Quirky handmade costumes are the best. So I’m thrilled to be sharing how to make a Cloud Costume!
Whether you found yourself here looking for a fun costume for Halloween or maybe a school project, this fun Stormy get up is a crazy easy costume that gives you tons wow, uniqueness with very minimal crafting skills.
You know that I love elaborate costumes and sewing princess dresses but honestly I love throwing together a dress up outfit out of things you already have on hand or bits that cost almost nothing (both time and moolah) just as well!
For example my under age Chinese gymnast and Bela Karoly costumes were some of my favs or one time in college I dressed up as a burning bush in all green with orange cellophane bits and dollar store foliage stuck in my hair. I really just love a great homemade cosplay.
What You Need to Make a Cloud Costume
When L told me she wanted to be a cloud for Halloween, I’m not going to lie, I was not excited. It seemed kind of boring.
But I have to so say she totally proved me wrong. We had so much fun coming up with this storm cloud costume and everyone who has seen it has gone nuts!
- Hat – we had a random straw hat no one cared about but any had with a brim that goes all the way around will do
- Stuffing – I used Poly-fil
- Gray Spray Paint
- Twinkle Lights – make sure it’s a battery pack kind
- Shimmery Silver fabric – this would be a fun fabric to use
- Gray Ribbon
- Gray pants and top to wear under the costume
- Gray fabric – small piece enough to make a pocket for the battery pack
Steps for Making a Storm Cloud Costume
I hope that one day I get an email saying some teacher or student make one of these fun cloud costumes to present all about weather in school. But before I get to that I should explain how it all comes together.
The costume is comprised of two parts: the cloudy hat and the tunic. You can wear whatever you want underneath the tunic or if you prefer and have a fabulous gray or silver dress, suit or other stormy looking outfit you can do that.
Make a Rain Costume Tunic
But let me explain how the tunic works because it’s stupid easy and people are shocked when I tell them it’s really just a rectangular piece of fabric with a slit cut in it.
- You want a piece of fabric that when folded in half goes from the shoulders of your cloud person to wherever you want it to hit so say the hips or so.
- With the fabric folded cut a slit in the middle of the fabric going parallel to the short side fo the fabric to make an opening for the head.
- Now place over your cosplayer’s head and voila a fun poncho style tunic. I told you it was easy.
And if you have an awesome fabric like this shimmer scrap I found in my stash from my LA fabric shopping trip, then the fabric does all the heavy lifting for making this part of the costume shine!
How to Make a Cloud Hat Costume
Of course the main part of the costume is the hat. And as awesome as it looks, it really couldn’t be easier!
- Start by making a pouch for your battery pack for the twinkle lights. I just took a scrap of fabric folded it around the battery pack and sewed it closed. I did this because I didn’t want to glue the battery pack onto the hat. I wanted to be able to take the lights off the costume to use for something else when we were done. But you could totally just glue the battery pack on!
- Fluff out some poly-fil and start hot gluing to the hat. Make sure to leave a space to put your battery pack in later. I waited to add the lights because I didn’t want to spray paint them. Add and adjust until you like how it looks.
- Sew or glue the battery pack pouch onto the hat. I just lifted up some of the stuffing and shoved it in.
- If your hat is a weave like mine is you can thread your ribbon through at this point. This is the ribbon that will hold the hat in position. Otherwise you can sew some to the underneath part of the hat later. With all the batting and battery pack this is a step I don’t recommend skipping since it helps to keep the hat on and in place.
- Cover the lights. I just used a sandwich bag.
- Spray with some gray spray paint and allow to dry.
- Try the hat on and arrange the lights.
- With some scraps of your tunic fabric (or really any gray or silver fabric) cut raindrops. Sew them onto strips of ribbon and sew to the underside of the hat.
And there you go the cloud head piece is all finished and you’re ready to try on the cloud costume.
Didn’t it just turn out so stinking cute? I just love this simple cloud costume.
Ingredients
- Hat
- Poly-fil stuffing
- Gray Spray Paint
- Twinkle Lights battery pack kind
- Shimmery Silver fabric
- Gray Ribbon
- Gray pants and top to wear under the costume
- Gray fabric - small piece enough to make a pocket for the battery pack
Instructions
- Start by making a pouch for your battery pack for the twinkle lights. I just took a scrap of fabric folded it around the battery pack and sewed it closed. I did this because I didn't want to glue the battery pack onto the hat. I wanted to be able to take the lights off the costume to use for something else when we were done. But you could totally just glue the battery pack on!
- Fluff out some poly-fil and start hot gluing to the hat. Make sure to leave a space to put your battery pack in later. I waited to add the lights because I didn't want to spray paint them. Add and adjust until you like how it looks.
- Sew or glue the battery pack pouch onto the hat. I just lifted up some of the stuffing and shoved it in.
- If your hat is a weave like mine is you can thread your ribbon through at this point. This is the ribbon that will hold the hat in position. Otherwise you can sew some to the underneath part of the hat later. With all the batting and battery pack this is a step I don't recommend skipping since it helps to keep the hat on and in place.
- Cover the lights. I just used a sandwich bag.
- Spray with some gray spray paint and allow to dry.
- Try the hat on and arrange the lights.
- With some scraps of your tunic fabric (or really any gray or silver fabric) cut raindrops. Sew them onto strips of ribbon and sew to the underside of the hat.
Notes
With the fabric folded cut a slit in the middle of the fabric going parallel to the short side fo the fabric to make an opening for the head.
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Carole Rae says
Such a cute idea! Thanks for sharing