by Willard
(Fayetteville, AR, U.S.)
Homemade Pre-Historic Elmo Slayer Costume
Every year I exploit my creative side by creating off the wall costumes that you would never see anywhere else. I view Halloween as a day you can be anyone or anything you want without any consequences...to a degree.
One day I came across a picture of a woman that was a futuristic cookie monster slayer, which gave me the idea for this Pre-Historic Elmo Slayer Costume. I have nothing against Elmo, but his products were the easiest to find considering his popularity with the kids.
I went to Hancock Fabric and bought the rest of the necessary materials. I bought some leather for the leather looking strips around my arms and legs and red, furry fabric to make the leg/arm wrappings and pullover.
From here I did some cutting and sewing. It was a fun costume to make because the end product came out better than I had expected.
I then bought a rockstar wig, cut some of it off, and glued it to my face (using a special adhesive). I tossed in some bubba teeth and there you have it...a pre-historic Elmo slayer.