For a long time now I’ve toyed with starting my own clothing/sewing related business of some kind. I’ve made and sold aprons, bags and purses and am always coming up with some grand new scheme. The thing is, to really make a garment perfect and unique takes a lot of work… which I don’t have a problem with if it is something for my family or loved ones. I do have a problem with it if I have to turn around and sell a piece that took me 8 hours and a few fingertips for a couple bucks. Plus, I’d be competing with stores like Target who can afford to mass produce. And many people still think handmade=bad quality. (Which is silly. But whatever.)

After recently reorganizing my fabric stash and realizing that OHMYGODIHAVESOMUCHFABRIC, I thought it might be fun to make a collection of dress up clothes. My vision is themed kits of some kind… say a dress that can double as a pioneer womans outfit or medieval princess. Some very basic pieces that kids can mix and match with their own stuff.

I don’t know about anyone else’s kids, but for mine their dress up bin ranks only slightly lower than the dollhouse and the pool. Theirs is a collection of things I’ve made, cast offs from me and the Mr., interesting bits of fabric and old Halloween costumes. I don’t think I’ve ever actually bought them dress up clothes… which makes me wonder if anyone else would buy them for their kids. But then I remember that people buy their kids things like these sweet “Lil Lady of the Night” Bratz Dolls and realized that somewhere out there there have got to be other parents who would rather see their kid playing with a reversible wizards cloak or making mud patties in traditional Navajo costume. And by making the clothes out of re-purposed or recycled materials I can keep them affordable (read: less than $50 for a fairy princess outfit!) and keep Grandma’s old mumu’s out of the landfill.

So… what do ya think? Ridiculous frippery or a possibly novel idea? Would you buy a dress up kit for your kid (or someone else’s!)? Leave a comment telling me what you think and you can win your child their very own dress up outfit!