DIY Voodoo Doll Costume

#1 comment by Lara October 10, 2016

Hey! This costume looks awesome!I would like to know if you could give some details of how you fixed the pins to the chest and the head, and the materials they're made of. Thank you very much!

#2 comment by Dianne October 11, 2016

love this costume great job! Could you be so kind to share how you made and more importantly how you attached the pins? Thank you so much!!

#3 comment by [email protected] October 16, 2016

Love this costume.
Can you share the materials and how you made it?
Thanks

#4 comment by lisa October 19, 2016

Love your costume. Is there any way that you could provide more details about affixing the pins to shirt and head?

#5 comment by Melissa October 19, 2016

Love to make this halloween costume. Like the other comments, could you please advise how you attached the pins and what they are made of? Your talents are wonderful.
Thank you,
Melissa

#6 comment by Karen October 28, 2016

Love this costume....can you please give me details how to make.

#7 comment by Carey October 29, 2016

I love this !!! Can you tell Ken how you attached the pins?

#8 comment by Heather August 31, 2017

This is an awesome costume. Could you please share with me how you made this? I am wondering how you got the "pins" to keep from falling down on the chest?

#9 comment by Shannon Ag October 3, 2017

how did you make the pins? Beautiful costume!! great idea!

#10 comment by Karri October 5, 2017

Please tell me how to attach the pins. I bought all of the materials. I just need help with that. ��

#11 comment by Granny Parker October 10, 2017

Don't see answer to many questions about how to attach the pins in hair and heart. Thanks

#12 comment by Flaca October 12, 2017

Has anyone figured out how to put pins on the hair?

#13 comment by Lara October 13, 2017

Hi guys!
I used this idea last Halloween and it was a blast!
For the pins, I used bbq sticks and porexpan balls. I painted the sticks with silver spray and the balls with tempera (you may need to water it a little bit).
For attaching the pins to the hair, I just made a couple of buns and put the sticks in 'chinese style'. For attaching the pins to the heart, I bought a high density sponge. I made a 'heart pillow' with felt and the sponge (no sewing needed, go for the glue gun) and stuck the sticks on that. I hope it helps!

#14 comment by Stacey October 13, 2017

Hi everyone! I'm the creator of this one. The pins are just wooden balls and dowel rods. There is a small wooden plate behind the heart the chest pins were hot glued to, and the head pins were hot glued to a head band. I pulled her hair up to disguise the band. Hope this helps!

#15 comment by Ashley October 13, 2017

The pins just look like they are wrapped in the hair.
As for the pins in the heart, it kind of looks like there's a stiffer material sandwiched between the heart and the burlap. maybe a cardboard insert?

#16 comment by Flint October 20, 2017

I'm actually wondering how you got a sewing needle that big...how did you do the sewing?

#17 comment by Patricia Maldonado October 30, 2017

Are you referring to a "sewing needle to big" to see Yarn?? They sell big ones for yarn. Plastic or metal. She sewed burlap dress with black yard I'm guessing.

#18 comment by Karri Snider November 7, 2017

Made this costume for Halloween. It came out awesome. I used wooden dowels with wooden balls that had holes drilled into them that I found at Hobby Lobby. I attached them with some E6000 glue. I spray painted the dowels and brush painted the knobs with acrylic paint. I used a thin piece of wood, drilled with equal sized holes as the dowels, behind the felt heart that I sewed on with yarn. The dowels held in tightly after pushed through the holes. Because of that, I was able to keep from glueing them in and was able to remove them later to make the costume less cumbersome to wear. I used shiny black fabric paint to embellish the dress with the stitching design. As for the pins to the hair, I just pushed them through a messy ponytail. The costume was more time consuming than I imagined, but in the long run, it was worth it.