The Sufficient Self DIY Halloween Costume Thread! (pic heavy)

[Bimpnottin]

A home-made nature fairy costume:

First make a simple stretchy skirt (the brown thing), and sew some layers of gauzy green fabric on. The fabric will be gathered, and the skirt will have an elastic waist. (The pic is sideways -- I can't get it to rotate!)
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Add fake leaves around the waist:
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Make a simple shirt with the same stretchy brown fabric. (I use cut-open paper grocery bags as a template to fit things onto DD, and then cut the fabric to match the template.)
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Add leaves to the shirt.
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Staple some leaves to brown boots. Add some homemade, store-bought, or borrowed wings, and your nature fairy is ready to fly!
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ok, that is AWESOME!!!!!! I might totally be stealing your idea.

 

[Bimpnottin]

Here were the girls (and the neighbor's girl) playing dress up the other day. I'm not sure what we're doing for Halloween this year. Requirement is usually that it has to fit over a snowsuit, because it can get COLD trick-or-treating. That, or you can't mind if your princess dress is covered by a jacket and boots.

 

[Wifezilla]

Oh yeah! I sure remember the snow suits under the costumes! LOL We usually get snow around halloween in colorado too. Of course, it can then get back in to the 80s for weeks afterwards, but i usually had to use Wisconsin halloween protocol when dressing up the boys