Need to quickly grow eight, green tentacles with suction cups under them? Here's how, and the best part is you can remove them when you wish. This costume is sure to attract a lot of attention, so be prepared.
Steps
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Make eight octopus tentacles by cutting the legs off four pairs of green tights. Leave at least 3 inches of leg material attached to the panty part. Stuff the legs with polyester batting. Keep all scraps.
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Put on a large, green, brown, or black jersey over a large t-shirt. Stuff batting between the layers. Pin at the neck and bottom and take the shirts off. Sew the two shirts together at the pinned edges.Advertisement
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Produce moveable arm tentacles by slipping one each of the green, stuffed tentacles over your arms while wearing the shirt from Step 2. Pin the tentacles around the arm holes of the shirt. Cut a 4 inch slit at the wrist to stick your hand out and tint the hand with green make-up. Remove the shirt and sew the arm tentacles around the armholes, remove the pins.
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Pin three of the tentacles, just below the neckline, across the collar bone area in the front and three across the top of the shoulder blades in the back. Remove costume and sew the tentacles to the body shirt. Attach through both layers of shirt. This stabilizes the tentacles.
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Place one of the panty sections low on your head, like a hat. Stuff the toe area of two white socks with batting to make baseball size eyes. Wrap and tie off the eyeballs with heavy duty thread. Cut off the sock tops. Stick the eyes in the leg holes of the panty section, scrunching the excess green material down around the base of the eyeball for wrinkles. Make the eyeballs bloodshot with red permanent marker. Put green make up on your face.
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Make a neck covering from the other panty section by cutting off the elastic, cutting open the legs to form a cylinder of spandex. Wear this around your neck to join the neck and head areas.
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7Mask out your bottom half by wearing black trousers.
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8Make suction cups by cutting 3 inch circles out of felt and gluing them to the underside of the tentacles. Put glue only in the center so the suction cup will stand out slightly.Advertisement
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Things You'll Need
- 4 pairs green tights (Party Store)
- polyester batting
- 20 large safety pins
- large needle
- heavy duty thread
- green felt (all are available at the Fabric Store)
- a pair of white socks
- hot glue gun
- hot glue sticks
Tips
- Read the wikiHow article about using a hot glue gun.Thanks
- Remove safety pins after you have stitched the costume where indicated in instructions.Thanks
- Glam up the costume with green glitter hair spray. Find it at beauty supply shops.Thanks
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Warnings
- Hot glue will burn skin. Wear heat resistant gloves or heavy rubber gloves when using it.Thanks
- Always remove the costume before sewing or gluing it.Thanks
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