The dance comp was today and my two Easter Chicklets hit the floor running. Delighted to see the little flappers come 1st in their Quickstep - those chicks really flew! They were really pleased to win two big Lindt chocolate bunnies in the fancy dress competition prompting lots more 'birdy dance' style elbow waving of their boa wings!
The dresses themselves were very cheep (
) to make with everything from bits I had left over from other dresses with the exception of the top layer of skirt. Unfortunately I picked up the dreaded winter virus (that I foolishly thought I'd escaped) shortly after completing the leotards but not the skirts so those have been a bit of a nightmare, not least because I sewed the feathers differently on the skirts then ran out with no time left to get more for Lily's partner. You can tell in the posed photo but not as they sped around the dancefloor. I was still attaching mini chicks onto hairpins to stick around their buns at the comp with very shaky hands because the virus has decided on a second assault - I've felt like I'm sleep walking all day but it was all worth it in the end as everyone had great fun and the girls even agreed to have a 'proper' photo taken as chicks.
Next fancy dress is for the October regional in October - Halloween! A pair of sultry Latin Morticias perhaps... How do I decorate their hair buns as a giant sparkly spider? Has to be glittered up hair nets and pipe cleaner legs with rhinestones I suppose.