My then 5 year old daughter. Last October.
“Mommy, I want to be Darth Vader for Halloween.”
“Ok! Awesome!”
“But I want him to be Pink.”
“Sorry, what?”
“And have a pink face and wear a skirt.”
Silence.
“And a pink lightsaber.”
I went from “Oh my God, my child shares my passionate love of Star Wars! I’m so proud!!” to “Where the hell am I going to find a pink lightsaber?” in about 10 seconds.
I would have shared this costume last Halloween but we moved into our new home last Oct 30th and it was just nuts. I had no time to post anything. But that’s ok because that means I can share 4 Halloween costumes this week.
Now if at least one of my kids didn’t choose a Disney character every single year for Halloween, I think Halloween itself would self implode.
The Disney character thing started with my older daughter. First it was the Evil Queen and Snow White.
Then it was Alice in Wonderland and the Queen of Hearts.
Followed by Maleficent and Princess Aurora.
Then last year the matchy matchy sister Halloween costumes ended. It was to be Pink Vader and a Haunted Dead Halloween Bride.
It was fun while it lasted.
But back to Vader, secretly I think I was more thrilled than my 5 year old that she wanted to be Vader than she was (it’s a tie for her favourite between Vader and BB8). Mainly because when I was 6, this was me on Halloween. Homemade, old school, yarn buns and all, Princess Leia. Check out that tweed wallpaper in the back.
I was like that “I am your father” toy commercial come to life.
How does one make a Pink Darth Vader costume? Well. Spray paint. A tutu. And bit of creative juggling for the t-shirt. None of the regular Vader costumes fit the idea for her “Vaderella” (that is we affectionately nicknamed her costume) as the colours on the Vader chest panel were red and green and we wanted pink and well, pink. So this is what I used to make her front Vader Panel.
- self adhesive vinyl
- pink construction paper
- DYMO embossing aluminum tape
- Martha Stewart Heart Shaped punch
- a plain black long sleeved t-shirt
- scissors
Self adhesive vinyl is basically clear plastic with a sticky backing (a giant clear removable sticker). Something that you would use to put over a photo or picture to laminate it. It comes in a roll or a pre-cut sizes. I’ve used it in many projects before and it works so well as a removable stencil.
Because the image is to go stick onto a shirt, everything that I put on it had to be done in a mirror image. That way when you pick up your sticky cut out piece of vinyl and stick it on the front of your shirt, it will appear the right way. I hope I am making sense.
I cut out a bunch of shapes that matched Vaders chest template except use hearts instead of the red and green button shapes. I stuck all the shapes onto the sticky side of the vinyl that I had cut out to correspond with the size of her t-shirt.
Remember do this in a mirror image and not as if you were looking at the chest.
Then I just stuck it on the t-shirt. This photo is a full year later, dragged out of her closet. Still stuck on.
But the best part?
Amazon has pink lightsabers. No really. Pink lightsabers. We got this one.
And this is how the rest of the Pink Darth Vader costume came to life.
- 2 party capes from Party City, one pink, one black that I stitched together…by hand…like only a crazy person would do.
- The Vader mask was spray painted with Rustoleum Berry Pink (make sure you do not spray paint the eyes so your kid can see at night so cover the eyes with painters tape before you spray the mask!)
- A pink tutu, star leggings and fancy sparkly shoes (because why not?)
I can’t. I just can’t.
My Star Wars addicted self is wiping tears of joy. She looks all innocent and cute right? Yeah. There’s a reason Darth is her favourite character. Don’t let the sugar and spice fool you. Wait til you see what she is this year.
Now if you’re reading this post, there’s a good chance you’re a Star Wars fan or know someone who is. Well, the wonderful folks at Disney who have made my Star Wars marketing dreams come true, want to give you a chance to win some nice Star Wars swag.
Because well, Christmas is coming.
And who doesn’t want their own Millennium Falcon? And all of this! A Vader remote control car, I mean hello?
Enter in the Rafflecopter below. Contest open to Canadian Residents only over the age of 18. Contest ends on Halloween Oct 31st, 2016.
50 Comments
Kirsten G.
October 18, 2016 at 10:15 amMy favourite Star Wars character is BB8.
Alex
October 18, 2016 at 10:26 amVader is my absolute favourite character, and I do have a space in my heart for Lando Calrissian! I love that your daughter choose Darth – with a twist! *Swoon*
Ps. Alex, I meant to track you down at Blogpodium, but the day got too chaotic. Would have been so cool to meet in person, since I’ve been following your blog for awhile 🙂
Marielle Quinton
October 18, 2016 at 10:28 amAs a kid my favourite was Han. He was so cool, as was his alter ego Indiana 😉
Jennifer Flores (@ramblingreno)
October 18, 2016 at 10:35 amMy favourite Star Wars character was Leia. It’s all about the hair.
Lynne from Design The Life You Want to Live
October 18, 2016 at 10:38 amYou have the prettiest children on earth. Stamped it.Double stamped it… and now I know what I want to be for Halloween. 🙂
Florence C
October 18, 2016 at 10:53 amMy favourite Star Wars character is dark vader.
