I saw a really easy costume idea in Martha Stewart magazine, that was for a birdcage veil with a spider on it. And it was easy to make, but I wasted a ton of time trying to find the authentic birdcage netting - called Russian netting/veiling for anyone who is searching. And then I ran out of time and had to get the closest thing I could find at our local fabric stores. The supplies I used were:
And my version:
I used a running stitch to gather the glitter tulle so that the back was a bit shorter and pointed upwards. Then the longer half was draped over half my face and I glued it onto the headband.
I used a running stitch on the fine tulle ribbon to make a little black rose and then added that to the veil with hot glue.
- glitter black tulle
- fine black tulle (to make a little flower)
- paper mache spider
- purple glitter
- purple headband
- spray adhesive
- hot glue gun
- needle and black thread
There wasn't a picture of this project on the Martha Stewart website, but you can see it in my magazine clipping below (click to enlarge).
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| Birdcage veil with spider for Halloween |
I used a running stitch on the fine tulle ribbon to make a little black rose and then added that to the veil with hot glue.
And lastly I sprayed the spider with adhesive so that I could coat it in the purple glitter from Martha Stewart. And learn a lesson from me here - with spray adhesive your glitter is going to stick everywhere, so you won't be able to pour a lot of it back into the bottle. I wasted a ton!
I actually sewed the spider onto the birdcage at the end (instead of glue) so that the legs could stand up a bit.
And I think it looked pretty good with my little ladybug!
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