Hey All,
DD is in a play at school. I got volunteered to do costumes. lol Was a lot of fun. The kids did most of the design, I just refined what they laid out. Then I started in on the construction. This one was a butt kicker!!
The pink character's name is Columbine. She's the only female character in the play. So we wanted to really accent her curves, which would help make it look like she's the only girl. I found a picture of a pink columbine bloom and went from there. My job was much easier on hers because we used a pink leotard as the base and I just added things to it. The tutu is a separate piece. So is the neck ruffle of pale pink petals. The dark pink petals (there are 3 across the back and two in the front) are attached to the leotard.
The wings were way too much fun. Because I knew just how much fun they would be, what with the spray glue and the white turkey feathers, I passed that part of the project mostly to DD. (see what happens when you volunteer Mom for a huge project like this??? LOL) She was great help tho. She went to all the neighbors and asked the for wire coat hangers. (which no one likes to use but the dry cleaners keep giving us anyway....) She came back with an impressive collection of them. We used those to make frames for the muslin wing shapes. Then once the muslin was tacked to the frames, out came the glue and the feathers. Kasey, the gal who gets to wear the wings, LOVED them!! She wanted to wear them all day long at school the day I took them in. ;) Her cloak was an easy thing to do. (she wears black knit pants and a long sleeve t-shirt under it during performances. The pix were taken at a dress rehearsal.) We used the preglued velcro to attach the wings to the back of her wheelchair. Also cut small holes in the wings for the handles of the chair to pass through. That really helps keep them stable. (and luckily they haven't molted much!!)
There were also two others. I will try to get pictures of them tonight when I go see the play. The others were simpler. (I ran out of battery on the camera the day I took the other pictures.) The other two are just floor length hooded cloaks similar to Kasey's. One is brick red the other is a blue gray.
Not too bad for only spending about $140 on materials. (school is paying for that of course.) Now I just have to get the rest of the poly satin lint out of my machines!!! You should see the inside of my serger. Poor thing. We'll not discuss the state of my nose, but I'm pretty sure it was full of that lint too. icky!!!
Sharon