DIY: Star Wars Baby Wicket Ewok Costume

Buying a costume for a baby can be very frustrating...you have to consider many things:

1. Will they keep it on?
2. Will it irritate their skin?
3. Will it fit in their carseat safely?
4. Will it be warm enough or cool enough for the weather?
5. Does it look adorable?
6. Can I afford to spend $$$?

Making this one myself, from things we already owned and he had already worn answered most of the above questions for me. Scroll down for the "tutorial."

I hesitate to call this a tutorial because, well, there isn't much to it, and I didn't take step-by-step pictures, but here it is anyway! First, I found brown pants and long-sleeved onesie...I had to turn the pants inside out because the feet had monkeys on them (hubby complained you could see the pants tag, but I was carrying him anyway, so it wouldn't show...otherwise it could be cut out). The onesie actually had a picture on it also, but it was (mostly) covered by the hood (you can see just a smidge of it in the pic above--again, if I had been worried about this, I could have used a safety pin or double-sided tape to keep the hood taped down). Then I found another onesie in red that would fit comfortably as a hood and turned it inside out so the picture on it wouldn't show and put it over his head, making sure the sleeves were tucked in. The tag is printed on that onesie, so it does show, but didn't bother me...I later realized that if I had put the tag under his chin, it probably wouldn't have shown at all. I also originally had planned to sew (or pin) on some fuzzy ears, but that didn't happen either. After all, he is 2 months old...he was clean, dry, warm enough, not too warm, and completely adorable...what more can you ask...?

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Off to a Great Start!

So, I am very pleased with the progress I have made in the last couple of days. I have done very well with my idea of creating something every day. A few things in fact, and now I may need to spend some more time studying lol. Yesterday, after taking Aly to preschool, I came home and made a Christmas present for my Dad...a set of cloth napkins with chickens on them (to match his kitchen decor). Then I made an adorable purse out of an old placemat (will post pictures as soon as I find my camera charger), and I redid a shirt that was way too big for me. (I took it in on the sides, and removed the sleeves...) Later in the evening, I made a stuffed lady bug for Aly to play with.

Today, I made a purse for Aly from an old outfit of hers that was too little. (It was also stained, so not fit for goodwill). I cut out a couple of embroidered patches from a Dora shirt that Aly had, and sewed them onto a matching pair of shorts (covering the stains), then I took the rest of the shirt material and made a liner for the bag from it. I also turned some too-small mis-matched Dora socks into adorable little pockets on the inside of the bag. This particular pair of shorts also had an attached belt, which became the handle. It turned out super-cute and Aly loves it!

I sure hope I can keep up the pace and make atleast one thing every day (and that Aly doesn't keep thinking she needs one of every single thing I make). I really love creating things, and it is a great stress-reliever for me also. Now I have to get back to my studying and writing my research paper.