the christmas costumes :: tink

With my fabric closet overflowing and our bank account not this Christmas I decided to make some new costumes for the dress up bin as this years stocking gifts. 

My rules were simple:

1. I had to use only what was on hand.

and

2. I couldn't let myself be stressed about any part of it; the prep, the construction, the 'accuracy' of the costume compared to the 'real' thing... nothing. 

And to my surprise, it worked! The costumes came together simply. Sure, the seams are unfinished and some of the stitches crooked, but they were fun to make and the kids love them. Success on all fronts I'd say. 

I'm going to spread these out over a few posts because the light is so dreadfully bad in here this morning. I apologize for the less than stellar pics, but for today's costume it'll do. 

This Tinkerbell costume is by far my favorite and I was sure it would be hers too, but she prefers tomorrow's feature so this photoshoot was short lived. I couldn't even get her to put the wings on, so this fairy is wingless... you get the idea though and I'm hoping that even if she doesn't warm to it, her sister will in the years to come. 

I used this tutorial and it came together in an evening. Instead of using grommets I sewed button holes into the back for the straps to be laced through. It came out smaller than I was expecting even using measurements adjusted to Elin's body so if you attempt it yourself you may want to consider that. This was a seriously fun little project to sew, so if your little girlies believe in fairies I highly recommend adding this to your dress up bucket. Happy sewing!