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• Penguin Costume

  Friday, Nov 6, 2009 2:40AM / Standard Entry / Members only
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  I made a penguin costume for Halloween this year.  I wanted to be something cute, unique and recognizable, and everyone loves a penguin.
  
  I started with some quick sketches.
  
  
  First I got a men's 5XL sweatshirt.  I wanted a big hood and really long sleeves. 
  
  
  I cut the sleeves into points and used some white sweatshirt jersey from JoAnn's for the tummy.  I also cut down the sides and tweaked the hood a bit.  I left the ends of the sleeves open for my hands.
  
  
  I cut out an orange beak from a kid's sweatshirt that I found for $1,and added a triangular extension to the back for a tail.  Since my sewing machines are in storage up in the bay area, I had to utilize the services of Sew Joe, a "stitch lounge" in South Pasadena where you can use their sewing machines for $10/hr.  I probably spent about 3 hours there total. 
  
  
  I sewed white circles to the hood and painted in some eyes with fabric paint.  I didn't have a paintbrush (they're in storage too) so I used a disposable lip brush. 
  
  
  I found some white sweatpants for $5, cut them shorter, added elastic to the legs, and found some knee-high yellow rain boots at TJ Maxx for $20, which I cut off above the ankle. 
   
  
  I went to Monster Massive with Marie and Kenric... it was okay, but way too crowded and rowdy.  (Halloween tends to be like that.)  Fortunately the people I met were cool.  And the costume was a hit!