This garden gnome Halloween costume was such a fun costume to make and to wear. First, I took two pool noodles and taped them in a straight line. Then glued the red fabric to them, stuffed it full of newspaper and used hot glue to hold it together.
The mushroom stem is just made like a slip and again I used hot glue on the seam. Now for string, I used bailers twine but half way through the night it snapped and I had to use wire (ouch).
The Gnome legs are a pair of my daughters old pants stuffed with batting and the little boots I borrowed from her teddy bear. I wore a blue shirt and a belt, bought the beard. The hat is made from wire hangers and a pillowcase. A little batting on the hat for eyebrows and the lips are actually a whistle or zinger.
Total time spent 4-6 hours over 3 weeks (little here little there) and total cost to make $6.50. (Beard was $5) I wore the costume two nights entered four contest and over all I won almost $200 in cash and prizes!
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are you inside this mushroom? I’m having a hard time understanding your directions
Yes I am inside the mushroom, the mushroom is a slip with the mushroom head tied around the waist.
I love your costume and I’m thinking of becoming this for Halloween but can you explain how the mushroom was filled with the pool noodles.
what are you using the twine for?
you can find very good instructions for making this costume on familyfun site
So cool! I am totally stealing this for 2010!
How did you keep the newspaper from falling out?