The first order of business was to give herself long, side-swept fringe bangs, (which turned out pretty well, considering she was working with safety scissors and without benefit of a mirror.)
Next, she cut a series of swiss cheese-like holes in her pink chenille coverlet while P-Dawg and I were out on a date and the babysitter was engrossed in my copy of Twilight. I never did find out what the ultimate goal of that project was because upon discovering the carnage, I immediately launched into my "you kids have no respect for your possessions/do you think pink chenille coverlets grow on trees" speech. The next day, the V-meister hacked up her favorite purple princess gown.
It was decided that she would only be allowed to use her safety scissors under adult supervision, and yet the V-meister still managed to turn a small drawstring jewelry pouch into an outfit for her Gr00vy G1rl doll while I blogged in plain sight.
(Please note strategic positioning of "Liz Claiborne" label. Nice touch, V-meister.)
You see, it turns out that the V-meister isn't just carving up household textiles willy-nilly - she is designing couture.
This headdress (formerly a tutu) could take on Aretha's Inauguration Hat any day, although I have to say I'll never understand the fascination with putting underwear on one's head (happens more often than you'd think.)
The V-meister recently mentioned that her webkin doesn't have a stitch to wear. We're going to the craft store later to pick out some fabric remnants before she repurposes my bedspread into a cat sweater.
9 comments:
Very creative! Good thought on the fabric store. Encourage the interest, not the destruction.
that's a smart girl you have.
Fabulous hat!
Did you ever find out what her plans were for the pink chenille? A gown for the inauguration ball, perhaps?
At least she isn't cutting just to cut! Now I am going to have to determine if there is an underlying cause for any of AJU5's destructive actions in the future...
I worried for a long time that my kid would never learn to use scissors properly.
I am now very careful what I wish for.
Lovely creations. Scissors are very scary to me. Something always gets destroyed around here.
Well done! My child is always trying to make new clothes for her groovy girls too. She'd rather have a ratty scrap inexpertly sewn together and tied on, than the clothes that come with the dolls. Fascinating.
what, you don't want to buy the overpriced webkinz clothes?
With that creativity and aplomb, she'll go far!
Safety scissors have been used here for nefarious means as well...
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