Halloween is my holiday . . . or at least it was before this year. With a house renovation and an infant on my already full plate, DIYing a head-to-toe costume has taken a backseat to other priorities. But despite how busy I am, I will not go without something to wear. Inspired by Maison Michel‘s lace bunny ears and everyone’s favorite Disney character, these easy to make Mickey Mouse ears are how I’m cheating my way through Halloween 2013.
You’ll need:
- black lace
- a wide plastic headband
- black wire
- a needle and black thread
- E6000
- a toothpick
- pliers (optional)
Start by wrapping the wire around a glass jar. I wanted my ears large so I tried finding the largest jar in my kitchen. Mold the wire tightly around the jar and twist closed. Use the pliers here for help. Trim the wire with wire cutters, leaving 3-4 inches on each side.
Place the form on top of the lace.
Dip a toothpick in some E6000 and place small dots of glue underneath several points around the wire form. Press down until it sets. Thread a needle with black thread and start stitching the wire form onto the lace.
Work around the form, pulling the lace taut every several stitches. Tie off the string into a triple knot when finished. Take fabric shears and trim away any excess lace. I like to leave a half inch of extra lace around the perimeter.
Bend the coiled wire perpendicular to the backside of the lace circle. Tuck it under the headband and twist the wire ends around the headband.
Make sure the wire ends at the top of the headband and not the bottom – you don’t want this scratching at your head!
M-I-C-K-E-Y-M-O-U-S-E!!!
(images by HonestlyWTF)
This diy exceeds my skills but it looks totally amazing!
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simple and cute diy, perfect for a halloween costume
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its soo cute and nice and hot =))
great job!!
xoxo,
Enda,
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Nice inspiration.
xoxo
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Nice way to go.
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LOVE IT! 🙂 great style!
Where are your sunglasses from too? they are gorgeous
B
Great idea!!!
With love,
Elisa – My Fantabulous World
Cheat away..these are awesome. The are so fun and who knew mouse ears could be so pretty????
wish I could DIY anything!!!!!! I am horrible! 🙁
Sheree xxx
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So fun for Halloween.
xo
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absolutely darling.. love this idea
these are adorable!
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THOSE ARE BRILLIANT, EXCELLENT JOB ! <3
LOVE THEM !!! <3
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yeah. these are so cool
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This is seriously amazing. The lace looks amazing and how simple was that. Great idea!
xoxo
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Gorgeous tutorial!! I love it! I’m thinking about so many ways to turn those ears into a sexy halloween costume! Lace and black have such a fascinating flair!
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Haha soo funny!
🙂
xx
Novella
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This is so much fun! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Totally pinned this! Absolutely lovely! Thank you for posting! Happy Halloween!
We love Minnie Mouse, our favourite spanish designer, Vicky Martín Berrocal, has designed a Disney collection very similar!
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That is so gorgeous! I love that it’s an adult spin on a child’s character, so perfect!
These are so pretty and funny at the same time. Great idea.
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Great idea! I love the lace… so much more subtle than big black ears.
Love these, so fun but grown up at the same because of the lace
Lauren
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those look seriously cool! x
♥ elín from elinlikes
‘Work around the form, pulling the lace taught every several stitches.’
Such a cute tutorial – why spoil it by using ‘taught’ (=teach) instead of ‘taut’ (=tight).
@Ann R, oops – didn’t mean to spoil it for you with a typo. thanks for pointing it out.
Such a fun and easy project 🙂 Also, I love your lace shirt- where did you get it?!
Pretty! I’d wanna wear this to Disneyland 😛
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I SERIOUSLY LOVE these ears! Don’t have any Halloween parties lined up, but I should just for these ears! 🙂