Layla and I both love how her costume turned out. A red lippy would also work, obviously! We used gold eyeshadow on the eyes too. The same paint was mixed with moisturiser for the rosy cheeks. Red face paint was painted onto lips in a heart shape with a really fine paintbrush. It just sits on top of her bun - no comb no headband no bobby pins!Īgain, a cereal box with glued-on red paper cut into two hearts and glued back-to-back with a bamboo stick sandwiched in-between!

Anyway, I just cut out the zig zag crown, spray painted it gold and glue-gunned it into place. I once made a Star Wars Clone Trooper costume for Zak out of cereal boxes! They're the perfect stiffness while being thin enough to easily work with. Tie around the neck gently - it will naturally sit upright as you tighten and tie off into a bow.Ī cereal box is my secret source for all things costumes. We are known for our extensive range of on trend designs but also for the quality of our book covers and the way they protect the. Queen of hearts plastic tablecloth skirt tutorialĭo the back as well for extra strength and neatness (and also to avoid potential paper cuts!) Glue the very edges of the ribbons together where they first meet. Home of Australias largest range of school book covers We manufacture protective school book covers also known as book jackets for exercise (9' x 7'size book), A4 and Scrapbook size. And Layla's royal pain-in-the-butt princess attitude goes a long way too. So what does one need for the Queen of Hearts? A skirt, a crown, some heart lips, rosy cheeks, heart-shaped staff and a very fabulous card collar. I realise part of what makes this look good is the puffiness from underneath it - a tutu or frilly skirt should do the trick and if you have a girl, chances are you have one of those lying around your house already! The collar I discovered on Pinterest in various incarnations and is so simple but so effective! Bravo to the clever person who came up with the original idea! A grand total of $7 was spent as I had the rest of the stuff at home already.

All I bought for this outfit was a packet of cards and two plastic tablecloths for the skirt from Kmart. And secondly, because it IS a popular character and I think it's pretty darn easy to make it look fantastic without having to sew anything or buy too much. I know what you're thinking: 'Wow! No one has EVER - in the history of book parades - gone dressed as anĬharacter!' But I chose the Queen of Hearts for a few reasons - one of them because I wanted to finally use the fantastic IKEA Lattjo Queen crinoline and skirt I bought ages ago (which is no longer available by the looks of it).

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