"BUTTERFLY Costume"

Costume Instructions

Costume Materials
1 YARD OF RIPSTOP NYLON IN YOUR FAVORITE COLOR
CRAFT WIRE
ACRYLIC PAINTS (WHATEVER COLORS YOU LIKE)
NO SEW GLUE
BLACK STOCKING HAT
6 BLACK PIPE CLEANERS
2 LARGE GOOGLY EYES
2 LARGE BLACK POMPOMS
A PAIR OF GLOVES TO MATCH YOUR COLORS
1 BLACK FUZZY BOA
BLACK LEOTARD, TIGHTS AND TURTLE NECK
LARGE PLASTIC JEWELS
VELVET RIBBON
MATCHING SHINY MATERIAL (ENOUGH TO WRAP AROUND CHILDS WAIST)
BLACK DUCK TAPE

Costume Instructions
FORM WIRE INTO SHAPE OF WINGS SO BOTH SIDES MATCH (MEASURE YOUR CHILD FOR APPROXIMATE SIZE). TAPE WIRE TOGETHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINGS. CUT RIPSTOP NYLON A LITTLE LARGER THAN THE WIRE WINGS. GLUE THE NYLON TO THE WIRE USING NO SEW GLUE. LET DRY. PAINT WINGS HOWEVER YOU WOULD LIKE. TIE BOA OVER CENTER OF WINGS. BRAID 3 OF THE PIPE CLEANERS TOGETHER AND GLUE A POMPOM ON THE END. REPEAT WITH REMAINING PIPE CLEANERS. TWIST THE PIPE CLEANERS AND TAPE THEM UNDER THE FOLD OF HAT. GLUE EYES ONTO THE HATS FOLD. YOU CAN ADD SOME OF THE BOA TO THE HAT AND GLOVES. EMBELISH WINGS WITH JEWELS IF DESIRED. WRAP MATCHING MATERIAL AROUND MIDDLE OF CHILD OVER LEOTARD. TIE WINGS ON WITH VELVET RIBBON. ADD A LITTLE COLOR TO CHEEKS (OPTIONAL).