Voila! One pink dress with purple detailing, quick and easy. I tacked my details on very loosely, so I can recover the dress after the party. If you’re more inclined to detail or are going to keep and reuse the costume, you may wish to do it all the way around. I only made the belt wide enough for the front of the dress. I cut out strips of felt about 1″ wide from the remainder of the felt to make the belt. Drafting a collar template with greaseproof paper I then cut two, and reversed one to make the collar symmetrical. I bought two small squares of purple felt (50p each in my local haberdashery), and made a template for the collar by marking out the neckline on a piece of greaseproof paper and drawing the collar shape freehand. I already owned a lovely pink jive dress from Lindy Bop, so all I had to do was add the collar and belt. It took me about an hour, including the sewing. Cut 1/2″ notches at each point, one from the bottom up, and one from the top up, so that the pieces slot into one another and the crown closes.Ĭontinuing with my Princess Bubblegum costume, once I’d made the Peppermint Butler (a girl’s best candy-friend), I moved on to creating the dress. I placed the other crown piece on the back, making sure the gold is showing both sides, the crown will be visible from behind.įinally, mark the points on each side of the band where the crown sits comfortably on your head. At this point, I glued the pipe cleaner behind the stem of the crown, to stiffen it. I glued the band strips to back of the top crown piece (the one with the gem drawn on it). Other tutorials use lolly sticks, they would work, too.) The crown before being assembledĪfter that, it was just a matter of putting the crown together. (If you don’t have a pipe cleaner, you could use extra card instead, just made extra crown pieces from your template. I added the gem to the top with metallic blue pen. I marked out a rectangle n*1″ on the bottom of the card I was using for the two crown pieces, and drew the crown freehand, then cut two pieces. I then cut two strips of card, 1″ wide, measuring n+2″ (for overlap allowance). I wanted the crown itself to cover my forehead, and assumed that was about 1/3 of the total (n). I used thin, gold card (A4) from Hobbycraft, PVA glue, a pipe cleaner for strength, and a metallic blue pen.įirst, I measured my head. If you have time, or are serious about your cosplay, check out: The Stylish Geek, or the amazing metalwork of Boo Science. There are many other fabulous tutorials on the internet, but they are more time- and resource-intensive. It took me about two hours in total, mostly because I find drawing freehand really fiddly. Having made the dress, and my very own butler, the crown was the final piece of the puzzle. > -> princess isn’t a princess without a princess gem, and Bubblegum’s is in her tall, golden crown. Want to know when I'll be accepting my next 20 pinafore order? Get updates on my Facebook! This is the best way to find out when I'll be taking orders, especially since my spots fill up the day I post them. Visit the actual listing in the Skirt section for different angles and information: /candy… The pinafore pictured is for sale in the Ready to Ship section of the store. He's so freaking evil and adorable.I LOVE IT! I finally settled on a simplified design which turned out simply darling! With the exception of his bow tie, all of his details are professionally cut and pressed vinyl Much cleaner than the felt I used to use XD Just thought I'd share the newest addition to the site's Geek section Introducing Peppermint Butler! I've made a couple Peppermint Butler designs in the past as custom commissions, but I've never nailed down a final design to offer in th e store. Can be purchased in my store when I'm accepting orders -> /
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