Since my children are complete Sesame Street fanatics, I thought it would be adorable to have them dress up as Sesame characters this year... Elmo and Abby Cadabby. Of course finding a cost effective way to do this was the first thing I thought about. For Elmo, I decided that making a costume was beyond my creative abilities, but I was able to find this Elmo vest on Walmart's website for only $10 (it retails as high as $30 on other costume websites!) Abby Cadabby costumes retail for at least $35 so I decided that I could definitely make something homemade for a lot less!
The plan is to make a fairy skirt, fairy wand, and Abby Cadabby headpiece using the supplies pictured. Also included in the picture is a light blue shirt that I found on clearance at Walmart for $2 which will complete the Abby Cababby fairy dress look.
Skirt supplies:
Violet cotton
Light blue cotton
Violet netting
Light blue netting
Headpiece supplies:
Clear plastic headband
Pink yarn
Purple yarn
Plastic flowers
Wand supplies:
Wooden dowel
Pink satin ribbon
Blue satin ribbon
Violet satin ribbon
I will be sharing details and instructions on how I make the skirt, wand, and headpiece later this week and next week. Check back tomorrow for the step-by-step instructions on making an Abby Cadabby Fairy Wand!
How did this ever turn out? I'm dying to know!
ReplyDeleteHow did you make this costume? I would love to make one for my daughter!
ReplyDeleteI am also interested but can't find it on the blog anywhere!
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