Eleanor loves Olivia, so we dressed her as her porcine heroine for Halloween this year.
Eleanor’s pig nose was drawn on with liquid eyeliner, which held up surprisingly well. I made the ears with fleece, wire, and a headband, and I sewed the sailor collar to go over her store-bought dress. The collar even has stars on the back (drawn on with a marker) for authenticity.
We hope you had as great a Halloween as we did!
115 comments
Kaylyn
Thanks so much for the inspiration! I re-created this costume for my daughter! see it here! http://amustardseedjourney.blogspot.com/2012/10/legit-costumes-madeline-and-olivia.html
Making it Lovely
Adorable! I’d love to dress Eleanor up like Madeline sometime too.
Alex @ northstory
This is adorable! I just emailed the link to my friend as this is what her daughter wants to go dressed as this Halloween. Thanks for the inspiration photos!
Lindsay @Artsy-Fartsy Mama
SO adorable!! We love Olivia at our house :)
Just wanted to let you know that I featured your cute costume on my blog today. Come check it out: http://www.artsyfartsymama.com/2012/10/pinteresting-features-n-shtuff-53.html
Danielle@Mommy and Me Book Club
I blog at Mommy and Me Book Club. I am interested in sharing a pic and a link to this adorable costume in my book inspired costume round-up. Would that be okay with you? Thanks!
danielletscribner at gmail dot com
Meagan
I am in LOVE with this costume! My daughter Maggie is slightly obsessed with Olivia, and this costume will be perfect for her. I am not handy with my sewing machine, but you have inspired me to try! If you made and sold the ears and collar in the fall, you would make a fortune!
Virginia
been thinking about it for a year and a half… had to Pinterest it!!
http://pinterest.com/pin/15374691/
Desiree
OH my goodness! My daughter is three and absolutely thinks Olivia is the best piggy EVER! This has to be the most adorable little costume I’ve seen in a long, long time.
Nichole
Darling!
My daughter Eleana was Olivia last year for Halloween. Why they don’t make a costume for Olivia is beyond me, but I had to pull everything together like you. She wore Halloween black and white striped socks for adults which went all the way up her legs. She loved it.
arre
omg. the cutest. ever. i love olivia too but have never seen her looking quite so precious! good work!
Anna
* How darling *
Sharon
We are big Olivia fans at our house, so I LOVE Eleanor’s costume! It is fantastic!!!
Dawn
She is so adorable and I LOVE LOVE LOVE this costume…you are genius…as always :)
Nicole
This is so adorable!
karalee
this is brilliant!
Hanna
that last photo is awesome!
Lindzie H
We love Olivia! Nice job!
Oonafey
I really think this is the cutest, most original kids costume I have seen this year.
STYLIZIMO
That is the most adorable I have seen in my whole life! <3
You are the luckiest!
Hugs,
Nina
Katrina Babic
Fabulous! Adorable!
Brooke
The most adorable costume of the year!
suzanne cabrera
What a doll!!!!!! Love the expression in the last picture. Priceless!
April
Omg this is the cutest outfit on earth!
janny
love the costume! wish i was as crafty for my daughter!
Andrea
My daughter was Olivia when she was two! So cute…
kim
very sweet!
Christine
This is pretty much the cutest costume ever! Love the ears, she wears it well.
Keri
What an adorable costume! We tried to do Olivia, too, but our 2 year old refused:-). Eleanor looks amazing as Olivia, though!!
Camellia
So so very cute.
charity
You couldn’t have done that costume better! Or cuter! So jealous.
julie @ shorts and longs
Cutest costume EVER!
Joy
So adorable! I have to say, her dress looks so much cuter in your pictures than it does at gap’s site online, too.
Stacey
adorable!! her and her costume!
drey
she’s so gorgeous nic!!!!! you did such a good job!
jja
Really adorable little girl!
Raquel
Love it!
Lori
Truly adorable. I am completely stealing this idea for my daughter next year. Love it!
Laura_theSCOOP
This is just excellent!!!
Ellen
Love the Olivia costume! You did a great job…very authentic! And she is darling too!
Marilyn
Love it! She is adorable and I love Olivia too!
Natalie
oh my gosh, that is the cutest idea for a costume! Olivia is such a huge hit with kids these days. i’m a kindergarten teacher, and my students are OBSESSED with the olivia books. have you read the haunted house one? it’s adorable!
Savanna
So cute!
Savvy in San Francisco
OMG! She is adorable! I love her outfit! Precious!
Amy
Ok, this might be the cutest costume ever! I loved Olivia when I was little.
Lisa
Oh, my gosh, cuteness just oozed out of my computer and all over the room! Absolutely adorable!
