I finished Savannah's costume before the end of September, I was so proud I actually finished something more that 2 hours before it was due. She was Abby Cadabby from Sesame Street. I started with a shiny blue poly/acetate fabric then added ruffles to the waist and neckline. I gathered strips of tulle and sewed that along with the skirt. The inside is lined and hand sewn over the seam so there is no itchy/irritating seam at the waist. She wore a pink shirt and leggings as pink fur body. I am very happy with the results.
For the hair I used a dollar store headband and folded strings of yarn in half then took one long string of yarn and wrapped it around the base of the gathered hair and the headband. The headband wouldn't stay so I used curler clips that I had from cosmetology school and they fit perfectly over the band to hold it in place.
She also got to wear glittery blue eye shadow, and my sister bought the awesome wand at the Sesame Street live show we went to in Baltimore. The wings were from the dollar store!
Nolan's costume is not nearly as complicated and I was finishing it the night before Halloween as usual. He was Curious George as per Savannah's request. He wore dark brown corduroy pants, tan shoes, a hooded sweatshirt that was grey and dyed it brown, and a white shirt that I dyed red.
The ears I sewed from muslin and then added onto the sweatshirt. The tail was a long tube made from brown fabric that I put a hanger inside of and connected to his pants. He was comfortable and this was a very inexpensive costume.
I realized just last week that Curious George doesn't even have a tail but it was cuter with it.
I found this awesome salad on Pinterest. It is a Kale salad with curry roasted butternut squash and white beans, candied pecans and Sesame Tahini dressing. Recipe here. I had never had Tahini before, it is so good.
