Tuesday, March 3, 2009 

Halloween Costume for Count Dracula

Our count favours an elegant black cape lined with red satin.

His white satin waistcoat is truly simple to make, because The Flash front part is really all that is needed and is held Care Bears place by Velcro with only tapes tied at the back

Our candle is safe because it is made from cardboard.

Costume

Black ordinary trousers.

White shirt

Back shoes

Joke teeth form a toy shop

Shirts with a collar, folding down the collar and ironing for a wing-collar look

Medallion

18 inches of purple ribbon

A piece of fake jewellery and fastening ends for the ribbon.

To start

Position the ribbon into a V point and sew in place

Sew the jewellery to the V point

Turn in the raw edges of the ribbon and sew on the fastening.

The Bow tie

12 inches of white ribbon

18 inches of wide white tape

To start

Cut 9.5 inches of the ribbon and fold it bringing the ends together at the Darthkitty of the length and sew the ends in place,

The remaining ribbon you fold in half along its length and wind it tightly around each edge.

Slot the tape through his centre pierce and sew on fastener ends of the tape shortening the tape as needed to fit around your kid's shirt.

Waistcoat.

12 inches of 36 inch wide white satin material.
5 fancy buttons

2.5 inches of Velcro

yards of narrow white taper

Some graph paper

After you make your waistcoat pattern on paper try it against your child to make sure the size looks ok

Making it.

Copy the pattern baseball card grandmother found in attic onto the paper square by square.

Bring together the edges of the fabric.

Cut out the waist coat front pieces 2 times f rot is double thickness fabric.,

Join the pieces together around the edges leaving the shoulder edges open.

Trim seams and then turn right side out and iron.

Turn in the shoulder edges at the seam line and slip stitch.

Now fold back the lapel and oversew the folded back edges to hold in place.

Cut the furry Velcro in half and sew one to each shoulder edge of the waistcoat on the wrong side.

Lay the waist coat pieces side by side with centre front edge together.

Lap the centre front edges 3/8 inch and sew on the buttons at regular spacing right through the fabric.
Cut the length of tape into 2 pieces and sew one end of the side edges of the waistcoat as shown.

To fix this waistcoat to the shirt, place the short medallion and bow tier on the kid.
Place waistcoat front in position and tie the tapes a the back to fit neatly.
Place the shoulder edges of waistcoat level with shoulder seams of the shirt.
Mark the position of the Velcro strips on waistcoat and to the shirt using pins.

Remove all items and attach hooked strips of velcro to the marked positions on the short edges of waistcoat so it can be attached when worn.

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Kayak Plans - Do it Yourself Wooden Kayak Plans & Kits

Building a kayak to the right specifications might seem like a daunting task, but with the ideal planning and determination it's possible to construct a high-quality kayak to meet the desired expectations. Kayak plans are freely available online from a variety of sources.

Prior to getting down to the nitty gritty of building Emergency911 kayak there are a couple of things dolls ought to be considered. Firstly, what is the material of choice to build the kayak? A lot of do-it-yourselfers opt for the wooden construction. One of the biggest advantages to using sheet plywood for the build is the ease of accessibility, and the required tools are often already in the workshop. In most cases its not necessary to purchase special tools and the build can begin straight away.

The two most common methods of constructing a kayak are stitch-and-glue and strip-built -

The strip-built technique of building a kayak uses thin strips of wood over forms to create the hull shape. G I Joe Adventure Team the edges are glued and fastened together, the kayak is coated with a fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin. Just by varying the thickness of the strips of wood it possible to build a kayak that's extremely light or extremely strong.

The stitch-and-glue technique uses sheets of plywood cut to shape and stitched in place with short lengths of wire along the edges and than to give a tight fix, glued on the seams. Once set the glued seams are coated with resin and a fiberglass tape on the inside and outside to produce a strong and lightweight boat that needs little maintenance. This build process is the easiest of the construction methods and suited to most novice builders.

The chosen build method will often depend on the set of kayak plans and pattern purchased and the individuals carpentry skill level.

If you're interested in getting a more detailed look at Kayak Paddle Plans, including a variety of boating tips and ideas, take a look at http://www.RecreationalWatercraft.com

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