So Blake loves to dress up in costumes and pretend he is a character (he's a character, believe me). His latest costumes include Spiderman, Flash Gordon, Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker.
The good news is, I'm getting really good at sewing. He likes costumes too much for me to go out and buy the 'flavor of the week,' and his tastes are changing just about weekly. I did buy the spiderman suit because I figured it would cost just as much in material as it would to buy. I made the Flash costume- thank you stitch witchery and red shirt and sweat pants we already owned. I told Blake he could be Dark Thader (aka: Darth Vader), but all I was buying was the mask and the red light saber. I bought some cheap poly-blend fabric and made the costume. I was really proud of myself- I had never done a long sleeve and I must admit this came out really great.
The latest is Anakin Skywalker. I convinced him that Anakin wears black pants and shirt too, just like Darth Vader (since they are the same person after all. BTW- Anakin doesn't wear black, fyi). This got me off the hook for making another shirt and pants, just changed the cape and the light saber. Oh, and I found these totally pimpy looking cowboy boots at a garage sale. While I was living in NM, I'm sure I saw these on some vato at the state fair. Anyway, he loves them and they work for brown boots with the Anakin costume.
I did forget to mention that he wears these costumes everywhere. To school, music class, cooking class, the store, the library, everywhere. Oh, and nobody knows who Anakin Skywalker is, so that is why we had to make the mask- props to Sheldon. If you ask me, it just looks like Sheldon with brown hair.
Hold your breath, the Halloween costume is forthcoming. Prepare to be dazzled, that's all I can say.
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