Saturday, January 25, 2014

Dancing Mice




Looking For:
Black suit that fits
White Shirt
Bow tie
Green satin fabric to cover the lapels
White and grey (or gray) fabric (cut into strips) for the bottom of the pants and jacket sleeves
Grey tail
Top hats with ears
Black socks
Tap Shoes
Details (sequins and fabric paint) for the shoulders 

Pied Piper


This is the general look.  Colors can be different.

King and Queen


Basic King and Queen costumes.  Need to have the base color of green.

Three Blind Mice


Three blind mice need to match!  This is the basic idea!  I think the skirts should be a little shorter - maybe around knee length.

Wicked Witch




How to make the shoes:

Dragon



Wolf



Wolf:
Looking for:
Long sleeved granny nightgown (tear away ready – this could be a second coat)
Furry hood with ears (possible crape hair – CharACTers may make this)
Night slippers with wolf claws
Party dress
Fur Gloves (bought or made - CharACTers may make this)
Fur Pants (bought or made - CharACTers may make this)
Glasses with attached nose



White Rabbit



White Rabbit:

Looking for:
White gloves
White blazer (could be a woman’s)
White Pants (furry would be nice – these could be made even if you wanted)
Blue vest (could be made from sweater, cardigan, or shirt)
White dress shirt
Large bowtie (tied from strip of fabric)
Shoes
White fur strips for detailing and edges
Ears (could be made or bought)
Tail
Details (buttons)


Ugly Duckling

Ugly Duckling:

Looking for:
Large brown sweat shirt (several sizes too big – can be dyed)
Yellow tights
Pants (to be cut to shorts)
Shoes (interesting)
Feathers
Brown fabric for feathers
Detail fabrics for feathers (could be wool or even furs)
Brown gloves
Brown turtleneck (can be dyed)
Polyfill

Bill (hat / hood – can be made or bought – think hoodie)

Tweedledee and Tweedledum




Sugar Plum Fairy



Sugar Plum Fairy:
Looking for
Ribbon
Tulle
Tights
Slippers
Top (could be one piece bathing suit painted)
Wings (can be made or bought)
Details (painted tights / designs)
Shorts / bloomers (if not wearing bathing suit)



Three Pigs




Three Pigs
Looking for:
1.       Pink pajama pants (at least two sizes too large) with a design (stripes, plaid, etc.)
2.       Pink long-sleeved shirts (at least two sizes too large) with a design (stripes, plaid, etc.)
3.       Pink Sweaters (at least two sizes too large) with a design (stripes, plaid, etc.)
4.       Pink scarves, fabric, etc.
5.       Pillows (or other items for stuffing – pillow cases work well)
6.       Fabric paint (optional – blue, black, white. Etc.)
7.       Pink Wig (optional)

These items patterns should all be different.  The general colors should be of the pieces should be in the same color tone.  Stay away from hot pink.
Colors within these pieces should be blues, blacks, and whites. 
These pieces can be painted to look right, too. 
Ears:
What You Need
Paper
Pencil
4 Pieces of Pink Felt (I like E-Z felt, which is stiff and easier to work with)
Hat (some sort of hat that works with your character)
Scissors
Hot glue gun

1. Create a template by drawing one ear on a piece of paper and cutting it out.

2. Place template on the felt as your guide. Cut out 4 ear-shaped pieces of pink felt.

3. Glue around the edges of two pieces of felt. Stick each piece to the felt pieces without glue. (You’ll need two pieces of felt per ear so they are stable and won’t flop over.)

4. Glue the ears to the hat.

I will be ordering noses for you.

Put all of these pieces together and you will have your costume!

Peter Pan



Peter Pan:

Looking for:
Oversized green shirt (cotton material – three or four buttons would be good)
Green tights
Shoes (could be made or bought)
Belt
Pants/shorts with patches and jagged edges
Various green fabrics for leaves
Silk foliage
Hat
Details

Mama and Papa Ogre

These costumes are very similar to the Bear costumes.  Instead of fur, use wool, tweed, and burlap like fabric.


Humpty Dumpty


Humpty Dumpty:

Looking for:
                                     
HUGE colorful pants (could be dyed and painted)
Brightly colored shirts
Brightly colored vest (sweater, etc)
Brightly colored trim (can be found on old sheets, curtains, bed skirts, etc.)
Colorful tights
Mop hat (can be made, found, or bought)
Gloves
Stuffing / hula hoop
Shoes
Details


Mad Hatter


Mad Hatter:

Hat (see how to make)
Large overcoat with patches
Interesting dress shirt
Big bowtie (tied from fabric)
Vest (can be made from sweater, cardigan, or shirt) with interesting pattern
Plaid pants (can be painted)
Gloves (optional)
Details (buttons, etc.)


Goldilocks



This costume should NOT be a "sexy Goldilocks look!"



Elf



Elf:
Looking for:
Colorful tights or leggings (can be painted / dyed)
Shoes (made to be pointy)
Colorful shorts
Interesting jacket
Interesting shirt
Belt
Hat (can be made)
Paint for details
Fur for details (trim)
Glasses



Big Bright Beautiful World


YOUR ENTIRE COSTUME SHOULD BE IN PLUM, DEEP PURPLE, NAVY, and CREAM colors!









 



Remember that fabric can be painted and some can be dyed!  Vests can be made out of other clothes (such as sweaters).  The peasant shirts can be made simply by buying a shirt that is several sizes too large and cutting the collar and cuffs off.  Then glue some elastic to the end of the sleeves to create the poof sleeves.  

Three Bears






Three Bears
Looking for:
Anything that looks like fur!
Interesting patterns (shirts and sweaters)
Knit gloves
Leather gloves (or pleather, etc.)

Papa Bear –                                                                               
Furry bath robe (brown)
Patterned cardigan or sweater
Strip of fabric for tie/ascot
Patterned dress shirt (a large collar would be good!)
Dress pants (green preferably) with patches
Ears
Details

Mama Bear –
Furry bath robe (or shirt) for arms
Furry blanket (for skirt)
Apron (could be made out of sheet or curtain with interesting pattern)
Patterned cardigan or sweater
Patterned dress shirt
Furry (wool) socks
Pants with patches
Details
Ears



Baby Bear –
Top (similar to photo)
Long sleeved sweater (furry)
Interesting shorts
Pants (could be inside out sweats)
Furry (wool) socks
Scarf
Hat with ears