The Princess and The Mouse

 A rite of October are the Halloween costumes

From Lucy's second Halloween

when I made a Little Red Riding Costume

to Piper's first

when she was the White Rabbit to Lucy's Alice in Wonderland

it is a Labor of Love

And in September, I got "the call"

Piper, smiling saying

"I want to be Minnie Mouse"

and

Lucy, very serious

"I want a pink and purple Princess dress, with a pink and purple crown, a gold wand and pink and purple necklaces"

The Princess Story:

I figured that she had an idea in her mind of what her dress should look like

and I wanted to please her,

so I sent her photos of patterns

This one

Which was rejected

And this one

Which was rejected as well

And the final choice

Another rejection!

I decided I would make her a Princess dress

and if she didn't like it, well . . . those things happen!

My plan -- drawn on a paper towel

Material -- all pinks and purples and shimmer and glitter

The dining room table

Is the perfect cutting table for sewing projects

And the dress starts to take shape

It's a two piece, actually

The top layer -- all shimmer pink with gold trim worthy of a Princess

and a sparkly net skirt

To go over your basic Princess dress

of purple and pink

Satin and sparkles and glitter

What every Princess dress should be made of!

And a Princess isn't a Princess without a crown

But alas, no pink and purple crown but rather a gold one!

Gold paint, spray glue and glitter transform an ordinary silver crown into a glittery gold one

The wand gets the same treatment

And I really should learn to wear gloves when I have to hold the object being spray painted!

It's all done and was mailed this morning

It should get there Thursday

It's as "The Princess" requested -- a pink and purple Princess dress, a gold crown and gold wand and pink and purple necklaces (I threw in some gold ones too)

(The necklaces were stolen from my Mardi Gras beads stash)

I hope "The Princess" is pleased!

The Mouse Story:

Ah, the Mouse was much more simple

A simple dress of red cotton with white dots

(Using the same pattern that we made Lucy's Little Red Riding Hood From)

And it's done -- all but the handwork!

I put big white buttons on the front

(I noticed that often "Mice" have big buttons)

And because all I had for Piper was a dress, I got the Minnie Mouse container

for her candy.

The bow was pink and so I cut out a bow from leftover dress fabric and glued it to the pail.

There is more, shoes and white gloves and black tights and a long sleeve black shirt

and ears -- oh, yes ears with red bows with white polka dots

(I had made those earlier and they were in Minnesota)

I know the Mouse will be pleased!