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  • Day 28 2012 {The Circus Girl}

    Day 28 2012 {The Circus Girl}

    This one is special to me because Stella is wearing one of my old dance costumes. When we got it out, it still had the same smell I remember all of our costumes having when we first got them back in dance class. Oh the nostalgia. We added some old feathers to her head and dollar store clip-on earrings. I tried to use real cotton candy, but all I could find was the mass packaged stuff at the store, which just didn’t look right. At the last second I remembered I had a roll of pink soft tulle. It was perfect! After the photos I decided to put Twiggy in the spotlight for a second. You’ve got to have a circus poodle!

  • Day 27 2012 {The Creepy Little Girl}

    Day 27 2012 {The Creepy Little Girl}

    Today was less about costume and more about being just not right. Rather awkward and a little creepy. A friend of mine gave Stella that doll, which was her mother’s as a child. Stella absolutely loves it! The bloody knife makes a third appearance. Next time you walk down a dark hallway, I hope this photo will provide you with the fear that a little masked girl and her danger doll are waiting for you. Bwahahahahaha=)

  • Day 26 2012 {Bride of Chucky}

    Day 26 2012 {Bride of Chucky}

    Oh horrors! This is Tiffany. For those unfamiliar, she is a character from the movie Child’s Play 4: The Bride of Chucky. I’ve always wanted to be her for Halloween, but never did. I guess I’m living through my child on this one. I must say that applying all this eye makeup on a toddler is for the birds!  That was a horror scene in itself! But doesn’t she look like a cute little psycho old lady? Makes a mother proud. We used the no-sew tutu from the Ghostbusters costume, a lace romper from my photography prop box and the cute little biker jacket that I got earlier this year at the consignment shop. The bloody knife made another appearance as well.

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  • Day 25 2012 {Coal Miner}

    Day 25 2012 {Coal Miner}

    Last spring Stella picked this hardhat up in the thrift store and I gave in thinking we’ll use it for Halloween. She knows my weaknesses. I really wish we would have found an old school lunchbox and thermos that day. Those would have completed the look of a hard-working miner on lunch break. We got a second use out of the cop shirt. And at the last minute I realized she needed a pick.  I spray painted a wrapping paper tube and attached some cabinet liner. It’s close enough.

    I was torn between the color and the b&w.

  • Day 24 2012 {Kitchen Nightmares on Elm Street with Freddy Cruller}

    Day 24 2012 {Kitchen Nightmares on Elm Street with Freddy Cruller}

    Get it? Because of the cooking show “Kitchen Nightmares”  and then a cruller is a type of pastry. Yes, this is the epitome of cheesy but sometimes I just can’t help myself. Poking fun of scary things is a great coping mechanism so I thought what’s scarier than baking in the kitchen? Ha, seriously I’m not a good cook so it’s frightening for everyone. Freddy adds the comic relief. The apron and hat are both from Hobby Lobby. They were on sale for just $2 each! I’m hoping I can do something cute with the apron for Christmas just to get extra use out of it. I painted the stripes with a puffy green fabric paint and the hat was done with brown and black markers. I also turned her oven mitt inside out and used a brown marker on it and then added craft foam for Freddy’s crazy knife nails poking through. She was getting into this one. Probably because more doughnuts were involved. I also want to thank my awesome husband for shooting this while I stood on the side trying to keep red icing off our carpet. Oh and yes, our favorite little monster, Jason, is hanging out in the oven.

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    “Welcome to my kitchen!” Looking a little more jolly in this one.

    A little behind the scenes action before we started.

    This was just a test photo Rob took, but I like it.

  • Day 23 2012 {Stella the Warrior Princess}

    Day 23 2012 {Stella the Warrior Princess}

    Princesses seem to be pretty popular these days, but this is no ordinary princess. She’s a tough little warrior! Actually as I uploaded the photos, Stella said “Look it’s me!” I said “Yeah, you’re a princess” and she replied “No, I’m a super hero!”

    I was glad to finally use that shield that we bought a couple years ago. Most of the accessories are made of felt, craft foam and ribbon. We also borrowed random pieces from other costumes. The funniest thing to me though, is the “shirt” that she’s wearing under the shield. I couldn’t find her tank top, so she’s wearing one of my leg warmers in a tube top sort of way.

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    “Charge!!!!”

    “Don’t make me get medieval on your….” (We all know what he said. But that is one face she’s making there huh?)

    “Well so much for this sword.”

  • Day 22 2012 {The Tao of Pooh}

    Day 22 2012 {The Tao of Pooh}

    An awesome friend and client gave us a few of their old costumes and this sweet little Winnie the Pooh was among the loot. I was going to do a picture with a jar of honey but decided to do something a little different, so we re-created the white jacket version of the book The Tao of Pooh.  I think it looks pretty close.  The coat was a little bit of a struggle.  The only yellow coat I could quickly and cheaply find was this windbreaker from the Goodwill.  I untied a dollar store Christmas bow to make all of the red trim.  It’s just stuck on with glue and safety pins. A yellow swing coat or raincoat certainly would have been a better alternative. Stella was very excited over the kite.  She’s going to be disappointed if she actually tries to fly it though.

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    In case you are not familiar with the book, here’s what the cover looks like.

     

  • Day 21 2012 {Officer Stella}

    Day 21 2012 {Officer Stella}

    Looks like  Officer Stella is taking a quick break down at the doughnut shop.  I was excited to get to use my great grandfather’s old Linton police badge, though that thing is heavy and really weighed down the shirt, but it was authentic so we went with it.  My college roommate and I found the hat on the street many years ago and I just always held onto it.  It came in handy today. I got those adorable little sunglasses for Stella at the Children’s Place over the summer. Handcuffs were from the dollar store. But I think the doughnuts really make the uniform and I’m pretty sure Stella thought so too;)

  • Day 20 2012 {The Hipster}

    Day 20 2012 {The Hipster}

    Perhaps picking on the hipsters is a little tired now, but it just seemed so easy.  So I thought.  With our attempt of the mustache finger, she ended up coming across more as a French artist, or worse, as Hitler.  That terrible dress was mine as a child.  I think we bought it in a cheesy Las Vegas souvenir shop in the early 80s.  The candy bag is from Urban Outfitters for obvious reasons, though a reusable bag from Whole Foods would have worked just as well. The boots weren’t first choice, but as you might imagine, our house currently looks like a costume shop threw up in it which means there are many things we can’t locate. Threw on the skinny jeans, as well as an unneeded  scarf and pair of glasses of course.  And then I felt as though an Instagramish effect was needed for the overall look.  I’m sure the true hipsters have moved beyond such passé things as these, but it’s hard to keep up;)

  • Day 19 2012 {Sugar Crumb Cookie}

    Day 19 2012 {Sugar Crumb Cookie}

    Meet Sugar Crumb Cookie, a Lalaloopsy doll. What a name huh? I really hate that I made those cheeks so big, but once I got the wig on her, there was no time to change anything. Both the wig and the dress are just Stella’s little “dress-up” clothes.  I’m sure most little girls like the play princess dresses better, but I think this is the cutest thing ever! I’m pretty sure I like these dolls more than Stella does.