Sew Boy Halloween

Halloween Sew boy edition!

I know most of you probably have your costumes but for those of us that like to procrastinate here are some last minute ideas that could jazz up any costume!!

 Have a cape but need a superhero logo? this site has a few free printables that you could add anywhere to customize their costume! 

(click on the pictures to go to tutorials)

 

A mask could jazz up any boy or girls costume, this one is nice since it is so versatile.

 

Have a tight budget or just want a simple idea? Add dinosaur pikes to a sweater and some eyes and you have a cute little dino already for trick or treating!

 
 A batman mask for those die hard boys who want a "unique" twist to their costume.

 

 A cute hat pattern for the littles to keep their ears warm while tricking people out of their candy!

Halloweens Past:

I didn't make costume this year (I found some awesome deals at a thrift store) but here are some things I have made my boys in the past. They are simple enough that you could just add details to things you already have on hand or buy a few things to add to.

 I made simple leggings and a long sleeved shirt for the base costume and added B's initial for the superhero element. I thought having his own name instead of the normal superheros would be fun and he loved it!

 I then added a simple cape made out of felt to complete his costume.

For this little guy I made this peter pan outfit using this tutorial. For his top I had a shirt that fit him like a night shirt then I cut the bottom in a zigzag and the sleeves too. I used regular leggings and made the belt, hat and sword (although its hard to see).

These Scooby outfits were made using a pattern I made by tracing pants and a long sleeved shirt (or you could buy sweat pants/sweater and not make them) and sewing them together with a hood added. On the top I added floppy ears and some spots, the collar was a tube of knit fabric with the tag sewn on.

I hope these help you come up with your own last minute ideas!

Happy Halloween!

Yellow Striped Tee

I have a tub full of clothes that don't fit right, need to be dyed ect. so I toss them into my refashion tub. This long sleeved shirt fit perfect but was too faded and oldish looking to wear anymore. After going through my bin I decided it was high time to try painting a shirt for me since I had nothing to lose!

 I love the way it turned out! It fits great and looks soooo much better now!

I even made sure the stripes matched on the side (going the extra mile doesn't happen often!) It isn't quite as stretchy as it was before so I wouldn't try this on anything that fits tighter than this. Also I didn't have enough fabric paint so I mixed what I had with the same color of acrylic paint we'll see how that works when I wash it (0:

Chevron curtains

I needed some curtains for below my sink, the old ones were too smokey smelling to keep (and were UGLY) and I really didn't like seeing all my junk under there everyday.

Here is a mini tutorial of how I did it:

I used an old sheet that I folded in half length wise and cut in the center fold for two curtains. Then I measured out the 31" that I needed for the length.

I also unpicked one side of the sheet so it gave me another 1 1/4" in width that I needed.

 I used the thick hem for the bottom of the curtains and just serged the edges on the sides and top (or you could zigzag) folded over and sewed. I folded over 1 1/2" on the top for the rod to go through and sewed, leaving the edges open for the rod to pass through.

 

 For the chevron design I folded over some paper in half lengthwise and cut it at the angle I liked.

I then cut it again giving me the width I wanted (see below picture to understand better).

 

 I traced this on top and bottom to make the pattern, I did have to wing some of it since the ends are funny shaped. I then painted in between the lines I had traced.

 TaDa!!! They are pretty and I like them! I do kinda wish I had a white sheet but this worked pretty good too.

Now all my junk is hidden, yay!

Where I have been.....

We had a fire and were staying at my moms while we cleaned things up. No one was hurt and the damage isn't as bad as it could have been. I will have a project to share later but for now enjoy my fire pictures :)

 

 One side of the room

 

And the other side