no, it's my Crazy Crew in their Superhero sets from EYMM!!!
Now, if you've been following the blog tour you might remember reading about Clara and her...ahemm...lack of interest in modeling. Reading that made me chuckle and also gave me a little push to give you a behind the scenes look at the making of EIGHT full (or nearly full) Super Hero sets just days before my blog post was due. Ya ready? (also, prepare for picture overload!)
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So, my crafty OCD set in and I decided that the kids all having coordinating satin capes with one side being "their" color and one side being black was going to be A.MAZE.ING. AMAZING. (With four kids we do a lot of color coding and it goes like this Kessa's color is purple, Zeke's is orange, Grace's is pink and Zane's is green.)
Next, you need to understand that going to the fabric store consists of an hour drive one way for me, and it's in the same town as Sam's Club so if I'm making the drive I have to stop there too. So, last Thursday we went on a field trip with Grace and Zane's pre school to a pumpkin patch (goodbye morning!) and then I decide it would be a good idea to make that hour drive and hit up Joann's and Sam's. We get to Joann's...we find the satin...purple - check. pink - check. green - check. orange - no. No orange. BAH! So now my Crafty OCD is freaking out and I don't have a back up plan. Kessa is saying she wants a Frozen cape (that's NOT happening today..) and everyone else is asking for something crazy and it's naptime and I'm tired and I HAVE to get fabric for these because they have to be done ASAP.
And then it dawned on me. These pictures are going to be fine no matter what we make the capes out of. The kids are going to wear them and love them, and honestly...they're FOR them...not me. Soo...I made a deal with the Crafty OCD that was going crazy and said, "Here's what we're going to do. We'll use quilter's cotton in their colors for the back and they can all pick their own lining." And we did. And (as you can see) it works. lol
The kids all picked flannel for the lining fabric of their capes and last night Zeke had his on and was watching TV when he realized if he turned it around and wore it backwards it doubled as a cozy blanket! lol! That made him love it even more.
Ok, so let's talk about this pattern, because, honestly, there are TONS of free patterns out there right? Why buy this one? Well the instructions are great and having the pattern for everything together, all in one place, makes it WAY easier IMO. The pattern includes sizing for 15-18" dolls all the way through size 10. There are three different mask shapes to choose from and tons of applique patterns and letters and the cuffs are super cute too. Oh, and the belts! No worries if you don't have a kid around to try it on because measurements are included.
So, here's what I think about buying it, sure, you could probably figure out something and make your own, but with the code HEROSET you can get the whole kit and kaboodle for $2.97 instead of $4.95. That's a $3 well spent in my book. I always try to weigh costs vs. my time spent and in this case $3 makes my life so much easier than spending hours finding the right sizes or making my own or trying to guess which would be best or what length to make something and on and on.
(Kessa always makes getting good shots so easy. She's turned into quite the natural in front of the camera.)
The girls both love having matching outfits with their dolls so that being included rocks too!
Obviously Pirate Kitty couldn't be left out of the fun either so I printed the doll size mask at 60% and it fit him pretty well. I just free handed the cape for him by looking at the others and then drawing it smaller.
(Laser Cat??!?!)
And some more "behind the scenes" shots just for laughs.
The kids have been wearing these close to non-stop since I finished them up. I think it's safe to say that they approve!
So, be sure and use the code HEROSET for 40% off through 11:59pm PDT on 10/21/2014 and if you need some more inspiration check out these other blogs on the tour!
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