Shark Costume

October 24, 2012

 
We are knee deep in awesomeness over at the Handmade Halloween Costume Contest and Link Party!  If you haven’t linked up yet, you’d better hurry!  Entry closes on Saturday!
 
In the meantime, I thought I would share the costume I made for Reed.
 
Ever since Shark Week was on the Discovery Channel in August, Reed has been begging me to make him a shark costume for Halloween.  I looked through all the pattern books and JoAnn Fabrics and was unable to find a single shark!  Google to the rescue….
 

 
The tutorial I found was great and easy to follow.  {You can find it here.}  I did make a couple of modifications.  The pattern called for red felt to be sewn to the mouth hole and an oval cut out for the head.  Reed was not having any of that.  So I added the red to the back of the “mouth”.  You can see that in the pictures below.
 

He wanted to show you what if would look like if you were to see him in the water…LOL
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Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. Author: Jill Fritz is a full time outside the home working mommy turned craft blogger. She offers craft/DIY tutorials for Pinterest addicts, craft junkies, DIY fanatics and busy mamas. Jill started Create.Craft.Love. as place to showcase her craftiness and to encourage others to do the same. Create.Craft.Love is a place where passion and creativity collide! Google

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Comments

  1. Laura says:
    October 24, 2012 at 10:45 am

    LOL! A-dorable!!! I love the swimming picture. That came out so cute!

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  2. Kim @ Plumberry Pie says:
    October 24, 2012 at 12:03 pm

    So cute! Gotta love shark week!! :) My son does too.

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  3. Tonii says:
    October 24, 2012 at 1:10 pm

    How cute is that?! I am majorly impressed…sewing is definitely my nemesis ;) Great job!!

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  4. Ladybird Ln says:
    October 24, 2012 at 2:04 pm

    Ok, now that is pretty darn cute! What a creative costume!

    Carlee
    http://www.ladybirdln.com

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  5. Kadie says:
    October 24, 2012 at 2:47 pm

    Baaaahaaaaaa !! I LOVE the one of him in the “water” what a clever boy! The costume turned out sooo cute!!

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  6. Cari and Cortnee says:
    October 24, 2012 at 5:00 pm

    Oh my this is absolutely adorable!!!!!!! Great job!!

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  7. Amy says:
    October 24, 2012 at 5:23 pm

    Gaaaaah! That is SO SO SO stinkin’ cute!!!!!!!!!!

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  8. Sarah @ Becoming Martha says:
    October 24, 2012 at 7:44 pm

    How fantastic! Love how it turned out. I tweeted and stumbled :)

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  9. Melanie @ bear rabbit bear says:
    October 25, 2012 at 12:20 am

    How cute!

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  10. Danni Baird @ Silo Hill Farm says:
    October 25, 2012 at 2:08 am

    Jill that is so cute! You did a great job and your son is adorable in that costume!

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  11. Breezy Brie says:
    October 25, 2012 at 2:22 am

    O my goodness – that is too cute! I love his “swimming in the water” pose. I like how you did the red in the back of the mouth, probably a lot more comfortable for him :)

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  12. Simple Simon & Co says:
    October 25, 2012 at 2:29 pm

    So, so cute!!!! I bet he can’t wait for the day to wear it!!!

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  13. Carmella says:
    October 26, 2012 at 1:10 am

    Oh, so fun! I really loved seeing what he would look like in the water! lol, too cute!

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  14. Barbara Hiatt says:
    October 26, 2012 at 4:12 am

    This is the cutest shark I’ve ever seen!!! Glad you got him into it and love how he swims on your porch haha SO CUTE!
    Barbara XO

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  15. Taryn @ Design, Dining + Diapers says:
    October 26, 2012 at 4:22 am

    Oh my goodness this is too cute! You did such a great job and I bet he loves it. :)

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  16. Emily Morgenstern says:
    October 26, 2012 at 2:56 pm

    This is the cutest EVER! I love it! Awesome job.

    I’ve pinned it! Maybe next year I’ll attempt to recreate :)

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  17. Margaux at YoungNesters says:
    October 28, 2012 at 2:14 am

    Love this! That last photo made me laugh :)

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  18. Jenny@daysofchalkandchocolate says:
    October 29, 2012 at 12:57 am

    I love it! What a fun costume and your pics are adorable!

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  19. Designed by Dawn Nicole says:
    October 30, 2012 at 1:07 am

    So cute! The last picture made me laugh out loud. Google always comes to the rescue! Haha. :)

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  20. Ali @craftyWImama says:
    October 30, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    Pretty sure that is the absolute most adorable home-sewn costume I’ve ever seen! Amazing work!!!!!

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  21. J's mom says:
    October 31, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    I love this. Please link it to my linky party & anything else you have to share. :) Thanks, Peggy. http://diycraftyprojects.com/2012/10/whatcha-work-up-wednesday-linky-party-6.html

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  22. Live Laugh Rowe says:
    November 1, 2012 at 5:16 am

    So super cute :)

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