Lisa Storms is always up to something amazing and I have to show you her fabulous, simple costume ideas over at Fiskars!
Simple Halloween Costumes by Lisa Storms
9.29.2011
Halloween Costume: The Flintstone Family
I hope you’re enjoying Halloween Costume Week!!
Next up, these super fun Flinstone costumes by Amy at Naptime Crafters…
{Click on each pic above for the tutorial!}
Cutest Pebbles ever!!
Halloween Costume: Book Fairy
I love to read. I love this costume.
Merrilee over at Lilliedale shows you how to make this page tutu and fairy wings…
Who knew an old book could make such a fun costume?!
Creative Guest: Mummy Costumes by The Polkadot Chair
Hello UCreate Readers! I'm so excited to be here today! I've been a fan of Kari's for a few years now and have had the honor of guest blogging here before. I'm so glad to be back with you today.
My name is Melissa Mortenson and I write the Polkadot Chair Blog. It's named after a chair in my craft room.
I love to make all kinds of crafts from scrapbooking and sewing to cooking. You can find a list of my tutorials here.
Today I'm going to share with you how I made these Mummy costumes for my twins last year!
Trust me they only look complicated- they are super simple!
Ever since I had twins I've been trying to get them to "match" for Halloween! We've done Pebbles & BamBam, Winnie the Pooh & Piglet, the Incredible's, Prince & Princess, and 50's costumes. The older they get the harder it is for me to "convince" them to match! You can see some of their other costumes here.
Last year my son wanted to be a Mummy and after some "coaxing" my daughter and I agreed that there WAS such a thing as a Mummy Princess--- (note the tiara on her head).
Thus the Mummy Prince & Princess costumes were born.
To make them your going to need a few things:
White Long Sleeved T-Shirts
Gray sweat pants - turn them inside out and use the lining - it's white (if you can find white sweatpants get those, but I could not find white)
Tea for dyeing
White Cotton Fabric about 1 yd per costume (not including skirt- you need 1/2 yd for that) I used a stretch cotton fabric from Joann's that had a slight crinkle texture. Don't bother with cheesecloth- it's too thin and hard to work with. You could use Muslin- just don't use any polyester fabrics (they won't hold the dye).
Cotton Lace
Off White Tulle
Elastic
Needle & Thread
The first thing you need to do is to Tea Dye EVERYTHING that is white. Don't bother dyeing tulle, it doesn't stick... Dye all of your t-shirts, sweat pants, fabric, lace.
After your fabric has dried, start cutting up your yardage into strips. Vary your strips from 2" - 4"... just RANDOM... don't think about it too much just chop it up.
Make your shirts first- don't look at that photo and panic- it's really easy... Start laying out your strips of fabric on top of your t-shirt- Just random crazy patterns. Lay one strip at a time and pin it in place. Make sure to wrap some of the strips around from the front of the shirt to the back.
The crazier and sloppier it looks the better- it's a Mummy after all!
Next- you are going to hand stitch down the pieces-
Just use cream thread and a tack stitch- add a tack stitch everywhere you had a pin. For extra reinforcement- you are going to stitch with your machine ON TOP of the strips/tshirt- catching all the layers (this will keep the strips from falling down when the kids walk around)
For the girls t-shirt- gather up some lace or tulle and hand stitch it into the t-shirt in a few spots.
That's it for the t-shirts- I'd recommend helping your kids get dressed in them as you don't want to tangle the strips as they take it on and off.
Next the pants: Using the gray sweat pants turned inside out (so that the white is showing) you are going to do almost the same thing as you did to the shirt, with a couple of exceptions. First- if there is elastic in the cuff- cut it out.
Next- cut the inseam of the pants, so they will open up. Now start laying down the strips of fabric- at the legs start at the cut seam (the inseam) and wrap it around front to back and end in the inseam- pin it place. For the top of the pants- just lay the strips over the pants- Then you are going to stitch right on top of the pants at the top- in the front and in the back.
After all of the strips are laid out on the pants- sew the inseam closed- you'll have right sides (in this case the right side is the side with the strips on it) together- This will catch the ends of the strips into the seam. That's it for the pants.
Okay for the skirt- you'll need a basic skirt tutorial to start- you can use this one of mine- just eliminate the waistband.
You will have 3 layers to your skirt.
The top (layer 1) will be Tulle
Layer 2 will be strips of fabric and
Layer 3 will be the skirt (made from the same fabric that you cut the strips out of)
Just make your skirt "sandwich" and stitch all the layers together, fold over the top about 1" and make a casing then insert elastic cut to the right size. I hand stitched some "pickups" into the tulle skirt- just so you could see the underneath.
