What to be? A princess or a Witch?

This seems to be the question around here this week. I have been working like crazy to finish these Halloween costumes up before my sister comes to visit me(yeah!) on Thursday. Brittany decided to be a princess but for some unknown reason I bought twice as much fabric as I needed so I thought what the heck, let's make one for Libby (my niece) too. Since my sister is coming I wouldn't have to mail it. Libby had seen a black and pink witch online but it was gone once she decided to want it. So Aunt Shell(that's me) just had to try her hand at witches too. I have been making these two girls their Halloween costumes for most of their Halloweens, all of Brittany's. I just can't resist. I know it sounds crazy and like I am spoiling them but my motivation is mostly selfish. I just love creating these things! Being a mom at Halloween is one of my absolute favorite things, second only to being a mom at Christmas. As I was making the girls dresses this year I was so sad to see how big the dresses are. They used to be these tiny little princess dresses I could make out of a couple of yards of fabric and now they are like full blown ballgowns or something! I figure there are probably only a few years more when Brittany will even want to do Halloween but I am going to encourage it as long as possible. I just love the magic!






Oh, maybe I shouldn't use this pic,you can see my bow is slightly off center. I think this is one reason I like sewing Halloween costumes, nobody cares if it isn't perfect!