Happy Halloween!

Forget being a princess!  This year Arianna wanted to be - THE CAT IN THE HAT!  

Unfortunately, Arianna said that all the Cat in the Hat costumes are "for boys."  
 (Basically all the ones you can buy look like a black sweatsuit with a white stripe down the front and bow tie.)

After striking out on the costume sites, I turned to Etsy.  But apparently no one on Etsy knows anything about Halloween in the Northeast because those halter top dresses were just not going to cut it.

So, I was left to my own devices, and had to make Arianna's costume myself.  (Which I'm not going to lie, I really enjoyed doing.)  And I absolutely LOVE how it turned out.

For her costume I made:  A black and white tutu with a red sequin belt, a black tshirt with white fur down the front, a long black fluffy tail, and a nice big red bow tie with a velcro closure.  I purchased: white gloves and a Dr. Seuss hat that I sewed cat ears onto.  

The rest of the costume all depended on the weather the day of Halloween.  If it was warm, she could wear a pair of black capris underneath the tutu and just wear the tshirt.  If it was cold (which it was) she could wear black pants and a long sleeve shirt underneath the costume.

Next year, I plan on making and selling the costumes (shirt, skirt, bow tie) on my Etsy shop.



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