Hi all,
Who doesn't love the adorable little boo from monsters inc? She's too stinkin cute. Well it has been brought up by a couple people that my Sophie has "the look." I wanted to find boo's monster costume but couldn't find it other than on etsy for $100+, I love my kids but I definitely don't have that kind of money for a costume.
I decided to attempt to make it myself and went out in the garage and dusted off my old sewing machine.
Now let me just say... My grandma taught me how to sew when I was a kid. She taught me how to hem pants. When I was in high school I got a sewing machine as a Christmas gift. All I could do was make pillows and put trim on blankets, but I held onto it all these years. When I was pregnant with my second child I somehow skipped the nesting phase that my husband was probably hoping for and got the creative bug instead! I was on pinterest daily, just looking up things to make. I couldn't stop! :)
A friend of mine that also had a sewing machine was down for some girl time so we spent hours n hours just making things. I made a sling + a doll sling for my oldest daughter, a carseat cover to block out the cold.... Etc etc etc.
So I became a little more familiar with different techniques and got more comfortable sewing.
Growing up I always had a top secret wish to be a Suzy homemaker. I wanted to be the wife that had dinner waiting. I wanted to be the mother that made Halloween costumes. But most of all, I wanted to be just like my grandma. There's nothing that woman can't do.
This Halloween is the first time I even thought to actually attempt making a costume for my kids. I just figured I'd give it a shot and I'm so glad I did.
So if you're like me and you've always wanted to create something with your sewing machine but didn't know where to start..... go buy a "simplicity" pattern from Walmart or somewhere and see what happens. Just start :)
Check out the costume here...
Monsters inc boo costume 2014: http://youtu.be/HAqlLblSeWw
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