DIY Pickle Costume: Easy 30-Min Build

DIY pickle costume built from green tunic or oversized green t-shirt, green bubble wrap or green pom-poms, about, and fabric glue

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Time30 minEffortEasy

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A green tunic with a bumpy texture and a smug grin. The grin is the costume, the bumps are the garnish. Thirty minutes, easy: a green tunic or oversized t-shirt, green bubble wrap or pom-poms, and fabric glue. The smugger the grin, the better the pickle.

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Green tunicGreen bubble wrapGlue (any kind)Green face paint

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Tip: add a darker green felt band at the top and bottom of the tunic.

Materials

Green tunic or oversized green t-shirt, 1 (buy: thrift store, or own: from closet)
Green bubble wrap or green pom-poms, about 20 bumps (buy: craft store, or make: twist bits of green fabric)
Fabric glue, 1 tube (buy: craft store)
Green non-toxic face paint, 1 tube (buy: drugstore)

Steps

Lay all the bumps on the tunic dry first.
Step back and check.
Glue the bumps all over the front and back of the tunic.
Space them in a loose grid so no bare patches show.
Let the fabric glue dry flat for 30 minutes.
Paint the face.
Draw on a smug grin with one raised eyebrow.
Wear the tunic over regular clothes.
Stand tall.
Optional pro finish: add a darker green felt band at the top and bottom of the tunic.

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Common questions

Bubble wrap or pom-poms for the bumps?

Pom-poms look better and stay put; bubble wrap pops when people hug you and goes flat by midnight. If you use bubble wrap, pop it yourself first for a dimpled texture that lasts.

How much of the face should be green?

Full face in a light layer, keeping it clear of the eyes. A half-green face reads as sick; a full light-green face with a smug grin reads as pickle.