friday. Looks like I'll be pulling some late-nighters!

Felt Addiction

Okay, so I have officially become addicted to using felt to create things. Buzz Lightyear was a hit with my kids. Since I posted that one, I was requested to make a Junior to accompany Bob and Larry in their Veggie Tales collection.

For Christmas, the girls will be getting quite a few felt items, along with the dollhouse previously mentioned, and some other odds and ends for their stockings.
In fact, I found this great store on Etsy that sells super cute patterns. The girls are always wanting to use my makeup (at 2 and 4!!!) so I decided to make them some of their own. I looked up felt makeup and found this from GulfCoastCottagePDF. I am definitely going to be buying a few of these patterns. They are so cute!!!

On that note, here are some great links to patterns for items that would make great Christmas gifts (some of them have items you can buy if you're not the crafting type). I will keep posting links as I find them.

http://www.bitofwhimsydolls.com
http://feltorama.blogspot.com/