Thursday, December 29, 2022

Making the Mother Christmas Costume! 🎄


Kristin Battestella aka Kbatz combines Mother Nature and Father Christmas for this Ghost of Christmas Present inspired “Mother Christmas” holiday ensemble! Thrift Scarlett O'Hara-esque green velvet curtains became the foundation for salvaged fur and bead trim, clearance ribbons, and leather remnants before bells, bobs, and tassels added more winter magic!



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A Festive Red Skirt

Halloween Mystery Sewing 

Another Halloween Dress

Victorian Capes and Bonnets



Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. 

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What Child Is This by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. 

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Treat Yourself Mini Thrift Haul 🛒

 

It me, Kristin Battestella. I was a good girl and didn't thrift for a little while. However after the gifts were gotten for others, it's now time to treat yourself! Please enjoy this potluck of free clothes, fabric steals, DVDs, CDs, and VHS!



Sewing and Thrifting Playlist

Sewing on a Budget for SearchMagazine


Therefore Review Video Hauls Playlist

I Think, Therfore I Review ChristmasMusic

Women InSession Christmas Movies andHoliday Favorites Podcast

Newsies Retro Review

Bone Tomahawk Review


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Monday, October 31, 2022

On Unicorns and Autumn Habits 🍂🦄🍂

 

After making my Jaunty Autumn Hat, I wasn't sure what to call this ensemble. It looks like a pseudo Victorian Halloween riding habit but the equine mood is more broadly autumn. Ready for my side saddle in September and November, too! Habit, of course has frock and obsessive meanings, and I got a Fall habit bad, wouldn't you say? Thus, I set off with my Goth Parasol and the Pumpkin Car to go Trick or Treating with the family unicorn.




My niece said I looked like I took the bus from Halloween Town and my sister called me a spooky Mary Poppins thanks to my bag of tricks, and after seeing a lot of people not dressed up, I wondered if the cat on a jack-o-lantern brooch or the leaves and acorn earrings were a bit twee? I started out wearing a ruffled thrift blouse underneath my thrift blazer, but it got a bit hot under the dollar store bat scarf and the petticoat under my orange skirt was kind of heavy. I hate when a sliver of petticoat shows! Ironically, I have footage of how I made the orange skirt and the petticoat made out of Grammy's Curtains will be in service again for my current December project. I used the same methods from my Reversible Red Skirt, but that is one of my least popular videos so I never finished the videos for all the other skirts I made this summer – yet.

The Upgraded Masquerade Mask made for some peek-a-boo but it wasn't an indoor crowd so ended up not wearing my Halloween T-Shirt Mask. Updated booster, baby! The netted gloves were from a party supply store ages ago, and I have a dollar store fan for every season, but the boots are relatively recent Goodwill replacements for my previous ~Victorian kicks that earned a lot of wear and tear. And yeah, I added a sunflower and bells to my front button #dealwithit.




How old is too old to go Trick or Treating?


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Friday, October 28, 2022

Impromptu but Jaunty Autumn Hat! 🍂

 

I didn't intend to make a video for this jaunty thrift find hat with dollar store accents and fall leaves. However this family friendly millinery was too cute not to share in full! 👒🎃🤣



Thanks to some more is more hot gluing, I now have a family friendly topper that carries me thru Thanksgiving. It took one day to make and I don't even think it cost $8! This is what I get for making a video from which I intended to make in progress snapshots. I hope this inspires you to go for your own autumn whimsy, and Thank You for Watching!


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More Kbatz Krafts:

Halloween Shoe Wreath

Victorian Bonnet and Cape

Upcycled Fall Florals

DIY Cardboard Coffin Repairs 

Mini Pumpkin Garland

Halloween Mystery Costume