We had a great+fun Halloween! First of all, I made Pumpkin Nutella Bread, which Andrew loved (my palate just doesn't know what to do with pumpkin AND chocolate).
I was happy to carry on my family tradition of making AWESOME homemade Halloween costumes. We grew up wearing homemade Halloween costumes. My mom would take us to the fabric store and my brother and I would sift through the large pattern books to pick out our Halloween costumes. We were always the "talk of the neighborhood" on trick-or-treat night. This year was no exception for Andrew and me on 6th Street - Downtown Austin. Kermit & Miss Piggy were the talk of the town.
It all started with a spandex body suit.
I used Andrew's bike helmet for the base of Kermit's head
I traced cardboard to fit on the bike helmet for Kermit's mouth, then wrapped an old green t-shirt around the bike helmet. I glued the t-shirt to the cardboard, and then tied the leftover t-shirt in the back with a rubber band.
Next, I glued felt around the cardboard for Kermit's mouth. From this point on, there was a lot of trying on, marking with Sharpe, cutting while trying on to get the mouth just-right.
Then, we glued on a pink felt tongue and cut out eye holes. The eye holes ended up being right where the fold of the felt was in Kermit's mouth!
To finish it off, I just hand cinched and stitched around the gathered leftover t-shirt in the back and folded it under for a clean look.
Kermit wouldn't be Kermit without his classic collar (collar from the green t-shirt used earlier & felt) and buggy eyes (stryofoam balls cut in half) - the finishing touches!
As for Miss Piggy - well, she was not homemade. We ordered the wig, nose, & white gloves online. I found the dress at Goodwill for $8 and wore my classy pearls. I never pass up a reason to wear false eye lashes, also!
Our first time dressing as a couple, popularizing the much anticipated release of The Muppets, and reliving my favorite childhood characters made for the best Halloween yet!!!
I was happy to carry on my family tradition of making AWESOME homemade Halloween costumes. We grew up wearing homemade Halloween costumes. My mom would take us to the fabric store and my brother and I would sift through the large pattern books to pick out our Halloween costumes. We were always the "talk of the neighborhood" on trick-or-treat night. This year was no exception for Andrew and me on 6th Street - Downtown Austin. Kermit & Miss Piggy were the talk of the town.
It all started with a spandex body suit.
I used Andrew's bike helmet for the base of Kermit's head
I traced cardboard to fit on the bike helmet for Kermit's mouth, then wrapped an old green t-shirt around the bike helmet. I glued the t-shirt to the cardboard, and then tied the leftover t-shirt in the back with a rubber band.
Next, I glued felt around the cardboard for Kermit's mouth. From this point on, there was a lot of trying on, marking with Sharpe, cutting while trying on to get the mouth just-right.
Then, we glued on a pink felt tongue and cut out eye holes. The eye holes ended up being right where the fold of the felt was in Kermit's mouth!
To finish it off, I just hand cinched and stitched around the gathered leftover t-shirt in the back and folded it under for a clean look.
Kermit wouldn't be Kermit without his classic collar (collar from the green t-shirt used earlier & felt) and buggy eyes (stryofoam balls cut in half) - the finishing touches!
As for Miss Piggy - well, she was not homemade. We ordered the wig, nose, & white gloves online. I found the dress at Goodwill for $8 and wore my classy pearls. I never pass up a reason to wear false eye lashes, also!
Our first time dressing as a couple, popularizing the much anticipated release of The Muppets, and reliving my favorite childhood characters made for the best Halloween yet!!!
some serious skill there!
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