DIY Olaf Costume

I recently did a DIY Olaf costume for a friend's birthday party, and thought I'd share it with y'all on This Styled Life! It was pretty simple, and I started by collecting the following materials, all from Hobby Lobby:

-- White t-shirt or other white top (I picked up this one from Target)

-- White baseball hat 

-- Felt in white, black, ice blue, and orange

-- Needle and thread (I just used white and orange)

For the top, I just cut the black felt into circles, and sewed it onto the top in a row. I used my creative license to make them look more like buttons, and did the X of white thread, but you could easily make it look more uniform by using black thread. 

The hat was a little bit more involved. I started with the eyes, making oval shapes with the felt. Going off of a picture, I used icy blue felt in the back, cut a slightly smaller white piece, then finished with a black circle. Then, I sewed them on the hat, spaced enough to look like eyes. In the essence of time, and because I wasn't looking for longevity with the hat, I just sewed the eyes on in five places: the center of the pupil, and then at the top, bottom, left and right. Make sure you leave enough room for a nose!

Now onto the nose... This was a little tricky. I just kind of had to play with my felt, rolling it a million different ways before I discovered the right size and look I was going for. I ended up cutting the 8x11" sized felt in half, rolling it, then cutting off excess. You might find a better way to make it happen, but that was the best I could come up with! I used orange thread to sew it together a bit before I sewed it onto the hat. 

In the end, I think it was a successful DIY and I looked just like Olaf! The whole process only took me about 30-45 minutes, and materials were in total less than $20. I paired the top & hat with a black statement necklace, black jeans, boots, and a gray cardigan. 

Enjoy! If you end up making one for yourself, let me know how it goes!

--Caroline