To Halloween and Beyond!

Boo!

Don’t worry. I haven’t lost my mind. I know that Halloween is over, but I have been a little, lets say relaxed about posting my handmade costume pictures. The Halloween sewing was a little easier this year with a unicorn, a turtle, and my husband went as the Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Getting ready to go trick or treating

with wookie friend

swing at the park after Zara's Halloween parade

the shy, I mean majestic, unicorn

wookie and turtle hold hands (friend Yancey made wookie costume)

Some other fun things I’ve been working on the last few week or so are these cute red and turquoise birdy pants, sz 12-24 months.

red corduroy

I’ve also been making more of these fun scoodies (hood with a scarf attached). This bear I did on commission and the apple I did just for fun.

 

bear hat

 

apple hat

And something just for me. My moon tattoo!!

 

my first tattoo!

 

Its been a good fall so far. Can’t wait to see what November has in store.

cranky turtle

5 Gifts I Want to Make for 2 Kids Under 5

I’m planning on taking it a little slower with the Sew Flippin Cool biz for awhile in hopes that I can get a few things made for myself and my family before the holidays. Here are a few projects I’ve been looking at. What are you guys planning on making? 

Gingercake’s Gnome Tutorial would be a great one for making fun little stocking gnomes or cute christmas decorations.

I’m going to use a combination of this tutorial from The Storque

and the Katie Kitty pattern from Hillary Lang’s Wee Wonderfuls book to make a Jenny Linsky cat for PZ.

Ric Rac‘s Party Turtles tutorial would please Q oh so much. She never met a turtle she didn’t love. Which reminds me I still haven’t posted my Halloween pics. I’ll get on it!

An apron for both girls using Making It Fun’s tutorial (not sure if I’ll do the included hat tutorial)

And I think it would be fun to do a playhouse. Either a fabric one like this one from Sew Much Ado (think girly version though) -

or maybe a cardboard one like one of these -

AlphaMom’s Haunted House for Pint-Sized Witches and Ghosts

Mom Blog‘s DIY Cardboard Playhouse or

Make Baby Stuff‘s Cardboard Playhouse. Any of these would be great places for the girls to play during the rainy season. And in case any of you out in blog land haven’t heard about the Green Grocery Bag Challenge, check it out!!