Ladybug Costume
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Made from red and black felt, this little critter is as cozy to wear as it is cute.
| Prep Time: Afternoon or Evening | |
| What you need: | |
| Scissors
Serrated knife Needle and thread Craft or fabric glue Black cloth tape 1/2 yard each red and black felt 1 1/2 yards 1/4" black elastic Polyester stuffing Corrugated cardboard Two chenille stems Two 1 1/2" pom-poms Black hat Black turtleneck Black leggings Black socks and shoes | |
| Seasons: Halloween | |
| Materials: felt | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | To make the shell, cut one red felt and one black felt circle about 15" to 16" inches in diameter. (We just traced around a big round serving platter.) Stack the circles and sew around the top on one side, and the bottom about 1/2" from the edges, leaving one side open. Turn right side out. |
| 2. | From black felt, cut out the line between wings and six black dots about 3" in diameter. Use craft or fabric glue to attach to red side. Allow glue to dry. |
| 3. | Cut two pieces of corrugated cardboard to fit across the inside of the shell and about 4" to 6" wide. Cut one of these cardboard pieces with the grain going up and down and cut the other with the grain going lengthwise. Glue these together, one on top of the other. This will prevent the cardboard from bending. |
| 4. |  Slip cardboard into shell. With a small serrated knife,
poke four holes into the black felt underside and through the
cardboard. Lace pieces of elastic through the holes leaving four
tails -- the top two will go over the child's shoulders, criss
cross on the child's chest and then get tied to the bottom two
pieces of elastic that will come from around the waist. Use some
cloth tape to secure elastic strips to cardboard inside shell to
prevent them from being pulled out. |
| 5. | Add small handfuls of stuffing to the shell, filling the edges first and then the center and finally the open side. Stuffing should go between the cardboard and the red top and not between cardboard and black underside. This will keep the underside flat. Turn under 1/2" along open side edges and sew closed. |
| 6. | To make the headgear, wrap one end of each chenille stem tightly around the middle of a pom-pom and twist end to secure. Fluff up the pom-pom until the stem is no longer evident. |
| 7. |  Fold hat brim down, make a loop in the free end of the stem
about 1" long and 3/4" wide, and use black tape to attach loop to
hat. Fold brim back up to cover tape. Repeat on other side.
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