Ice cream cone dog costume
October 8, 2018 5:21 PM   Subscribe

My dog is white with black spots of different sizes, most smaller than a Dalmatian’s spots. He looks like cookies and cream ice cream. So I would like to make him a cone costume for Halloween.

He is medium size about 40 pounds, floppy ears, short hair, long tail. How do I accomplish this? Felt? Cardboard? Paper mache? Also tips for figuring out the leg and tail holes appreciated.

Help me visualize the pattern and choose appropriate materials please. He is very good about wearing things on his body, he will destroy a “cone of shame” on his head so that rules out that obvious possibility.
posted by Waiting for Pierce Inverarity to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (9 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Response by poster: dog tax and one more
posted by Waiting for Pierce Inverarity at 5:27 PM on October 8, 2018 [2 favorites]


Best answer: A mashup of this dog coat pattern and waffle cone fabric. Please you must also make a cherry top beanie.
posted by fluttering hellfire at 6:03 PM on October 8, 2018 [1 favorite]


Best answer: I like the idea above. A cape like this ramen costume might also work.
posted by pinochiette at 6:15 PM on October 8, 2018 [1 favorite]


Best answer: You guys. The cone can’t go over the whole dog, there needs to be ice cream sticking out! The cone should only cover half the dog. I’m thinking something like a doggie tutu? Maybe with that waffle cone fabric?
posted by Weeping_angel at 6:39 PM on October 8, 2018 [3 favorites]


Yo that would be the dog's noggin
posted by fluttering hellfire at 6:46 PM on October 8, 2018 [1 favorite]


Best answer: Could you get a larger size wafer coloured cone and put it around his waist?
posted by humph at 3:38 AM on October 9, 2018


Or a large icecream tub?
posted by humph at 3:40 AM on October 9, 2018


What about setting aside the cone and instead attaching ice cream toppings (some sort of whipped cream/chocolate syrup/cherry situation should be recognizable enough) on his back? I'm imagining something like this costume but without the bottom parts of the ice cream/bowl so that doggo is the ice cream instead.
posted by mosst at 7:35 AM on October 9, 2018 [2 favorites]


Response by poster: I discovered his cone of shame is adjustable and will fit around his waist so I plan to cover it with waffle print fabric and crochet a cherry for him to wear on his head. Thank you all so much!
posted by Waiting for Pierce Inverarity at 7:23 AM on October 10, 2018 [3 favorites]


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