"Horrible" Halloween '09
After last year's 'hastily-put-together' Dr. Horrible costume that I threw together at the last minute, I wanted to redeem myself this Halloween. But this year I wanted to go as the ELE Dr. Horrible (ie: red lab coat).
Halloween 2008:
Lab coat:
Being on a budget, I opted to alter the "Mad Scientist" costume (approx. $40). First thing I did was cut the costume down to size; the coat is really long, so I trimmed off some fabric for later use (pocket, back belt, etc.). I also took this time to cut the side slits. Prior to dying, I constructed the belt and sewed on a pocket.
To dye the coat, I used iDye Poly red. Since the garment is 100% polyester, regular fabric dyes will not work. I used the stove-top method which consists of boiling the garment in the dye for about an hour. After dying, I took the garment outside, quickly hosed it off with cold water to remove any excess dye, and hung it up to dry overnight.
"Mad Scientist" costume: "Mad Scientist" costume after dying:
After fully drying, I removed the black buttons and button fabric strip (the pinkish-colored fabric in the above photo) and replaced them with white buttons. To finish off the lab coat, I added the caduceus. For the caduceus, I just found an image online, printed it on sturdy paper, and glued it on. Forgot to add earlier....the "Mad Scientist" costume comes with black rubber gloves which are just perfect for the ELE costume.
Dr. Horrible costume (front): Dr. Horrible costume (back):
Front pocket:
Goggles:
The goggles were certianly less work than the lab coat. First, I coated the green welding googles with one layer of Mod Podge. Then I applied a few (2-3) layers of Craft Smart metallic silver paint, allowing time for each layer to dry. I mixed the metallic silver paint with metallic gold paint (50:50 ratio) and applied 2 more layers.
My googles came with a strap that was light blue and black, so I just used a red Sharpie to make it red and black.
Goggles (front): Goggles (side):
Looking forward to a "Horrible" Halloween :D Mwahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!
I need to work on my evil stare....it's coming along.
:D
Halloween 2008:
Lab coat:
Being on a budget, I opted to alter the "Mad Scientist" costume (approx. $40). First thing I did was cut the costume down to size; the coat is really long, so I trimmed off some fabric for later use (pocket, back belt, etc.). I also took this time to cut the side slits. Prior to dying, I constructed the belt and sewed on a pocket.
To dye the coat, I used iDye Poly red. Since the garment is 100% polyester, regular fabric dyes will not work. I used the stove-top method which consists of boiling the garment in the dye for about an hour. After dying, I took the garment outside, quickly hosed it off with cold water to remove any excess dye, and hung it up to dry overnight.
"Mad Scientist" costume: "Mad Scientist" costume after dying:
After fully drying, I removed the black buttons and button fabric strip (the pinkish-colored fabric in the above photo) and replaced them with white buttons. To finish off the lab coat, I added the caduceus. For the caduceus, I just found an image online, printed it on sturdy paper, and glued it on. Forgot to add earlier....the "Mad Scientist" costume comes with black rubber gloves which are just perfect for the ELE costume.
Dr. Horrible costume (front): Dr. Horrible costume (back):
Front pocket:
Goggles:
The goggles were certianly less work than the lab coat. First, I coated the green welding googles with one layer of Mod Podge. Then I applied a few (2-3) layers of Craft Smart metallic silver paint, allowing time for each layer to dry. I mixed the metallic silver paint with metallic gold paint (50:50 ratio) and applied 2 more layers.
My googles came with a strap that was light blue and black, so I just used a red Sharpie to make it red and black.
Goggles (front): Goggles (side):
Looking forward to a "Horrible" Halloween :D Mwahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!
I need to work on my evil stare....it's coming along.
:D