I have a new motto: Don’t do today what you can get done much faster if you wait until the last minute. There are certain things that are best left until the last minute. Like packing for a vacation. Start few days ahead and yet you will find yourself packing things at the last minute […]
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Sewing at lightning speed
Posted in Costumes, Sewing on March 25, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Going back on my words – Costume number 2
Posted in Costumes, Oliver + S, Sewing on March 3, 2015 | 2 Comments »
Remember that point in my last entry where I swore through my teeth that I would never in my life make another costume? Well that didn’t last very long… In the midst of the mega tantrum I thankfully remembered that I was the grown-up and took a deep breath and asked the little lady what […]
The Cursed Costume
Posted in Costumes, Ottobre, Sewing on February 25, 2015 | 4 Comments »
I think this will go down in history as the costume that almost made me go insane. Maybe it is cursed? It wouldn’t surprise me as it is actually a My Little Pony character that is evil (or gone evil). She is originally known as Princess Luna but goes by the name Nightmare Moon when […]
Getting Lucia right
Posted in Costumes, Ottobre, Sewing on December 16, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
It is not always easy being the kid of a foreigner. As much as the parent tries to blend in there are certain cultural subtleties that get lost on them. One of these things is not coming dressed appropriately at certain events that make no sense to their parent. You would think having a Norwegian […]
Doc Silja McStuffins
Posted in Costumes, Ottobre, Sewing, Tutorials on March 12, 2014 | 3 Comments »
I honestly cannot recommend anything other than buying your kid a Carnival costume. Why would you even consider spending every single minute of your free time for few weeks trying to make your kid one? Sacrificing sleep should be reserved for partying and not to redo a piece that you aren’t too happy with. Why […]
The Winter Version of Pippi
Posted in Costumes, Sewing on February 18, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Pippi Longstocking does whatever she wants. It should therefore come as no surprise that even if you spend the time making a Pippi costume for your little Pippi that she might flat out refuse to wear it… And when you finally manage to bribe her into trying it out that she will again flat out […]