Update C

I am still going through family stuff that I inherited, including clothes from my Mom - and me, when I was young. Here are some wonderful examples of how fashionable we used to be.

In the sixties:

 In the funky seventies:

 And  fluorescent eighties:

 And here's is what I wore in the seventies and the eighties:

When did I change to jeans and black T-shirts?

I was probably the best dressed at the age of 2-5!!!
Maybe I should do something about it?

Beach tote, part one

As usual, I'm in charge of the presents for the teachers. This year I decided to make them beach tote bags! And although I browsed through dozens of bag patterns, I didn't find a suitable one. So there I was, improvising without a pattern. Sounds familiar?
 
The first two were made for the kindergarten teachers - one girly and one bold. They had pockets both on the outside and the inside. I was just too lazy to add the zippers. Oh, well...

The first one is for a teacher, who loves butterflies. And pink. So pink butterflies she got :-)

Unfortunately, I don't know the second teacher that well, so I went for a generic striped funky pattern:

I think they liked them!

Harry Potter costume

MiniMojcek Nr.1 loves Harry potter books (and films) so this year he wanted to be Harry Potter. Since his wish is my command, Harry Potter he was.

I got a white shirt for a few Euros from H&M, but he still needed the cape and the tie. I made a very simplified tie from the burgundy fabric and painted gold stripes onto it.

 

The cape was done without a pattern and I just improvised with the hood. It does not lie completely flat on the shoulders but good enough for a costume. I of course lined the black cape with the burgundy Gryffindor fabric.

Oh, the white balance on this photo is a bit off balance :-)

Add a grey vest, glasses, an owl and the magic wand, a scar on the forehead and voila!