How to Make Your Own Snoopy Costume For Halloween

Need a Snoopy Costume? Who wouldn't love dressing up like a cute, adorable dog for Halloween? First of all, women love dogs. Secondly, if you can't think of a dog costume all on your own, there are plenty of awesome, super-star dogs already out there to be inspired by. In fact, I will give you an example. How about Snoopy?

Everyone knows about Snoopy. He's that great, lovable, non-speaking dog from the Charlie Brown cartoons that we've all come to love. And you're in luck because it's actually pretty easy to make a costume of Snoopy. So let's get started.

First of all, you will need two white sheets. Don't try to short cut it with pillow cases either. These sheets need to be at least twin size. line the two sheets up with one right next to the other. You should do this on the floor so that you can easily spread them out full length and flatten out all of the wrinkles. Also, be sure to situate them so that you can easily fold one over the other.

Next, take your hot-glue gun and make a hot-glue oval on the top one third of the sheet. Then, quickly fold it over onto the other sheet and press it down so that the glue bonds the two sheets together. This is going to be Snoopy's face. Cut this part out and lay it to the side.

Next, make two boxing-glove sized circles with the rest of the sheet. Use the hot-glue to outline them the same way that you outlined Snoopy's face. Fold the sheet over each circle and press down. These will be Snoopy's paws - an intricate part of any Snoopy Halloween costume. Remember to make them larger enough so that you can put your hands in them. Cut them out and set to the side. I find that the girls love the paws even more if they are more on the large side.

Next, take your two cut circles and your large oval head and cut smaller half circle into the sides of each. The circle should cut into the hot-glue portion. These holes will be where you put the stuffing through to fluff up the pieces. They will also be where you put your hands through. Keep in mind that you will be wearing Snoopy's head like a hat, so don't make that hole so big that your head falls through it.

Lastly, stuff the three pieces. You may use anything you have available, but the best stuffing is any material that is fluffy and soft. Take a Sharpie marker and mark in the nose, eyes, spots, and claws. Be sure to put a big smiley face on Snoopy too. On Snoopy's face, cut two slits near the hole for you head and find ribbon, string, or shoe laces to tie it down to your head.

Now you are ready to rock the town in your awesome Snoopy costume! So go grab Linus, Charlie Brown, Woodstock and the rest of the Peanuts gang and let's all go find the Great Pumpkin together. Happy Halloween everybody.

Snoopy and the Peanuts gang is definitely one of my all time guilty pleasures. I've loved them since I was a kid. And if you're thinking about making any kind of Snoopy Halloween costume this year then I highly encourage you to do all the research you can about Charlie Brown, Linus, Woodstock and the whole gang. You can learn about a Snoopy kids costume and loads of tips is at: Snoopycostumes.net

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Make Your Own Frank N Furter Costume For Halloween

I would definitely love to choose to dress up like a character from the Rocky Horror Picture Show. My choice would have to be to dress up like Tim Curry as Frank N Furter. This was my favorite, and probably, the most well known character from the film. He was best known for his slutty transvestite attire and therefore he would be my choice for an unusual, shocking and highly creative costume.

Wearing a Sweet Transvestite, Frank N Furter costume would require me to put aside all modesty and go out half naked, but I think it would be well worth it. I would probably piece together the costume myself from different garments - but I would not buy a pre-made version because then I wouldn't be able to show off my creativity and it would probably cost a lot more than going to a thrift store and buying the pieces myself.

First I would go to a costume shop and purchase a cheap wig resembling the hair of Frank N Furter. If my memory serves me correctly it was kind of curly and black. When I say costume shop, I really mean one of those cheap, seasonal Halloween shops that pop up in late September and early October but I'm sure I could find it online too.

So while at the Halloween shop I would get a cheap tube of white cream for my face, or, since I don't wear hooker red lipstick normally, I might just buy a cheap costume make up package. The kind of package that has white face paint and red for the lips all together.

While at the Halloween shop I would grab a pair of tacky, fishnet panty hose for like $1.00. I would probably save money doing it this way. Next I would head over to the local thrift shop and browse through the lingerie section and try to find some kind of bustier that I could cut down the front and lace up. The last time I was at the thrift shop, believe it or not, they actually had tons of bustiers with the garter attachments I would need for the costume.

Good Will is where I usually find what I need for most of my Halloween outfits. I assume a Frank N Furter Costume will be no different. So I would grab a black bustier with garters. Then I would look for some elbow length gloves and cut the fingers out. These gloves would be black. Then I would find the tackiest pair of platform high heels I could find and a pair of black spandex biker shorts. I would cut the shorts off to resemble panties.

Next I would have to purchase spray glitter and go crazy with it on the entire outfit. Then I would put on the wig, paint my face white with red lips and dress in the glittery bustier, gloves, and attach the garters to my fishnet hose. Then I might even throw in a full length vampire-type cape for the full affect.

This is why Halloween is my favorite holiday, because you get to be creative and dress up like anything you want to shock your friends. And when I think of shocking, I don't know about you, but who else comes to mind but Frank N Furter? Tim Curry in drag? A Sweet Transvestite costume? Now we're talking. And if you want to act out your best Rocky Horror fantasy, then you couldn't do any better than by wear an authentic Frank N Furter Costume For Halloween.

Rocky Horror Picture Show is definitely one of my all time guilty pleasures. But it's really not for everyone - but if you're thinking of making any kind of Rocky Horror costume this year then I highly encourage you to do all the research you can about Columbia, Rocky, Brad, Janet, Riff Raff, Frank N. Furter and the whole gang. One place you can learn about their costumes with loads of tips is at: Rocky Horror costumes

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