Two years ago I was pregnant during Halloween and searching for a good pregnancy costume. After spending some time on putting a pumpkin on a shirt around my belly, I saw a few other expectant mothers come up with something so cute! It all came from this site:
http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2010/10/our-last-minute-adult-costumes.html
http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2010/10/our-last-minute-adult-costumes.html
Fast forward two years, and I find myself expecting another little bundle of joy, and cannot get over my desire to have my own little Skeleton family costumes :)
Supplies:
Freezer paper (found this at the Grocery Store)
Pencil
X-acto knife
Iron
Black shirt (I found these at Hobby Lobby for $5)
White fabric paint
Paint brush
Step 1:
Search Pinterest for skeleton family costumes, and draw an outline based on something you like (or your own ideas ;) You'll want to draw on the paper-side of the Freezer Paper. As you can see, I had to number my ribs to make sure I had the same on each side ;)
Step 2:
I drew two sets of ribs... believe me, you'll need separate rib templates for each shirt you do!
To make the process quicker, I traced the 2nd set from the 1st one.
And then "stomach" portions for my husband and myself. I'll let you take a guess whose is whose ;)
I had seen a lot of different version for things found in the husband's stomach, and they were all a bit too small, crowded or strait-lined for my taste. So, going with the fast-food theme, I made some slight changes with the lines, pointed the straw up, etc.
I also liked the happier, waving look of some of the skeletons I saw on on etsy. I would have loved to put a pink bow or blue bow tie on it to reveal the gender, but was told I'd need to wait until Thanksgiving to find out. Boo!
Step 3:
Drawing was fun, but about half-way through, I started to realized I'd have to cut ALL these little small bones out. Luckily, I actually really enjoyed this part of the project! I used my quilting cutting mat and the cheapest x-acto knife Hobby Lobby carried ;) It was actually pretty simple and went by relatively fast!
Step 4:
Iron the template (waxy side down) onto your shirt so it will stick, and put your first coat of paint down. Let dry and put at least two more coats.After dry, peel off freezer paper (it will stick and tear--thus the reason to have a separate template for each shirt ;)
Step 5:
Put on and take pictures galore!
My husband had desires to be Egore or some other Halloween fright....thus his reenactment in the picture ;) You can also add bones for the arms, make leggings, or make even make toddler size shirt with candycorn, goldfish and cheerios in the belly :)
