Superhero

My sweet baby boy was born a week early just like my girls. I had a friend take some newborn pictures of him and the night before the shoot while I was feeding Milo I had a thought to make him a little cape and mask to wear.

Unfortunately we were short on time and only got a couple shots of it so I took some more the next day. 

So these are my shots of him in a newborn photo shoot. I got lots of great tips from watching my friend the day before.

And of course he sleeps like a baby which always makes it easier.

Right after I got him dressed he poo'd all up his back. Of course. So we had a wardrobe change.

Superman Costume

One of my all time favorite costumes!

I took 2 onesies and cute them in half and sewed back together to get the right colors.

Appliqued on a logo and added a belt and cape.

For a bigger kid a onesie might not be the best idea. This is a simple appliqued shirt with a cape sewn right onto the back. You could also velcro the cape on, or snap it.

Add some tights and you are ready to fly!

Costume Week day 6-Rapunzel

Last year, before we had ever seen Tangled, my daughter all of a sudden had an infatuation with Rapunzel. I think it was buzzing in the air. That is all she wanted to be for Halloween.

this is from the year of the broken camera and this was the best I got

So I made my red riding hood cape in pink, added a long braid from yarn and sewed it inside and added some sheer fabric to the hood.

Costume Week Day 2- Little Red Riding Hood

So these have been seen and seen again by those who have been following my blog for awhile, but I picked up some new readers after doing SYTYC and am hoping that the new readers won't be sick of seeing the costumes I have made in the past.

These are by far my favorite costumes I have made. They are just so quick and simple.

 The dresses I made from a pattern on Etsy. Cute pattern but I had to tweak it a lot because of the fit around the neck and arms.

The pattern is simple and cape patterns are all over the web. I added the button closure for the little babies so they wouldn't rip off the ribbon closure.

Littler Red Riding Hood

I also added a leaf border around the whole cape for a little extra detailing.

And of course I couldn't leave out any boys out there so I made a wolf hat to make the storybook tale complete.

The Little Bad Wolf

For the wolf I basically used the same pattern from my capes but I rounded the head and added ears. I sewed the front and back of the ears to make them stand up. And all the wolf hats had buttons cause I figured a ribbon would have been too girly for that bad wolf.

Littler Red Riding Hood

Life has been busy over here. Basically I am a single mom. When husband is home, he is busy doing stuff for work or trying to catch up with sleep. Or, like this last weekend, cleaning up a HUGE mess in our basement. (you don't even want to know what he was cleaning up. It was and still is nasty) And I was busy killing dozens and dozens of flies in our house. Since we have moved in we have had lots of fun creatures around. A bat, wasps, flies and right now we are pretty sure a squirrel in our wall.

So, I know I have said I would do project runway every week, and I also promised before and after pictures of our house. I also just re-opened up my etsy shop and guess what? I am selling stuff! I have drawings all over the house that I jot down during the day waiting for the kids to get in bed so I can get to work. And then when they finally fall asleep, and I finish up my orders, I am just to tired to start anything new.

So for now, I will do what I can. Cause being a mom comes first. And I am a horrible one when I don't get any sleep. But I have been working on stuff. And it will eventually make it to this blog.

This was not meant to be long and boring. It was meant to show you my cute baby in her new costume. So here she is:

It's a lot of pictures but she is just too stinkin cute to pick just one or two of her.

Here's Batman!

Here are the pictures of Batman. Doesn't he look AWESOME in it? He wore his cape around all day. So sweet! And a rarity below is one of Batman and his mom. I don't think we have ever been introduced to her before but I know her ( I KNOW her!)and she rocks!

Little Red Riding Hood

These hoods were a great pattern from Martha Stewart. So simple to make. Of course when I started making one for Ady, Corduroy had to have one too, so I guess they will be the same thing for Halloween this year. I hope this twin thing doesn't last too long but I guess there is no reason to fight it so I just go along with it. I was just going to make the hood but then I saw the cute dress pattern and thought, why not. I'll post more pictures when they are all gussied up on the big night cause who knows what else might be added to the costume along the way. And you just might see these hoods in my Etsy shop.

Part 2

Here is the 2ND part of the Mushroom T.





I wanted to do a girly cape and I am soooo tired of princesses so I went woodland. The mushroom shape on the front of the shirt is actually designed after the mushrooms from the fabric. I added snaps to the shirt so that the shirt can be worn with or without the cape. And Corduroy has worn it both ways plenty of times. She LOVES it. And I am happy cause I love it too!

Stay tuned for PART 3...

Superman Shirt

Here are some pictures of my 3 year old nephew wearing a Superman shirt I made over the holiday. He is 3 wearing a 4T so it looks a little big. The cape is sewn onto the back of the shirt so it won't fall off him and it won't choke him like most capes worn around the neck.

Superman!

This onesie is a Halloween costume for a friend. It was made for a 3 month old who is the same size as Ady. I guess that's what happens when you have a tiny 8 month old and a huge 3 month old. Adam says this is my best work yet. I think he is partial to Superman.

superhero!

This awesome onesie was made for a friend. I think it is awesome! Hopefully she does too.