So, after my first year over-achieving ambitions, I thought that I would try something a little more easy-mode.Like I said, I love Disney and absolutely loved Wreck It Ralph and its spunky racer princess, Vanellope.
You can't have this candy-loving character without her signature candy bits for her hair. Thankfully the craft store sells these adorable little pre-cut, sticky foam pieces.
So all I had to do was stick them together in patters that I liked and stick them in my hair.
They kept falling out all night, but I had a bunch extra so I just kept replacing them.
At the end of the night, trying to pick the remaining out of my hair was less than fun. But, oh, how we suffer for out art!
So good, in fact, that I've worn these out and about just for fun. And have used them in other costumes.
In previous costumes, I've made cute costume-appropriate purses to hold all my stuff, like this Kragle purse from when I was Wyldstyle from The Lego Movie. It was made out of a liter soda bottle, grocery bags, and duct tape. Turned out pretty good.
For Vanellope, I wanted to see if I could make a lollipop purse. So Again, using the plastic from a soda bottle and grocery bags, I formed the base of the purse. For the stick, I just used a left over crafting dowel and an old chapstick cap. Like I said, I don't so much make costumes as I MacGuyver them. After a pretty paint job and a zipper for ease, I have a finished lollipop purse.
Now, I did want to create a movie-accurate version, where I try to look as much like her as possible.
But, of course, I can't just leave it at that; I like to put a unique spin on things. So I made the dress underneath a little more...aged-up.
Using a white bra and leftover bits from all the other costume materials, I created this cute little Candy Land Club Girl dress.
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