Alisa
October 18, 2016 at 10:55 amIt’s too hard to pick a favourite! But probably Chewie.
Gina Bell
October 18, 2016 at 11:01 amI love Chewie! 🙂
angela m
October 18, 2016 at 11:05 amMy favourite is Chewie.
Amy Heffernan
October 18, 2016 at 11:23 amR2D2!!!! Thanks!
Nancy T
October 18, 2016 at 11:40 amGrowing up I remember watching the first Star Wars movie at the drive in. 🙂 My favourite back then was a toss up between Hans Solo and Luke Skywalker.
Anne Taylor
October 18, 2016 at 12:24 pmWe love Hans Solo and Jar Jar Binks!
Alex
October 18, 2016 at 12:40 pmI Gotta say – anyone out there saying “Hans” or “Dark Vader” is not a true Star Wars fan and should probably go watch them before commenting.
Sorry, not sorry for my passive aggressive comment. LOL
Nicolthepickle (@Nicolthepickle)
October 18, 2016 at 1:23 pmI like Chewie, and amazing job on the pink darth vader.
Darrah Bailey
October 18, 2016 at 2:28 pmDarth Vader for SURE! <3
edmontonjb
October 18, 2016 at 3:33 pmR2D2 is my favorite character.
~Jonnie
Judy Cowan
October 18, 2016 at 3:35 pmI would have to go with Darth Vador as my favourite. You did an amazing job on that costume!
Tina L.
October 18, 2016 at 4:07 pmMy favourite is R2D2
Angela
October 18, 2016 at 8:32 pmMy favourite is Rae!
Julie bolduc
October 18, 2016 at 8:52 pmI like Darth Vader
Julie bolduc
October 18, 2016 at 8:52 pmI like Darth Vader!
julielaura1
October 18, 2016 at 9:33 pmI love Chewbacca
cottagebunny
October 18, 2016 at 11:21 pmMy favorite Star Wars character is Darth Vader. I also really like Chewie too!! 🙂
Wayne Lecoy
October 19, 2016 at 2:09 amIt would be terrific to win a Star Wars Prize Pack.
In response to your question of
Who is your favourite Star Wars character?
My favourite is Darth Vader.
Thank you for having this giveaway.
Journeys of The Zoo
October 19, 2016 at 7:52 amBest.costume.ever!
I like Yoda, the Ewoks, Chewbacca (totally misunderstood), C3P0, the list goes on.
Besos Sarah
Journeys of The Zoo
Robyn Bellefleur
October 19, 2016 at 12:13 pmPrincess Leia is my favorite character.
Tracy D
October 19, 2016 at 4:03 pmChewy is always my fav!
Juliee Fitze
October 19, 2016 at 9:25 pmI like R2D2
pinksuzanne
October 19, 2016 at 10:33 pmI liked Princess Leia
Paul Jones
October 20, 2016 at 4:29 pmBoba fett ☺
shelly
October 20, 2016 at 5:30 pmI like Chewbacca
Josh S
October 20, 2016 at 11:43 pmI am a big fan of Yoda. Very cool dude, Yoda is. Hmmmmmm.
andrea amy (@mommy2fiveboys)
October 22, 2016 at 2:28 amI’m old school so I love Han Solo 🙂
michelle tremblett
October 23, 2016 at 9:23 amI love Yoda, Super cute 🙂
Tava
October 23, 2016 at 11:59 amYODA zen, smarts, looks = the total package!
laura rubenstein
October 23, 2016 at 10:19 pmI love Hans solo
Carole Dube
October 24, 2016 at 11:29 pmI liked Princess Leia
Dave S
October 25, 2016 at 1:26 pmEwoks are my favorite Star Wars Character. Cute but deadly!!! My son is such a Star Wars fan he is planning on changing his middle name to Ewok when he gets older. Thanks for the amazing giveaway!!!!!
my villa
October 25, 2016 at 3:00 pmmy faves are R2-D2 and the Ewoks
Caryn Coates
October 26, 2016 at 2:31 pmMy favourite Star Wars character is Chewbacca
Monique L.S.
October 26, 2016 at 10:10 pmI don’t think my Twitter handle entered in the form correctly – it is @minty_mo
Thanks!
Monique L.S.
October 26, 2016 at 10:12 pmPrincess Leia is my fave
Pam
October 27, 2016 at 7:47 amI love R2D2 the most.
Julie
October 27, 2016 at 6:39 pmI’d have to say that Han Solo is my favourite! Love those movies!
Tammy Dalley
October 27, 2016 at 9:37 pmR2D2 is my fav
aly3360
October 28, 2016 at 11:31 amMy favourite character is Rey. I’m not attached to any of the older characters as I only watched all the movies when the newest one came out, but they are all plenty love-able!
Krista Miller
October 30, 2016 at 12:11 pmHan Solo was always my favorite character from Star Wars!
favgreen(Rhonda W G.)
October 30, 2016 at 7:17 pmPrincess Leia would be my favourite Star Wars character!
Michelle k
October 30, 2016 at 9:31 pmMy son loves the Ewoks, I kinda like them too
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