Michelle’s NDAD Creation

Oct 26, 2012 | 8 Comments

OK, so I just received the most amazing email today from Michelle!  Because I showed off my Daphne from Scooby-Doo costume today, she sent me something incredible.  Check out her story!!

Marisa!!  I LOVE your blog!  Thanks so much for being so faithful with it and encouraging and even entertaining so many of us!  After your Daphne costume, I can’t help but send you some pictures of the costumes I made for my son and I in 2010.  I was Velma and he was Scooby-Doo!  I bought everything at Goodwill!

You’re getting a teaser shot of what I think is the most AMAZING child costume ever!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Halloween Costume - Best Baby Costume Ever!!

Best Baby Costume Ever!!

Here’s how she put together this puppy (PUN!!) and see how she made her member of the Scooby-Doo crew costume!

I bought an XL sweater that I had to take 3 inches off to get down to a small for me.  The skirt I found was knee-length and had to be chopped, while the socks were white and had to be dyed orange!  My boy’s outfit was a brown sweatsuit that just needed black patches, ears and a tail sewed on.  I’m pretty proud of how it turned out.

New Dress A Day - DIY - Halloween Costume - Scooby & Velma!

Scooby & Velma!

I’m pretty proud of you and how this turned out!!  I wish we could all go trick-or-treating together Michelle!  You both look absolutely incredible and I totally appreciate The Simpsons playing in the background too :)

Thanks again for all your hard work and dedication! And many congratulations on the book!”

 Thanks so much for sharing M!!  I want to see the rest of your Halloween costumes – send pics my way!!  I’ve still got a few up my sleeve that you’ll be seeing over the next few days!!

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  • kissem37

    Cutey Scooby!! What a great job on both costumes :)

  • Constant Reader

    WONDERFUL. Wish all my friends who are worried about $$ but who then spend a lot on Halloween would check this out.

  • http://foryourtastebudsonly.blogspot.com/ Roxanne

    I wish I had a working sewing machine, then I could create my own. (now crying) sigh.

  • http://www.facebook.com/stacey.knights.1 Stacey Knights

    adorable!

  • Terry

    The Velma glasses are the perfect finishing touch. You did a wonderful job. It reminds me of the year (must have been 1994) that I outfitted my husband and son with Dilbert and Dogbert costumes. I bought a Dilbert mask for my husband, but made the Dogbert costume for my son, who was then about 18 months. Now tonight, my son (age 19) went to a costume party wearing his dad’s Dilbert mask.

  • Haley

    That is really, really, really cute.

  • Lauraly

    Very cute and creative! I love it!

  • Annemarie

    When my daughter was old enough to trick or treat (3) I decided I didn’t like the store bought costumes and fashioned costumes out of hoodies/sweatshirts and matching sweatpants (a cat, blue’s clues, a rabbit, and a giraffe.) This lasted 3 or 4 years until her dad took her shopping one day and came home with a store bought one (a tiger which I could have made out of sweats). Enjoy the time you have making your kids clothes and costumes. One day they will think there is something better out there.