Saturday, October 29, 2011

A Handmade Halloween Costume

By: Laura

It's a glorious fall day and Halloween is just around the corner, so have you gotten your costume ready yet?  Well, neither have I, but I did manage to get Ella's put together a while back.  A few weeks ago, I headed to my parents' house to do a little Halloween crafting.  My mom and I wanted to make something simple and fun for Ella to wear on Halloween, so we decided on her favorite animal at the moment: a puppy.  And it really was a simple project, with no sewing involved.  Check out it out below and make your little kiddo one tonight, it's cheaper than buying a costume, seriously!


Begin the project by purchasing a sweat suit.  I found this gray outfit at Walmart for around $10.

Gather some supplies: felt and tacky glue (yep, that's it!)

Here's the magical glue, always keep it around, it's pretty great stuff!

Now begin creating some spots.  Mom and I tried to go as "life like" as possible. (i.e. not so round)

Mom started gluing the spots onto the puppy costume .  Be sure to lay the spots out so you don't have too much alignment.  It's hard not to have spots lining up or matching up. (but that might be the hardest part of the whole process, seriously, this is so easy!)

Now the puppy is starting to come to life, but what's a puppy without some big, floppy ears? 

Big floppy ears...

Mom pinned them so they would lay nicely on the top of the hood. 

Pinned and ready to stitch.  Whoops, I lied, there is a bit of sewing, but you could glue it.
Finished Puppy!  Isn't it cute?  Now what's the only thing that could make this cuter?  A little Ella!
And guess what, I'm going to make you wait for the cutie pie in the costume, tune in tomorrow on the test nest for the little trick or treater.  What's your little one going to be for Halloween?  Do tell...

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Saturday, October 29, 2011

A Handmade Halloween Costume

By: Laura

It's a glorious fall day and Halloween is just around the corner, so have you gotten your costume ready yet?  Well, neither have I, but I did manage to get Ella's put together a while back.  A few weeks ago, I headed to my parents' house to do a little Halloween crafting.  My mom and I wanted to make something simple and fun for Ella to wear on Halloween, so we decided on her favorite animal at the moment: a puppy.  And it really was a simple project, with no sewing involved.  Check out it out below and make your little kiddo one tonight, it's cheaper than buying a costume, seriously!


Begin the project by purchasing a sweat suit.  I found this gray outfit at Walmart for around $10.

Gather some supplies: felt and tacky glue (yep, that's it!)

Here's the magical glue, always keep it around, it's pretty great stuff!

Now begin creating some spots.  Mom and I tried to go as "life like" as possible. (i.e. not so round)

Mom started gluing the spots onto the puppy costume .  Be sure to lay the spots out so you don't have too much alignment.  It's hard not to have spots lining up or matching up. (but that might be the hardest part of the whole process, seriously, this is so easy!)

Now the puppy is starting to come to life, but what's a puppy without some big, floppy ears? 

Big floppy ears...

Mom pinned them so they would lay nicely on the top of the hood. 

Pinned and ready to stitch.  Whoops, I lied, there is a bit of sewing, but you could glue it.
Finished Puppy!  Isn't it cute?  Now what's the only thing that could make this cuter?  A little Ella!
And guess what, I'm going to make you wait for the cutie pie in the costume, tune in tomorrow on the test nest for the little trick or treater.  What's your little one going to be for Halloween?  Do tell...

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