Ta-Da!

[Pickles]

Wow, Nettie Belle, you are one busy clown. It's a good thing you have Blondie to help you!

[Nettie Belle]

Blondie only did one of those things. I went out Saturday morning and she went out Saturday evening. I don't know what Blondie does the rest of the time ... besides mess up the basement and hide things so they can't be found.

[saphireSue]

Azzy

I lke the costume, looks great.

[Fitzwilly]

Wow! With that many gigs you can afford that new pair of clown shoes you were looking at can't you?

[contrachapado]

I really like your tie Azzy!

[Plain Old Jello]

Who are the little Angels in the picture with you?
They are adorable!!

These are Miss Katie and Miss Chloe. Katie's wearing the "cape". I think she's a natural clown. Chloe's just a goofball, so she's a natural politician. I'd scrounge up another photo but I'm away on business.

[Plain Old Jello]

I figured I should give a little more info on what was used in the costume.

I spent around $35 originally on fabric and ribbon(trim) for the jacket. The orange and blue have a bit of a texture. I also had to purchase the iron-on interfacing. There is a satin lining inside the arms to make them easy to slip on. The inside-cuffs are made of a red poplin and are hidden pockets.

I later went back and bought purple poplin for the collar, but went with the black & white stripes instead. I also had to spend an extra $5 on ribbon and more thread when I ran out.

The Black & White is actually a horrible bedsheet that was destined for the "garage sale pile" - so it may fade with time. I'll have to be careful. I did use cotton fabric, which is a no-no, but I couldn't resist. If it wears in a few years I'll have to sew a new one!

I don't have the number of the pattern, but as I said it was difficult to follow for a non-sewer. An online sewing dictionary was useful, but still the whole pattern seemed to be missing a section (the striped lining on the inside). So I had to improvise there. I cut the jacket a bit larger than the "XL" size.

Once it was all put together, I sewed on the blue fabric to the edge of the black&white lapels. Added all of the trim and made the pockets larger than neccessary. Overall good stuff.

The pants were "Chefs pants" which are black&white with a well-known-but-I-forget-the-name pattern on them. I bought these at the thrift store with the red shirt, tie, small straw hat, and a funky satin vest for $7. Good deal there. Added on some spare blue fabric and ribbon and ta-da!

The red shirt is embroidered, and I'll cover those up or just buy another shirt sometime. The red hat was from the dollar-store - it will fall apart easily but it's good "for now". I'd still like a better belt and some suspenders.

Oh, and yeah - the jacket is HOT. Unfortunately. I'll deal with it. hopefully

So.. all together the costume cost around $50, which is half the cost of the shoes :O

[Plain Old Jello]

The little guy in the white suit and pointy hat IS Azzy!!!

oh, and I've decided I want that rocketman suit. Although the belly would have to be let out quite a bit