{"id":57596,"date":"2016-09-22T11:03:03","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T15:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=57596"},"modified":"2021-09-24T05:16:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T09:16:52","slug":"seven-costume-tutorials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2016\/09\/seven-costume-tutorials.html","title":{"rendered":"seven costume tutorials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Project Run and Play season 12 is currently going on and for the week of September 26th the challenge is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.projectrunplay.com\/2016\/08\/project-run-and-play-season-12-weekly.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halloween Costumes<\/a>. You can make a child\u2019s dream come true by making it yourself with Oliver + S.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/costumesT.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57598\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/costumesT-760x760.jpg\" alt=\"Costumes made with Oliver + S patterns\" width=\"760\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/costumesT-760x760.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/costumesT-150x150.jpg 150w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/costumesT-500x500.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/costumesT-768x768.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/costumesT-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today I\u2019ve gathered seven tutorials for you for dress-up\/costume ideas. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong> Take the <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/product\/OLV-OS042PTD.html\">Playtime Dress<\/a> pattern and presto change-o make it into a <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2015\/06\/fox-playtime-dress.html\">fox dress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/foxplaytimeTITLE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-47322\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/foxplaytimeTITLE-500x800.jpg\" alt=\"Oliver + S Playtime Dress with a fox face\" width=\"500\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/foxplaytimeTITLE-500x800.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/foxplaytimeTITLE-172x275.jpg 172w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/foxplaytimeTITLE.jpg 837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong> Grab the <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/product\/OLV-OS036FT.html\">Fairy Tale dress<\/a> pattern and with your magic wand turn it into a <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2015\/06\/rapunzel-fairy-tale-dress.html\">rapunzel dress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/fairytaleTITLE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48293\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/fairytaleTITLE-456x800.jpg\" alt=\"Oliver + S Fairy Tale Dress turned into a Princess Rapunzel dress\" width=\"456\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/fairytaleTITLE-456x800.jpg 456w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/fairytaleTITLE-157x275.jpg 157w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/fairytaleTITLE.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3)<\/strong> For a sweet-as-can-be <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2012\/05\/customizing-with-oliver-s-snow-white-puppet-show-dress.html\">Snow White dress<\/a>, use the <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/product\/OLV-OS002PS.html\">Puppet Show<\/a> pattern.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/SnowWhiteDressT.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-52922\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/SnowWhiteDressT-580x795.jpg\" alt=\"Oliver + S Puppet Show Dress as Snow White Dress\" width=\"580\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/SnowWhiteDressT-580x795.jpg 580w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/SnowWhiteDressT-201x275.jpg 201w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/SnowWhiteDressT-768x1053.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/SnowWhiteDressT.jpg 1635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>4)<\/strong> How cute is this? Can you believe this amazing <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/01\/customizing-with-oliver-s-nature-walk-pullover-as-beat-it-jacket.html\">beat-it jacket<\/a> was created using the <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/product\/OLV-OS022NW.html\">Nature Walk Pullover<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/beatitjacketT.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-52943\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/beatitjacketT-580x385.jpg\" alt=\"Oliver + S Nature Walk Pullover as Beat It jacket\" width=\"580\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/beatitjacketT-580x385.jpg 580w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/beatitjacketT-275x183.jpg 275w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/beatitjacketT-768x510.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/beatitjacketT.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>5)<\/strong> Make a <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2016\/03\/make-a-hat-from-cat-in-the-hat.html\">hat from the &#8220;Cat in the Hat\u201d<\/a> by using our <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/free-patterns\/reversible-bucket-hat\/\">Reversible Bucket Hat<\/a> pattern.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/cat-in-the-hat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-54033\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/cat-in-the-hat-760x506.jpg\" alt=\"Cat in the Hat hat tutorial using the Oliver + S Reversible Bucket Hat free pattern\" width=\"760\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/cat-in-the-hat-760x506.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/cat-in-the-hat-500x333.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/cat-in-the-hat-768x511.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/cat-in-the-hat.jpg 1402w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/cat-in-the-hat-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>6)<\/strong> For a pair of groovy <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/06\/customizing-the-nature-walk-pants-disco-pants.html\">disco pants<\/a> use the <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/product\/OLV-OS022NW.html\">Nature Walk pants<\/a>. Get down and boogie!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/disco-pants.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11427\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/disco-pants-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"Oliver + S Nature Walk Pants turned into disco pants\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/disco-pants-533x800.jpg 533w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/disco-pants-183x275.jpg 183w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/disco-pants.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>7)<\/strong> For the animal lover create these <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/06\/customizing-the-sunny-day-shorts-animal-tails.html\">animal tail shorts<\/a> using our <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/free-patterns\/sunny-day-shorts\/\">Sunny Day shorts<\/a> pattern.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wild-things-combo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11534\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wild-things-combo-580x785.jpg\" alt=\"Adding animal tails to the Oliver + S Sunny Day Shorts\" width=\"580\" height=\"785\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wild-things-combo-580x785.jpg 580w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wild-things-combo-203x275.jpg 203w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wild-things-combo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Want to see some more interesting things that others have done? To view a large collection of costumes visit Liesl\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/liesl\/halloween-sewing-with-oliver-%2B-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halloween sewing with Oliver + S Pinterest board<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So many wonderful costumes have already been featured on the blog in the past, please go check them out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2013\/11\/halloween-wrap-up.html\">Halloween wrap-up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2013\/09\/halloween-costume-sewing-let-the-wild-rumpus-start.html\">Halloween costume sewing: let the wild rumpus start!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2015\/10\/halloween-inspiration.html\">Halloween inspiration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/11\/halloween-sewing-king-carlos-iv.html\">Halloween sewing: King Carlos IV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/10\/costume-round-up.html\">Costume round-up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/06\/elsa-dress-round-up.html\">Elsa dress round-up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2012\/10\/customizing-with-oliver-s-evel-knievel-costume.html\">Evel Knievel costume<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/10\/feature-friday-miss-frizzle-jump-rope-dress.html\">Miss Frizzle Jump Rope dress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2016\/07\/sewing-for-disney.html\">Sewing for Disney<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are seven tutorials to help you make dress-up clothes or costumes. Lots of links to costume inspiration is also included.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7455,"featured_media":57597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[121,18,147,112,20692,137,166],"class_list":["post-57596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-fairy-tale-dress","tag-inspiration","tag-nature-walk-pants","tag-playtime","tag-puppet-show","tag-reversible-bucket-hat","tag-sunny-day"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/costumesF.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-eYY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":72885,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/10\/costume-ideas.html","url_meta":{"origin":57596,"position":0},"title":"costume ideas","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"October 16, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"October is a popular month for costume sewing, so we couldn\u2019t leave it without a little costume inspiration.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;general post&quot;","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/costumesF.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":63005,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/10\/halloween-inspiration-2.html","url_meta":{"origin":57596,"position":1},"title":"halloween inspiration","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"October 23, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"October is a popular month for costume sewing, so we couldn\u2019t leave it without a little costume inspiration.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;general post&quot;","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/costumesF.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":57806,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2016\/10\/twenty-fall-sewing-tutorials.html","url_meta":{"origin":57596,"position":2},"title":"twenty fall sewing tutorials","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"October 6, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cFall\" back into sewing with these twenty fall sewing tutorials.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;general post&quot;","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20falltutorialsF.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13205,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/10\/costume-round-up.html","url_meta":{"origin":57596,"position":3},"title":"costume round-up","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"October 29, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Many fun costumes have been made using Oliver + S sewing patterns. 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