Halloween Freak Out!

So it’s October 14. That means I have exactly 17 days until Halloween. For a mom who’s making her own costumes, that countdown is important for knowing how long to wait to really start cranking out the all-night sewing sessions. Yep, I’m a true procrastinator.

I had decided last year that I would make Halloween costumes for my kids as long as they would let me. I got some strange pleasure out of my giraffe costume from last year (one made from a Target-footed pajama) that required no sewing. I figured as long as my kids could be something “makeable,” I would do it.

So after the whole pre-Halloween discussion, the kids decided on being a ladybug and a caterpillar. Alex is the ladybug and Anna is the caterpillar. Judge if you like but my son is man enough to hold is own in a ladybug costume, especially one I make!

Here’s where I am on costume making today. The sewing machine was brought upstairs. (That’s right, I said sewing machine.) It was supposed to be a no sew project, but the caterpillar needed some sewing so I’m going to have to take the plunge. It’s a new machine from my grandma, and I think I might spend more time figuring out how to get the thread into the machine than actually sewing, but I need to figure it out anyway, so it will be fine. Anyway, so the machine is upstairs now. The components for the costume were purchased: sweat suit, felt, foam, head bands, hats, etc. So I’m bouncing along enjoying the pre-Halloween festivities this weekend when I realized . . . the neighborhood Halloween party is one week from today. Uh, huh, in one week my kids need to be fully outfitted in their Halloween costumes ready for trick or treating around the neighborhood.

So what am I doing blogging? More to come . . . .