Please allow me to introduce...

A wicked vampire bride, an oh-so-glamorous prom queen and an unmasked Batman.


Well, I finally did it. I dragged the kiddos out into 50 degree weather without proper layers (umm, you wouldn't be able to see their hand-tailored costumes if they had on jackets for warmth) today.

Fortunately for them the little shoot only lasted 5 minutes. Unfortunately for me, the shoot only lasted 5 minutes.

I didn't get nearly as many shots as I wanted, but it was cold and Porter kept stripping off his costume...

Oh, and did I mention that I forgot to charge my camera's battery so as soon as I turned it on "low battery" was flashing at me?

Duh.

Anywho, scroll on down to see the chillens in all their glory. Oh, and please forgive me for the number of photos, but I couldn't choose favorites!


First off, there is Mini-Batman.

He would not wear his mask. No amount of coaxing could get him to leave it on at all.


And here he is flexing his muscles for the camera.


Don't you love his "flexing face"?



I designed and made the main part of Mr. Porter Pot's costume. I didn't like any of the patterns I could find in stores (can you say girly-man?), Not that his costume turned out any better, but at least I know I did it!

I did, however, use a pattern for the boots and the belt. And those three things took me longer to sew than the whole rest of the outfit.

Go figure.



Here is Little Miss Vampire Bride (who refuses to wear her vampire teeth that we've spent the last two months searching for). The editing on this photo is actually a bit freaky.


I also designed and made this little outfit. The veil is not at all how I imagined it, but Miss Nae likes it, so I guess I can be satisfied.


She HAD to have fake blood. HAD TO HAVE IT.


Don't you love the necklace?





And now, Miss Piper Pauline as the Prom Queen.



Another messed-up Courtney Original. This is actually the second dress that I made for her. The first one was too light.

But I had a bit of a difficult time figuring out the waist on this second one.


Piper loved posing for this one. She wants to be a model when she grows up.

I hope she doesn't really pursue that dream.


Pip is the only one of the three who really loves her costume and does not want to take it off. Ever.


This is why I love this little punk-rock-Prom-Queen:


Now, keep your fingers crossed for me that these costumes will make it until Halloween and won't get lost or destroyed.