How could I not allow this darling girl who can not pronounce her "G's" to not have a witch costume? The next day, this little helper, became my pin girl and handed me pins and more pins as we refashioned this old black lace dress of mine into her new witch costume:
- An old black dress
- A long sleeve black knit top
- A dollar store witch hat
To make this costume, here's what I did:
- Cut off the lace skirt from the dress.
- Cut off 3" from the bottom of the shirt.
- Baste over the top of the skirt black, glittery tulle.
- Add gathering stitches all around the skirt.
- Pull the gathering stitches until the skirt is the same size as the bottom of the knit shirt.
- Pin the skirt to the shirt.
- Sew the shirt to the skirt.
The witch dress is complete.
To a dollar store hat:
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From the inside of the hat, tack in place leftover tulle.
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Tack or hot glue bright orange ribbon and stripes of black glitter tulle to the side of the hat.
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Tie the ribbon and then the tulle into a knot.
I'm not sure why the umbrella is in this photo but I do know she loves her "zoo" umbrella and who knows, she just may need an umbrella on Halloween night. I know, I used one quite often when I was a child but I grew up in the rainy part of Oregon and my costumes were never this much fun! Year after year, I usually dressed as a hobo. Yup, pretty boring costume.
