Ever since my fiancé and I saw The Boxtrolls puppets at an exhibit in Universal Studios we thought they were adorable. The movie is really fun and cute so we decided we’d be Boxtrolls for Halloween.
I decided to be Oil Can:
To start, my fiance got two HUGE boxes from his work then proceeded to cut them down and make head and arm holes for us. My job was the box labels.
I free-handed both using the labels from the movie as reference.
(My hands after doing all the drawing.)
Then I colored them in with what limited supplies we had (Sharpies and hi-liters. o_O) I was really pleased with how well they turned out despite the rush (I did both labels on Thursday and Friday) and the lack of proper art supplies.
I attached the labels to the boxes with a few minutes to spare before I had to head out the door to the party we were going to.
My fiance also polished up an old oil can he had, and he made my gold funnel hat to complete the costume:
It was a little hard to sit, of course. LOL. But I was really pleased with how everything turned out.
Bonus Pic: My nephew loved our boxes too!
Filed under: Cool Stuff, Fangirl Squee, Movies Tagged: boxtrolls, crafts, DIY, halloween, halloween costumes
