Costume Reveal

It took a while before I came to a decision. I must confess, I nearly went with the Barbie idea, but decided against it. My next choice was the Crazy Cat Lady, then Rapunzel, but I quickly ruled out the latter, not knowing how I'd do the long braid. If I ever go with that option again, I'd have to have a whole lot of planning. 

And yet another idea I had bene toying with for some time was a colonial costume. While looking for examples on line, I came across this costume. I considered this one. Then I came across this:

I then decided Clara Barton it will be. Something not so trendy, that others may not think of.

Not wanting to spend a lot online, I looked for a way to make one myself. I found a navy blue graduation gown I'd gotten from Goodwill a year or so ago. I don't know what I was going to do with it then, but decided it will work for this year's idea. The gown is pictured below:

Next I had to find an apron, which was a bit of a challenge. At first, I didn't want have to use Amazon, but finding one in stores is a bit scarce these days, and not one could be found anywhere in my town. So Amazon it was, and I ordered this one. It arrived a little later than expected. Another challenge was how to make a Red Cross symbol. A long time ago, our town had several variety where felt could be purchased. Felt would have bene the best way to do it. But it's not an option, so I printed out a Red Cross for the Internet and glued it to the apron (see below):

And the cap. I had seen this video on Youtube and decided to make one:

And here is mine:

I will be going out tomorrow night. And we will have a party at work on Monday. Pictures to come!