Always Be Yourself Unless You Can Be a Unicorn. Then Be a Unicorn via Rebecca Page's Unicorn Cape Sewing Pattern

Life's all about Rainbows, Glitter, and Unicorns. 

Sparkle a little more each day with Rebecca Page's Unicorn Cap Sewing Pattern. 

It's a beautifully designed costume, play, or "keep me warm" cape with several options:
- Main Cape with lining
- Eyes
- Ears
- Optional Mane (this is a MUST!)
- Optional Velcro neck closure
- Optional Wrist elastics

 

So I actually sewed this up for one of my nieces for Christmas...but you know...had to test it out. 

This is size 7-8.

I LOVED every aspect of sewing up this Unicorn Cape. 

From the cute felt heart adorning the front corner, the eyes with pretty lashes, Heart Nostrils, fun horn, and the mane...it's just stinking adorable!

The mane and horn are my faves!

I used this ribbon gem strand I've been hoarding for several years to wrap around the horn (hand stitched in place every inch or two in order to prevent movement), and it was meant to be a unicorn. 

For the mane, I used a plethora of different styles of yarn and ribbon that I've just had stashed away - and the colours and different textures worked out beautifully. 

The most tedious part of the cape *is* the mane. It took me two episodes of Lucifer to cut through all of the different ribbons, lace, and yarn that I chose, but it was SO worth the effort in the end. 

I made the longest length mane - you can certainly make yours as long or as short as you like. 

Again, keep in mind, I'm 5'-2", and this cape was made for a 7 year old, not a $)#$*& year old. 

I'd totally wear this all day, and can't wait to make one for me for those days I'm working from my home office and need some sparkle and magic. 

I've needed a lot of sparkle and magic this year. Maybe a cape would help it stick. 

So me wearing the cape...this is our secret, right?

Grab the cape bundle here now to bring a bit of magic into your home or someone who really needs it. 

xoxo

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Rebecca Page's FREE Unicorn Pillow Sewing Pattern Review

Anyone who knows me, knows I am generally the unicorn in the room - full of mystery, magic, and tries to see the rainbow at the end of the dreary clouds. 


The last year and a half has been a struggle to keep my Unicorn, and I've lost her a few times...but I knew Rebecca Page's newest pattern would help bring her back out again! 

This lovely Unicorn pillow pattern is FREE (I love free!) and is a great way to sew up your sparkly ribbons and fabric with a magical pillow to reward yourself with.

I made a more traditional Unicorn, and a funky Galaxy out of this world Unicorn to bring out my geeky side.

The galaxy unicorn was made with baby fleece fabric from Okee Dokee Fabrics and is SOOOOO soft and snuggly.

It is darker than traditional Unicorns...but I'm a bit of a goofball and dance to my own beat.  I felt this was an appropriate choice.

The Ears are made from iron on fabric and a hairy ribbon I've had for eons from my hardcore scrapbooking days mystery packs. It is PERFECT ear hair for this unicorn!

I just used double sided sticky 1/4" interfacing tape to attach the hair - and the iron on fabric I just ironed on - no sewing for this part! 



The eye is also iron on fabric - making it SOOOOO easy to attach.  They have funky colours and patterns at Walmart, and it makes the small hand sewing of projects like this unicorn pillow SOOOOO much easier to deal with.



The Horn is also a bit of a cheat vs the pattern instructions - I took out my Dewalt Glue Gun (a Christmas gift from Husband - and YES I love tools and other practical equipment for gifts - I'm a weird woman).  I just glued this fun sparkle gem "ribbon" (again, from a random scrapbooking mystery pack eons ago), and it will hold up for some time.

And despite pinning, sewing slowly, and unpicking the head part twice (once as I misplaced where the ears should be, the other because the horn basting seam was showing), the horn just kept showing the basting seams, and I didn't want to unpick the seam in case the horn exploded.   So I took out my trusty glue gun again, and placed a matching ribbon and more sparkly gems at the base of the horn to cover up the seam.

No one knows. Except me and you.



I LOVE this soft shimmery fabric I used for the mane.  Paired with 2" back ribbon, it gives my Unicorn a pure universal appearance! 

My traditional Unicorn Pillow is so pretty and used up some scrap fabric that must of been waiting to be made into something magical.

 

All the fabric is random from unknown sources - and all woven. 

For the horn, I used some rick-rack (and tacked it in every few inches, by hand sewing) - and it looks great.


The mane is a random green/turquoise shimmery fabric that I had just enough of - it must of been fate! 


Sewing the multiple layers of fabric wasn't too difficult, pending your setting on your machine is more forgiving (higher needle setting), you use lots of pins, and you just take your time. It is well worth the effort.


Again, I used iron on fabric for the eye and the nostrils.

And as proof of my love for Unicorns....here is me riding down our river at our cottage lot - it's a 10KM (4-5 hours) ride down the river...and nothing is more magical that doing it in my ergonomically correct unicorn float! 


Get your Unicorn Pillow pattern for free, and let your magic flow!

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How to Bring Magic to the World - One Small Fairy Crown at a Time

We hosted a 16th Birthday Party for a lovely girl we met at our cabin land this summer.

She has never had a birthday party (hello, mid summer birthday army brat kid with Aspergers).


We found she had a love for Comic Books, Whimsy, Unicorns, and Marvel Movies, so with the blessing of Husband, I had full creative reign on creating a party in the forest in under a week.



Really....he expected the T-Rex to leave her jewels at home??

WHY did he trust me with Pinterest? I get lost in the vortex and my mind explodes with ideas.


I knew the Fairy Crown and Wand from Rebecca Page Patterns would be the perfect fit...once I decided to add a few Comic Book style doo dads from the Advent Calendar Add On!

 


I made some crowns and even a lengthy "trim" for my craft room window with the flower patterns in the past.

This is me trying it out...but with a star, Bam, and Rocket...it is pretty cool!

She LOVED it!

 
Unfortunately I don't have pics in the dark of Maya, her wand, and Crown, but there were some tears of joy. She didn't take that crown off all night long while jamming away to Rock Back in the Woods with a community of people who think she's pretty stellar!

Rock Band in the Forest!

Rock on with Maya and give someone a little glimmer of joy in their lives.


You can make the Fairy Crown, Elf Crown, or Wand for someone special here.


And the Advent Calendar Add on is awesome for daily crafts too!


Sew On!