A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
by belsey in Craft > Costumes & Cosplay
4789 Views, 36 Favorites, 0 Comments
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
![IMG_1386.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FYO/TPIK/H9T44SL8/FYOTPIKH9T44SL8.jpg&filename=IMG_1386.jpg)
![IMG_1387.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F4U/50Q2/H9T4QQXT/F4U50Q2H9T4QQXT.jpg&filename=IMG_1387.jpg)
Much as I admire the elaborate, complicated Halloween costumes on this site, I'm too busy and never organized enough to plan more than a few hours before trick or treating. I've already posted an instructable with general tips for the reluctant costume designer. This is a more detailed description of one last minute costume I threw together with scaps of cardboard and paper I had lying around.
I hope it will inspire you!
Wolf Mask
![IMG_1438.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FU8/Q77P/H9T4ILL5/FU8Q77PH9T4ILL5.jpg&filename=IMG_1438.jpg)
![IMG_1443.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FP5/TVJ0/H9X3IV5E/FP5TVJ0H9X3IV5E.jpg&filename=IMG_1443.jpg)
![IMG_1446.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F01/R6HX/H9X3IV5H/F01R6HXH9X3IV5H.jpg&filename=IMG_1446.jpg)
![IMG_1441.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FS9/RHU7/H9T4QQXZ/FS9RHU7H9T4QQXZ.jpg&filename=IMG_1441.jpg)
![IMG_1439.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FDK/9AJJ/H9T4QQXY/FDK9AJJH9T4QQXY.jpg&filename=IMG_1439.jpg)
![IMG_1448.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F3P/CC91/H9T4CML7/F3PCC91H9T4CML7.jpg&filename=IMG_1448.jpg)
![IMG_1444.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F39/USQK/H9T4LOAM/F39USQKH9T4LOAM.jpg&filename=IMG_1444.jpg)
![IMG_1452.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FSR/SEWZ/H9T4FC0Z/FSRSEWZH9T4FC0Z.jpg&filename=IMG_1452.jpg)
The shape for this mask is roughly a Gaussian "bell curve". As my son hurried to finish his homework, I cut out the rough shape with poster board and adjusted it for his head. This mask did NOT cover his face, it is more like a baseball hat with a giant rim -- which is much more comfortable to wear and perfect for the wolf's long nose.
After getting the shape and size correct for the head and nose, I cut out a pink poster board tongue and the lower jaw (I did all this freehand, I did not use a pattern -- but by looking at the photos you should be able to reproduce my mask).
I lined the board with some brown landscape fabric, a step I could have skipped if I'd had the correct color paper.
I made the teeth by rolling out regular printer paper into cones and stapling them to the jaw.
I stapled the lower jaw, with the tongue pre-attached, to both sides of the upper jaw, which formed and secured the curve of the jaw.
I used the black reverse side of the landscape fabric to fold a nose, which I stapled to the tip of the mask.
I cut out ears and eyes and stapled those on too (no time for glue!)
I used an eyelet to secure the gold rubber band (salvaged from a box of marzipan)....
...done! In less than 30 minutes...
The Wolf's Costume
![IMG_1384.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FN5/QHI7/H9X3IV4V/FN5QHI7H9X3IV4V.jpg&filename=IMG_1384.jpg)
The whole inspiration for this costume was a piece of sheepskin we have. I pinned that to my son's clothes, added a synthetic throw we had to give him more coverage, and this wolf in sheep's clothing was ready to go trick or treating.
Wait for Me!!
![IMG_1390.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F2I/CTW5/H9X3HLNQ/F2ICTW5H9X3HLNQ.jpg&filename=IMG_1390.jpg)
![IMG_1395.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FUY/ZF7Q/H9T4ILL4/FUYZF7QH9T4ILL4.jpg&filename=IMG_1395.jpg)
At the last minute my older son decided he DID want to go after all -- but I wouldn't let him beg for candy without a costume. Luckily by combining my old jacket, his dad's sun hat and a stick with a duck tape hook he turned into a fairly convincing shepherd. Not the most loving, nurturing shepherd in the world, but I'll blame THAT on the sugar.
If you'd like to see other things I make, visit my website www.makepopupcards.com