{"id":121,"date":"2008-10-25T08:24:58","date_gmt":"2008-10-25T15:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/?p=121"},"modified":"2010-11-29T00:12:27","modified_gmt":"2010-11-29T07:12:27","slug":"gratuitous-dollar-store-cuteness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/2008\/10\/gratuitous-dollar-store-cuteness\/","title":{"rendered":"Gratuitous Dollar Store Cuteness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/evandercowboy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-122\" title=\"evandercowboy\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/evandercowboy-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m just gratuitously posting a pic of my son because I think he&#8217;s cute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dollar Store Element: the Hat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My mom and I made some cowboy outfits for the boys to dress up in. Here&#8217;s Evander&#8217;s vest. It has real leather fringe (I cut the fringe myself!) and the concho on the pocket is shaped like a boot. So cute! Oh, and if you look closely, you can see the little cow bandanna holder thing.<\/p>\n<p>Where I got the parts of the costume:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pattern purchased at $1 Pattern sale at JoAnn last year<\/li>\n<li>Vest fabric (corduroy, plaid lining) from our stash<\/li>\n<li>Leather scraps from our stash (purchased at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.langlitz.com\/\">Langlitz Leathers<\/a> for guitar strap tabs)<\/li>\n<li>Conchos, leather strings &amp; Cow Thing: less than $1 for both, from my friend Katherine, whose house is full of jewelry treasures<\/li>\n<li>Bandanna, on hand<\/li>\n<li>Hat, dollar store<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Total cost for costume: Less than $3<\/strong> (we used the same pattern for another costume, so only $.50 for that)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m just gratuitously posting a pic of my son because I think he&#8217;s cute. Dollar Store Element: the Hat My mom and I made some cowboy outfits for the boys to dress up in. 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