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Octopus Costume

October 26, 2011 By Taylor 54 Comments

In keeping with our “under the sea” theme this year… Clyde will be fashioning an Octopus Costume :)
 

Trying to get a crawling nine month old to sit still for an octopus photo shoot isn’t the easiest of tasks… but we got a few pictures. Just like his brother’s,  I made sure his costume is comfortable because my boys will rip clothes off if they don’t like them. 

This is what I started with…
-light blue onesie with a truck on it
-blue pants
-XL men’s blue shirt on clearance

My main problem was that all of the blues were a different shade so I tie-dyed all of them along with Poseidon’s pillow case. Also, I tried to seam rip that embroidered car which almost resulted in a major fail… saved it by adding felt octopus eyes. 

For the “octopus leg belt”, I created a sock shape and cut out 12 halves from the XL men’s shirt. Then I sewed them together but left the tops open. I stuffed the legs and made “bias tape” (not actually on the bias- just from the tshirt scraps). To close the legs, I sandwiched them into the bias tape. The whole belt has a Velcro closure. 

Lastly, I kind of cheated and fabric glued felt “o’s” for the suckers to the back of the legs… I mean after cutting 35 “o’s” out I wasn’t abut to hand sew them on… Halloween is one day people. 

and this pretty much sums up how he felt about this little photo shoot…  bye mom.

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  1. CupcakesOMG! says

    October 26, 2011 at 4:20 pm

    this is literally the most amazing thing! DYING!!! love this line “Halloween is one day people.” HAHAHA!!

    i can’t believe youd idn’t miss a detail, including the “suckers”. and i love how his little legs act as more tentacles! just brilliant!!

    http://www.cupcakesomg.blogspot.com

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  2. Meg O. says

    October 27, 2011 at 10:17 am

    OMG that is so amazing. I want one…. for myself.

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  3. Brenda Williams says

    October 27, 2011 at 10:31 am

    ADORABLE!!! The costume and the model are just tooooo cute. You did a great job!

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  4. GG says

    October 27, 2011 at 5:42 pm

    Very clever and very cute! Thanks for sharing your wonderful imagination with us!!

    Reply
  5. Malinda Jane Sieg says

    October 28, 2011 at 7:59 pm

    Such a cute costume! I love the little sucker things on the underside of his belt. So cute! I found you on Tatertots and Jello, but I also saw you on Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! Have a wonderful Halloween!

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  6. Tanya says

    October 28, 2011 at 10:23 pm

    That is a great costume. Super cute little guy too. I love that you made it:)

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  7. Domestic Goddesque says

    October 29, 2011 at 4:22 pm

    OMG, I absolutely love this. Such a cute baby!!

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  8. Alena: Oh, It's Just Perfect! says

    October 31, 2011 at 7:46 am

    Oh my gosh. So adorable!! Such a fantastic costume and great pictures!!

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  9. Amy says

    October 31, 2011 at 1:05 pm

    OH. MY. GOSH! This is one of THE cutest costumes I’ve seen this year. I love how you tye-dyed it so it would all coordinate, and my fave part is the “suction cups” on the tentacles…boy, oh, boy is that awesome. I’d be so thrilled if you’d link it here:

    http://oneartmama.blogspot.com/2011/10/falling-for-crafts-challenge-7-holiday.html

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  10. Crafty Mischief says

    October 31, 2011 at 3:11 pm

    This is adorable! I found you on Tatertots and Jello. Thanks for sharing and Happy Halloween!

    Reply
  11. megan {homemade ginger} says

    November 1, 2011 at 7:24 am

    wow, this is the cutest thing EVER! I love it! you are so creative!!

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  12. Melissa says

    October 25, 2012 at 8:16 pm

    Thanks for this cute idea! I made my baby girl one today for Halloween!

    http://pinterest.com/pin/284500901431653601/

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    October 12, 2014 at 7:50 pm

    I just adore this idea! Giving it a shot for my 8 month old’s first Halloween. Was wondering if you used rubber bands for tie dying or did you just use the cinch method. Also, what did you use for stuffing. The legs look perfect! Wonderful job! Thanks for sharing your brilliant ideas with the world and with new mommies like me!

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      October 13, 2014 at 9:24 pm

      I did use rubber bands :) and I just used regular pillow/stuffed animal stuffing… and thanks, its a fun costume to make! send me a pic of the final product :)

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