An Easy Guideline in Creating Fancy Dress Costumes

Your child receives an invitation to some costume party; it's time for you to make this project a fun and memorable experience not just for her but for you also. You should make sure your little girl is unique in the most attractive and lovely princess dress of them all. Dressing up in costumes is a trend that may never fade away.

You can try running down to any nearby neighbourhood dress shop and choose a nice flower girl gown but that would cost you. Try making your child her very own fancy dress outfit instead. If you don't know how to make fancy dress costumes, read onto get more information.

Fancy Princess Dress 101

Here are a few easy steps you can actually take to make that attractive gown:

-Select a second hand flower-girl gown

Be sure that the dress doesn't have visible damages like gaping holes or discolorations. If it has rips, find a way to mend it. Green tulle skirts that have ripped hemlines are simple to repair. Get some sharp shears and cut of the dress evenly. You may make your child wear green leggings underneath to get the fairy princess look.

Another suggestion is to find a dress that features a low-cut bodice, definite waistline, along with a full skirt. You can easily choose to add even more layers to make the gown costume grander.

-Measure your child's waistline and add an inch. Locate the centre of the grosgrain ribbon and mark the measurement in two in one direction and the other half, in the opposite direction.

-Select four diverse colours of tulle or netting shades which were close to the dress

For instance, if the dress is red, you can consider light red, pink, light pink and fuchsia for the colours of the netting. You may need four times the measurement of your child's waist. Put the layers of tulle or netting on top of each other with the darkest hue at the base and the lighter colours on top of it.

Insert a straight pin every six inches on the length of the tulle. Gather the tulle or netting and get the length of the fabric by using a needle and thread. Make sure it is equal to your child's waistline while leaving an inch of space. Knot the thread every six inches.

-The next phase would be to stitch the tulle onto the lace so the gathered tulle is within the centre of the ribbon. Cut the longest layer of material so it grazes the floor. Cut the following layer of tulle, six inches shorter than the longest layer. The third layer must be 12 inches smaller as opposed to longest layer whilst the fourth is 18 inches shorter than the first one.

- Customize the tulle.

You can choose fabric flowers, sequins, along with other fancy trinkets. You could stitch them on or attach them using a glue gun. Then add flowers on the bodice of the dress. You can choose to cover the straps with small to medium sized flowers or place a big flower in the sleeves.

Tie the skirt you created with tulle and ribbon and tie the wider satin ribbon over the thin ribbon.

-Accessorize!

Attractive costumes feature extra accessories. Put a lovely tiara or buy some artificial diamond necklaces. You can even look for long velvet gloves that complement the shade of the dress. You can even add some sparkly bracelets over the gloves.

Making fancy dress costumes is easy. For those who have no time at all and are trying to find a trendy costume right away, you may go on the net and browse through websites offering reasonably priced, unique and trendy costumes.



Catherine Fears is a party organizer who knows where to get costumes for kids and adults as well as fancy dress costumes.