Halloween Costume Watch: Princess Mononoke Preview
Bunny is going to be Princess Mononoke for Halloween, and I, her mother, have made her a costume that, quite frankly, rules.
To see Bunny completely transformed you have to wait until Halloween, but for now, you can view the most essential elements.
First, may I again present Princess Mononoke, the "wolf princess":
(Let's just pretend we don't see the knife and bloody mouth...)
And here are the costume components that I crafted on Saturday afternoon. The whole project took just under two hours and cost just under $20.:
the tunic: 5/8 of a yard of felt folded in half, neck hole cut out, and stiched under the arms to form the arm holes.
the skirt: also 5/8 of a yard of felt (trimmed), elasticized waist-band.
the wolf-skin cape: 5/8 yard of fuzzy fabric (on sale!). I sewed a band and ran the ribbon through it.
the "piece of resistance," the wolf tooth necklace thingy: white Fimo modeled into wolf teeth, holes poked through with a chopstick, baked, then strung on a black ribbon. (Thanks for the tips, readers!)
The black ribbon will also serve as her head and arm bands.
Bunny was at a birthday party while I was making her costume and when she came home she squealed with glee and declared me "the best mamma in the whole world!"
And for the record, Wallie is still going to be an elephant though she refuses to wear the grey sweatpants and shirt that make up her "costume." I'm hoping she changes her mind once she sees her tail (not finished with that yet.)
Well, I have two costumes for O- a purple dinosaur (but not Barney) and a chicken, both of which she loves in theory and when I try to get them on her, she becomes ABSOLUTELY HYSTERICAL. Luckily, I found yet another hand-me-down that I think was yours- a flower- in her drawer that gets on without incident. Thank you, again.
Posted by: Nicole | October 29, 2007 at 04:15 PM
So glad the Fimo worked out for you - that costume is kick-ass!
Posted by: kim | October 29, 2007 at 04:20 PM
*bowing down*
don't ever tell me you're not crafty.
i love it!
Posted by: crazedparent | October 29, 2007 at 08:34 PM
Get. Out. Fimo? Hand-made fangs? You officially rule. Sounds like something I would do, except I don't have two kids and 57 hours of things to do every 24 hours. Niiiice.
Posted by: msmaria | October 29, 2007 at 10:36 PM
Very cool. Can't wait to see pictures :)
Posted by: Sandra | October 30, 2007 at 10:53 AM
Impressed beyond words.
Posted by: cryitout | October 30, 2007 at 04:08 PM
Holy cow that tooth necklace turned out great. It looks so real!
Posted by: a happier girl | October 31, 2007 at 08:35 AM
Damn. I put my kid in a sweatsuit with a skeleton on it that we bought on clearance last year. You rule.
Posted by: dawn | October 31, 2007 at 05:29 PM
You fucking rock, mama!
Posted by: Jessica Ashley (Sassafrass) | November 01, 2007 at 10:16 AM