Calling all crafty people!

[mommydama]

Ok, I'm panicking.

Luci's ears/horns and tail and yellow leggings I ordered for her giraffe costume still have not come. I don't think I can wait for the mail to come tomorrow. I think I'm just gonna have to spend the day making a costume. I need help. Tell me if you have better, quick and simple NO SEW ideas than these.

For ears: attach brown felt ears to a headband.
For horns: put her hair up in ponytails on top of her head and wrap them in brown yarn
For body: get white/off white/tan pants or leggings and shirt and put brown spots on them with sponges and fabric paint
For tail: this is where I get stuck. I have no idea how to do this. some kind of cloth tube or something with a brown yarn tassel attached, pinned to the pants? Any suggestions for how to make this? Quickly, easily, and very little sewing?

I'm so mad that the stuff didn't come yesterday. I thought I ordered it in time. All I would have had to do is the spots on the yellow clothes. I couldn't find yellow pants in a store ANYWHERE. So I'm thinking a tan or creme or white will have to do. I know I can find white leggings several places. Any other ideas? Anything simpler? I know I have some crafty people on my list. Help me out, oh crafters!

ETA: What about a thick piece of rope for the tail with a brown yarn tassel at the end? Think that would work?

Comments

[dan111174.livejournal.com]

Wow...can't believe I'm first to post on this one. Just an idea, but could you use a leg from an old pair of hose, tights, or stockings stuffed with batting? Little tassle pinned to the end?

[mommydama.livejournal.com]

That is not a bad idea. However, I'm afraid it would be too fat for her tiny little body. If the rope thing doesn't work, I may try it though.

[moobabe.livejournal.com]

Maybe baby tights? Good luck!

[kizmet-42.livejournal.com]

Yes, that would make a perfect tail.

This is kinda a wild and crazy desperation idea, but what about body paint? You could paint her legs...

[mommydama.livejournal.com]

If I can't find long sleeve shirt and pants, that just may happen. Not exactly the best time to be shopping for long sleeved shirts and pants. I think I can come up with the shirt though...pants not so easy.

[justamy.livejournal.com]

Come to Hobby Lobby in the morning!!!! I work from 9 until probably 11 (just covering for a girl). We'll hook you up!

I like the body paint idea, but the way.

But I also think that you can dye the clothes yellow in a pretty quick order.

White shirt, white leggings, batiking dye, easy peasy. Brown felt spots (you can cut out a few at a time) ironed on to the clothes with fusion webbing...done. Love the tassle idea for the tail, and we have those. The brown yarn over panytails idea is a great one, too. I'd put some kind of pomade in her hair before wrapping, too, to make it thicken up and stick together. I have that sort of thing if you want to borrow it.

When does this need to be done?

[mommydama.livejournal.com]

I will so be there. It has to be done by 9am Tuesday morning. Do you see why I'm panicking? Where will you be? If I show up at 11 or so, can you help me find everything?

The shirt and pants don't have to be yellow, that was just the suggestion they made. Do you think I'll have time to dye them?

[justamy.livejournal.com]

You might want to come a bit earlier. 10?
I can help you, yeah.

I think you'll have time to dye them. I think it would be awfully cute! We also have yellow t-shirts for 2.99.

I think yellow when I think of cartoony style giraffes...tan when I think of real ones.

Let me stew on this some.