I covered the circle for the goggle in brown paper, the used drops of hot glue for the little knots on the side of the goggle. I used white foam rubber to cut out some crooked, jagged teeth and hot glued them to the mouth. I used purple knit to make elongated arms that I could bunch up on my son’s arms when he was in the costume. I cut out holes for both arms, the mouth and the eye (or the goggle). This was the most time consuming part of the whole costume. I wanted it to have a smooth surface so I painstakingly would glue a little bit smooth it out glue a little bit smooth it out. I then hot glued purple felt to the body. I used foam rubber to create a cylinder body, and to make a circle for the base of the goggle. I knew I had achieved my goal when my fiance, who has an extreme eye for detail, woke up out of his sleep to behold my work of art. But my sleep-deprived self counted it worth every sleepless minute to have my little boy come to me and tell me how much he loved his costume. I have a bad tendency to put things off until the last minute, and despite my best efforts, I ended up completing this costume at 4 AM the night before Halloween. My son had been telling everyone who would listen what he was going to be for Halloween, and I wasn’t about to disappoint him. I spent a couple of months researching toddler and purple minion costumes until I found one that I liked. As soon as he saw the evil purple minions, he declared that’s what he wanted to be for Halloween. My 4 year old really likes the Despicable Me movies, and fell in love with the minions.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |