ummmm....i'm not so good at time management, but this time it actually worked in my favor :)
thank God for the today show! they had a last minute & cheap costume segment on yesterday with an adorable cupcake costume. i immediately jumped on that bad boy...cheap & quick. LOVE those 2 combined :)
& they were right! this costume was SO quick to pull together & super inexpensive too! i spent $3 on each & had everything else on hand. score!
here's the deal:
step 1: take a small laundry basket (got mine from the dollar store) & cut the bottom out. then cover it with tin foil. i added packing tape on top of the foil on the inside so the girls wouldn't tear it when stepping in & out of the costume.
step 2: punch holes in the front & the back of your foil covered basket & thread a length of wide ribbon through. tie at a comfortable length so your little cupcake can walk.
step 3: grab stuffing or quilt batting. spray with a bit of pink spray paint. let dry then add some "sprinkles" with tacky glue. i used cut out circles of felt b/c that's what i had on hand. on the today show they suggested little pom poms which would be adorable too. so your little cupcake steps into her foil wrapper & you stuff in the icing all pretty around her. easy peasy.
step 4: make a cherry for the top :) i got a little pink ski hat at target for $1 & sewed up a cherry (cut out felt leaves & a piece of green ribbon for the stem). on the today show they had a cute sequined beret. i was fresh out of those around here, so a felt cherry it was :)
for the big day on sunday we will probably paint their faces a bit with sparkles & colorful sprinkles. but today they rocked it "au naturel" for the school parade.
& here are my cupcake girls :)
they LOVE the costume & are having so much fun with it!
happy halloween!!!
xoxo
gi
Gigi, those are absolutely ADORABLE!!!! Way to go Mom!!
Posted by: Lori Borntreger | October 29, 2010 at 01:05 PM
Those are so cute! I'm going to file that away for next year!
Posted by: judi | October 29, 2010 at 05:14 PM
I love your two little cupcakes...Fantastic!!
Posted by: Jaki | October 29, 2010 at 06:54 PM
cuter than cute! love em!
Posted by: Jess | October 30, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Totally in love with this Gigi. super quick , super CUTE !! oh yes this is perfection
Posted by: rachel tucker | October 31, 2010 at 02:44 AM
awwwww.....too cute!! i wanna dress up like that!!!!!
Posted by: Petrina McDonald | October 31, 2010 at 07:35 AM
Oh how adorable LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!
Posted by: Sally | November 02, 2010 at 02:44 AM
This has got to be the best and most incredibly adorable DIY Halloween costume idea ever!
Posted by: Krishana | November 06, 2010 at 12:43 AM