Trendy Tot Tuesday: Halloween Costumes

For this week's Trendy Tot Tuesday, I thought I'd share with you our Halloween costumes from previous years!

Gretchen was 8 months for her first Halloween, so I didn't dress her up and take her trick-or-treating. Instead, we stayed home and handed out candy. I still remember her crawling to the door and being so sad when the children were leaving!

For her very first Halloween, I decided to make her a Dalmation puppy costume. 

 I couldn't find puppy ears, so I used bunny ears, sewed the ears down, and glued on black sequins. I also added a loop of ribbon, so I could attach a hair bow to her ears.

Next year, she was a clown. I made her a tutu, added ribbon suspenders, and glued a flower to them. I also made her loopy pigtail bows, and for the pant ruffles, I just did a mini tutu that would slip around her ankles.

The following year, Megan had arrived, and I wanted to do matching costumes. We settled on Little Miss Muffet and her spider.

Gretchen wore tights with leg warmers, a pink tutu, a pink leotard, and my mom made her a white apron and white bonnet to wear.

Megan wore a super fun tutu made of black and purple tulle. I also added black marabou around the tutu for the legs. I put a kufi hat on her, and then I found a black foam spider web in Target's holiday craft section. I glued marabou around the foam web, added a spider, and attached it to a clip. 

She was the cutest little spider!

In 2012, I took Gretchen to Princess on Ice, and she wore this Cinderella tutu gown that I made for her.

But, she was not Cinderella for Halloween.

Instead, she was Tinkerbell!

I let her wear tights and I purchased her shoes from the Disney store. Then, I created her tutu dress with a crochet top and green tulle. I bought her wings from the Dollar Tree.

Megan was a fairy as well. She was decked out in pink and orange.

Her tutu dress had a pink crochet top with a pink and orange tulle skirt. I bought her wings from the Dollar Tree as well, and then I embellished the center of them with feathers, butterflies, and flowers! They were completely over the top! 

I think her wings were my most favorite part of her outfit!!!

I love that I've been able to make their Halloween costumes every year! This year, Megan is going to be a witch, and I've made her dress and hat. Addy will be a witch too, and has a little hat to wear. Gretchen decided on Princess Sofia, and she declared that I could not make her costume this year, because I might mess it up. So, I broke down and bought her a Sofia the First gown from the Disney Store.

What are your kiddo's going to be for Halloween? Do you make or buy their costumes?

By: Unknown On 12.09

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Shop Update: Go Blue & Gator Love

I was asked to create a Michigan themed  collegiate set and I absolutely love how it turned out! Michigan is a little close to my heart, seeing as to how our former head coach at Ball State is now the head coach at Michigan, and tons of our former coaching staff is there. Those people were some of the best we've worked with!

I decided on a chevron "M" applique and a blue and gold fabric tutu skirt. I ordered matching "Go Blue" ribbon, and the customer asked if I could place the bow on a headband, because her daughter prefers headbands- not a problem at all! I never mind for you to ask about custom options!

I was also asked to create a second Florida Gator collegiate set. Our first plan was to put "Chomp" in letters across the shirt, but the letters were too big, so we opted for plan B and I love how the shirt turned out!

This set is being worn in a family 'house divided' photo shoot coming up, and I've created two other outfits for her! I can't wait to see all of them together!

For a full collegiate set, the price is $55.00, however the pieces can be purchased separately or you can choose a twirl skirt rather than a fabric tutu.

Collegiate orders should be placed now as my turn around time is slightly longer with a new baby in the house! Any orders placed now, should be shipped around the first of August.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a lovely Saturday!

By: Unknown On 05.30

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Shop Update: Collegiate Wear

I'm busily working this week on finishing up collegiate orders before Adalyn arrives! Be sure to check out my facebook album for all of the collegiate designs made so far!

My mom embroidered this "Tulsa Girl" shirt for Adalyn, but she accidentally placed it to low on the onesie, so I added the ribbon and bow, and I love the end result! It totally looks like we did this on purpose, and sometimes mistakes turn into fabulous outcomes! 

This design is $20.00

I've had three more tutu, shirt, and bow orders and I finished this USC set this past weekend. A full set like this retails for $55.00. 

Here's a close up of the matching bow.

I'm currently working on another Florida Gators set and a Michigan set and can't wait to see them finished!

