Creative Crafty #9: Little Red Riding Hood and the... Badger?

Halloween this year I decided to Google for ideas. My final Googling adventure began with the keywords of "red head halloween costumes". Ah the things you can Google.  From there I sorted through the various links to find a costume idea for myself as well as finding something that could be made into a couples costume for my boyfriend. I found my top three and quickly sent them to my boyfriend to pick his favorite. His choice? Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf.

Of course, I was sorting the idea over with a coworker and he suggested instead of the Big Bad Wolf (which would take forever to make) my boyfriend should be Teen Wolf. I loved the idea and knowing that it would involve a lot less fabric and time I jumped on it.

Much like when I was a kid, my first move was to visit Jo-Ann Fabrics and flip through the pattern catalogs looking for the costume I wanted to make. When I was little my mom would do the exact same thing with me. She would sit me in front of the catalogs and as I flipped through them she would gather the items she needed on the nearby isles. Once I found the one I wanted we would buy the pattern and material and head home to start on it. This time I was the one making it and left to choose all the fabrics on my own.

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End Result-Little Red Riding Hood

I made a few changes to/from the pattern. Instead of the petticoat underneath the skirt I added layers of red tulle. Also I did not make the blouse in the pattern and instead just wore a white cami. Personally, I loved how it came out and it was some of my best craftsmanship. Which took me a while to make! Haha

After taking the time to do excellent craftsmanship in following a pattern I had little time to make the wolf costume for my boyfriend. He also wasn't a big fan having to get all dress up so I tried to keep it very simple. I made him sleeves with attached paws, a "turtleneck" and ears. The sleeves were attached to each other with elastic across his back much like you would do with a 5yr old's mittens. At the end of the sleeves were paws with claws and to keep it simple each finger had a covering that attached with elastic once again. I made a loose fitting turtle neck that slipped over his head and fill the gap from his shirt to his beard. Lastly I made fur ears that slipped over his ears and fastened with double stick tape.

Little Red Riding Hood and Teen Wolf

His homemade items along with his fake teeth I had found, black gloves and a black nose that we gave him he was quite convincing. Or so I thought... His chosen t-shirt to wear was a Wisconsin Madison t-shit whose mascot is a badger, which spurred people all night to ask him if he was a badger. After awhile we decided to just go with it and so came Little Red Riding Hood and Bucky the Badger.

A special shout to everybody in Platteville WI: Almost all we saw had homemade costumes as well!!! I loved it!

~Happy Crafting!~