Attack of "The Birds" Costume

DaveintheGrave · #1 (**permalink**) 11-05-2009, 01:24 PM

This is the costume I made for my 13 yr. old daughter this year. She wanted to be Tippi Hedren from Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" movie. She got the idea from the Barbie doll with the birds attacking her (she's never seen the movie).
I bought some large crows and then made some paper mache/wire wings for them. Then hot glued black feathers all over them. Did the same thing with some of the Dollar Tree crows. I used safety pins in the birds to pin them on the outfit. (Got the clothes at Goodwill.)
My big idea was to take one of those "Flapping bat" toys and turn it into an animated bird that would be attached to the hat on her head.
I cut the head off a Raven from Big Lots that had battery powered glowing red eyes. I was able to save the glowing eyes part, so those were on all the time. I attached that head to the bat and then glued feathers all over the bat wings (both sides).
Cut off the bat power switch and wired in a momentary push button switch with a long wire so she could trigger it from her pocket.
I'm happy it turned out as good as it did. It was the best costume I saw all night!

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Mistress of the Abyss · #2 (**permalink**) 11-05-2009, 02:40 PM

Now that is the kewlest costume I have ever seen!!!

savagehaunter · #3 (**permalink**) 11-05-2009, 04:23 PM

That is acool costume. That is awesome that your daughter thought of the costume when she never saw the movie.

Drayvan · #4 (**permalink**) 11-06-2009, 10:48 AM

Awsome costume. Love it

a witch from canada · #5 (**permalink**) 11-07-2009, 06:13 AM

i told you before but it needs to be said again , that costume is brilliant

LOVE IT .....

Skulkin · #6 (**permalink**) 11-12-2009, 01:53 AM

Great costume, Dave. Love the flapping bird and light up eyes on the hat.

I did one of my bathrooms in The Birds theme this year. Barbie was my inspiration, too. When I was getting the posters online, I came across a movie promo pic of Alfred Hitchcock sitting at a table with fork and knife in hand eating a cooked bird. He was quite the humorist in a twisted sort of way. I put the picture on the air freshener can, you can see it in the daylight pic. It would've been great to have your daughter in costume at my party with that fantastic costume! I can just picture her running out of the bathroom screaming.

DaveintheGrave · #7 (**permalink**) 11-12-2009, 01:04 PM

Wow! Your bathroom is awesome! Did you paint the fence on the wall or was that already there? I probably would have put the loose end of the toilet paper roll in one of the bird's mouths. LOL Did you have bird sounds in there too? Looks great!
Thanks for the compliments on the costume!