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Violet-earred Hummingbird
Materials: cardboard, white glue, staples, construction paper, origami paper.
Costumes
Cardboard Penguin Costume
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Materials: cardboard, butcher paper, tempera, white glue, staples, 2 buttons
Cardboard and Paper Owl Costume
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Materials: Washi paper, newsprint, butcher paper, florist paper, construction paper, cardboard, Sumie ink, and an old pair of sunglasses
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Welcome to Cardboard Costume Challenge 2017!
It's all about inspiration, the exchange of ideas, and the excitement of making something by hand.
There are no contests.
No prizes.
No endorsements.
No sponsorships.
Just look around on the site, Pinterest Board, and around the web and challenge yourself to make your costume from cardboard, and whatever other scraps you can find.
If you would like to share your costume, send us a picture and we'll post it.
We've already started to receive some costumes for 2017.
Have a look at the AWESOME, creative and inspiring cardboard costumes below!
Cardboard train costume by Alex Nadeau
Busy Bee by Camille www.thecardboardcollective.com
Busy Bee by Camille www.thecardboardcollective.com
Busy Bee by Camille www.thecardboardcollective.com
Cardboard Hermit Crab Costume
Cardboard Hermit Crab Costume by Amber
Materials: cardboard, paper chord, white glue, paint
Cardboard Lobster Costume
Cardboard Lobster Costume by Amber and Pete
materials: cardboard, paper, paper cord, white glue, paint
Paper Jellyfish Costume
Paper Jellyfish Costume by Amber
materials: cardboard, paper cord, paper, white glue, LEDs
Cardboard Octopus Costume
Cardboard Octopus Costume by Amber
materials: cardboard, watercolors, paper cord, cartons, Kraft paper, white glue, wire, LEDs
The Time is here! Are you cutting up cardboard yet?
Find out more about the 2016 Cardboard Costume Challenge HERE
Dancing Cardboard Skeleton Costume
Dancing Cardboard Skeleton by Amber
materials: cardboard, tempera, watercolors, paper cord, nuts and bolts, white glue
Cardboard Queen Bee Costume
Cardboard Queen Bee Costume by Amber
materials: cardboard, white glue, paper, apple cartons, paper twine
Cardboard Pumpkin Head
Cardboard Pumpkin Head Costume by Amber
materials: cardboard, craft paper, tempera paint
Cardboard Dragonfly Costume
Cardboard Dragonfly Costume by Amber
materials: paper, paper twine, cardboard, apple cartons, glue, watercolors
Monarch Caterpillar from Cardboard
Cardboard Monarch Caterpillar Costume by Amber
Made from recycled materials and recyclable
cardboard, Japanese paper rice bags, white glue, staples, thread, steel-toothed zipper, caster wheels, acrylic paint
Paper Milkweed Costume
Milkweed Costume by Amber
Made from recycled materials and recyclable
Melon cartons, egg cartons, paper twine, cardboard, Japanese paper rice bags, newspaper, tempera, chalk, white glue, staples
A Cardboard Mushroom
Cardboard Mushroom (Amanita Muscaria) Costume by Amber and Pete
Made from recycled materials and recyclable
Cardboard, packing paper, staples, glue, tempera paint, Japanese paper rice bags
A Visit from the Purple Unicorn
Mac Huynh, Writer: Unicorn, Photo by Patricia Chang for Racked
Malorie Lucich McGee, Tech Communications: Cereal Killer, Photo by Patricia Chang for Racked
Ben Chiaramonte, Brand Designer: Wolf of Wall Street, Photo by Patricia Chang for Racked
Our Cardboard Costumes Pinterest board was recently featured on The Pinterest Handmade Halloween Hub. Some Pinterest staffers even made their own costumes inspired by some on the board, including our own Cardboard and Newsprint Unicorn Costume, (top) which looks even better in purple, I think.
Cardboard and Newsprint Unicorn Costume by The Cardboard Collective
Luna Moth Costume
AmberLuna Moth, 2013 Found cardboard and paper, egg and apple cartons, paper cord, watercolor, pastel chalk, white glue
Last in the series:
"Insect Family"
Blue Butterfly Wings
AmberLittle Blue Butterfly, 2013 Found cardboard and paper, melon and apple cartons, paper cord, watercolor, pastel chalk, white glue
part of the series:
"Insect Family"
(Inspired by this butterfly puppet by Octodrone that my daughter fell in love with.)
Cardboard Grasshopper Costume
Amber Rainbow Locust, 2013 Found cardboard, melon cartons, watercolor, chalk pastel, white glue
Welcome!
.....to a tiny cardboard costume exhibition of our costumes called:
"Insect Family"
Stay tuned for more winged cardboard creatures.....
