Cool Homemade Couples Slinky Dog Costume

My husband and I are always a couples costume for Halloween and each year, we go to Salem, Ma where there is a huge gathering of people who roam the streets all just to show off their costume. Each year, I try to top my last year’s costume and so far, this year’s Slinky Dog is my favorite. I was doing some internet research to get inspired, and saw a person dressed as Slinky Dog , but only one person was wearing it. I thought, that is the perfect costume to interpret for two people to wear!

My husband got me a sewing machine last year for Christmas and before the costume, I had only made a few simple skirts, so I was pretty nervous about pulling this off. I started with the head first, as I figured that would me the most difficult part and if it looked like a disaster, it would be easy to switch to another costume. Somehow, I was able to posses magical sewing skills overnight and the head was actually very easy! The hardest part was getting the head stuffed and sewed shut. I did have to use a glue gun a bit on the edges of the mouth for it to stay closed, but I thought it turned out great!

The body was actually more difficult than I expected and I had to rip it apart several times before I got it right. I used suspenders and clear fishing wire to keep the head propped up so that it wouldn’t droop down. I made a similar body for the back of the dog (and it was much easier since I essentially copied what I did in the front). I found some very pliable wire at Michael’s and wrapped the wire into a spiral and added one long straight piece going through the spiral to keep it stable. I then cut a small hole in the fabric of both sides of the body and twisted the wire into a knot to attach the two pieces.

On Halloween night, we walked the streets of Salem, with other amazing costumes. We had a lot of people shouting at us “woah, that is slinky dog!” or “great costume, how creative!” and a lot of picture requests. It was a great night and we can’t wait until next year!

Cool Homemade Couples Slinky Dog Costume

Cool Homemade Couples Slinky Dog Costume

Cool Homemade Couples Slinky Dog Costume

Cool Homemade Couples Slinky Dog Costume



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