As a child, I was lucky enough to have a mom who could sew. Not only could she sew...but she was incredibly creative. At no time of the year did this become more obvious than Halloween. While many of my friends were forced to buy a plastic wrapped costume off the shelf of the local drugstore, or throw a costume together based on old clothes and sheets found in a parent's closet....I always had a freshly created, handmade costume just in time for October 31.
When my mom was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis several years ago, I was--of course--upset and worried. But deep in a hidden and very selfish corner of my brain, I was also quietly asking myself, "If I have kids, who is going to make their costumes?! I can't even sew a button! The horror!!!!"
Thankfully, my mom's hands are still functioning. Last year she stepped up to the challenge and made M a very cute, simple witch costume. This year, now that Z is on the scene, we've upped the ante. I've pondered the options and decided on sibling theme costumes. I mean we've got two little kids who are still too young to care what they wear....why not take advantage of the situation and have some fun?
I perused the online sewing sites (Butterick, McCalls, and the like) for costume patterns and, after some thought, decided on Little Bo Peep and her sheep (or, if you prefer, Mary and her Little Lamb). Voila!
Costume for Miss Z (see lower left)
Costume for Miss M (see upper left)
My only question...where does one find a shepherdess crook? Or, alternatively, how does one make it?
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Damn, you've just sparked a Costume Crisis deep in my heart. As if I didn't have enough to worry about....I've no idea where one gets a shepard's crook. Maybe make friends with the folks down at church and see if you can borrow one from the Christmas Manger scene??? Spray paint a spare umbrella? Dunno.
ReplyDeletePoor Adrien is going to get his sister's hand-me-down pig costume. He'll be a much better pig than she was, given his uh...portly stature. She's got a French medieval maiden dress (courtesy of a middle ages theme park in France) so I guess I can calm myself down now for this year. But next year I'm going to be in trouble. Does your mother take phone orders? :-)
Mom? Do you take phone orders? (you never know Danielle...)
ReplyDeleteI'm now wondering if they carry crooks at those Halloween super stores...or perhaps Michaels...
I think the pig costume goes PERFECTLY with the medieval maiden dress! For some reason, whenever I think of the Middle Ages, I always think of pigs rooting around in the mud. Possibly due to the influence of Monty Python's Holy Grail.