How to make a Baba Yaga costume

With absolute certainty, we can say that on any costume festival Baba Yaga is much more interesting and more fun than Snegurochka, a princess or some other fairy-tale beauty. Baba Yaga, whose costume, by the way, is quite simple to make, is completely unlimited in actions, and all her pranks and jokes will be forgiven her. If you decide to choose this image for your next holiday, our article will tell you how to make Baba Yaga's costume yourself.

The basis for the costume

The costume of Baba Yaga can be made on the basis of some wardrobe items. First of all, we need a long, lower ankle, skirt. It is also necessary to choose a wide and long blouse or shirt of a dark color, which you will put out. If you want the "granny" to look feminine, you can gird up a fashionable beautiful strap.

If your wardrobe does not have suitable clothing items, then you can sew a suit yourself. For a skirt, choose a suitable material with a size of 1 by 1.5 meters, fold, stretch the side seam, sew an elastic band at the top, and cut the bottom of the skirt into rags of different lengths. Sewing the jacket will be a little more complicated. For this, a suitable fabric must be folded four times so that the fold is on the left side. At the top you need to make a smooth neck, and the lower right piece should be cut around the circumference, while retreating from the top about 20 cm, and from the bottom - about 25 cm. After that, the fabric must be unfolded, cut the neck, sleeves and bottoms 3-5 cm, And sew on the side. If you have an old unnecessary coat, then you can make a vest for your heroine from her. From above on it it is also possible to sew patches with thick woolen threads. The suit of Baba Yaga is almost ready.

Costume decoration

Choose fabrics or unnecessary things of dark colors - green, brown or black. From them it is necessary to cut strips, the length of which is about 20 cm, and the width - about 2 cm. Then the strips are folded in half and (as thickly as possible) are sewn onto the skirt and blouse. From a fabric of yellow or brown color it is possible to cut out leaves of trees which become an excellent ornament for a suit. They will look especially impressive if you use chiffon as a material. If you want your Baba Yaga to look like a real fashionista, then take care of both earrings with rings, as well as large multi-colored beads. Very handy will have a large multi-colored handkerchief, which will look great if it is obliquely tied over the skirt. Also take care of a suitable wig, which should be pre-stripped and fixed with hairspray.

Makeup

However, the suit of Baba Yaga can not be considered complete without a suitable make-up. If desired, the overhead nose can be bought in specialized stores. But the makeup of Baba Yaga can be done without him. It is enough to put a dark foundation on your face and draw a black pencil under the eyes and near the nose. Also select with black pencil your eyebrows and make up your lips with red lipstick, this will help to emphasize the feminine part of your fabulous Grandmother Yaga.