I know, I know, I’ve already shared the photos on this one, but I just can’t resist a few more. It needs its very own post, with the added bonus of how I made it too. So forgive me. Here is the Gandalf costume again. For just one more time. […]
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Almost World Book Day – Planning
World Book Day is next Thursday. Hurray! Are you excited? I know not everyone likes it, but I love making costumes. We’ve had the notice for a while, but I always leave the costume for the last week. Apart from the fact I work better under pressure, it allows time […]
Read moreCurtains to Cloaks
I’m not sure what my Grandmother would say, but I’ve cut up her curtains. The ones she used to put up in her front room in the winter. I’ve also cut up an old maternity dress of mine. I’m not going to use it again. Why? Well I had requests […]
Read moreWorld Book Day 2016 (costume tips)
It’s the last World Book Day dressing-up opportunity for Middle daughter. Next September, she’ll move up to Secondary, where it becomes major uncool to dress up, until 6th form, it seems. She wanted to make the most of today. She chose Astrid from How to Train your dragons, although she […]
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