October Nineteen

Invited to a Halloween Party

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No Costume

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SO MANY POSSIBILITES

I was thinking of going as Minnie Mouse!

Best excuse to dress up all cute

I'd totally wear a red and white Minnie inspired polka dot dress regularly right?

And Nick will be dressed as Mickey if I get my way.

October Sixteen

Today I am SO tired. Entirely my own fault for staying up late watching Nicki Minaj and X Factor videos on youtube. However I managed to drag myself out for lunch with my parents. Afterwards, we stopped in at the Hospice shop in Takapuna where I snapped up this cute little game and a frilly lacy pink nightie. 

Perfect for a pyjama party?!

October Fifteen

Yum!

I made chocolate, chocolate and peanut butter and lemon cupcakes for a "Love your body" cupcake party for Eden. I figured out what size a cupcake actually is, only after I'd made the muffin sized chocolate ones. Whoops. At least now I'm less afraid of cupcakes.

October Twelve

I love the look of these gingham skirts from American Apparel. 

But really, they're way too short for me and more than I can afford.

I don't want to break my 'buy nothing new in October' vow just yet, so I've bought some secondhand fabric and zipz from Trademe. I've drawn up the pattern already from Gertie's tutorial, and I'm ready to roll!

Or rather cut and stitch. Hehe. 

October Seven

All done! 

It's all rather wrinkled after a day of wearing. hehe.

I managed to cut the waist on the skirt a little too big so there's some extra bulk on the hips. 

It was easy to put together with Casey's excellent instructions!

I went for a hand-picked slashed zip in the centre back and put pockets in the sides. 

The seams are pinked and I did the hem by hand.

 I'll planning on making another soon in pink or blue or polka dots!