and it totally isn't tuesday anymore either. but i just couldn't pass up the opportunity to share the halloween costume i made for bean. she saw a jellyfish costume in a magazine and wanted it. it was made with a sombrero.... needless to say i had no sombrero. and the only one i found at the store was $13. no thank you! so i improvised. i used cardboard, plastic grocery bags and bubble wrap and covered the whole thing in fabric. honestly, the costume came out much better than i imagined- probably better than it would have if it were made from a sombrero. and bean LOVED it.
here she is having a practice run in it. (had to make sure she could keep it on her head during the school costume parade!!)
isn't she just the sweetest little jellyfish you've ever seen???
and it worked out great in the school parade. and she got tons of compliments from parents and teachers who thought it was just SO cool! you could tell she was very proud of that costume.
and it worked great for trick or treat too! she was told by at least five people that she had the best costume of the night. and a another mom who was out with her kids declared "there is the jellyfish costume i wanted to make but none of my kids would wear it!" bean just smiled happily it was a really great night. :)sprout wore the pumpkin costume that i bought for bean two years ago. i had to wrestle him into it but he did keep it on and grew to like it once he realized it was a ticket to CANDY. (i think his sweet tooth is even bigger than his sister's if that is possible!)
so that is my crafty for this week. i'm working on another item- a gift for mommee and her baby girl (due in january). once i finish that (and i have given it to her) i will post pictures! :)
4 comments:
I saw that magazine article and I have to say you ROCKED this idea! Great execution, and what a happy little Bean there too. :)
Oh, and might I mention that it's great to read a post from you. Hope all is well!
You totally ROCKED it, girlfriend! That is one awesome costume. I never thought I'd say the words "cute" and "jellyfish" in the sentence...but never say never!
Yes it has been a long time but you made me laugh because one of my recent post titles was very similar to this :-D
That jellyfish is da bomb!!!! Let's face it, anyone can do a ghost/witch/pumpkin...but a jellyfish?????Crazy!!!!!!!!LOVE it. Looks like Bean is going to be one of those kids who revels in being 'different'. Hahaha. Good luck with that one mama!!!!!!
P: That's a pretty big lookin' Sprout you got there!!
ADORABLE! Holy crap, that is so wicked cool. Good for Bean for shunning princesses and conventional costumes and going for pure, sweet, jelly goodness instead!
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