Homemade Jack Skellington Costumeand his beloved Sally, too!In the slide show above, you're viewing picutes of a terrific-looking homemade Jack Skellington and Sally couples costume made by Jessica Hansen of Utah. On this page, you'll see how Jessica made these nice-looking costumes that any 3D NBC fans would enjoy wearing on Halloween night! How I made our Jack Skellington and Sally couples costumeby Jessica HansenWhen I decided to make these Jack and Sally costumes, I wanted to make sure they were authentic and as close to the characters as possible, right downto the very last detail. Everything you see in the pictures of our Jack Skellington and Sally costumes above was hand-made...all except for Jack’s mask and white t-shirt and sally’s shoes.Both costumes were quite detailed. Jack Skellington's costume was adjusted to my husband at least 3-4times to make sure it fit snug...as the "real" Jack wears his suit quite refined. The white stripes were hand painted onto the finished black suit, as to match the clothes Jack wore in the movie. Sally’s dress was patchworked together with a varietyof fabrics, even including some of the heavy textiles like you’d find on upholstery. I felt this was a way of "keeping it authentic" as I think Sally used anything she could get her hands on to put her dress together. After patch working the pieces and not missing ANY details seen in the movie costume, I naturally wanted to add the little black stitching. I took my time sewing each one in by handwith yarn and a quilters needle. The pieces of Sally’s dress have a variety of patterns and prints. I had tohand paint each piece with the pattern/print shown in photo. Sally's legs and arms are thigh high stockings made with hand painted stitches for more of a realistic, authentic look. The striped anklets were cut from a long sleeve shirt. I saved probably close to $100-$150 making up Jack and Sally on my own and had a lot of fun doing it. Everything except for the mask, white t-shirt and material for Jack’s suit was bought at a second hand store. Jack’s suit material was still very cheap--$1.50/yard at Walmart. The total I spenton Jack and Sally was about $25. If you'd like to sew a similar costume, it's difficult because there are no "official" patterns to follow. I just used lots of measuring, time and most of all imagination. Materials for the homemade Jack Skellington's costumeThese are the supplies I used for the Jack Skellington Halloween costume:-5yds any black fabric -white fabric paint -3 large buttons for jacket -heavy duty wire for tie -mask (bought from amazon.com, around $12.00) Materials needed for my homemade NBC Sally costumeHere is the list of fabrics and supplies that I used in making the Nightmare Before Christmas "Sally" costume:-2yds heavy orange fabric -2yds heavy green fabric -2yds lavender fabric -1 ½ yards gray fabric -1yrd black fabric -1yrd yellow fabric -9 “ zipper for back (optional) -2 pair white thigh high stockings -black fabric paint -black yarn for stitching detail on dress -quilters needle -black/white striped leg warmers or cut sleeves off a striped shirt -platform black shoes or high heels from second hand store
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