Here at Farmhouse Magic Blog we are going to have another Halloween in May blog.
Today we are blogging about making two easy no-sewing needed Halloween costumes out of a sweatsuit and a bottle of fabric paint.
I always like to use sweatsuits as the basis for my Halloween costumes since they are warm to wear when the weather turns cold.
Hand Painted Skeleton Halloween Costume
Hand Painted Skeleton Halloween Costume
This photograph shows a hand painted Halloween costume. I found it easier to paint the skeleton costume if I had a photograph of a real skeleton to use as a guide. You will not need to paint it exactly with the same amount of bones, etc.
I used white fabric paint for the project and a stiff paint brush. Do not paint your bones a solid white. It looks better to allow the black material to show through. It gives the bones some depth.
I only painted the front side of this sweatsuit but you could certainly paint the bones on both the front and back.
At the end, I added a few orange beads which I sewed on the neck of the costume. This was the only sewing I did and it is optional.
Close Up
View of Neck Beading
The bright orange, green and black vintage Halloween noisemakers are from the 1950’s.
Hand Painted Tiger Cub Halloween Costume
Tiger Cub Costume
For the tiger cub costume, I had difficulty finding an orange sweatsuit so you might want to buy this early.
I used only black fabric paint on this costume. Again it was helpful to get a picture of a tiger to see where the stripes are located. I painted both the front and the back of this costume. You will want to start painting at the back of the costume and carry your stripes to the front.
I made a set of tiger cub ears for this costume, but I no longer have them. I used felt and a head band for the ears.
Helpful Hint: When you paint fabric, you might want to get a piece of cardboard and insert it in the area you are painting.
Sometimes the paint will bleed through to the front which you don’t want happening.
I also painted the sweatsuit top bands to keep an uninterrupted pattern of tiger stripes.
Back of Hand Painted Tiger Cub Costume
Did you know that . . .
No two tigers have the same stripes. The stripe patterns are unique like finger prints.
Ninja Warrior Costume
Ninja Halloween Costume
The Ninja Warrior costume is worn over a black sweatsuit.
This costume is a little more complicated and there is some minimal sewing involved.
You will also need to make your own pattern for this costume. I used a roll of brown wrapping paper to make my pattern. That way I could see if everything would work before I cut it out.
The black mantle is made from Polyethylene craft material. It is glued on to a long strip of black material and tied at the bottom. It is painted around the edges with gold and silver acrylic paint. Use a small writing tip to get even lines.
From your pattern, sew two small rectangular aprons. I used left over scrap fabric for the aprons. I find that they look better if the fabric is not totally black. If you look closely you will see a pattern on the dark gray fabric.
To create the black inset I glued on a large rectangular piece of felt on to each apron which I then outlined in gold and silver acrylic paint.
I went to a dollar store and found the plastic circular star which I sewed on the front apron. I think this was a great decorative touch to this Ninja Warrior costume.
A long black head tie was made to wear around the Ninja warrior’s head but you could also use a long black ribbon for this.
To wear the costume, tie the two apron ends together at the child’s sides.
I hope you enjoyed today’s crafty blog.