This book is getting just tons of use right now in my studio!
Creative Costumes & Halloween Décor:
50 Projects to Craft & Sew
The Lifestyle Editors of Creative Publishing international
The all-in-one Halloween book!
Creative Costumes & Halloween Décor combines costume and decorating projects into one convenient book. The costumes are designed around three basic styles: tabards, gowns, and full suits (made from pajama patterns). Accessories like wings, capes, skirts and lots of headwear are also included. Details like collars, gloves, spats, and face painting instructions offer lots of ideas for personalizing costumes.
The décor section includes 30 unique projects for decorating your house inside and out, along with special projects for throwing a Halloween party. The projects use common household products plus lots of craft-store items like wood pieces, paints, paper mâché, felt, craft foam, floral materials, and polymer clay. Elaborately propped beauty photos and step-by-step instructions with photos of every step make the projects--both costume and décor--easy to understand.
Now I have a bunch of bunny ear headbands but I am in the mood for something a bit different this year. So I thought I'd give devil horns a shot. I think they came out pretty cool (or hot, hehe).
So to start with I went off to the felted wool sweater stash and picked a nice deep red one.
I cut a strip long enough to cover a plain plastic head band. I hot glued the strip onto the head band.
Devil Horn pattern, cut 2 sets out of the felted wool sweater. Then follow these great directions for making horns from Creative Costumes & Halloween Décor
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I used the little sweater scraps to stuff the horns!
I put the head band on and marked where I wanted the horns to be with a few pins. I then hot glued them in place.
Devilishly cute!
*WICKED* cute! :) And I love how you used scraps to stuff 'em. Crafty and so eco-friendly!
Posted by: MonkeyGurrl | September 25, 2008 at 03:36 PM
Super cute!
Posted by: ansley | September 25, 2008 at 04:24 PM
Great idea! A quick, eco-friendly costume idea...
Posted by: Connie G. | September 28, 2008 at 04:16 PM
I love the fuzzy look. I've made cat and bunny ear bands like these and they get used and reused by my kids just playing dress up and animals. The glue gun is my bestest friend!
Posted by: Terry | September 29, 2008 at 02:51 AM
Very cute devil headband. It is a great art.
Posted by: Singer sewing machines | January 26, 2009 at 10:39 AM
so cute. I like your idea...
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