How to make a soap and loofah costume

Oct 01, 2012 7:00 AM by Ashley Haines

Posted in Holidays & Seasons / Halloween / Halloween Costumes & Makeup

Supplies needed*

Dresses, or top and shorts, of the same color
15 yards of matte net (the same color as the clothes): $22.35
12/32 inch cord: $2.99
60-pack of safety pins: $2.99
Two 36-inch by 36-inch sheets of white felt: $7.98

Four 9-inch by 12-inch sheets of blue felt: $0.80
Scissors
Glue gun
Bubble Wrap
Pencil
*Prices may vary

Loofah costume instructions

Step 1: Cut the netting into 15 easier-to-manage pieces. Each piece doesn't have to be exactly one yard — just be sure they are all about the same size.
Step 2: Take one piece of netting, and wrap it around your clothing. Hold it in place with a safety pin. This works best if you are wearing the clothing, so you don't wrap the netting too tightly.
Step 3: Gather and bunch the wrapped netting, and pin it in a few random places. Ask a friend for help in the back!
Step 4: Repeat the second step until your dress or top and shorts are entirely covered with netting. Don't forget to gather and bunch each layer before adding a new one.
Step 5: Tame any loose ends, and complete the loofah effect by simply pinching parts of the netting and pinning underneath layers, not on top of them.
Step 6: Add a rope to your homemade Halloween costume by twisting the cord together before pinning it underneath a layer of netting.

Soap costume instructions

Step 1: Using a hot glue gun, glue three edges of the white felt together. If you're good with a needle and thread, you can sew the edges together instead.
Step 2: Cut out three holes: one for your head and two for your arms. Have a friend help you figure out where exactly to cut them.
Step 3: Cut out the word "soap" from the blue felt. Use a pencil to trace so you can erase any visible marks. Then, arrange and glue each letter onto the white felt.
Step 4: If you have any bubble wrap around the house, glue some on to to make your Halloween costume look full of suds.