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  • Tin Man Costume
  • From "DIY Halloween"
    episode DHA-104
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    Turn your child into an adorable Tin Man for Halloween.

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    Figure A

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    Figure B

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    Figure C

    Materials:

    Plastic funnel painted silver
    Silver foil auto sunshade
    Silvered cardboard chimney insulation
    Hardware: nuts, washers, wing nuts
    Gray turtleneck shirt
    Black or gray tights
    Hot glue and glue gun
    Scissors
    1" Velcro strips with adhesive backing
    Silver elastic cord
    Silver body makeup
    Black makeup pencil

    1. Drill holes on opposite sides of the funnel and attach elastic cord to hold the funnel under the chin (figure A).

    2. Cut a piece of sunshade large enough to wrap around the body from chest to knees. Attach hook and loop fasteners in the back.

    3. Use 2" strips of sunshade to create straps to hold the tunic up (figure B) and attach Velcro fasteners.

    4. Hot glue large washers down the front center of the sunshade. (You could also use nuts and bolts if you prefer.)

    5. Cut strips of chimney insulation as covers for shins, forearms, and upper arms. The insulation will want to maintain itself as a tube and will look like tin cans (figure C). Attach Velcro fasteners.

    6. Apply silver makeup to the face with black eyebrows and a round dot on the nose.

    Products: Most supplies can be found at a hardware store.


    RESOURCES :
    Halloween Costumes (Singer Sewing Reference Library)
    Model: 0865733171
    Author: Editors of Creative Publishing International
    (July, 1997)

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    Creative Publishing International, Inc.
    Website: www.creativepub.com

    Clever Costume Creating for Halloween
    Model: 0966125339
    Author: Suzanne Singleton
    (July, 2000)

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    Twenty-nine Angels Publishing
    Sparks, MD 21152-9300
    Email: webmaster@29angels.com

    A Halloween How-To: Costumes, Parties, Decorations, and Destinations
    Model: 1565547748
    Author: Leslie Pratt Bannatyne
    (September, 2001)

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    Pelican Publishing Co.
    Gretna, LA 70054
    Phone: 504-368-1175
    Fax: 504-368-1195
    Email: sales@pelicanpub.com

    Dressed for Thrills: 100 Years of Halloween Costumes and Masquerade
    Model: 0810932911
    Author: Phyllis Galmebo
    (October, 2002)

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    Harry N. Abrams Inc.
    New York, NY 10011
    Phone: 212-206-7715
    Fax: 201-896-8193
    Email: sales@abramsbooks.com

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