Tutu Dress Fairy

I did finally decide for sure and for certain that Baby Bug is going to be a fairy this Halloween-the only problem was that I didn't want her to be dressed as Princess Fairy McSlutSlut, which seemed to be the only available option at our local store. Seriously-I don't care how cool it is, I am not putting my toddler in a dress that is super tight on top and only comes half way down her thigh-she can wait until she's sixteen to dress up like that for Halloween, just like I did.

So rather than go the premade slut-o-vision version of fairy-ness, I decided to make her a fairy dress from scratch. There were a lot of good patterns and options out there, but none of them were unique enough (or easy enough) until I found directions for a no sew tutu.

I didn't want to go for the straight up tutu because I knew that it would be difficult to tell if she was a ballerina or a fairy so I made my own version-a longer tutu dress! It is a halter dress, which she will be wearing with tights and a leotard underneath to stay warm (because the dress has no sleeves and is sheer). I put flowers at the top and throughout the skirt, added a little bit of ribbon, and voila!

Baby Bug's Garden Fairy Halloween Costume
[As made by a not-terribly-crafty-mom in about 2 hours]

Adorable, right? I am so proud of myself!! Of course, now I am feeling a bit of Mommy guilt over the fact that Monkey and The Bean both have store bought costumes while Baby Bug's were hand made, but I guess there is always next year. What are your kids going to be for Halloween? Do you make or buy costumes?