It may still technically be summer but an autumnal chill has blown into New York in the last few days reminding us that the fall is just around the corner. And with the fall comes one of my favorite days- Halloween! I love Halloween and I have ever since I can remember. When I was a kid my mom made me the most beautiful costumes every year. Recently I was going through some old photos and I found this one of me at age 5 dressed as a flower fairy and inspecting all of my candy loot:

Looking back on it now it seems like a pretty simple costume especially when I think about some of my other more elaborate costumes. For instance, one year I was a court jester and my mom made me an entire two tone satin suit complete with a tall hat  and bells.  But for this flower fairy costume I think she just sewed a flower collar she made onto a leotard and I wore some store bought wings and a tu-tu. But the important thing is that I loved it! Seeing this old picture inspired me to design my own simple take on a flower costume this Halloween.

I came up with this daisy head-dress and (purl)bee pin because I like the idea of a child being able to wear something comfortable like a leotard or tee-shirt and transforming it into a whimsical costume with a few simple additions. This is also a very easy to sew project since it's made mostly out of wool felt which doesn't need to be hemmed (plus it comes in the most wonderful vivid colors!). With comfort in mind I lined the headband of the daisy head-dress so the wool felt wouldn't itch and added ribbons to tie it in place.

Sewing this project was really fun. Watching the flower bloom little by little as I sewed on each petal was really rewarding and I loved imagining my super cute young friend Coco here wearing it while she trick-or-treats this October 31st.

If you'd like to make one for the little daisy in your life please check out my Daisy Halloween Costume Project Journal here. Happy Halloween!-- Molly