Make a Cousin IT Trick-or-Treat Bucket (with Diary of Despina)
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You’ll need:
Plastic Halloween bucket (remove the handle to start)
Macramé cord (for the “hair”)
Top hat
Costume glasses
Black ribbon (to hang the hat)
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Scissors
Utility knife
Safety first:
Keep fingers clear of hot glue and the knife. Cut away from your body.
Steps:
1. Prep the bucket
Pop off the bucket handle.
2. Cut the first “hair” strand
Hold a piece of macramé cord against the bucket so it hangs well past the bottom (you’ll trim later). Cut this first piece - this is your template.
3. Batch-cut strands
Use that template to cut a big handful of long strands. You can always trim - longer is safer than shorter.
4. Glue the first row (the hairline)
Run a short bead of hot glue along the inner of the bucket. Press the top ends of several cords into the glue so they hang down the bucket. Keep moving around the rim in small sections until you’ve covered the full circumference.
5. Add fullness
Lift all the long cords up and place them inside the bucket to expose the plastic again. Cut some shorter lengths of cord and hot-glue a second staggered row to cover the entire bucket. Drop the long cords back down.
6. Install the glasses
Choose the “face” side and part the hair. Mark where the glasses arms should go. Carefully make two small slits with the Stanley knife. Feed the glasses arms through, close them inside the bucket, positioning the hair around the frames.
7. Make the sliding hat
On the top hat, cut a small hole on each side. Thread the black ribbon through both holes so the hat hangs on the ribbon and can slide. Bring each ribbon end down into the bucket on opposite sides and hot-glue the ends to the inside wall. Leave enough ribbon slack so you can slide the hat up or down to sit just above the glasses.
8. Trim the hair
Let the cords fall naturally. Give Cousin IT a tidy haircut with scissors so the ends are even and safe for walking.
9. Finish with a Wednesday costume for the complete look!
That’s it! Spooky-cute Cousin IT ready to collect sweets!
Check out the DIY video here.
