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Ready for an exciting post? I'm here to finally talk about...
Halloween!
I didn't want to post anything about our costumes until we had decided for sure! From the very beginning, my hubby knew almost instantly what he wanted to wear, but I wasn't so sure.
We first decided that we didn't need to coordinate costumes. That was an easy decision, since he knew what he wanted to be, and I knew there wasn't anything that really matched up with his costume.
My next thought was, since I am red-headed, that I should do one of Disney's red-headed characters. Now, there are a number of them, but I kept running into issues with each of them: Ariel (difficult to pull off "mermaid", I kept saying I'd prefer a character with 2 legs!), Merida from Brave (her outfits seem like huge, heavy dresses, not good for Florida heat), Jessica Rabbit (a bit too inappropriate, plus I don't have her figure!)...
Finally, I realized I probably wanted to be a Disney princess, so I thought about which one I liked, and then the answer was simple. So here it is:
Aaron is going as:
The
Swedish Chef from the Muppets! Perfect for many reasons, since he loves to cook, loves the Muppets, and he can do a great impersonation!
And I am going as:
Belle! Beauty & the Beast was always my favorite, and I always related to Belle, I was also more reserved, always had my head in a book, etc.
For costumes, the Swedish Chef is pretty straightforward - he always wears the same basic thing. And there is a little bit of leeway because you mostly just see his upper half, so deciding what to wear for pants/shoes is basically up to us.
With Belle, I knew that I didn't want to do her fancy yellow ball dress, I am instead going to wear her blue/white casual outfit. And in an interesting turn of events (at least to me!), I think I am going to try to
make the dress myself! I can sew a little - my grandmother taught me, and we made a few quilts and other sewing projects together - but I've NEVER sewn any item of clothes.
However - I think I can follow a pattern. And I've borrowed an idea that seems to be pretty straightforward.
Image credit: SplediferousShanty on Etsy
This is just a really simple blue halter dress. This individual appears to have sewn the "apron" into the dress, but I think to keep it even simpler I am going to make an all blue dress and just add a separate apron. I know that Belle's dress isn't exactly this style, but 1) I think it's more about the color of the dress, and 2) I think this style dress will be much better for the weather. Also, I plan to do a blue hair bow, and potentially carry a basket and/or book.
So that's my plan! I'll keep you updated. I hope to check out a fabric store sometime this week. Wish me luck!