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A few buttons short

Posted on October 29, 2015 by alwaystimetoprocraftinate

I haven’t talked about my daughter’s costume because she is going to be a cowgirl, nothing more than a button shirt, jeans (both of which she has refused to wear since she decided to be a cowgirl) and the right … Continue reading →

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Turtle power part 5

Posted on October 16, 2015 by alwaystimetoprocraftinate

The 2nd  half of the shell wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. I sewed the inner shell to the straps and the  2 halves together. then I sewed the sash into the back shell and sewed it … Continue reading →

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Turtle power part 4

Posted on October 15, 2015 by alwaystimetoprocraftinate

I had enough red to cut another mask. instead of just the part over the eyes like the original, I added enough to tie it like a regular mask. And I finished the front shell and straps. I didn’t do … Continue reading →

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Turtle power part 3

Posted on October 14, 2015 by alwaystimetoprocraftinate

I might actually be able to get this costume done tomorrow! Back to the work I did today. I started by removing enough stitching on each leg to sew the knee pads into, and sewed them in place. Then I … Continue reading →

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turtle power part 2

Posted on October 13, 2015 by alwaystimetoprocraftinate

I have until store close on the 19th at whatever time the store closes to get this costume finished. I am pretty sure I can. Today I made the shirt. I added the elbow pads into the seams instead of … Continue reading →

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Turtle power part 1

Posted on October 12, 2015 by alwaystimetoprocraftinate

It took me a little longer than I thought to cut out the Ninja Turtle costume, part of that was I didn’t have quite enough green felt (but I had just enough scraps of green fleece for the rest and … Continue reading →

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Go Ninja GO!!

Posted on August 10, 2015 by alwaystimetoprocraftinate

I finally got the pattern for my son’s Halloween pattern! Joann’s had them on sale for 99 cents!! If I include the pattern cost in the total cost of the costume it is still around $10!

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Finished vampirate costume

Posted on October 30, 2014 by alwaystimetoprocraftinate

After sewing on the sleeves, what seemed like a few too many hooks and eyes, and glueing on some sparkly trim the costume is done! And my daughter loves it!! While I love how it turned out almost as much … Continue reading →

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Vampirate costume part 2

Posted on October 28, 2014 by alwaystimetoprocraftinate

I sewed the skirt today, I thought it was going to take about an hour, but it took me almost 2. Part of why it took me as long as id did, was because the safety pin popped open a … Continue reading →

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Vampirate costume part 1

Posted on October 27, 2014 by alwaystimetoprocraftinate

I didn’t get as much done as I would have liked but I did get it cut out. Both layers of the skirt, and the waistband. As well as the shirt, with contrasting sleeves. I have just a few days … Continue reading →

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