Introduction: Horrific Houseplant Costumes: Ferocious Ficus and Rest in Peace Lily
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
Step 1: Make the Pod
Cut styrofoam balls in half. I used a kitchen knife.
Step 2: Add Color
Paint the outsides green and the insides red..add red lips to the cut sides of the balls. Let dry.
Step 3: Give It Teeth
Insert the teeth between the cut halves of the ball.
Step 4: Put It Together
Use a straight pin to secure the halves of the ball back together and use hot glue in the corners to secure the teeth.
Step 5: Make Foliage
Cut sheet crepe paper into strips with a squiggley bottom. Out of a darker color, cut leaf shapes too.
Step 6: Build the Pod
Wrap around the outside of the ball with the squiggley crepe paper and hot glue in place.
Step 7: Make the Sappy Drool
Use hot glue on the fronts of fangs to create a sappy drool. Let harden.
Step 8: Wire It Up
Insert floral wire, (1 foot long- bent in half) into the back of the stryofoam ball with an end in each half.
Secure with hot glue and wrap crepe paper to cover back of ball and hot glue.
Step 9: Finishing Touches
Wrap wire with floral tape.
Glue on leaves and wrap floral tape to end....
And then wrap the wire around the tree branch!
Mwah-hahahahah!
Step 10: Rest in Peace Lily Instructions
Rest In Peace Lily is just a much larger styrofoam ball, painted like an eye and wrapped with cut crepe paper, hot glued in place. It is anchored with a bamboo skewer.
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33 Comments
8 years ago on Introduction
Great idea, here is my attempt.
8 years ago on Introduction
is this from Mario or something? But nice work I never thought about a plant craft
10 years ago on Introduction
These would be fun to make and they're really cool.
11 years ago on Introduction
very fun!
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12 years ago on Introduction
What size of Styrofoam balls are these? I want the teeth to fit like yours did.
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
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.
13 years ago on Introduction
somewhat reminds me of mario.
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
hehe lolz. me too
13 years ago on Introduction
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!
13 years ago on Step 10
This is very cool, something I would have never thought of and executed very nicely as well. Good job!
13 years ago on Introduction
Does this remind anyone else of Aliens?
13 years ago on Introduction
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.
14 years ago on Introduction
hmm...
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
LOLWUT?
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
just reminded me of that.
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
Yeah lol
14 years ago on Introduction
a lot like the one from little shop of horrors... nice job.
14 years ago on Introduction
These are a nifty little decoration addition that can go unnoticed for awhile, I love it!
14 years ago on Introduction
I want a big animatronic one!... that eats steaks.. like from the Addams Family. : ) Cool project - Will keep in mind for next year.
14 years ago on Introduction
Great Idea! I am definitely going to use this for next year! perhaps also creating some pods with foam rubber and some chatter teeth!