DIY Ladybug Costume

DIY costumes are fun and usually quite easy to make. They test your creativity and give you the chance to make the costume unique and much more original than the ones sold in stores.

Making a ladybug costume yourself is quite uncomplicated. You will have to introduce some elements when making it for a child and others when the ladybug costume is to be used by an adult.

Before getting started, you will have to decide on the most appropriate materials. Purchase those and begin. Follow a basic DIY ladybug costume plan but feel free to modify it and to add elements you believe are appropriate.

DIY Ladybug Costume Materials
Plan materials in advance and purchase those. You will need red and black fabric for the shell. If you want to make it rounded, you will need some cotton and sewing materials.

The antennae can be made of many materials. You can use straws or some hard wire that can be bent into the needed shapes. Select something fluffy for the top part. A circular object will also perform just fine.

DIY Ladybug Costume Procedure
An adult ladybug costume would be very easy to make. You will need a black or red top and an appropriate skirt or a selection of pants.

You will have to work on the wings and the antennae. The wings do not have to be fluffy and realistic, you can get those stylized to match the costume’s theme and tone – sexy, funny or eccentric.

Use wire to make the frame. You can also utilize straps to attach the wings to your outfit. Get the red fabric to cover the entire framework you have created. Pull it tight and glue it to the wire. Cut out black circles and stick those to the surface of the red fabric.

For a child, you might want to achieve a more realistically looking costume.

Get the back of the ladybug rounded. Cut out six triangles of the red fabric. The bases need to be rounded so that when sewed together, the triangles will form a circle. Cut out a circular base having the radius of the circle made out of triangles.

Stitch the two parts together. Leave a little opening that can be used to put some stuffing inside. If you want the child to feel very comfortable, you should use cotton.

Stick the black circles to the red surface and make comfortable straps.

The antennae can be made of Styrofoam balls attached to coils, wire or pipe cleaners.

Remember that making the costume yourself gives you the chance to be creative. You can make it very realistic, adding little insect legs to the front part of the ladybug shell. The antennae can feature tiny lights to be more attractive and noticeable.

DIY ladybug costumes are very easy to make. It all depends on the complexity you want to achieve and the effort you are willing to put into the process. Even a simple one will look cute and original. Sketch the costume and once you know what you want it to look like, you can start putting it together.



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