Aside from making a pair of Zombie Monkeys, I thought it would be nice to do something American-Girl-dollish for Halloween.
Addy doesn't do zombie, so we compromised with a fashion plate or two.
Like the skirt trim in this one -
Addy doesn't do zombie, so we compromised with a fashion plate or two.
Like the skirt trim in this one -
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And the bodice in this one -
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I used the American Girl Addy School Outfit for the base pattern.
I sewed the blouse from Swiss cotton, and mixed it up a little with embroidery down the front. A Halloween skull earring made a seasonally appropriate brooch.
The skirt and bretelles were sewn from a chequered orange silk - a pair of fabulous trousers my sister wore in the mid-90s - and trimmed in a soft satin ribbon.
I wanted a longer jacket, like this one -
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Unfortunately, my velvet had been stored folded. Between the creases I had just enough bits to eke out the regular zouave jacket from the AG pattern.
The electric orange soutache is what I could find in the Wyalla Spotlight store before we left Australia.
Sure, it's only just on the demure side of neon, but it simply screams Halloween.
As for the hat - behold the rehabilitated cracktastic hat of 80's doom!
Sure, it's only just on the demure side of neon, but it simply screams Halloween.
As for the hat - behold the rehabilitated cracktastic hat of 80's doom!
All it took were a crystal spider and a gold skull and we've gone from horror to October chic.
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