The Care Bear Coat is the coat that hugs you back! You just can't be blue when you've got a passel of Care Bears swarming you. Plus I can truly show I Care-a-lot while Battling the Freeze Machine.
Back when I made the Baby Care Bear Costume, I also began collecting smaller Care Bears to one day assemble into a jacket. It took four lots from eBay and two different understructures to pull together (Care Bears are deceptively heavy when gathered en masse!), but I was finally able to realize my dream and present to you, dear audience, the Care Bear Coat.
The coat uses 45 Care Bears (from 6"-8" in size), and easily weighs 12 pounds. I made a stuffed rainbow collar to finish the look and planted a few plush clouds along the collar to add a little extra cuteness (which it was clearly lacking, right?) I pinned the Care Bears to the coat and sewed them in place from the inside.
So, ok, you might ask "why?" "Why, Scooch, why." The only answer I have is because I had to. I just did. And I've learned by now that when the creative voices start speaking, it's best to just listen to them and get out of their way.
Besides, it's 200th Instructable. I can do what I want!
Where will I wear it? No idea. Somewhere, some day when I feel like I need to receive a lot of hugs from strangers and children. Did I mention two of the bears talk?
And if nothing else, I bet it would be a big hit at Burning Man!
Back when I made the Baby Care Bear Costume, I also began collecting smaller Care Bears to one day assemble into a jacket. It took four lots from eBay and two different understructures to pull together (Care Bears are deceptively heavy when gathered en masse!), but I was finally able to realize my dream and present to you, dear audience, the Care Bear Coat.
The coat uses 45 Care Bears (from 6"-8" in size), and easily weighs 12 pounds. I made a stuffed rainbow collar to finish the look and planted a few plush clouds along the collar to add a little extra cuteness (which it was clearly lacking, right?) I pinned the Care Bears to the coat and sewed them in place from the inside.
So, ok, you might ask "why?" "Why, Scooch, why." The only answer I have is because I had to. I just did. And I've learned by now that when the creative voices start speaking, it's best to just listen to them and get out of their way.
Besides, it's 200th Instructable. I can do what I want!
Where will I wear it? No idea. Somewhere, some day when I feel like I need to receive a lot of hugs from strangers and children. Did I mention two of the bears talk?
And if nothing else, I bet it would be a big hit at Burning Man!
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Bear Coat & your winning ibles, I'm a longtime fan..
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Dolph Lundgren has a necklace of ears made out of his victims in it, which at one point he shakes, and says, "I'm all ears ..." I think it was supposed to be creepy, but it was very campy too!
Agreed ;-) Sexy!
Out of this world!
I wanna party with you!
Nice make!
(I mean that like in crazy cool... not crazy like... quick hide the sharp objects.)
That would fit right in here in Austin, TX. Great job!
Congrats on your 200th and the cutest coat...EVER!
P.S this is awesome!
Many congratulations on your 200th Instructables! So many brilliant ideas. I love that idea that when creative voices start speaking it's best to just listen to them and get out of their way.
Fabulous!! (My little girl would love this)
(i'm going to start using that in everyday conversation now, too!)