DIY GENIE COSTUME

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It's a tale as old as time: you stumble upon a dusty old lamp and give it a rub. Smoke starts to billow out of the lamp and out pops a magic genie. The genie grants you three wishes, but there are some rules:

HOW TO MAKE A GENIE COSTUME AT HOME

1. you can't wish for more wishes, 2. you can't wish for someone to fall in love with you 3. you can't wish for someone to die.

HOW TO MAKE A GENIE COSTUME AT HOME

– 6ft piece of white tulle – Polyester stuffing – Small plastic lamp – Glue gun and glue sticks – Black pants, shoes and socks – Black string – Genie shirt and vest – Bangle bracelets and other jewelry

SUPPLIES FOR DIY GENIE COSTUME

Begin by looping the rope around your waist and cut enough length that you can pull it back and forth between your legs a couple of times. You should need about 6 ft of tulle that is 6 inches wide.

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Take the end of the tulle and stuff it in the opening of the lamp. Feed it though and tie a knot in the end so that it cannot be pulled through the lamp.

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I took a small piece of polyester fill and tied it in the tulle, then secured it with a pipe cleaner so that the tulle would not slip out of the lamp.

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Begin gluing small pieces of fluff to the tulle. I picked off cotton ball sized pieces and glued them to the tulle with a hot glue gun.

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Work your way up the piece of tulle making the fluff thicker and wider as you go. This will make the "smoke" coming out of the lamp look more realistic.

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Add enough fluff so that the length of "smoke can go back and forth between your legs a few times and wrap around your waist.

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When you are ready to assemble the costume put your black pants, socks and sandals on.

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I bought the rest of my genie accessories from the thrift store. I bought a purple satin puffy shirt and metallic vest as well as come bangles. YIELD: 1 LAMP WITH SMOKE

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