Since Halloween is quickly approaching and I am the queen of last minute DIYs, I thought I’d take a moment to share my Terra costume from Halloween last year. My friends and I decided rather last minute that we wanted to do a group superhero costume, and I decided that my look would be inspired by Terra from Teen Titans (I’m kinda blonde and I’ve got blue eyes, so it seemed like the logical choice).
I was working full-time last year (and didn’t have a car), so I searched online for all the supplies that I didn’t already have.
What You’ll Need
- Black turtleneck
- Yellow shorts
- Brown boots
- Brown gloves
- Brown belt (a utility belt is ideal, but I just used on I already had)
- Blonde wig (optional – I didn’t use one)
- A stencil (I managed to use wax paper and painter’s tape, but it was hard to work with)
I already had boots and a belt that would work, and I decided to make a wax paper/tape stencil for the T logo on the shirt. I wish I’d had something that I could have directly ironed on or stuck down to the shirt, because it was really inconvenient to have to press down my stencil to keep my lines of paint crisp and clean. I also already had sponges and brushes for the paint (but I would definitely recommend getting a little paint sponge… I tried using a brush and it was taking forever).
Check through your closets and cabinets… you may already have most of the supplies you need!
Here’s what my shopping list looked like:
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The hardest part of this DIY Terra costume was gathering the materials. Once I had everything together, all I had to do was put the logo on the shirt. Like I mentioned before, I didn’t give enough thought to how I’d stick my stencil down while I was painting, so that was a bit inconvenient. The stencil itself is very easy to cut out; you just need a T inside a circle.
I experimented with acrylic paint since I found it cheaper than fabric paint, and I figured I’d be able to use it for future painting projects. The downside was that it really absorbed into the shirt; I had to paint a thick layer, let it dry, and then repeat several times before I ended up with the bright yellow logo I wanted. I was impressed with how the acrylic paint turned out in the end, though; it’s still on the shirt as bright as ever, even after an accidental wash in the laundry.
Now it’s just a matter of assembling everything! You could always jazz things up with a light blonde wig if you want to look more authentic, but I decided to leave my hair as it is.
Time to practice your best superheroine-turned-supervillain pose!
xoxo,
Raine
