Better late than never I say! After the pineapple costume was a hit, I’ve had a few requests for more fruit costumes. And, well, I listened!! So here’s a quick and easy little DIY strawberry costume you can whip up with some paper and a red dress. Just make sure you find a partner in crime (partner in fruit?) to be the pineapple, too!
What You’ll Need
- Red Dress
- Strawberry Hat Template (Printed on 11×17″ Paper)
- Adhesive White Felt
- Green Poster Board or Cardstock
- Small Cup
- Ribbon
- Computer Paper
- Hot Glue Gun
- Scissors
How To Make A Strawberry Costume
1. Cut out several leaf shapes from your poster board/cardstock using the template provided. Cut a 3″ slit in the bottom of each.
2. Overlap the pieces on each side of the slit to give shape to the leaf. Secure with a bead of hot glue.
3. Run your fingers over the leaves several times to curve them more.
4. Poke a hole on each side of your cup or box. Cut two pieces of ribbon, long enough to tie around your head and string one through each hole, tying a knot to secure.
5. Starting at the front of your cup, hot glue one leaf to the center front.
6. Glue a second leaf right next to it, and continue gluing leaves on (one by one), working your way around the cup until it’s covered.
7. Cut a tall stem shape out of your poster board/cardstock.
8. Fold over about 1.5″ to form a tab at the bottom and glue to the top of your cup. If your stem needs support, cut a small strip of poster board and glue it to the stem and to the cup, letting it curve in the middle to stabilize the stem.
9. For the dress, cut out a bunch of tear drop shapes from adhesive white felt and adhere to dress! If they don’t adhere securely (this will vary depending on the fabric of the dress), you can either hot glue them on (permanent) or hand stitch them on (removable).
More Fruit Costume Ideas
All Photos by Jeff Mindell
And that’s a wrap! Take your new fancy costume out for a spin! Like, literally, a spin. Jeff called me “The Dancing Fruit” when we photographed this.
Don’t forget! If you make a costume this Halloween from Studio DIY, be sure and tag #studiodiyincostume on Instagram to share it with everyone!
Kathleen says
That last picture of you is my favourite by far! I don’t know you personally, but I really wish I would – you seem like such a fun person!! (creep alarm, sorry :D)
And that costume is just as awesome as you!!
Kelly says
Aw thanks Kathleen! Sometimes when you’re dressed like a strawberry.. you just gotta dance! 😉
Brittni says
So awesome, Kel. I think I love this strawberry costume even more than the pineapple one. That dress is pretty great!
Lu says
Such a great costume! I was one of the people who requested this and you listened so thanks! I will for sure put this on my costume list!
Kelly says
Yay! If you make it, be sure to share a pic with #troopstudiodiy!! Would love to see!
Christina says
I love this! Maybe I missed it above, but can you please let us know where your cute red dress is from? Thank you!
Kelly says
Yes! I just updated it above but it’s from ASOS here: http://bit.ly/1CZCzJz
Mlle Eugé | creative content since 1984 says
Ha ha ! Too cute !
Leah says
Yes Kelly, yes! This reminds me of a grown up Strawberry Shortcake…my childhood fave. 🙂
Suheiry Feliciano says
You’re so creative! What a fun costume. And I can’t get over how easy it is to make.
Amber says
I love this 🙂
The shoes are perfect too! Where did those come from?
Kelly says
Thanks Amber! The shoes are from Zara. I got one of the last pairs at mine this summer, so not sure if they’d still have ’em! These are pretty similar!
Mintwich Design | Jordan says
Just ordered the dress and making this for Halloween! Do you think the hat would work with felt? I just want it to hold up through our party. Fantastic, cute idea!!!
Kelly says
Hi Jordan!
Great question! I think felt would work, however I don’t think it would stand up very well let the cardstock does here. I think the cardstock would hold up just fine, unless you were outdoors in the rain. Perhaps craft foam would be another option? Another reader made my pineapple costume using craft foam last year and said it worked!
Hope that helps!
Kelly
Mollie says
Work it, girl! Love this cute costume. 🙂 This would make the cutest mommy/daughter matching costume!
Christine says
This is awesome. I think fabric tape would be a good way to stick the seeds to the dress. 🙂
Kelly says
Great idea, Christine!
Nancy says
Making this for my 15-year-old daughter. Wear do you tie the ribbon to keep the headpiece on? Around the back of your head? Hard to tell from the pics. I found a great green fez at Goodwill — we’ll use that. Thanks!
Kelly says
Hi Nancy! I tied it around the back of my head because I didn’t want the ribbon showing and it stayed on pretty well. It is definitely more secure if you tie it under the chin though!
Helen says
How big are you little white drops?
Katie says
How many inches wide were each leaf?
Priyanka says
I made a slight modification – instead of using white paper and glue gun, I simply bought a stack of self-adhesive white labels. I cut them out to look like ‘white drops’ and they happily stuck on my dress. It was mainly because I didn’t want glue on my dress- which would be hard to take off earlier 🙂
Sophie says
Hi, Kelly! I’m trying to make this for my halloween costume and I was wondering if you could tell me where to find a red t-shirt dress? I really want my strawberry costume to look like the one in this picture: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/29836416257617602/
Thanks!
Kelly says
Hi Sophie! Perhaps this could work? http://amzn.to/1Mfma6r (If you bought a size larger than you usually wear it would be looser!) Otherwise, try buying a large men’s t-shirt and wearing it at a dress. Hope that helps! Be sure to share your costume on Instagram + tag #studiodiyincostume when you do!