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| From Burda's January 2010 issue, costume 151 |
Here in the UK, nativity plays are the norm at all state schools. So basically 95% of all primary school children will be in a nativity pay this December, and there is a whole cultural thing about pushing your child forward and trying to get them to stand out.
Some parent's decided that with such short notice white leggings and a white t-shirt would have to do. I decided no way to that! How could I let my little one down, when I have a sewing machine? Isn't dropping everything to make an angel costume what good moms do? I felt like she really deserved it too because she feels ugly. Ugly because she doesn't have yellow hair! We live in area where most of the children are ethnically English, so the majority of young children have blond hair. My DD2, has brown hair, brown eyes and olive skin. She does not feel pretty and has asked for a yellow wig for Xmas!?! In the long run she is lucky, most white teenagers here are devoted to finding ways to turn their skin caramel, and most of her blond friends will go mousey brown by the time they grow up anyway. But, for now, I think she needs a pretty dress.
Sewing costumes is so much fun! Mistakes don't matter, the finish can be ghastly, and all but the most heinous errors are irrelevant. If only all sewing were so carefree! Now back to my leather top.
I have two redheads and remember well the "hair unhappiness and tears". Any sewing Mom would drop anything make and angel outfit, and it would be one that will knock the socks of of any in the audience as this does. GReat job, MOM.
ReplyDeleteSorry for the mispelling. It's way too early!
ReplyDeleteYou'll have the prettiest angel in the whole school!
ReplyDeletePoor kid... I remember those days where I felt really ugly because of my mousy brown hair and brown eyes. It probably didn't help that the big popular series for pre-teens at the time was the Sweet Valley books, with their blonde-haired, Pacific-ocean-colored-eyed, perfect size 6 heroines. It was years before I finally learned to appreciate my eye color. And the hair was nice during my late teenage-college-mid-20s years. But only because it went auburn. (It still is. It just needs a little extra help from the henna now, since it tends to go mousy again otherwise.)
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the costume, Karin! And I empathize with your daughter. I used to do the lemon-juice-hair-bleach nonsense as a sun-worshiping teenager.
ReplyDeleteYou're such a great mom; I would've gone with the tee and leggings on such short notice. (DS is in a nativity musical at the moment and the three year old angel costume miraculously still fits, so I opted out of that situation!) It's so sad about the hair; I feel really lucky that 5yo DD is still blissfully unaware of everyone's looks and where she fits in... Anyway; I bet your daughter will feel so pretty as soon as she puts the costume on!
ReplyDeleteAwww. The poor thing! I don't know whether to laugh or cry that she asked for a blond wig - it's both tragic and funny. What a kid-like solution to her "problem".
ReplyDeleteBut what a great mom you are. She'll look beautiful.
You are right, sewing costumes is so forgiving and fun! I hope your daughter feels really special in hers. I'm on the fence about which pattern to use for your leather top. I think both muslins look promising, so either way you should have a winner. I am excited to see what you choose!
ReplyDeleteYour poor daughter. I feel for her. My two younger sisters were both fair blondes when they were little and I felt like the ugly brunette next to them. Tell her to hang in there; it gets easier.
ReplyDeleteYou're such a good mom! The costume is beautiful - hope she has a great time wearing it!
ReplyDeleteGood for you! Great costume!
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