Are you a Minions fan and have a dog that likes costumes? Then he entered the right place. At PeritoAnimal we will explain to you how to make a minions costume for a dog step by step to have fun with your pet.
Although you need time and the right materials, you can get a really spectacular costume for very little money and, best of all, completely original and personalized for your dog.
If you decide to make this costume for your dog, then share the final result with us with a photo at the end of the article, so that other readers can see how it looks. So let's go step by step of the minions costume!
Steps to follow: 1First you will start by gathering the necessary materials to make a Minions costume for your dog:
- A Minions Plush
- glue or thread and needle
- black fabric
- Scissors
- Card
- Velcro
- Pliers
2 Start making a hole in Minion's face so your dog can have his head sticking out. Calculate the measurements so that the hole is not too big, just a little more than your pet's face.
Make a star and cut it out following the lines until you get several triangles like in the image. Then glue the triangles on the inside to make the hole have a smooth edge and also to prevent it from falling apart.
3 The third step is cut off the minion's feet just above the point where the blue fabric meets the yellow of the feet.
4 Turn your Minion and cut it vertically about 10.16 centimeters right under the black ribbon that is around the plush head down.
5 Once you have finished cutting the back of the doll, you should empty the interior of the Minion except for the arms and the top of the head.
6 Now you must sew or glue the hole you made in the Minion's face to the inside. Remember that if you don't use wire with a color other than yellow or an excessive amount of glue, the result will not be as good.
7 Now cut a round piece of black fabric, slightly larger than the Minion's head. You will use this fabric to seal your head to keep the padding in place. Sew it or glue it together.
8 Cut a piece of cardboard with the measurements indicated.
- 4 inches = 10.16 centimeters
- 10 inches = 25.4 centimeters
9 Put the card in interior of the minion's body, placing the side straight at the top (on the head). Try to use the smooth, pattern-free part in contact with the fabric. Use glue to glue the card to the fabric, applying it with a brush and preventing it from moving.
10 Make marks as shown in the image and cut the back of the doll without splitting it completely.
11 Cut another piece of card as shown in the image:
- 2 inches = 5.08 centimeters
- 6 inches = 15.24 centimeters
- 9 inches = 22.86 centimeters
12 bend the card and glue it to the back of the Minion. Glue each tab to the curved piece on the inside walls of the other piece of cardboard.
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14 Cut the clothes hanger so that it has the same dimensions as the doll's arm. By doing this, you'll get the Minion's arm to stay straight. Finish it in a U-shape.
15 Now insert it inside the arm locating the "U" inside the body. For prevent your dog from getting hurt it will be essential to add another card or very strong adhesive tape to fix it. Then repeat on the other arm. When the glue sets, you can bend the doll's arms in the direction you want.
16 Add Velcro to the top flap.
17 take us doll's jeans and cut them as we will explain below.
18 Now cut the back of the jeans so that your dog is comfortable. Cut to the crotch, just where both seams meet.
19 Depending on the height of your puppy's paws it should fold the legs of the jeans to prevent him from tripping and falling.
20 Now you can join the Velcros with those of the jeans themselves and correctly fix the entire structure of the doll on your dog's body. And already has the Minions costume for dog done!
21 This entire article including the photographs and the process belongs to the website "celebritydachshund.com" and you can find the original article on How to make a Minions costume for small dogs, a page dedicated exclusively to "Crusoe" a famous Dachshund.