Butterfly Halloween Costume

This year my daughter, Isabella, asked to be a butterfly for Halloween, specifically a blue and purple butterfly.  So off I went to find the stuff to make her just that.  I found this pair of wings on sale at JoAnn, and it just all came together from there!

Flipping through the pattern books I found McCall's Pattern M4887, that was perfectly butterfly-ish.  Then I spent way too much money buying fabric that matched the wings.  Then I spent pretty much an entire Saturday sewing it all together.

There is a purple cotton slip dress and a satin vest with purple trim.

 

Then a 7 layer tulle skirt.  It has 3 colors of tulle:  pink, purple, and blue (well aqua.)  The purple is hard to see but it's there.  I'm not sure why the pink photographs so bright.  The skirt is much more blended in person.

Last but not least, I used a head band and some chenille stems to make her some antenna so people would know she's a butterfly and not a fairy.

She'll probably wear the whole thing over a black long sleeved shirt and black tights because it's been a little chilly here lately.  I think it turned out just adorable, if I do say so myself!