Homemade Halloween Accessories

Homemade Halloween costume hair clips: Pichu Ears

If you're on a budget around Halloween (whether you're saving up for Christmas time or you just flat out don't have the income to throw money at a full costume) making homemade costume pieces is a budget friendly way to celebrate without setting yourself back $50.

[2008] I came down with a nasty cold that night.

In 2008, I went to New York to see Portugal. the Man at the Bowery Ballroom on Halloween night. I had originally decided on making Pikachu ears but they turned out to be too heavy to hold themselves up. (This was before I figured out wire could be used to shape and support the weight of the ears.) As you can see, I barely dressed up. That's a yellow 3/4 sleeve shirt from Old Navy which I'm pretty sure I wore with black jeans. It was cold that night and I had to walk pretty far from my car to the venue.

Want to know how to make your own Halloween accessory hair clips?

Materials Needed:

• Printed image for reference
• Scissors
• Ultra Fine Point Sharpie
• Ruler
• Craft felt: 1 sheet in black and yellow is more than enough.
• Needle
• Yellow (or white) thread
• Cotton balls
• Hair clips (These no-slip grip clips are nice and sturdy.)

Start out by sketching the shape of Pichu's ears.

The black felt ears measures:

• 2.5" from the top point to the bottom edge
• 2" wide (point to point)
• 2" from top point to side point
• 1" from side point to bottom edge

The yellow felt ears measures:

• 1.5" from the top points to the bottom edge
• 1¾" wide (point to point)
• 1¼" from top point to side point
• ¾" from side point to bottom edge

Begin assembling your ears. Layer, yellow-black-yellow, and sew them together, leaving the bottom edge open for cotton stuffing. You should be able to fit 1 jumbo cotton ball in each ear. The extra piece of yellow felt will be used to close up the bottom while also providing a flat surface for the hair clip to be sewn to.

When choosing a pair of hair clips to sew your ears to, try to match your hair color as close as possible. And you're done! You can use this tutorial to make a variety of different creature ears.