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A SUPER Halloween costume!

10/17/2016

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My daughter is one of my inspirations behind my super-new series, ELLIE ULTRA. She is also a big fan of the third-grade superhero--so big, in fact, she wanted to dress up like Ellie for Halloween. All she needed was a costume... 

Mom to the rescue! 

To copy Ellie's outfit, I looked closely at the cover art of book #1: Ellie Ultra: An Extra-Ordinary Girl. Here is our super girl on the cover: 
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Next, it was time to search for what I needed. Right away, I found the tights (with special help from the Cheshire Cat):
http://www.spirithalloween.com/product/pink-and-purple-cheshire-tights/131377.uts?keyword=cheshire%20tights%20tween&thumbnailIndex=1&Search=Find+It.

Ellie's tutu wasn't too hard to find either. I came across this company and picked a tutu in hot pink:
http://www.thehairbowcompany.com/girl-teen-tutu/.

Finding a purple shirt with that awesome lightning bolt proved tougher. But, I improvised. I got this plain purple shirt, though stay tuned for how I managed the lightning bolt:
http://www.jiffyshirts.com/lat-2616.html?ac=Purple&source=google_shopping&gclid=CjwKEAjw7ZHABRCTr_DV4_ejvgQSJACr-YcwrfiVCByiQS5GsvoqOqE3IkcXOHlfiXFDbTuRblRrSBoClJXw_wcB.

Finally, I found Ellie's most important accessory--her cape! I needed something plain and pink, so I decided this would work well:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Superfly-Kids-Design-Your-Own-Cape-Kit-Bubblegum/45727758.

I still had to add a lightning bolt to the purple shirt, not to mention Ellie's name across the back of the cape (check it out on p. 77 in An Extra-Ordinary Girl). To do that, my daughter and I took a trip to the fabric store. After buying some purple cloth, we cut out letters and a lightning bolt, and I stitched everything into place. Using fabric glue would've worked too. Ellie also wears a headband that matches her tutu, so I dug through my daughter's hair accessories and found a headband that matched pretty well. 

Faster than it takes to bust a bad guy, we finished her Ellie Ultra costume:
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Are you an Ellie Ultra fan? Ellie and I hope you have a SUPER Halloween!
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