hocus pocus dani costume {easy diy}

As promised, today I am sharing how I made Cailee's Hocus Pocus "Dani" costume. 

I use the term DIY loosely because I essentially took pre-made items and turned them into what I needed. 

This costume was easy to put together but was rather time consuming. So if you are thinking of recreating this start now :)

Let's get right to it from top to bottom!

Hat

- I bought a witch hat from Target.

- I used orange felt to make a border on the brim! I used a glue gun for this! 

- I also added a mesh fabric(you only need like a scrap of it) around the base of the hat to resemble what I saw in the movie! I sewed on little pieces of plastic bead onto the mesh!

Scarf

- My grandma had knit a plain black scarf for me a few years back and I used it for the costume!

- I took this colorful yarn ($3.59) and cut it in to pieces and tied them around the border of the scarf! I stuck with yellow, orange, and reds for this!

Shirt

- I took this plain red shirt and cut off the neckline and made a small slit in the center. The idea was to make it look somewhat like a cape with it being sort of off the shoulder!

- I took some of the dark color yarn from above and cut little slits to make it look like you could tie the slit shut!

- I took gold felt and cut out moon and sun shapes! Than I sewed them onto the shirt! *You could glue gun them on too*

- I cut the bottom of the shirt as well in like a triangular pattern!

- She wore a black long sleeve shirt underneath.

         

                                      

Skirt

- We had purchased a black tiered skirt a few months before because Cailee had wanted to be Vanellope von Schweetz but than changed her mind to Dani! So we got lucky because I was still able to use it!

*This is what took me the longest because I hand sewed on the accents! 

- I used these three different trims on the skirt!

Green Trim | Red Pom Trim | Red Fringe Trim

- Cailee wore red tights under her skirt!

                      

Now her costume isn't an exact replica of what Dani really wore in the movie but she loved it so much and Hocus Pocus fans knew exactly who she was ;)

I hope you find this helpful and inspires you! 

To see our family group costume all together click here!

xoxo

Jocelyn

Trader Joe's must have Fall Edition

On our latest Trader Joe's trip I decided before hand that I wasn't going to go Pumpkin flavor crazy! So out of all the delicious goodies to be seen we came home with these treats!

First up is the Fall Zucchette Pasta! The pasta is made up from butternut squash and is delicious! I got it merely because it looked like tiny little pumpkins and I knew the girls would love it! And now I am going to go and stock up while I can because they were that good! The hubby and I ate it with regular marinara sauce and the girls ate it with olive oil and Parmesan cheese! 

Second up and my absolute favorite from the trip! Pumpkin Cream Cheese Spread! Delicious on bread, bagel and pretty much anything else! I especially love dipping apple slices into this amazing spread.

Third up is the Honey Roasted Pumpkin Ravioli! Now this might sound strange but I loved this with a little pesto sauce! Definitely not something I could eat over and over again but once in awhile!

I have a few items I want to get on our next trip:

- the Autumnal Harvest Pasta Sauce

- Harvest Spice Trek Mix 

- Pumpkin Spice cookies

Any recommendations are welcome!! Leave must have treats I need to try in the comments below!

xoxo

Jocelyn

prayers for Las Vegas

Now more than ever we need to band together and be kind to one another.

My prayers are with all that have been affected by this tragedy.

xoxo

Jocelyn

hocus pocus family costume

It is officially my favorite time of year!

Halloween is just around the corner and we are trying to finalize costumes over here!

While I am avoiding making the hubbies costume, I will relish in memories of past Halloween costumes.

Two years ago we dressed up as Max, Thackery Binx, Dani, and Allison from Hocus Pocus.

It was by far my favorite costumes ever!

I fell in love with Hocus Pocus back in 1993 when I was just 5 years old and every year after that it has still remained my favorite movie of all time. 

A few fun facts:

1. For a very long time I watched Hocus Pocus every single morning as I got ready for school.

2. My first copy of the movie was an old vhs tape I used to record it off the tv. So when I watched the movie it also included commercials haha!

3. I am pretty sure that vhs I used may have been my older sisters 8th grade graduation video tape. Sorry sissy!

4. I am quite proud to say that both my girls are very fond of this beloved movie of mine and my oldest is the one who picked our costumes that year.

The best part of our costumes was  how easy they were to pull off (with the exception of Dani of course)!

For Max:

Navy or Grey cap with an upside down backwards "G" (I used this iron on)

Blue t-shirt 

Jeans

If its not boiling hot a Quilted Bomber jacket like this or this

For Thackery Binx:

Black Cat ears

Black tail (optional)

Black shirt or onesie

Black leggings or tights 

For Allison:

White or Cream Shirt

Khaki or Brown Cardigan like this or this

Jeans

Booties like this or this

I couldn't be more excited to share my super easy diy Dani costume with you all this week!

xoxo

Jocelyn