Wonder Woman Costume

After making several capes for a Super Hero themed birthday party, I found myself making the remainder of the Wonder Woman costume for Halloween just a month later. I'm not very good at sewing and after a few epic fails involving the sewing machine, I broke down and went to Walmart. Walmart carries the Geranimals brand. They have inexpensive leggings, skirts and shirts that worked fabulously for this project. I wanted something that was not only inexpensive but that could also be used again after the holiday.

What you will need:
Blue Skirt
Red Top
Red Leggings
Sheet of White Felt
Sheet of Yellow Felt
Sheet of Red Felt
Sheet of Gold Glitter Foam Board (found in the kids craft section)
Yellow or Gold Headband
Star Cookie Cutter
White Thread
Yellow Thread 
Thick Yellow Ribbon

Skirt: Use the star shaped cookie cutter to make consistent stars out of the white felt. Use white thread to hand stitch each star to the skirt. This doesn't have to be anything fancy, just enough so the stars don't come off but not so much that it would be difficult to remove the stars.

Shirt: Print out a template of the Wonder Woman "W". A google search should show you several varieties that you can pick from. Use the template to cut your "W" out of the gold glitter foam board. With yellow thread, hand sew your "W" to the shirt in several locations. Again, nothing fancy, just enough so the stars don't come off but not so much that it would be difficult to remove.   Hand sew the yellow ribbon to the waistline.

Headband & Bangles: From the gold glitter foam, cut two 2 inch strips for the bangles. With the remaining glitter board, make your crown shape. Now trace your crown shape onto your yellow felt and leave an extra two inches of felt at the bottom, if possible. Use hot glue to attach your glitter board crown shape to yellow felt. Wrap the extra 2 inches or so of felt around the headband using hot glue as you go. Attach a red felt star to the front of the crown with hot glue. Use buttons or attach velcro to your bangles to complete the look. 

After everything was said and done, the costume was a hit! Although I originally planned on using the clothing again after Halloween, it has been added to the ever expanding dress-up kit.