My girls are obsessed with Mary Poppins. More than Frozen. More than any other show or movie. “Cream of the crop, tip of the top, it’s Mary Poppins and there we stop!” This made Halloween costumes an easy decision around here this year. Initially, I was going to dress Etta like Bert the chimney sweep, but what […]
Handmade robot costume: Girls can be robots too!
Elise’s Halloween costume request: a robot. “A blue robot. I want it to be a lightish blue, not a darkish blue.” At four years old, this has to be the most specific thing she has ever said. I have to admit, I was excited. I live for requests for robot costumes. Still, time is tight […]
Handmade Halloween trick or treat tote bag
How did October get here so fast? And now we’re a week in? I know I’m going to blink and Halloween will be here, so I thought it best to get a jump on some homemade trick or treat bags that have been on my mental to-do list for a couple of years. I bought […]
Quick and easy artist Halloween costume
A few months ago, Elise requested to be “paint” for Halloween. This was her first ever Halloween costume request, so I wanted to honor it, but I made the subtle switch from “paint” to “painter.” She was more than agreeable. But even though I had months advance warning, I didn’t start on the costume until […]
Halloween: DIY lamb costume
My thoughts are that you get two, maybe three Halloweens to pick your kid’s costume before they start requesting who knows what. This might be my last choice with Elise, so I wanted to make sure she was a cute animal with ears. Not being the greatest seamstress, I started with this easy idea from Martha Stewart, […]