October = so many crafts!
Isabel made a semi-last minute costume decision. Originally she wanted to be a witch, but she’s been watching Teen Titans Go with her Dad and decided Raven was a way cooler costume.
I figured it would be easy enough, and the sewing was! I used a basic gymnastics leotard pattern for the bodysuit, some plain grey leggings, and made the belt and “gem” closure out of glittery foam from the dollar store.
Finding purple fabric for the cape turned out to be ridiculous! I have two large fabric shops near me and neither of them had anything except for purple broadcloth or really over-priced velvet. I ended up ordering some neoprene from fabric.com which ended up being perfect for the cape!
I took the picture and just moments after she fell in the dirt and got her costume dirty, which lead to a full blown melt down. She insisted she didn’t want me to clean the costume, she just wanted it to be the way it was before! It’s tough being 4!
Speaking of being 4, we just celebrated her birthday. She’s really into LOL Dolls (I know, the over packaging is terrible), so we did an LOL Theme. Isabel was able to help me out putting stickers on glittery stars that we cut out and hung up around the house. I made big LOL doll cut outs that were ridiculously fun to make. I used a projector to trace the shapes on foam core then painted them with acrylic paint. I made one of them with removable clothes and accessories that attach with with velcro, which we used to play “pin the clothes on Curious QT.”
I’m really loving this age. She’s so funny and has lots of fun ideas. She decided she wanted a bubblegum cake, so I made a trusty old boxed cake with buttercream frosting with a little bit of bubblegum flavouring in it. Not such a hit for me as I’m more of a chocolate cake girl, but Isabel loved it!
Funny enough, despite the piñata, cake, treats, and games, the kids favourite thing was doing a colouring contest. We ended up doing three rounds! My favourite thing that I made was the party favours. I made bath bombs with surprises inside. I have to admit, my first attempt was a total fail. I added too much liquid and the bath bombs just kept expanding. So I started from scratch and the second round worked perfectly!
Occasions like these make me so glad I’m crafty and have some basic photoshop skills. Pretty much all of the basic supplies are dollar store purchases that I was able to craft into something fun and cool. I re-use a lot of our decorations each year too. I hate hoarding too much “stuff” so I always try to make the most of it.
I really love this time of year because it gives me lots of time to do crafty things that aren’t lingerie related. Between birthday parties, Halloween, and making Christmas gifts, I have lots of opportunities to make different things…
Which leads me to my question for you. What are your favourite things to make for holiday gifts? Slippers, sleep masks, and make-up bags are always a go-to for me. For Isabel, I always make her clothes and little stuffed toys. Any suggestions for projects I should try this year? What’s on your holiday “to make” list?
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