Ladybug costume / Bubamara kostim za maškare

Ova bubamara će biti prva u nizu od cca 15 (probranih) kostima

koje sam svojoj djeci napravila za maškare, a koje ću podijeliti sa vama.

Žao mi je što nemam tutorial, pa da pokažem korak po korak

izrade ove bubamare. Ali onda nisam mislila na to.

Žao mi je što onda nisam imala digitalni fotoaparat.

Onda to nije postojalo.

Žao mi je što nisam slikala bar mrvicu bolje fotografije, ali što se može...

Ovo je bilo prije 15ak godina :) 

Prve maškare djeteta br.1.

 This ladybug costume is going to be first among 15 other Halloween costumes I have made for my kids that I am going to share with you.

I am sorry I don't have a tutorial to show you step by step how to make this beautiful costume for little girls. But, back then, I didn't think of that.
I am sorry I didn't have a digital camera.
But, it wasn't invented back then, I belive.
I am sorry I didn't take better photos, oh, well...

These photos were taken 15 yrs ago :)



Ova slika iz Burde  mi je bila inspiracija. Kad se rodila moja kćer, znala sam da ću joj napraviti baš ovakav kostim za maškare. (Ja sam inače freak za maškare, ali to ćete uvidjeti nakon nekog vremena :))))) Uglavnom, čekala sam da prohoda i onda se bacila na izradu kostima.    

                                                                         

This pattern from Burda was my inspiration. I had this magazin long before I had my child, but I decided to make this as soonest she was old enough to wear it.

Ovo je orginalan kroj iz Burde.
Po njemu sam sve radila, osim bluze.
Nju sam već imala.

This is original pattern.

I had made costume according to it,

except for the blause,

I already had it.

Iskrojila sam sve dijelove, osim za bluzu.

Naravno, napravila sm i neke izmjene. Moja krila su bila samo od crvenog materija.

 Po sredini sam prošila crnu trakicu.

Točke na krilima su aplicirane cik-cak bodom.

Nisam imala crvenog materijala na crne točke za hlačice, pa sam uzela običan crveni.

Na prsluk sam stavila velike crvene botune.

Obukla sam joj crvene hulahopke i bila je spremna za pokazati se :)

I had cut all the parts according to the pattern, except the blause.

I had made some changes; wings were made from only red material.

There was a thin line between them, black dots were zig-zaged to the wings.

I didn' t have any red material with black polka dots for the shorts,

so I used plain red material.

I had some big red buttons for the vest, of course.

She had red tigths, and was set to go!

Za ticala sam uzela jednu dulju žicu,

jednu crnu traku koju sam prošila da mogu žicu uvući unutra,
a na krajeve stavila crvene kuglice.
Žicu ( u jednom komadu) sam joj provukla kroz kikice.

And, for the antlers, I had used a  longer wire

that I "clothed" with black ribbon

and little red balls on the top.

The antlers were secured on her head.

I tako je moja bubamara odlepršala na maškare,

dobila prvu nagradu za najljepšu dječju masku,

a ja dobila kroničnu zarazu maškarama

koja traje i dan danas....

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This was my child's first costume party.

She won 1st prise.

And then my addiction with making costumes started.

And it least untill today :)

As you probably know by now, I come from Croatia.

We don't have Halloween.

What we have is called Maškare, Fašnik, Poklade;

every part of the country has its own name for it, and its own tradition.

Maškare are held usually in February,

a day before Ash Wednesday.

It was our tradition to dress up in a scary costumes

to scare away the winter.

It is a joyfull day becouse it celebrates the beginning of spring;

it is loud, it is fun!

I usually make costume for my kids,

so they are not scary at all.

We have a competition for best children and adoult costumes.

Only condition for partipation on this event

is that costumes are handmade.

I will show you some of my work in upcomming posts.

Hope you'll like it :) 
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Here are some other costumes for the kids that I have made:

Pierrot The Sad Clown, Little Mermaids, The Penguins, The Sheep,  Wizard of Oz,
Snow White, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Sandwich, Ants, Frogs, Aladdin, Bees ,
Nemo

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