Horrific Houseplant Costumes: Ferocious Ficus and Rest In Peace Lily

 by bitterbetty
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Here's how to make scary costumes for your House Plants...And turn your living room into a Little Shop Of Horrors.

Here's a list of your Tools and Materials required:

Materials:
Stryrofoam balls, acrylic paints, vampire fangs, crepe paper sheets, pins, floral wire and tape
Tools:
Hot glue gun, knife, wire cutters, scissors
 
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Step 1: Make the pod

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Cut styrofoam balls in half. I used a kitchen knife.
transcendence05 says: Oct 19, 2012. 10:20 PM
These would be fun to make and they're really cool.
fakelov2012 says: May 22, 2011. 10:49 AM
king_zilla says: Sep 25, 2010. 4:48 PM
What size of Styrofoam balls are these? I want the teeth to fit like yours did.
bitterbetty (author) in reply to king_zillaOct 1, 2010. 10:22 AM
They are 3 inch I think but the teeth are small cheap flexi ones... My suggestion is buy teeth first and then buy balls to match.
xXRRAAWWRRXx says: Oct 8, 2009. 8:15 PM
somewhat reminds me of mario.
PetBennett in reply to xXRRAAWWRRXxMay 3, 2010. 4:05 PM
hehe lolz. me too
a grain of alt. says: Oct 27, 2009. 1:34 PM
My father has a ton of houseplants that he often decorates for holidays... this will be a perfect gift for him! Thanks, this is great!
jonboi says: Oct 9, 2009. 8:23 AM
This is very cool, something I would have never thought of and executed very nicely as well.  Good job!
tuffss says: Oct 9, 2009. 5:01 AM
Does this remind anyone else of Aliens?
gardenwife says: Oct 8, 2009. 8:32 AM
It would be cool to make a bunch of these and make yourself into a plant. You could take a long-sleeve shirt and paint it green to match, use felt to make a bunch of foliage, then affix these pods all over your upper body.
REA says: Mar 18, 2009. 7:25 PM
hmm...
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dombeef in reply to REAAug 15, 2009. 12:46 PM
LOLWUT?
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REA in reply to dombeefAug 15, 2009. 1:22 PM
just reminded me of that.
dombeef in reply to REAAug 16, 2009. 3:57 PM
Yeah lol
red-king says: Jan 23, 2009. 8:45 PM
a lot like the one from little shop of horrors... nice job.
bluesquirrel says: Nov 30, 2008. 7:30 PM
These are a nifty little decoration addition that can go unnoticed for awhile, I love it!
DIYDragon says: Nov 30, 2008. 6:35 PM
I want a big animatronic one!... that eats steaks.. like from the Addams Family. : ) Cool project - Will keep in mind for next year.
bethehammer says: Nov 7, 2008. 9:03 PM
Great Idea! I am definitely going to use this for next year! perhaps also creating some pods with foam rubber and some chatter teeth!
lorrwill says: Nov 2, 2008. 9:17 PM
I'm with astrozombies138. This would be cool anytime of the year in an anti-craft kind of way. Hee hee hee.
alxjpow says: Oct 31, 2008. 6:38 PM
:D They look like they blend in 'just' enough to surprise the unsuspecting victim. fantastic!
Plasmana says: Oct 31, 2008. 8:40 AM
That is awesome! It is a good thing they can't move so the can't eat you while you are sleeping!!
edmars says: Oct 28, 2008. 12:35 AM
awesome! I definitely want to try that.
nave says: Oct 27, 2008. 3:11 PM
dude! its like the pirrana flower.
Kaelessin says: Oct 27, 2008. 9:16 AM
"feeeeeed meeeee"! great idea!
astrozombies138 says: Oct 27, 2008. 8:38 AM
I love this I'm going to buy a small fake plant and give him a dozen or two of these.
Lego man says: Oct 25, 2008. 9:34 PM
Kinda reminds me of Petey Piranha.
scoochmaroo says: Oct 24, 2008. 10:23 AM
I love the drool the best!
gmjhowe says: Oct 24, 2008. 8:45 AM
i must say, i prefer the eyeball one! great work!
reedz says: Oct 24, 2008. 4:01 AM
Pretty awesome, I should put these in my neighbors garden.
CarpetGnome says: Oct 23, 2008. 8:51 PM
Awesome, now my plants can have more personality! +
rydermann says: Oct 23, 2008. 7:45 PM
These are super cool. It reminds me of Little Shop of Horrors. Very clever.
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