FLAMINGO COSTUME
Be the most adorable vision in pink with this fun Flamingo DIY!
Materials:
- Pink Top
- Pink Skirt (Holidaze ‘Pink Champagne Skirt’)
- Paper plate
- Black paper
- Pink Japanese/Crepe Paper or Pink Feathers
- Garter or string
To create the Flamingo Hat:
- You can use an old white visor or cut a paper plate in half like we did for the first part of the hat.
- Using old cereal boxes, cut out pieces to create your beak. Paint it in black.
- Create your eyes by cutting out black circles.
- Last but not least, cover your visor with some pink paper or pink feathers to transform into a sassy flamingo!
PIZZA COSTUME
If you haven’t guessed it by now, here at Neon Island our favourite food group is Pizza!! Everyone is going to want a piece of you if you follow these quick instructions:
Materials:
- White or Red Sweater ( Neon Island PIZZA sweater)
- Large Cardboard
- Red, Yellow, & Green pieces of colored paper
- Scissors
- Glue or Double Sided Tape
Steps:
- Draw a triangle on the cardboard that is the right size for your body and cut it out!
- Next cut out the yellow paper to make the base of your pizza. Don’t cover the entire piece of cardboard so that you will have a crust!
- Start cutting out your toppings! We used red paper to make pepperoni & green paper for some bell peppers!! Feel free to add mushrooms or olives to yours if thats what you desire!
- Pair it with a cute sweater & some jeans and get ready to watch peoples mouth water as you pass by!
CACTUS COSTUME
Materials:
- Green Sweater or top
- Brown Skirt (Crimson & Clover ‘Gold Dust Skirt’)
- Pink Japanese Paper/Crepe Paper
- Gold Ribbon
- Glue or Double Sided Tape
Steps:
- Attach little pieces of ribbon to your green sweater to become the most huggable cactus ever.
- Using your pink japanese/crepe paper create 2 or three flowers for your costume and adhere them where desires! We recommend using safety pins or tape for extra staying power! Here’s a quick tutorial for the flowers.
- Throw on a brown skirt to complete the look!
CARMEN MIRANDA
In case you didn’t know, Carmen Miranda is the fruity tutti woman with a cocktail of fruit teetering on top of her head!! Keep reading to see you how you can easily recreate her look!
Materials:
- White off shoulder top ( Crimson & Clover ‘Stevie Top’)
- Turban
- Double sided tape
- Printable fruits (we used these cute ones: http://mrprintables.com/play-fruit-templates.html)
Steps:
- Cut out and assemble your fruits then attach them to your turban with a glue gun, double sides tape, or safety pins!
- Throw on a sassy shade of red lipstick with your off shoulder top and samba the night away!