I decided that I wanted to go as a cemetery angel human statue costume for Halloween. I knew that this was going to take A LOT of work, but I felt that I was up for the challenge.
I started by building the wings. First I made a frame out of coat hangers and then began to cover them in paper mache. This process took many hours of gluing and drying. I sculpted the shape of the feathers out of Styrofoam that had come with the packing to our new television and then did more layers of paper mache.
The top and bottom of the outfit is made out of a papers canvas tarp that I bought at Loews and sewed and painted. It has a chicken wire frame underneath the front to help the statue keep its shape. I also found white cotton gloves that I could paint in order to save myself from having to paint my arms and bought moss at a craft store to glue to the costume.
The head piece was also crafted out of paper mache and took several attempts to get just right. This is probably my favorite costume that I have ever made. It won me first prize at the costume contest at my work and was a big hit in the French Quarter of New Orleans when I went out for Halloween!
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How has no one commented on this yet?! This is absolutely amazing & beautiful! Have you ever thought about doing this as a job? I’m sure you could make lots of money.
That is absolutely amazing! Very well done!!
This is by far the most awesome costume I have ever seen. It looks like something straight out of a Hollywood studio. I think you should do this for money and give up your day job. It’s really a work of art.
INCREDIBLE!!!
WOW WOW WOW
Can’t believe my eyes! LOOKS SO REAL
Your creation is amazing!
WoW! The idea and the costume is absolutely AMAZING! You did an incredible job. The details are stunning and so realistic. You deserve to win!
you are truly talented best costume idea It came out amazing!!!
I’m sorry but I might just have to steal this idea, for my son, he absolutely loved it and wants me to give it a try
This is an awesome costume! It reminds me of the Weeping Angels from Doctor Who (scary)!
This is the most amazing costume I have EVER seen!!! Well done!!!
can you please tell me how you made this outfit,how you do the hat and is that paint or spray paint you use,and how you do your face,please please
Man, I have to give your props! This is one way cool costume. Looks awesome! One of the best that I’ve seen so far. Great job!
Incredibly creative!
It’s just gorgeous! Disturbing and awesome. Great job!!
I would really really really like this for my daughter for next year please let me know if u ever plan to sell this beautiful work of art.
I have to agree that this costume is definitely unique however, it gives me a very unsettling vibe about it. Im sure lots of people will view this costume as a huge award winning costume which Im sure it will win big. Love the idea though just maybe not something that I see when I go to my moms grave site.
always have to start thinking about next years right after this years Halloween has passed and was really clueless for ideas and uninspired, but I love this idea! May just have to try it
so you say you use paper canvas and chicken wire, how do you get into this? do you have a zipper, velcro? Is it all rigid or flexible? Once again love it? (I posted the message on the 4th also)
I really love the costume, and the whole theme of the costume. I plan to be this for Halloween and a Halloween dance. I’m getting a head start on it, i know, but i find myself puzzled. You told us how to do it, but its not really into much depth.
You talked about the coat hangers and all, but they’re aren’t any pictures of the actual making of this, are there? How did you get the moss to stick to the costume and wings? I saw makeup on your face, it looks simple enough too. How did the wings attach to your costume? was they’re any spray painting involved in this?
You talked about a chicken wire frame underneath the tarp, do you really need it? how should you shape it?
You scraped over the head piece a tiny bit, just to tell us it was difficult, can i have some more detail on the making of that?
Overall i just kinda wished you had told us more specifically. Amazing job on the costume though!! I’m a girl, and i suppose i’ll just stuff my hair in the cap? Sorry to bother you, i just really want to get this right. Love it! Please answer!
-Jackie
THIS LOOKS FANTASTIC!!!!!
I was wondering how you did your hair and face. Is there makeup on your face or is that a mask (Incredible that I can’t even tell!) I just can’t seem to get over the eyes, HOW did you do that? and the hair, wig?
just amazing, truly great!
Amazing!…Your Imagination and obvious vision for just getting it so…is outstanding…looks so real.
:)
Well I said I wanted to try your idea, and I did, however had to do a few things different. Hope you check out my costume which I’ll post in the upcoming days, and then wait for Elad to put onto the site. I often don’t wear a costume more then once, but I may have to wear a few times, I loved it
I saw you at Comic Con! You inspired me to be a staue for Halloween! It’s kinda funny I found you here! XD