Bubble costume tips and tricks

One of my favorite materials for costumes is felt. The bright hues and the sturdiness create great shapes for costumes, and it’s pretty cheap! Another costume hack: Thrift-store items. You can get pieces for cheap, and cut them up and/or glue them and not feel guilty.  MORE: DIY Marvel shoes give old Vans a superhero makeover

Materials

Pink dress Pink, blue, yellow and white felt Cardboard Plastic ornaments  Glue gun Magic bubbles stencil  Scissors

Directions

Step 1

Create the letters. Custom lettering can be tricky. My favorite hack is to print out a computer image and tape it on top of what I want to cut out. In this case, I taped it onto white felt and cut out the letters at the same time. Tape is your friend to make sure your computer printout stays in the correct spot. 

Step 2

Place the cutout letters on top of another piece of felt. Glue in place. 

Step 3

Cut out around the letters to create a bubble-like shape. Feel free to get creative here. This piece is the label of the bubble bottle. I added a stripe to the top and bottom of the label and circle bubbles on both sides of the text.

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Step 4

Hot-glue the felt label on the front of the dress. I had the piece start below the bust and end at the hips. The label is on only the front side so the fabric can stretch. If your dress is a looser fit or has a zipper, then you can create a label that wraps around the whole bodice. 

Step 5

Step 6

Create your bubble wand. Use a bowl and a mug to create three circles stacked on top of each other. Cut out the outside perimeter of the three circles and then the inside of the three circles.

Step 7

Attach a cardboard handle to the three circles. Then, cover with felt. Bubble wand magic! 

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