Bella can (and does) sing every song from Gnomeo and Juliet but the Elton/Gaga duet "Hello, Hello" is her absolute favorite. After her 15th viewing of the movie, she looked over at me and informed me she'd be "that Juliet ninja" for Halloween. I may pride myself on putting together a good costume, Ninja Juliet wasn't in the cards.
Instead, we went with a good ol' fashioned gnome. And Bella loved it.
Juliet the Gnome
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Here's how we did it:
- Must have: Red pointy hat. (A friend who can sew had some red fabric and whipped one up for us, but you could do it with a sheet of red felt. Our cost: $3)
- Red ankle-length skirt. (I tried to find one in the stores, but couldn't. The same friend who made the hat also made a basic skirt. Our cost: $5)
- White tee shirt. (I couldn't find a collared shirt like Juliet wears, so I settled for one we already owned that had some ruffles on the sleeves. Cost: $0)
- Black shirt you can cut up. (Found on clearance at Wal-Mart. Cost: $1)
- Strip of red cloth to go under the black shirt. (Found in my closet. Cost: $0)
- White apron. (A family friend had one that she altered for Bella. Our cost: $0)
- Black shoes. (Found in Bella's closet [after lots and lots of searching]. Cost: $0)
- Red blush/lipstick. (Borrowed from a friend. What kind of woman doesn't own red lipstick? This kind, apparently. Cost: $0)
- Gold embroidery thread, black sewing thread, and a needle: (Found at Wal-Mart. Cost: $2)
- A rose like Juliet is supposed to hold.
- A green frog for "Nurse"
- A blue gnome to represent Gnomeo (Javi refused to participate in this.)
- The only handicrafting you have to do is turning the black shirt into Juliet's vest. I cut the sleeves at the seam and then cut a scoop neck in the front (leaving the back intact).
- Use the gold embroidery thread to sew a box, an X inside the box, and then put little knots outside each corner of the box.
- Use the black thread to attach a strip of red fabric (or felt) to the inside of the shirt so that it peeks out of the front.
- If using red felt for that hat, create a cone shape and secure with a safety pin or a few stitches.
- Dab on a little red lipstick on the child's lips and make two red circles on her cheeks. This is optional and didn't stay on very long for us.
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This was Bella's official costume, but she did some other dressing up around town including an overly jeweled Queen and a gnarly pirate:
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And I couldn't let Halloween pass without sharing this little bit of love from Javi's third Halloween. Can you spot my big football player?
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See previous costume posts here: Pippi Longstocking, Sir Javi, and Pirate.