Oct
26
Along Came A Spider
by Leslie
“I want to be a spider for Halloween,” Julia told me. “Because it is dark and I like dark things.”
And so the quest began for a spider costume.
It was pretty much an impossible quest because 1) there are no cute spider costumes in existence for a child beyond the toddler years and 2) even if there were, none of them were within my budget of $0. We did manage to find, however, this costume from Pottery Barn which was enough to inspire my mom and I to create this one.
It is made from one of my old sweatshirts, a snow hat, some stuffing and felt. I’m rather proud of it, if I’m being honest. I wasn’t sure if Julia would be, though. When I was a kid, homemade stuff wasn’t cool. I know, because I had a lot of homemade stuff. And the jeers I got over my homemade Hugga Bunch doll still haunt my dreams now and then. But Julia knows better. She’s thrilled with her costume, especially because it’s homemade. And I absolutely love her for that.
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Ooooooh. Aaaaah.
That is so cute. Yours looks much better than the bought one!
The fun thing about making it is it can be exaclty what you want it to be. Julia told us just what she wanted and she’s happy with it, so I am, too.
I’ve noticed this with my kids too. I HATED homemade things when I was a kid. My Mum made my school uniforms and they looked slightly different from everyone elses. It was awful but my kids really love the things I make for them.
I think the spider costume is fantastic.
Thanks! I’m so glad my kids like homemade things, because I just love making things for them. And though I didn’t enjoy it very much when I was a kid, now that I’m older, I truly cherish the things that were made for me. Those are the items I’ve kept, because of the attachment to the people who made them for me.
it’s awesome
Thank you!
Seriously, I think your costume looks way better than the one from Pottery Barn.
And I think it’s great, that Julias proud of it, too!!
Thanks! The most important thing to Julia was the arms. She wanted to be able to make the stuffed ones move. She was really excited about that.
Saturday was the first day she got to wear it out somewhere. She had woken up that morning and said, “Mom, I dreamed about my costume last night, because it’s so beautiful!” And she told everyone that saw her in it, “My grandma and my mommy made this for me!” It was so sweet.
That is incredible!!!
Thank you! A lot of credit has to go to Julia, she knew exactly what she wanted.
I totally agree! This looks better and looks like it was bought! I am very impressed. She should sell them on Etsy!
Oh, thank you! It was fun and actually very easy to make.
You rock. Seriously! What a fun costume!!
Thanks! It was fun to make. Julia has been really into the idea of recycling and it was cool to show her that we could make a costume with stuff we already had around the house.
That costume rocks! You and your mom are so clever.
Thank you! My mom and I are a great team. I don’t know what I’d do without her. I suspect, less.
These days homemade is done out of love more than absolute necessity. I think when we were kids, it affirmed as to how little we have.
Now it has become a part of individual identity. Someone loved me enough to do this just for me.
I crocheted blankets and matching pillows for my kids as their Christmas gifts two years ago. I don’t remember what else I gave them. Neither do they, but they guard those blankets as if their lives depended on it… and my oldest is 13.
I think it means more to them when it’s made from love than done because it’s one of the chores.
You know, you’re right.
A lot of the homemade stuff I got when I was a kid was given with a this is the best I can do, wish it were more attitude, which made it all a little sad.
I’ve been following your blog for awhile. I also have two daughters close in age to yours, so I enjoy following your blog. My oldest is 5 1/2 and my little one is almost 18 months.
That costume is awesome, it’s way better than the Pottery Barn one. I’m really impressed, I wish I was that talented with a needle and thread.
Thanks! And I’m so glad you commented! I hope you’ll keep doing it!
My hat is off to you!
Well, thank you!
I love homemade! And you are so talented! And Julia and Lucy are so beautiful!
Thank you! I don’t feel very talented most of the time, but this is one ocassion I stepped back and thought, “Hey, I really did something there.”
Kudos to you and your Mom!! It’s fabulous, but then I own some of your sockmonkeys and have seen your talent 1st hand
You are the sweetest person, ever. EVER!
P.S. Just looked at the Pottery Barn one and it’s Boring with a capital B!!
They no longer make that costume in Julia’s size, but people had them on Ebay for $60! And they were selling them! For $60! Unbelievable.
Very creative. Sadly, my wife and I lack the skills to make costumes for our kids.
Yes, but dressing up is still fun.
love it!
I too make my kids’ costumes…and this year, for the first time, I am torn…DJ is in grade 1 and I am not sure if he will like not having a store bought costume…though he LOVES what I made him this year, and there is no way it would be in a store!
Thanks for reassuring me with your daughter’s attitude.
I’m sure he’ll be so proud of it. And probably the envy of his class! It’s fun to have something completely unique.
That is a very good costume.
My daughter wants to be a lawyer on Saturday so I’ve got to find a brief case.
Thank you.
A lawyer is a cute idea!
This is way better than the pottery barn one. Way to go mom & grandma!
Thank you! I loved how it turned out.
Very, very cute! You should have made her a black widow… or maybe that’s a little too dark…
Wow. That costume is awesome! We did the store bought stuff once again.