PriscilaPetersDecor
Oh my…. simply cute! I love the dress
justme
Aww, she’s darling!
Kristina
Girl’s Gone Child did the same for her daughter. I opened them both up today over lunch and was all….hmmmm, Olivia must be popular this year. MUST get my girls some Olivia books!
Amanda
VERY VERY CUTE!!!
jbhat
Ian Falconer would be proud. LOVE it.
jbhat
Lindsey@ClassicIvory
She is absolutely adorable…and what a super idea for a costume!
Miss B
I saw these on Flickr, they are perfection! What a fabulous costume idea and I can not believe that she is big enough to go trick or treating, she is growing so fast before our eyes!
Beth
Okay, I just have to say once again how inspiring this is! I love that you not only gave your daughter an artful and unique costume, but it was based on a book character and not a t.v. character! Seriously, I hope I’m able to do as many fun, loving, and unique things for my kids as you do for yours (when I have them, someday, a long time from now. LOL.)
Olivia @ Swan White Curtain
That is easily the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! What a creative costume. :o)
Tarcia
That’s so cute.
Danielle
Absolutely the sweetest costume I’ve seen…
Samae
What a cutie pie!
Michele
Love it!!
marisa
Adorable! Homemade costumes from book characters are the absolute best.
Rebecca Newport
So cute!
Jenn
That is absolutely adorable and I LOVE the little dress too!
kristy
Adorable! I need to put this in the idea bank for next year.
Fiona
Adorable! I can’t believe how big she is now.
Rachel Ripardo
Linda! (beautiful in portuguese)
Cheryl
That is THE BEST! Super job mum! I love love love Olivia, too!
Debra
I would have just handed that little doll all the candy and called it a night, she looks so adorable!!!
Your Mother
melting..my heart is melting…just adorable
Susan @ Jubilee Furniture
As everyone has already said – but it bears repeating – too cute! She’s adorable!
Jen K
Well done! You did a great job and she looks so stinking cute! Your post made me smile today, thank you.
Marianne
I have a red sailor dress that I wore as a 2-year-old, it’s already bookmarked for next year’s Olivia costume! This is Lulu’s favorite book series.
Allison S.
Such a great idea…that last picture may be the cutest thing ever!
Samantha
My daughter loves Olivia, I should have thought about this for a costume, how great does your daughter look!
celeste
so cute! and the collar over a store-bought dress idea is genius!
Anita
Adorable..great costume and even cuter little Olivia look alike
michelle
You did a great job and geez Nicole she just keeps getting cuter and cuter!
Clair
The little nose embellishments make the whole outfit!
Lisa
super cute!
Breenah
That’s beyond adorable!
Steph
The nose! Perfection.
Amy Awesome
What a great costume! She looks so adorable. Esme loves Olivia as well, and I think we may have to rock an Olivia costume next year now.
Gwendolyn Wise
Adorable!
Cindy
What an adorable costume. Love it!
Eugénie
She is adorable !
Maureen
She really is too adorable for words! And the last picture is just perfect!
Melanie
gosh, the last picture is hilarious!! :DD
so cute!!
Mrs. Kinne
That is too cute! Plus, the first-grade teacher in me loves that you made a costume based on a book. :)
Lisa
Absolutely adorable. Her costume is a perfect ode to Olivia. I wanted to dress my daughter (Olivia) as her namesake pig friend, but I wasn’t sure I could pull it off. I will have to keep a tab on Eleanor’s costume for reference next year!
Happy Halloween,
Take care,
Lisa
Ludmila {creamylife.com}
She’s SO cute!
Tatyana
She is so adorable! And you did a fantastic job putting it all together – it looks great!
Heidi @ Budget Wise Home
Simply adorable! There’s really nothing much else to say.
ampersand-design.blogsot
So cute Nicole.
Eleanor looks adorable.
Might have to steal this idea for one of my nieces next year.
Sandy K
Audrie
So so so cute! And that last picture is my favourite picture of her ever!!!
Adventures In Babywearing
Absolutely precious!!
Steph
Athina
Eeek! How adorable!!!!
heather
that is the cutest costume ever! love it!!!!!
holly
oh man, THE CUTEST EVER!!!!
Natalie
Wow, what a fantastic costume idea! Flawless. Your daughter is as cute as a button, too :) xo
Amanda
What a great costume! I dare say she’ll look back on that one and love it.
Courtney
She is adorable! I love Olivia!
Amanda
Very cute!
My little girl was Hello Kitty this year.
Andnowlights (KMSull)
… I think my heart just melted into a million pieces. Adorable.
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