![]() Once I sewed in the lace that I cut off of a table runner I found around the neckline, her dress was good to go. I also sewed in velcro along the length of the edge of the shoulder guard and the opposite side of the velcro along the front of the skirt to attach the two securely. I sewed a nylon strap onto the shoulder guard and included a parachute buckle to fasten under her belly. Thankfully I did another mock up, and It turned out really well. Because I am stubborn, I didn’t spend the small amount to buy a pattern for a shoulder guard instead making it up as I went. Sunshine’s Merida costume was designed as a shoulder guard with an attached skirt to make it easy to put on and take off. My mom had a dark green turtleneck in her closet that she wore under the overdress to complete her outfit. To make the belt fit, I added a chain section since there was not enough room for another circle. The dangling circles were made from gold floral wire from Dollar Tree, superglued to secure them, and linked with more of the jewelry rings. The center hollow circle was the inner loop from a small embroidery hoop that was spray painted gold. I punched holes in them with an awl so I could link the disks with jewelry chain. The belt was made of thin wooden disks covered in the gold craft foam. ![]() The crown was made of gold glittery craft foam with a puffy painted jewel. I added embroidery especially around the sleeves to add in gold around the edges. The gold braid for the neckline was from a past project. The dark green fabric was a pair of sweatpants that I cut up and added in. I first made a mock up using a bedsheet to check fit before I cut my nice fabric and sewed the actual dress on my machine. I started on the Queen Elinor dress basing it on an easy medieval pattern with only side seams that I adjusted by adding in the split in the skirt and extending the sleeves. I had ordered stretch panne velvet fabric in teal and sage from which had the perfect texture as well as being very easy to work with. I was making the Merida and Queen Elinor costumes from scratch and crafting accessories so I had a lot of work to do. I started with barely a week to go before the party. So we decided to do Sunshine as Merida, my mom as Queen Elinor, and myself as a Will o the Wisp. ![]() I gave my mom a list of some costume ideas and she really liked the Brave trio. My love of Disney and the wooden longbow I found at my grandfather's house definitely provided some inspiration. Since Sunshine is a beautiful chestnut mare, I wanted the costume to look good on her and play on the fact she is a redhead. This year my mom asked me to create a trio costume for the two of us and the horse she is leasing Sunshine. I love dressing up my horse for Halloween, and I like it to be a challenge. How did you come up with your costume idea?
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