Bumble Bee Costume

Buzzzz like a bee on Halloween with this cute costume!
 
 

Uses Recycled Items: No

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Materials

  • T-Shirt – Black
  • Duck Tape® Roll – Yellow Sunburst
  • Celebrate It® Satin Ribbon, 10cm (4") – Black
  • Celebrate It® Sheer Ribbon Mega Roll, 1.6cm (5/8") – Black
  • Celebrate It® Glitter Tulle – Black
  • Creatology™ Craft Boa – Black
  • Creatology™ Poster Board – White
  • Tights – Black/Yellow Striped
  • Aleene’s® Fabric Fusion® Tape
  • Lace Tutu – Black
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Needle
  • Thread – Black
  • Simplicity® Ribbon Curler
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Instructions

Step 1
Lay T-shirt flat on table.

Step 2
Tear pieces of yellow Duck Tape® to stripe shirt. Your stripes will be about 5.1cm (2") apart.

Step 3
Cut sleeves off shirt. Cut neckline from shirt and cut down center of shirt as shown.

Step 4
Cut two 91cm (one-yard) pieces of wide black ribbon. Gather with needle and thread.

Step 5
Use Fabric Fusion® tape to attach to top of sleeve opening.

Step 6
Use Fabric Fusion® tape to attach boa around neckline of shirt.

Step 7
Lay T-shirt shirt flat on table, mark where you can make small slits for ribbon across from each other, cut slits and use ribbon to lace closed.

Step 8
Cut wings from poster board, cover with yellow Duck Tape®. Wind black tulle around wings.

Step 9
Cut a 10cm x 13cm (4"x5") piece of poster board, cover with tape and attach wing to it as a base.