Dorothy & Tin Man

This year K* is Dorothy and S* is the Tin Man.

 

Dorothy

 

 

Pattern: McCall's 6313

(size 7, I lined the skirt and the buttons are just for looks)

Fabric from JoAnn's

Ruby slippers ($11) & Toto in basket ($7) from Gymboree

Socks from Target

It was easier to just wear a white t-shirt than make one.

 

For Halloween, we'll do low pony tails with bows.  It's been raining all day, so K* and I ran outside on the porch really quick to try and get a shot or two this afternoon.

Hopefully I'll get a picture of them together tomorrow.

 

Tin Man

 

The Tin Man has been very busy in the evenings this week and was available for a few quick poses right before bed tonight, which was later than it should have been (again).

 

Spray painted a funnel from Walmart ($1) silver.

Long sleeve tee from Walmart too.

Gray flannel and red felt from JoAnn's.

He'll probably just wear jeans with it for Halloween.

White Eyelet Baptism Dress: New Look 6043

 

For K*'s baptism I made the dress she was baptized in.  Now she wears it as a nightgown.  I think it turned out really sweet.

 

 

 

White eyelet from Hobby Lobby.

New Look 6043.

I lengthened it down to her ankles, it's fully lined and, like I did in her diamond eyes top, I made a size 6 with a size 4 neckline and an elastic loop & button back closure {from craftinessisnotoptional}.

 

 

White Doll Dress

My mom made this dress for K*'s American girl doll to match her new white baptism dress.

 

I think she did a great job making it match K*'s actual dress.

 

Lemonade Stand

 

For K*'s 8th birthday, I talked my father-in-law into helping me build a lemonade stand using Ana White's plans lemonade stand for Grace's town collection.

 

It took about 2 hours and 45 minutes from start to clean up to build.

I mainly stood there trying to look useful while my father-in-law did all the work; but it was fun to be a little bit helpful at times.  He built it just how I was picturing it, I'm so happy with how it turned out!

 

 

I had him modify the plans a little as you can see from the photos.  A 1x16 was used for the top and sides to give it a little more depth.  We cut the sides at 29" tall so that it is just under 30" high and can be used with a regular chair.  The shelves are 1x6's since we made it a little deeper.  The banner posts are 1x2's that are 6' tall.

It seemed to take a lot of time to fill in holes, sand, prime and paint over a couple of days as I had time at night or while K* was at school.  Maybe it was the drying time, it was so humid out.

 

 

 

I plan to make several banners, both paper and fabric, for various stands.

Ice Cream Shoppe, Bake Shoppe, Flower Shoppe, Café, Paper Creations....

 

All the banner supplies are from Hobby Lobby.  The font for lemonade is Frosty.  The letters are about 3" tall.  The pennants are about 6 1/4" not counting the tabs.  I cut it all out on my silhouette.