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my little monarch

Thank goodness for pinterest and friends.  Seriously, I was about to make Natalie her ‘sock’ costume that she wanted to be and then I saw my friend Kristin (skirt as top) pin this awesomely cute butterfly.  A sock wouldn’t have been so bad, I actually had some creative ideas for it, but I’m so glad the butterfly came along.  Don’t worry, Natalie had a whole list of possible costumes and luckily, a butterfly was near the top!

The instructions were really great, just discovered I should have bought more colored felt so I could have decorated both sides instead of just the back.  Oh well, next lifetime…

Meanwhile my little butterfly is pretty darn happy wearing her wings.

38 thoughts on “my little monarch

  1. That is SOOOOO cute! Great job! I love pinterest for that reason as well. It’s like the best of the best. No need to sort through all the internet for what you want!

  2. gail says:

    that butterfly was on our list, too! your came out so great! there’s always next year for the sock 🙂

  3. Poppyprint says:

    And pretty darn cute!!! Way to go!

  4. Anna, I love them!!! What a lucky girl you have. 🙂

  5. kristin says:

    aaaah, this makes me so happy! i have been inspired by you in the past (many times), so i’m glad that i can return the favor through my pin!! her wings look awesome and she looks like a very happy butterfly. have fun trick-or-treating, natalie!

  6. Grandma G says:

    I love it!! I’ll have to pin it for my granddaughter for next year, because she’s set for this year.

  7. ESPERANZA says:

    So woooonderfull your little monarca!!!!!!!!

  8. Emily says:

    So fun!! 🙂

  9. amy says:

    A sock! That’s hilarious, I would have loved to see how you pulled that one off. I’m sure it would have been awesome! The butterfly is beautiful!!!

  10. Jeni says:

    SO CUTE!! Seriously!

  11. bethanndodd says:

    Precious!
    SMiles~Beth

  12. Happy in red says:

    That’s precious!! I bought a pair of butterfly wings a few years back in the US and no, I don’t think that at 29 you’re too old for butterfly wings 😉

  13. **nicke... says:

    adorable! seriously anna, can she get any cuter?

  14. MaryAnnB says:

    Love the butterfly wings! I am busy making trick or treat drawstring nap-sacks for my six grandkids (even though the twins are not ready to use them at 13 weeks!). Maybe next year I’ll make them costumes and this one looks like one to add to the list!

  15. Katy Cameron says:

    Those look fab :o)

  16. That is awesome!!! You must surely win mama of the year for that costume. She sure looks very happy about it. Happy flying little butterfly!

  17. Carolyn says:

    Oh, I love this costume! It is perfect for her!

  18. Jess says:

    It’s A-dorable Anna. Love the fall colors around her, too!

  19. great costume! and way cuter than going as “a sock”. where did she get that idea from?

  20. Meg says:

    Super cute! She will be the prettiest butterfly around!

  21. Such a pretty butterfly and the costume is great too. 🙂

  22. How cute! She would fit right in down here with all the butterflies we have fluttering around 🙂

  23. kitzkatz says:

    Wow, what a cute butterfly! Looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing!
    Greetings from Austria
    Anneliese

  24. Very cute and I can imagine that she is more than happy with it.

  25. Cindy says:

    Adorable and she looks so cute in it- I like the bare feet!! 🙂

  26. The wings are beautiful, Anna. Great job with the markings. My oldest is going as a monarch butterfly, too (store-bought wings 🙂

  27. Mauri says:

    wowzers! That is an awesome costume. As my usual comment, nice work momma!
    🙂 I just the eyes on a “blue-tailed lizard” costume… don’t know how the heck I got myself into that one.. 🙂
    happy halloween!

  28. That’s super cute 🙂 Love the pictures too!

  29. What an amazing butterfly! Isn’t pinterest simply wonderful? I just recently planned my halloween party playgroup based entirely on pinterest ideas and it turned out great!

  30. dana says:

    oh Anna, that’s just the cutest! Well done! Love it. Is Emily going to be one too?

  31. V and Co. says:

    love it! but i would of liked to see the sock! 🙂 kyle wanted to be a flying squirrel… we got him to be a vampire instead. haha!

  32. i love the colors! 🙂 and she does look very pretty in it! 🙂

  33. SOOO cute and lovely!
    Great done!

  34. gret says:

    Anna. This is amazing! I love love love it! (and so would a certain 3 year old). Where do you get the time and energy?

  35. amy says:

    oh goodness, that is just perfect. Your girls really are so lucky. She makes a lovely butterfly, I’m sure she would have made a sock look cute, too, though! xo amy

  36. Hi! Greetings from Finland! That is so lovely! It’s so nice to find other quilters all around the world!

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