![]() Cut out the left over tulle and then glue or hand stitch to your sheer black top. Next time.Ħ) Now that all of your ribbon rays are glued down, you can start shaping a heart out of additional trims that will frame your red lace heart.ħ) Glue all those trims down and place the faux flame on top of the heart, glue down too.Ĩ) Once that is also glued down, grab your pre-glued trimmed heart and also glue in place.ĩ) Last touches, add jewelry around the heart or anything sparkly you can get your hands on. But wished I would of used fabric glue, less messy- hot glue was too thick. I filled mine pretty full.ĥ) Once you are happy with your trims and their placement, you can start glueing the trims to the tulle. Make sure all trims and ribbons are symmetrical.Ĥ) Start to fill it in as much or as little as you like. □ģ) Move the heart aside and start cutting your halo (rays of light) for your heart. You will be playing quite a bit until its just right. ![]() Start placing your heart cut out and different lace trims.Ģ) If you love it, sew or glue together and play with additional trims to narrow down your preferences. You should be able to see the drawing underneath. ![]() Also cut a large square of tulle and place over wax paper. Losely place fabrics and lace above drawing and start to play until a design you like starts to form.ġ) Once you narrow down a design, place a piece of wax paper or parchment paper over your design, this will help the glue from sticking to the table or your paper design. Rough out a quick heart design, for size and style on a piece of paper. ![]() Now for that Sacred Heart Patch! Again, everything starts with a quick sketch. I also used velvet type roses, which gave the look a more luxe and realistic vibe. Only glue them to the sides of the headband. I would replace the marigolds in the video with red roses of course. To make the rose crown, I have attached a link HERE for you to take a look. I found a video for an easy way to make this crown, I have linked it HERE. To make the halo head piece yourself is super easy! You will need some supplies (listed in video), and can be as inexpensive as going to the local dollar store. Ok, so how to create this costume? See details below. She looked stunning in her boho chic look! ? I also loved my sister Julie’s ( (and so did everyone else! lol) take on her Dia De Los Muertos costume. Hollywood Forever is the most peaceful and beautiful place to take pictures. Last year’s DDLM Festival was really special because my sisters came with us and dressed up too! My sister Ari ( and I can’t wait for you to see this year’s costumes! I’m going to try and make all 3 costumes myself! Eek!! My completed look! I Love how it turned out!!…I felt like a dark and edgy Disney Princess! Lol!? So I had I to wait another year before I could bring this one to life. I originally had this costume for the Dia De Los Muertos 2016 Festival, but instead ended up going to the VooDoo Festival in New Orleans that year. What I need to make, buy or even order online. I come up with tons of costume ideas, so to keep me on track, I have these costume detail sheets that help me stay organized and focused on all the details for my costume. So, I thought the easiest thing to do is to write up a blog post about how you can create this look for yourself at home! ♥️ĩ0% of my costume was handmade by me, but I’ve attached a bunch of links from some talented folks in the internet world, where you can find similar items, as well as some tips on how-to recreate the halo crown and the embroidery sacred heart!Įvery costume starts with a quick sketch. The response to the costume I created was really awesome! It even got some fun write ups! Check out the links below:īut even better, my Instagram community / family, also really loved it and I received a lot of requests on how to recreate this costume: from the halo crown to the sacred heart embroidery patch. I was inspired to create something really feminine, chic and detailed with a Sacred Heart as the center focus of my otherwise pretty classic black dress. By popular request, I’ve created a blog post on my 2017 Sacred Heart Dia De Los Muertos Costume!Ī few years back, my husband and I started attending the Dia de Los Muertos Festival at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. We had such a great time! The vibe of the festival with it’s music, the food, the culture, the people, the costumes, and the celebration of loved ones that are no longer with us is really the place to be! So ever since then, we decided to attend again & again, but really go all out with our costumes! It’s now a fun tradition for us!
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