Tootsie Roll Halloween Costume
My first Halloween out of college felt weird to me. I no longer had people to participate in group costumes with, I struggled finding time to look for/make a costume with work and other life events, and a huge snowstorm almost ruined my Halloween plans. Luckily, I came up with a cute idea for another DIY costume which was simple to make and got a lot of attention. Who doesn’t love tootsie rolls?
Tootsie Roll Halloween Costume DIY
What You’ll Need:
- a brown dress or tube/tank top and leggings
- brown shoes (I wore my old UGGs to keep warm)
- a package of white iron-on letters (and an iron)
- 3-4 feet of 1-2 inch thick red ribbon
- 3-4 feet of 1-2 inch thick lace ribbon or white frilly fabric
- a hot glue gun OR a needle and thread
Directions:
1. Center the letters on your brown dress/top so they read “Tootsie Roll” sideways.
2. Iron the letters on carefully, making sure they are straight and even as you go.
3. Trim the white lace/fabric to fit around the top and bottom of your garment. This will be the outermost wrapper/ends of the candy. Hot glue or sew the lace onto the garment.
4. Repeat step 3 with the red ribbon/fabric right above and below the white lace for the red stripe on the tootsie roll wrapper.
I couldn’t find a brown tube top dress in October (go figure), so I wore a tight brown tank top, brown leggings and brown UGG boots for my base. I used a hot glue gun because it was easier and I found the lace and ribbon hard to sew since it was so delicate. For extra points, bring a bag of Tootsie Rolls with you to the party/bar!
Tim Tebow and I
PeeWee Herman, Greek goddess, watermelon and Tootsie Roll
How cute and creative!! You’re very crafty!
Cute!
so cute, love the watermelon too!
Thanks- she was so creative with that costume!
I love this! I have to be honest, when I saw the title I was wondering what this would look like. But it’s SUPER cute!
haha it’s a pretty random, costume, but my love of chocolate just had to be honored!
Such a cute idea! I like the watermelon too!
Thanks- the watermelon was genius!
Such a cute tootsie roll!
Aw thanks Ashley
Omg, how cute is this!? Love it!
Thanks Yi-chia!
You are too cute! How fun are these photos, I’m still brainstorming ideas for dressing up my kids this year. I love that your friend dressed up like PeeWee Herman
Aw thanks Jenee. Can’t wait to see your kid’s costumes!
You are the cutest!!! You made a Tootsie Roll look beautiful! I would have looked like a big brown blob, hehe. I love it!!!! Great idea!
Aw thank you! I think I’m getting a little old to be dressing up as candy, but hey- it’s one day a year !
cute costume rachel!! and you are right who doesn’t love tootsie rolls!
I’ve never met anyone 🙂
This is so creative and adorable! I love it!
Thank you Sharon!
You are so adorable!!!! This is a great costume idea!
Aw thank you!
Rachel, you are way too adorable, Love this creative idea. You boyfriend probably couln’t wait to unwrap his cute candy gf 😀
Aw thank you so much! Sadly, this Halloween my bf and I spent apart since we had separate plans but this year we are spending it together!
This is SO SO SO CUTE! You have the best costumes ever! 🙂
Ah thank you so much Rachel!
cute idea for a costume! I felt the same about my first Halloween out of college (4 halloweens ago…eeek), but it is still fun to dress up
I think I have a few years left of dressing up before it’s not acceptable. Actually, it’s always acceptable in my book!
Super cute! Love your creativity 🙂
Thanks Tara!
So cute! I really need to get on this whole “Halloween” thing before it’s too late! I’m always procrastinating (but now I’ve got some good ideas in my arsenal at least!)
I still haven’t figured mine out for this year yet, so I’m in the same boat! T
Haha, how cute! Great idea!
Thanks Lily!
I’m loving your costume ideas! I hate spending a lot on a costume when you can only wear it once!
Same Kacie! Making my costume is always cheaper- and more fun!
So cute! Love this idea!
So cute! Love this idea!
Haha, aww love the idea!!!
I love that idea too!
You literally make me never want to spend money on a Halloween costume again!! This is seriously adorable. Keep them coming!
xx
M
Thank you! I have a few more up my sleeve 🙂
Rach this is TOO cute for words!!! And I also LOVE your friend as a watermelon!!
Thanks Darby!
If you do, let me know!
aw thanks Courtney!
You are genius! Seriously, this is the cutest DIY costume ever. I am still trying to figure out what to be 🙁
Stephanie
Thanks Steph! I’m still debating mine, too.
This is such a cute idea! I need to be more creative with my costumes!
I’m happy to have inspired you!