Halloween Hoodie Hacks with Funktional Threads

Halloween Hoodie Hacks with Funktional Threads

Using the Funktional Threads Rachel and Jackson patterns for fun Halloween or every day dress up costumes. 

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Fabric for BOYS!!!!!!!!!! Introducing Mabel Madison

Fabric for BOYS!!!!!!!!!! Introducing Mabel Madison

Looking for BOY Fabric -  I have the perfect answer - Mabel Madison!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Emily has done a fabulous job setting up a US shop that specializes in Euro knits, cord, velour, and poplin.  These are high end fabrics that aren't going to pill or fade (I've already washed mine a couple times and the colors are just as vibrant as when they arrived!), that you can't find at your regular fabric shop down the road.  I can already tell, you are reading and saying 'yeh yeh yeh- but what about BOYS!?!?!?'

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Halloween Extravaganza day 7: Princesses on Parade

Halloween Extravaganza day 7:  Princesses on Parade

We have been showing off all sorts of amazing costumes that you can create with your PDF pattern collection.  There is still time to enter your own costumes to our link up page to win one of three awesome prizes!!!

Sorry boys, today is dedicated entirely to Princesses - and there are sooooooo many awesome princesses to choose from.  If you struggle to put fabrics together, you can do what I did, and get an amazing princess kit from the Bailey Girls - the prices are perfection, the patterns are easy to sew up in an afternoon, and the fabrics are divine.  You can Check out my Snow White HERE.

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Halloween Extravaganza Day 6: My Little Pony Princesses

Halloween Extravaganza Day 6: My Little Pony Princesses

Today we have some amazing costumes from Cassie inspired by My Little Ponies.   I'll admit that we have not yet entered the realm of MLP in my house, but I can still give ultra respect to these fantastic creations.   Have a little one who loves MLP - she is going to want one of these!!!!

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Halloween Extravaganza Day 5: Vampires and Detectives

Halloween Extravaganza Day 5: Vampires and Detectives

Today we travel back in time to visit one of the greatest detectives - Sam Spade, and one of the oldest movie villains - Dracula.

Let Andrea and Rebecca transport you to a different world....

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Halloween Extravaganza Day 4: Some Very COOL Characters

Halloween Extravaganza Day 4: Some Very COOL Characters

I hope you are enjoying all of our fun creations this week - don't forget to link up your own costume creations for a chance to win some great prizes.

Today we have some very COOL characters to share: The Queen of the Cold, Elsa; the man who placed super heroes into history, Hercules; and the coolest aviator of the 80's, Top Gun's Maverick.

Here are JaNette and Andrea to show off the coolest costumes to rock this year....

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Halloween Extravaganza Day 3: The Wonderful World of Disney

Halloween Extravaganza Day 3: The Wonderful World of Disney

Disney Costumes are always popular with kids - they know the movies, they know the characters, they want to be that princess... or scampering mouse.  The great thing with these movies, is that characters often have more than one memorable costume - sure there is that ball gown that you can find in every costume shop, but with a little imagination and ingenuity; you cans till capture your child's favorite movie characters and not look exactly the same as 20 other kids trick or treating in your neighborhood.

Today we'll show you a few of our Disney inspired creations, and there will be plenty more coming as the week goes on!  Here are Carrie and Nicole to share Cinderella in Rags and Guss Guss, Ariel on land, and Briar Rose.

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Halloween Extravaganza Day 2: The sweet & simple things

Halloween Extravaganza Day 2: The sweet & simple things

We hope you are getting in the costume and dress up mood.  Today we have nursery rhymes and a by-gone era.  Enjoy Jeanine's Hickory Dickory Dc and Nicole's 50's sweetheart.

Don't forget to link up your own costume creations for a change to win one of three prizes!

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Halloween Extravaganza Day One: Super Heroes

Halloween Extravaganza Day One: Super Heroes

Up first we are taking a look at some Super Heroes - total AWESOME dude!

That's right, we have the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and their trusty reporter April O'Neil along with Super Man - sadly Lois Lane was not available for photos at this time ;o)

Join us all week for great inspiration and tutorials, and make sure you link up your own costumes HERE for a chance to win some amazing prizes!

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Halloween Extravaganza!!!!!!!!

Halloween Extravaganza!!!!!!!!

All week long we are going to be sharing some amazing costume ideas and tutorials, and guess what - you might already have all the patterns for these in your stash, because these are costumes using everyday PDF Patterns!  

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