We upgraded our computer to the latest Windows OS and then realized that our camera was no longer supported. So until the company comes out with a software patch, Doug has to get the camera to upload to his laptop, and then from there to our computer. Clearly not something I can just sit down and do at my convenience.
But their costumes this year were really fun, so I think still worth sharing. Hey, I made it before Thanksgiving!
The literary theme this year: Alice in Wonderland
Alice
The Queen of Hearts (teen ballet version)
The Caterpillar
The Mad Hatter
A flower and the White Rabbit
FIL was visiting and even came with a knight costume--so they pretended he was one of the royal guards
This was the first year we actually bought one or two items for their costumes, but most of it was still scrounged from our closets and our friends' dance costume collection. Our friend (the White Rabbit) also is a clever costumer--I have a feeling that's what she is going to do someday for a living. She made the Queen of Hearts crown last year, and the skirt this year. She also made The Mad Hatter's hat and bowtie. We purchased the goggles and the pendant the Mad Hatter is wearing--she was originally not thrilled with the idea of being this character until I suggested a female Steampunk version. Then she was excited, and I was so pleased with the end result--the clothing items she is wearing are mostly all mine, things I regularly wear! (you can't see her boots and tights, also mine--and she borrowed the shirt from her daddy). We cobble together pretty well around here!
There were some really pretty details to their costumes that the camera doesn't really show. Like Alice's key necklace, and the "drink me" labeled bottle in her basket. Or the functioning gears on the Mad Hatter's pendant (it's like a pocket watch).
Or the nice makeup job our friends did on the Mad Hatter. The Caterpillar had character-flavored face paint too.
Or the sweet heart hairdo on the Queen of Hearts.
The dramatic night scene
Love the theme, and you all did a GREAT job with the costumes. We're Alice in Wonderland fans around here, if only because we have our own little Alice (2yrs) that keeps us on our toes. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the theme, and you all did a GREAT job with the costumes. We're Alice in Wonderland fans around here, if only because we have our own little Alice (2yrs) that keeps us on our toes. :)
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