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Lay the shirt flat and smooth out all the creases. The cardboard insert needs to be the just short of the width of the shirt when laid out. If you’re using a t-shirt, consider wearing a sweatshirt underneath that is your turtle’s color.
It’s easiest to use a paper plate as your palette. You can just throw it/them away afterward and not worry about the mess.
If you’re going for super-strength turtle, you may want to make your lines look more like abs. Go work on the shell while you let the shirt dry.
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Cover the entire outside of your shell. Go in every direction, creating an even layer. If you’d like to add texture by bunching up your strips, you can – but the shape of the pan should already be fairly shell-like. Let dry for a couple of hours.
Cover the entire outside of your shell. Go in every direction, creating an even layer. If you’d like to add texture by bunching up your strips, you can – but the shape of the pan should already be fairly shell-like. Let dry for a couple of hours.
You’ll be painting or taping over it, so don’t worry if you have dark lines. They’ll get covered up.
If painting, you may have to put on several coats. Be patient. Let dry after you’ve finished.
It’s easiest to use a drill, but anything that can pop through the foil will do. If you don’t use a drill, keep the hole to drill-size.
Tie knots to the top and bottom. It’s best if you have the pan on your back while doing this, so grab a friend to make the knots for you.
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The letter should be worn front and center. Make the belt tight enough that it doesn’t rotate too much.
If your ribbon is wide enough, you could always cut eye holes in it and use it as a mask instead!
Paint up to the eyebrow, just below the eye, a thin bridge around the nose, and lines to the ears. Their masks weren’t that wide.
Stuffing your costume isn’t necessary, no. But it will make your costume even more noticeable than it already is!