A few other things: For the head pieces, I just used extra strips of fabric and tied them in my daughters hair. I used some scrapbook spray ink on the entire costume when it was done to "age" it a bit more. My daughter wore cream leg warmers and tights under her costume.
That's it & Happy Sewing!
9.28.2011
Witch Hat w/ Flowers!
We all know the witch is one of the most popular costume choices on Halloween!
Susan at Living with Punks is at Momtastic sharing this fabulous rosette hat…
…inexpensive, easy-to-make, and the perfect addition to your child’s witch costume this year!
9.27.2011
Halloween Costume: Paper Doll
Head on over to Family Fun and print out the free templates to make this adorable Halloween Costume!
So simple and your daughter can decorate her costume using her favorite colors!
Halloween Costume: Fleece Cape
I am getting so many wonderful Halloween costume submissions coming in this week!
Need a cape for this years costume?
Check out this fleece cape over at Fleece Fun…
…they also tell you how to make a masculine version!
“The Incredibles” Family Halloween Costume
Allie at Freshly Completed chose an “Incredible” theme for her family costumes…
She includes fabulous templates and I love how the masks are painted! Also, makes we want to watch the movie again {love it}!!
The Incredibles Family Halloween Costume
9.26.2011
DIY Pirate Costume
Rebecca at Simple as That tells you how she made this fabulous pirate costume for her son last year!
Love how simple the shirt is by sewing a couple of ruffles onto a boys dress up shirt…she also found the pants at a thrift store!
Fantastic, classic costume!
Angry Birds Family Costume!
So I wanted to start costume week on Ucreate with a bang!
You all know that fun, addictive game called Angry Birds, right?
Well, Heather over at Twin Dragonfly Designs created not one, but 5 Angry Bird costumes and shows you how, too!!
We are an Angry Birds playing family and I can’t get over how incredible these costumes are…great job Heather!
Make sure to follow along all week for many Halloween costume ideas!!
9.24.2011
DIY Stroller Canopy
Dina over at Honey & Fitz shows you how to make a fabulous canopy for your stroller…
I’m crazy about that fabric and loved how she saved over $200!
Creative Guest: Halloween Graveyard Stakes by Sew Woodsy
My husband, dubbed as "Mr. Woodsy", and I blog about home DIY projects along with woodworking, sewing, and home decor. We are crazy about Halloween. We literally take all of our everyday home decor down and for a good month and a half transform our home into a Halloween haven of sorts. I'm so excited to be here today to share a tutorial with you on how to make your own Halloween Graveyard Stakes.
This is a beginner woodworking project that requires basic tools. If you don't have a circular saw--don't worry. You can use a different saw to make this project. It's quite adaptable, and I'm sure you could get creative with it. The best part about this project is that it didn't cost us a single dollar, just time! We gathered old pallets from a shipping company (since we were going for a rustic feel), and all the rest of the supplies we already had on hand!
Supplies:
Recycled wood (or old pallets)
Drill, 1-inch Screws, Circular Saw, Chisel, hammer,
Optional: Scroll or Jig Saw
Gather your recycled wood. If you are using old pallets make sure to remove nails from the wood. Next you will want to cut your horizontal and vertical boards (which will form the cross). We made our crosses 3-1/2 foot tall by 2 foot 4 inches wide. *Size can be adjusted to preference. On the horizontal board you will want to find the center. *The width of the pallets we were using was 4 inches wide. Divide the center marking by the width of your board. In our case we marked two inches on each side of the center point. Using a circular saw you will want to cut a slot half the thickness of the board (in that 4 inch space) every quarter inch. This will make it easier to chisel the wood out. *You will repeat this step for the vertical portion of the cross; however, measure 10 inches down to mark the center then cut 4 inches.
Next, you will want to start chiseling out the slots.
This is what it will look like once you have both pieces chiseled out.
Next you will "lap" the two pieces of wood together (as pictured above).
Once you've ensured that the wood fits snug against each other you can begin to drill two screws into the wood around one inch apart.
Next, you will want to make the "stake" for the cross. This will allow the cross to be easily placed in the yard. Using a circular saw (or any other type of saw) cut a point at the bottom of the board.
This is what your graveyard cross will look like.
Get your hammer ready and start hammering your Halloween Graveyard Stakes into your yard!
Mr. Woodsy went into the woods and found piles of moss and broken tree limbs which he used to help decorate our "graveyard" (for free)!
Optional Design:
Of course, after Mr. Woodsy mastered the traditional graveyard cross he wanted to add rounded edges to a few of the crosses. He used his scroll saw to round the edges of the wood.
This is what the finished rounded-edge cross looks like.
We hope you enjoyed our tutorial and will start making your own Halloween Graveyard Crosses to dress up your yard! Please don't hesitate to visit us at Sew Woodsy or follow along on Facebook or Twitter!
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