DIY: Halloween Costumes

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I just finished my girls' halloween costumes last night! Older E is Rapunzel, and younger E is a girl version of Pascal. Enjoy!







Basically to make a Pascal costume like this, I made a pattern from a sack pajama that I already had, sewed up the green felt just like the original sack pajama, added a hood and a tail, and hot glued some eye's and a bow on the head.


To make the Rapunzel costume, I sewed tulle onto a nylon leg. I used the other leg and cut it up to make sleeves and attached some stretchy decorative elastic on the end of the sleeves. I used half of a pillow case to line the inside of the dress so it wasn't see through. Hair and crown are from Walmart. The hair cost $8 and it was worth it.   You can also find hair like this on Amazon HERE and a crown on Amazon HERE.   I was about to make a wig out of yarn but that would have taken a long time and it was worth it to me to just buy hair that looked a million times better.
There you have it! Can't buy costumes quite like these :)


Stephanie

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11 comments

  1. NancyOctober 5, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    Stephanie, these are GREAT! We were thinking of doing the same things for our girls and I could not bring myself to buy a dress! These are perfect. You gals are so talented!

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  2. AnonymousOctober 5, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    Beautiful costumes *Beautiful girls! I used to make my daughter costumes like these when she was little, now she makes her own!

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  3. Rebekah WadsworthOctober 5, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    Those are darling! Just like your girls!

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  4. SarahOctober 27, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    I found this via Pinterest and just wanted to thank you! My daughter is over the moon about the idea of being Paschal for Halloween. I used a hooded sweatsuit instead of a sleeper and it worked great, and was SO easy!!! Thank you for your idea! I linked back to your post....

    http://confettiandotherfun.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-costumes-2011-paschal.html

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  5. Halloween Costumes 2012March 28, 2012 at 2:46 AM

    Making your own Halloween Costumes 2012 is a great bonding for the family. Kids can also design their own costumes thus enhancing their creativity.

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  6. AnonymousAugust 17, 2012 at 7:15 AM

    I couldn't find the hair in walmart. Where did you find it? which dept?

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2012 at 1:47 PM

    you can make a braid out of yellow yarn and ribbon that wraps around her head and goes down her back...simplicity has a pattern with a photo...just google it

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2012 at 1:47 PM

    you can make a braid out of yellow yarn and ribbon that wraps around her head and goes down her back...simplicity has a pattern with a photo...just google it

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2012 at 1:47 PM

    you can make a braid out of yellow yarn and ribbon that wraps around her head and goes down her back...simplicity has a pattern with a photo...just google it

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2012 at 2:34 PM

    can i ask where you got that PERFECT green felt??

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  11. Lindsay Artsy-Fartsy MamaOctober 14, 2012 at 10:38 PM

    SO cute!! Love this costume idea!! Your kids are adorable :)

    I featured you on my blog today, come by and check it out: http://www.artsyfartsymama.com/2012/10/pinteresting-features-n-shtuff-53.html

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