How to Make a Dead Cheerleader Costume
Zombies, ghosts and the undead are popular Halloween costume themes. One of the most popular traditional zombie costumes is the dead cheerleader outfit. With some basic sewing skills, you can make an inexpensive dead cheerleader costume that will be creepy enough to turn heads and draw gasps..
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Things You'll Need
- Fabric
- Fabric scissors
- Thread
- Sewing machine
- Elastic
- Craft ribbon
- 2 popsicle sticks
- Hot glue gun
- White face paint
- Grey face paint
- Red face paint
- 2 hair rubber bands
Instructions
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Cut out a piece of fabric that is 24 inches by 48 inches for the skirt. Fold the fabric in half, right sides together, bringing the two shorter edges together.
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Sew the two shorter edges together. Hem one of the raw edges of the fabric. This will be the bottom of the skirt.
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Hem the other raw edge of the fabric, leaving a 1 inch opening. Cut a piece of elastic that is just long enough to wrap around your waist.
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Thread the elastic through the waistband of the skirt, through the 1 inch opening. Gather the fabric as you go.
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Sew the ends of the elastic together and sew the 1 inch opening closed. Pair the skirt with a matching tank top.
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Cut 100 pieces of ribbon that are each 12 inches long. Glue 50 pieces of ribbon to the end of each popsicle stick, forming the pom-poms.
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Apply white costume make-up all over your face, ears, and neck. Using black eye shadow or face paint, draw a circle around each eye. Fill in each black eye circle.
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Use red face paint or costume make-up to draw blood on your face and neck. Focus on putting blood around the mouth and under the nose.
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Put your hair into messy pigtails. Make them uneven for a more disheveled look.
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Tips & Warnings
To make the costume more unkempt looking, cut holes and smudge dirt into the costume.
