Fluttershy Halloween Costume {My Little Pony}

Hi friends!  It’s been awhile.  Lots has happened in life.  We’ve moved a bajillion times.  (Ok, like twice.)  I had a baby.  Who is now nine months old.  But here I am today, oh, and we’re getting ready to move again.  (Hopefully we’ll be done moving for awhile, especially since we are FINALLY buying our own home!) 
I wanted to share my daughter’s semi-homemade Halloween costume (I feel sort of like Sandra Lee now). 
She is totally obsessed with My Little Ponies, and just HAD to be Fluttershy for Halloween!



Hoodie, found at the wonderful world of Walmart.  Added felt mane, wings, and ears.  Had a small logo on the front, which I unpick, which was a disaster, so we just covered it up with some felt butterflies. 
Skirt and legging we had on hand.  I just added a pink felt tail with a safety pin to the skirt.
I have been informed that Fluttershy still needs some hooves!  Other than that minor complaint, she totally loves it!

Pumpkin Reverse Appliqué T-Shirt

{Supplies}

Coordinating thread
Small SHARP scissors
Fabric (orange and green)
T-shirt (I actually found mine at the Dollar Store)
Pins
Pattern/Picture
Ribbon
Embroidery thread (green)
Sewing machine

 

{How To}

Cut a square out of the orange fabric, big enough for you chose pattern and then some.  Pin orange fabric on the INSIDE of your shirt, wherever you want your pumpkin to be.  We choose the top center, on the chest. 

Pin your pumpkin picture onto the FRONT of the shirt, printed mine of the internet.  I actually did a Google search for “pumpkin appliqué” and got a lot of great results. 

Sew around the outside of your pattern, VERY CAREFULLY!  This pumpkin had a bit too many small curves for me, so instead of unpicking my horrible sewing and trying again, I sewed around my pumpkin five or six times, trying to sew close to what I’d already sewed but not right on top of the stitching.  In the end, I liked the look this gave. 

 

Be careful not to sew the back of your shirt to the front, or the front to the back.  I did not once, but twice!  Only sew the front of the shirt, otherwise you won’t be able to fit a little person in there!!

  Here is what my shirt looked like, remember the orange fabric you pinned the back, obviously you want to be able to see that so here’s what you’re going to do next:

 

  Using your small sharp scissors, carefully cut on around the inside of your stitches.  Getting as close as possible to them, with out cutting them.  

Now you have your pumpkin, but it needs a stem.  I wanted my stem to go behind my pumpkin, so this is what I came up with:

Cut a little slit at the top of the pumpkin, but not through the stitches, just above them.   To make my stem I used a piece of brown ribbon, cut, folded in half, sewed together the open edge.  This will go on the inside of the shirt, so you won’t see it.  So I didn’t worry about hiding seams, or as you can see changing my thread color.   Insert sewed end of ribbon through the slit so that the sewed end is inside the shirt Pin and sew on top of the ribbon, I tried to blend this in with the stitches I already  sewed. 

Pumpkin, check.  Stem, check.  Now for the leaf and vines.  Cut out two leaf shapes, place wrong sides together, sew around the edges, turn right side out.   Put some of the leaf in that slit you made to make it look like it’s coming from the pumpkin and the stem.   To sew my leaf onto the shirt, I used coordinating embroidery thread, sewed up the middle and around the edges.  As you can see I did not to a great sewing job with the machine, but I thought it helped the leaf to match a little better so I left it.  As a finishing touch I used the same green embroidery thread and stitched on a few swirly vines.  

   Pretty happy with my finished product, and it even survived the wash.  I had fears it would completely come apart, but it made it!  My pumpkin was a little bumpy, which added character to a pumpkin, but wouldn’t look so great if it was an initial or something.  So my tip would be, chose something with a simple shape that will be easy to sew around.  And make sure when you are pinning you get everything nice and flat and tight.  Oh, and it was super fast, it took me about an hour from start to finish. 

 

 

I’m excited to make some different versions using this technique, Wal-Mart has a ton of plain long sleeved shirts for $3 right now!

 

For more help and tips you can visit:
Crafting in the Closet and Sugar Bee Craft Addition

Candy Pumpkin Bracelet

{You Will Need}

soft candy corn-sigh pumpkin candies
ribbon and ric-rac
scissors
floss
needle

 

{To Make}

Thread needle with floss.

Tie of end in a pretty good sized knot.

Push needle and floss through a pumpkin.  I found it was easiet to use a hard surface and push the pumpkins down onto the needle, as shown:

Continue threading on pumpkin candies until you have enough to fit around your wrist. 

Once you feel like it’s big enough tie ribbon and ric-rac around the floss in-between pumpkins. 

 

Wear and enjoy!

{Idea Found:  Brown Paper Packages via eighteen25}

{I Heart} This Adorable Cupcake Costume

Next year my Little Miss IS going to be a cupcake.  I thought that last year for this year, but this year (or is it technically next year?) I really mean it! 

I have seen a lot of great cupcake costumes, but this one is maybe my favorite and it has a great tutorial on how to make it! 

Oh, and there is also the most adorable headband that goes with it!

 

Found at Lemon Creations via Lee, Me, and the Girls

I {Heart} 28 Days of Sweet Halloween Ideas

I am totally in love with all the great inspiring and (hell-o) yummy halloween treat ideas over at Pink Little Cake:  28 Days of Sweet Halloween Ideas.

 

 

 

 

A few of my favorites:

Day 15 Franken Crunch to Munch by Sue of Munchkin Munchies

 

Day 11 Cat and Ghost Cookie Lollies by Pink Little Cake

 

Day 7 Candle Lit Jack O Lantern Cake by Amanda of I am  Baker

 

Day 6 Chocolate Covered Halloween Strawberries by Raychel of My Creative Way {These are probably my ultimate favorite!}

 

 

Go over and check out all sweet creations, and check back often because they're not through yet!  They still have more treats to share!  I’m so excited!  Which treat is your favorite so far?