Adalyn should arrive on Friday, so I'm busy getting everything completed and shipped before she arrives, or at the least within the first week after!

I will be planning a little vacation while we get settled and then i'll be up and running again with ready to ship bows and a huge 5 year anniversary giveaway and sale!

Don't forget to follow me via Bloglovin, and feel free to pin any of these images on Pinterest with credit to HPA!

By: Unknown On 06.00

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Shop Update: Collegiate Wear

A few weeks ago, I invited my fans to take part in collegiate product test items! I had tons of ideas in mind for collegiate appliqués and I'm so pleased with how y'all responded! Seriously, I think I have the best fans ever, and I love how so many of them are returning customers time and time again!

This first shirt is Gamecock inspired. I love that I found the grey and black shirt, and I used garnet colored fabric for the helmet and a black with white dot for the face mask. I was going to monogram the shirt, but I had a fear of it ruining, so I didn't take the risk!

A helmet shirt in your teams colors is $20.00, monogramming is $5.00 extra.

I also had a request for a Razorback shirt.... I had some Razorback ribbon lying around, and I wanted to replicate the ribbon onto the shirt and make a matching hair bow. I love how the "Peace, Love, Hogs" turned out, and it can be made in your team too!

This may be my favorite set ever! I made an orange and blue tutu with a matching "I Love Gators" applqiue shirt and a matching hair bow!

Here's a close up of the shirt.

And, the bow!

I'm still taking collegiate orders, you can check out the complete album here.  Because Adalyn will arrive in just a few days, all collegiate orders will ship the first two weeks in August- so make sure to get your order in now, so i'll have plenty of time to prepare and you'll have your collegiate wear before kick off!

By: Unknown On 05.00

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Playing Catch Up on Orders

We decided to stay home from church on Sunday due to Daylight Savings and my need of playing catch-up. I felt so accomplished by the end of the day, and completed many orders, and began a few ready-to-ship headbands.

I had this "Olivia" ready to ship hair bow, and Jen S. asked if I could make an "Olivia" shirt to match. I was quite intimidated by the thought, but once I thought about it, I knew this would be a cute deisgn:

We ended up just making the outline of Olivia's body and I chose a red fabric with red pin dots. I love how it turned out!

I also completed this yellow dot pigtail bow order for Jen H. I am loving the summer colors right now and I cannot wait for warmer weather!

I also had a custom order for M2M hair bows for an Easter dress. The customer sent me a picture of her daughter's coral and white polk a dot dress, and I ordered the coral ribbon. My first thought was to pair the ribbon with a turquoise, so the bows would have a pop of color, but when I sat down to make them, I wasn't sure how they'd turn out. I remembered I had just ordered these small ostrich feather puffs, and I decided to use them! I LOVE how these pigtail bows turned out, and I think the feathers are perfect for spring!

I also had a sister set tutu order, and I finally sat down and finished it this weekend!

These are all projects from last week, but I thought I'd share them on this post rather than to bombard with another post....

The girls had school pictures on Friday, and I made them outfits to wear. See here for more on their outfits. I had finished G's outfit last Sunday, and MC's shirt was finished, but I had to catch up on their bows and MC's skirt.

I decided to make them hair flair, rather than bows, and I love how they turned out! I had accidently ordered the satin roses, and I'm glad I made that mistake!

Here's a close up of just the skirt.

I also had a request for a camo fabric tutu paired with hot pink. And, it's for this very reason that I love custom orders!!!! I would have never made this myself, but it's turning out so cute! I paired it with brown tulle as well.

I also had a request to make a matching hair bow for a little girl in G's preschool class for her pictures. The mom dropped off the dress, so I could match ribbon to it, and my first thought was to add tulle to the bow since the dress was layers of tulle.

Then, I found this ribbon that matched perfectly to the color of the dress. The layers of tulle gave the dress a shimmering multi-colored affect, and I knew this ribbon would match perfectly.... I just also knew that I hated working with the wired edges and satin ribbon.

I went ahead and made both bows, and let the customer choose. She went with the tulle bow, and her daughter looked precious on picture day!

I'll share pictures of my girls on picture day later this week in their completed outfits :)

And, if you're ever interested in any of these creations or a custom creation, please visit my facebook page!

