Things I’ve learned this week:
- Those cool, white, retro leather gloves that never fit my hand in the thrift store are the perfect size for a child’s hand.
- Threading the serger correctly results in a better seam.
- The glue gun IS the best crafting tool ever invented.
- Cheap costume satin is very hard to sew with.
- Acrylic paint adheres very well to leather (thanking my lucky stars).
What I have left to learn this week:
- Will super glue adhere a plastic fingernail to a leather glove?
Stay tuned…back to the sewing room.
oh what lucky lucky girls you have, and what a wonderful imaginative mother they have… these look great.
Wow! The costumes look incredible!
Wow. You are amazing! The girls are going to look so great.
You’re telling me you painted those gloves?!? They are wonderful!!! So are the rest of the costumes. I have to say, it’s not just sewing here (maybe it’s never “just sewing”)–it’s very impressive levels of imagination and creativity at work here.
Wow kathy, now I feel like such a lazy mom !! the costumes look great. Clarice
You guys are too nice. I love Halloween. I’ve always made elaborate costumes for myself and once I had kids I really started having fun.
Daphne: I did paint the gloves. I used a dark blue paint to create the scales. Lots of circles side by side and then I filled in between them. After that dried I used a lighter saphire color mixed with some gold and watered down just a bit to color wash the entire glove. I have to admit I had no idea what I was doing (I even had to buy a paint brush) but it worked out exactly as I hoped. Greg suggested I have too much time on my hands.
Oh, wow. Coolest. Mom. Ever.
I hope to see these costumes in town on Halloween. They look amazing.
So Impressive! They are fantastic
Kathy, you really have to now buy a canvas and begin your painting career! These are stunning and really clothing like! My daughter loved that book too! You are wonderfuly talented!
Incredible costumes!
These costumes are amazing!! You’ve created some great stuff. I’m thinkin’ yeah, the fingernails can be glued on with the hot glue gun. That tool has never failed me yet!
Oh my goodness these look fantastic. Please share photos of them all dressed up on Tuesday.
I love dressing up for Halloween to hand out candy and when we moved to our condo 4 years ago we realized no kids would come around. I miss that! The girls are going to look fabulous! I would suggest trying either jewel glue for the nails or super glue that’s used to glue on acrylic nails. Beauty supply stores have it for almost nothing.
I can hardly wait to see what else you do–these costumes are fabulous!
Cool stuff! If the superglue doesn’t work on the fingernail/glove combo, try gem bond glue – it will glue anything to leather really well. Takes a little while to dry but very good.
Those costumes are absolutely gorgeous! I think the second one is my favorite, but it’s very very close.
As for the superglue, I can’t tell you about the fake fingernail/glove bit, but I can tell you, with certainty, superglue will adhere two real fingers together nicely. Not that you’d want to do that, though.
Fabulous costumes. You are having way too much fun.
I hope we get to see a picture of the girls in their costumes.
I always try to answer the door for the trick-or-treaters in costume or at least a silly hat.
Those are pretty darn ambitious costumes! You’re girls have lots of faith in you. That’s pretty cool.
Amen on the satin.
geeez! that looks fantastic!!! i hope we get a peek at your trick-or-treaters in costume…
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