And I love the way it turned out, which is really most important. Not really. But kind of. Seriously.
I was afraid the big tail would be a bit cumbersome, but he loves it. And it's just about the cutest thing ever swinging on his little booty when he walks.
Here's a nice tail shot- It even gets out of the way for foxes who need to sit down and do puzzles!
Some details on how I made it, for those who like that sort of thing...
Wasn't easy to find plain orange clothes without monsters or ghosts or pumpkins on them, so I bought a plain white toddler tee at Target for $6 I think. I died that with some orange RIT, along with a couple of old Hanes undershirts. I cut the sleeves off of one of those and made them into the hat. I had no idea what I was doing, but I went with it and it was super easy. I made the rest of the tshirt into the pants, using one of his pajama pairs as a pattern. I cut three tail shapes from the other tshirt, kind of like stretched out football shapes I guess, and put white felt on the ends. Then sewed those together and stuffed. I just have it safety pinned to the back of the waist band so we can take it off for the car.
The black legs are just a pair of knee socks from Target I cut up and slipped on his legs and wrists. That's it! I also had a patch of white felt on the front of the shirt, which he promptly ripped off. So I need to actually attach it well, or just do without it. I can't decide if we really need it or not, we'll see.
Halloween is the cutest ever.
Brilliant little fox.
ReplyDeleteWell done, as usual.
Awesome. So awesome.
ReplyDeleteVery cute! Did you use a pattern for the face of the fox?
ReplyDeleteThat is soooo cute! And I haven't seen any other foxes around
ReplyDeletei love that you upcycled for this costume. it's so sweet!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is just sooooo cute! Never knew foxes are into doing puzzles!
ReplyDeleteLove the fox.. What a sweet sweet little boy!
ReplyDeleteDear Jessica,
ReplyDeleteI used your instructions to make my son a beautifull wolf costume.
Thanks for the great idea and for your generosity
Cuteness! I'm a sucker for a good fox.
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