DIY Bacon & Eggs Costume: Easy 20-Min Build

DIY bacon & eggs costume built from dark red or brown shirt, white shirt, and red-brown craft felt

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Pictured: the bacon and the sunny-side-up egg.

Time20 minEffortEasy

⏱️ We timed it, but results may vary.

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One person is wavy bacon stripes, the other is a sunny-side-up egg. The pair reads before you say a word. Twenty minutes, easy: a dark red or brown shirt, a white shirt, and red-brown craft felt. Cut the bacon stripes wavy, not straight; straight reads as a flag.

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Tip: cut the bacon strips with a wavy line, not straight.

Materials

Dark red or brown shirt for the bacon, 1 (own)
White shirt for the egg, 1 (own)
1 sheet red-brown craft felt, 9x12 inches (buy: craft store, construction paper works too)
1 sheet each white and yellow craft felt, 9x12 inches (buy: craft store, construction paper works too)
Safety pins, 6 to 8 (buy: dollar store)
Scissors, 1 pair

Steps

Lay the felt on the shirts.
Pin the layout before you cut.
Cut 4 wavy strips from the red-brown felt.
Cut one large white oval from the felt.
Cut one yellow circle from the felt.
Pin the wavy strips down the front of the dark shirt.
Pin the white oval to the white shirt.
Pin the yellow circle on top of the oval.
Put on the shirts.
For photos, the bacon stands just behind the egg.
Optional pro finish: cut the bacon strips with a wavy line, not straight.

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Common questions

How do you make the fried egg read clearly?

Scale is everything: the white oval should cover most of the shirt chest, with the yellow yolk circle about a third of its size, pinned on top center.

Will safety pins hold felt all night?

Yes if you pin from inside the shirt so the pin backs face the fabric. Use two pins per strip for the bacon so nothing rotates.