![]() I plan to wear this costume several times, because I had a fun time with it and I got some great reactions. ![]() I did have an old purse with the Cheshire Cat on it, plus a stuffed toy one to carry with me, so it worked out anyway. With that taking way longer than I expected and still having to attach the fur trim, I chose to make sure I was happy with the actual dress and worry about accessories the next time around. My mom helped me with it, and we ended up pinning one fourth of the skirts(over and under together) in place to the bodice, gathering that section and stitching it before moving on the next fourth. I've always done it by hand, not realizing that my machine has a stitch that works for that. The biggest problem was, since I had never made any kind of dress before, I had never gathered anything as full as a gown. I bought a lawn flamingo, expanding foam, dowling, and paint to make it, but ran out of time. ![]() The only thing that didn't work out as planned was the flamingo croquet mallet. I've never thought of myself as a girly-girl, but I will admit to loving the hoop! The hoop skirt was borrowed from my sister-in-law's reenacting supplies. The day before I wore it, I realized that I hadn't made earrings, so I cut some more craft foam, stuck an earring post through it, and glued a smaller piece on top. So craft foam was lightweight, flexible, and I didn't have to worry about the color being damaged. ![]() The fabric just didn't really work, and I didn't want to paint the bottle, because I was afraid pinning the crown in my hair would botch the paint up. The crown is made of two layers of craft foam, although I originally planned to cut a 1 liter soda bottle and cover it with fabric that matched the yellow in my dress. It just velcros on, to make it easier to fit my head through the neck. The collar is several layers of white muslin and interfacing. ![]()
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