DIY Black Cat Halloween Costume
This DIY Black Cat Halloween Costume for adult or child can be made in an hour or less. Use your black clothes and the free mask pattern.Link for free pattern is found on this post- https://welcometonanas.com/diy-animal-masks-from-craft-foam/
Servings: 1 costume
Cost: $2
Equipment
- Sewing machine OR hand sewing needle
- Scissors, pins
Ingredients
- Craft foam in black, pink, and yellow (or cardboard and markers)
- OR face paint/or eyebrow pencil, hair band and black paper, craft foam or cardboard and stapler
- Free pattern from DIY Easy Animal Mask post
- Black fabric- ⅛ yard or reuse a pair of black sweats or a black t-shirt
- Black ribbon, cord or pair of long black shoelaces (length enough to fit around waist and tie and also to fit around neck and tie)
- Polyester polyfill stuffing- OR use the rest of the black sweats or black t-shirt for stuffing
- Thread
- Black shirt/or sweater and pants/leggings/or sweats, black tutu is optional
Instructions
- The black fabric for the tail can be new fabric or upcycled fabric (like fabric from a pair of sweats or a t-shirt that you don’t mind cutting up and using). You need about ⅛ yard of fabric as the tail is long and skinny. This is a great way to use up fabric scraps from past projects!
- Hand sew or machine sew a ½ inch (4/8 inch) seam down the long edge and the tapered end of the tail. Do NOT sew over the end of the tail where we will add stuffing.
- Use polyester fiberfill stuffing to put down into the tail. Don’t make it stuffed tight, so it has a bit of bend to it and looks more tail like. Leave 2 inches on the open end without stuffing in it.
- Turn the open end and stitch it about 1 inch away from the folded end. You will run a ribbon through this end, so you are making a little casing for the ribbon.Run a ribbon/cord/long shoelace through the casing in the tail. This will tie around the waist and hold the tail on, so it needs to be long enough to go around the child/adult’s waist. Tail is done!
- Cut a circle of yellow craft foam and poke a small hole about ¼ inch from the edge in one place. Write the person’s initial on it (with the hole at the top). Use a piece of thread to go through the hole and tie it onto the ribbon. Collar is done!
- Lastly use the Easy DIY Animal Masks from Craft Foam post to provide the pattern and instructions for making the mask. There is a free pattern there for both children and adults that is used as a base for making a Black Cat Mask. The video shows the process. It is fast and easy.
- Make the mask and features from craft foam and tie on with ribbon or attach it to a craft stick.
- Now, put on a black shirt or sweater and black pants, leggings or sweats. Add tail, collar and mask. You are ready to go!