Extreme Coupon Shopper Costume

My toddler is obsessed with her grocery cart, and for some reason, receipts. I wanted to incorporate those two things in her Halloween costume this year, so I came up with this "Coupon Queen" idea. I found the money fabric at Joann's, and the coins (headband) at Dollar Tree. I glued a bunch of coupons together, and had them laminated for the dress pocket and the coupon binder. I started stockpiling Colgate toothpaste boxes a few months ago. I also saved all of my receipts for a awhile. Definitely a one of a kind costume at our church Halloween party.

The Patriotic Dress and Hair Bow

I made this dress out of an actual pillowcase purchased from a thrift store. It was my first attempt at a pillowcase dress (months ago), but when I finished it was too big for my daughter. I recently dug it back out, and embellished it with these bows I found at the dollar store. The hair bow is cut from a bandanna, and  wrapped with a red and white striped ribbon. I decided to take pictures now, because who knows if it will still fit her come July 4th.

Sock Zebra

I made this little guy out of one pair of socks and embroidery thread. He is a little too top heavy, so I need to figure out how to weigh him down, so that he doesn't fall over. I didn't use a pattern this time. I Googled zebra images, and just sort of went with it. This was the first time I used the fuzzy socks. It was frustrating using my sewing machine at first, but I got the hang of it. I think he turned out really cute, especially for a prototype. I'm excited to find some more zebra print socks for another one.

  
 

Sock Animals!!

My newest obsession is making sock animals. I saw a few cuties on Pinterest, and decided I needed to get in on the action. Went to the dollar store, and found a ton of adorable socks. Some were even three pairs for a dollar! Yeah, they are below average quality, but no way am I going to take scissors to a $20 pair of socks. I cringed just making the first cut on my cheap socks. My oldest daughter, Hailey has decided that her favorite animals are hippos and ostriches. Because I doubt any pattern could make an ostrich look cute, I decided to look for a hippo tutorial. This is the one I chose:

Sock Hippo Tutorial

Okay, yes it is Russian! And it doesn't translate perfectly to English through Google translator, but the pictures are pretty clear. After a while I noticed that my screen saver had come on, and that I was pretty much doing my own thing anyways. So, without further ado, let me introduce you to Mr. Hip-hop-opotamus:

Far from perfect, but I think he is pretty darn cute. You can see how thin the socks are in the picture. 

Here is my sock rhino:

And here they are together. Hip-hop-opotamus and Rhyme-noceros. A little nod to Flight of the Conchords.

The newest member of our sock family, a Sock Giraffe! She was kind of tough, because I only had one pair of ankle length socks to work with. I definitely used every last bit of the fabric.