By: Unknown On 07.50

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Tutu's, Flair, & a Bib

I put this shirt up for auction on facebook about a week ago, and I was so thrilled when someone bid on it! I started making these last fall, and then went back to my more traditional applique's, but I love this look and was so excited to be making another one! The lady that won the auction, left the fabric choices up to me, letting me know it was a baby gift.

I looked through my fabric stash, and was originally thinking chevron, until I found this fabric. It's such a fun bright color and will be perfect for this summer!

The pin is detachable and is hand sewn. I added the lime green flower for a fun touch!

The headband is made with the same fabrics and are three rolled rosettes clustered together.

I just love how it turned out!

I also had a recent order for sister tutu's, and this is the infant one i've made. I still need to make the big sister tutu, but their mom just welcomed baby #6 (yes, SIX!) and doesn't need them until Easter, so i'm making the other this weekend. She chose purple, light blue, pink, and touches of gold.

I think it would also make the cutest Sofia the 1st inspired tutu!

Another auction item was for a fabric tutu skirt. Again, it's something that I wanted to make another variety of, and the customer chose purple, pink, and yellow to match the onesie that her daughter would be wearing in her Easter pictures.

I also made a hair clip to match!

And, I think it could be a super cute Rapunzel inspired tutu as well!

The hair clip was made using a fabric flower puff, as well as three rolled rosettes and a piece of purple tulle.

Now on to a few ready-to-ship items! I love when I have the time and energy to create my own pieces!

The first piece is a satin peach colored flower clip. It's simple and beautiful and I totally think an adult could get away wearing this piece in their hair!

I have been wanting to make bibs with minky backing for a while, and I finally purchased the minky fabric at the beginning of the month, but let me tell you, I was super intimidated. I've heard horror stories about sewing on minky, but I was bound and determined to try it out!

It wasn't as bad as I thought, and I love how this green damask bib turned out! I think it works for boys and girls, for St. Patrick's day or Christmas!

Here's the back:

If you're interested in ordering any of these items, please visit my facebook business page or leave a comment on this post! I won't publish comments that have ordering information in them!

I absolutely love creating these custom pieces and I think they'd all make unique, one of a kind baby shower or birthday gifts!!!

And, prices start at just $6.00 for hair bows, and nothing is over $25.00!!!



By: Unknown On 08.39

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Cinderella Costume

I'm taking G to Princess on Ice this weekend, and decided that she needed something special to wear. 

She has no idea that i'm taking her to the show, but she already loves princesses, and she talks about ice skating all the time- so it's a perfect combination! My mom is coming to watch MC, so it'll just be a fun morning for G and I! I wanted to surprise her with the gown as well, but I really needed her to try it on, and to get her measurements as I was making it. So, I told her what I was making and that it's for a special surprise on Saturday. She's so excited!

Here's how her tutu gown turned out:

The gown has a light blue crocheted bodice with light blue tulle, intermixed with light blue sparkle tulle. I also added loops on each hip, and sequined bows where the loops join to the gown. She has organza off the shoulder sleeves and a sequin bow on the top.

 Here's an up close of the sequined bows.

 I made her this hair bow last year and it's perfect for her to wear again.

I can't wait for her to wear this Saturday and for her to see her surprise!

If your daughter is dreaming of being a princess this Halloween, I would love to make her a tutu gown or skirt!

By: Unknown On 18.33

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Tutu & My Girls

I was so thrilled to make another fabric tutu skirt last week! This one was hand delivered to a little ballerina in G's dance class! She loved it and instantly put it on!I'm currently offering a sale on fabric tutu's because I'd love to increase my showcase of them. If you're interested, head on over to my Facebook page and leave me a comment. They're $23.50 shipped, normally $28.50- so that's a savings of $5.00!

And, here are my girls Sunday after church:
They're both wearing dresses with bunnies. MC is wearing a dress that my mom bought for Gee's first Easter, but it was a 6 month size and short sleeve, and so it was too big and too cold for G to wear the dress. I'm glad that MC is tiny enough to wear it!

MC turned 10 months old this past weekend, and it just floors me. I feel like she is still my tiny baby, and I look at her and see how big she's gotten. She's growing up way too fast! I need to take her 10 month pictures this week and hopefully i'll get around to posting all of her milestones.

G had fun at church; she calls it "Rasberry", as we are visiting "Asbury", but i'm sure it's all the same in God's eyes!

By: Unknown On 07.12

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