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Susan M.
Buford, GA
I was thinking of a Halloween costume to wear to work. My husband and I just watched Clash of the Titan's on the TV when I thought of a Medusa costume. I have to be original and crafty because this is the type of person I am.
At first we were just going to get some rubber snakes and tie them together and wear a toga sheet but I had to go all out. I wanted the tail and makeup too. I started with the hair piece. I found a Styrofoam ball that was about the same size as my head. I took newspaper, flour and water and made paper machete over the ball just like a hat. I cut different lengths of the wire and wrapped newspaper around each to resemble snakes. Dipped them in the flour and water and let dry over night.
After they were dry I poked the wire sticking out of one side of the snakes into the hat and paper mached over them to cover any holes or exposed wire. I painted with regular spray paint (5 total for entire costume) with black and a hint of hunters green and painted yellow eyes.
For the tail I found a noodle that you swim with and used this to shape the tail. I used the wire and balls of newspaper to get the form then paper mached over them. For the body I took an old skirt and cut wire and sewed the wire to the skirt to hold the form. This part took several days and many thick layers of paper machet. I left the bottom hollow so I could walk.
To attach the tail and the body I added more wire and duct tape to form from the size of the body to the size of the tail. I then paper mached over the entire thing again to get a good form. I used regular spray paint, mostly black on the back with strips of green and a tan on the belly just like a snake. |
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The entire Medusa costume was like a cast. In order to get into it I had to get on a table and have a friend help me lower myself down into it. I sewed elastic inside the skirt to strap over my shoulders to hold it up while I walked. The Toga was made from an old sheet I found at a thrift store. For the body paint I used washable poster paint and painted my back arms hands face neck and feet. The halberd I actually bought on clearance.
I got more than laughs at work when I was fully dressed in my Medusa costume. I actually won 2nd place. But that is another story.
Total Spent: $17
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