DIY Projects

When my kid asked to be Superman for Halloween...  Of course I said YES!  Read below for my D.I.Y. Superman Halloween Costume Tutorial! Lily & Frog Supplies: 2 Yards of Red Flannel 2 Sheets of Red felt 2 Sheets of Yellow felt Thread (color of your choice) 1 yard of ribbon (I use Grosgrain Ribbon) Elastic Rotary cutter Cutting Board and Cutting Square Iron Fusible Webbing Superhero Letter Template (slightly altered mine) Tape Measure Chalk Navy Color Long Sleeve T-Shirt Navy Color Slacks Lily & Frog Instructions: Superman "S": Start with designing your Super Hero Shield, the big giant "S" for Superman, using the 2...

Do your kids (and Husband) LOVE Star Wars? Z & Lovely are obsessed! For Halloween Z asked to be Darth Vader, which meant Lovely also wanted to be Darth Vader, I thought this was uber adorable, until Z decided there was NO WAY in God's green earth he was going to be the SAME costume as his little sister!  Which meant we were back to the drawing board... Until I decided to mix it up a little.  After convincing Z it was OK to have the SAME costume as his sister, I convinced Lovely we could doll up her costume with w little...

Do your kids (and Husband) LOVE Star Wars? Z & Lovely are obsessed! For Halloween Z asked to be Darth Vader, which meant Lovely also wanted to be Darth Vader, I thought this was uber adorable, until Z decided there was NO WAY in God's green earth he was going to be the SAME costume as his little sister!  Which meant we were back to the drawing board... Until I decided to mix it up a little.  After convincing Z it was OK to have the SAME costume as his sister, I convinced Lovely we could doll up her costume with w little...

Do your kids (and Husband) LOVE Star Wars? Z & Lovely are obsessed! For Halloween Z asked to be Darth Vader, which meant Lovely also wanted to be Darth Vader, I thought this was uber adorable, until Z decided there was NO WAY in God's green earth he was going to be the SAME costume as his little sister!  Which meant we were back to the drawing board... Until I decided to mix it up a little.  After convincing Z it was OK to have the SAME costume as his sister, I convinced Lovely we could doll up her costume...

Do you have the same problem as us?  When searching for a costume for all 4 Family Members, there are many times which I go bananas because both kids can't agree on ANYTHING. This Halloween costume took a little convincing for Love, but she eventually agreed...  because I promised to make her an Ariel Costume as well.  The little one got 2 Halloween Costumes out of the deal... TWO! For Halloween, Z wanted to be a Super Hero and Love wanted to be a Princess...  Which does not work for this Mama, because I need to have a Family Costume.  Alvin...