Halloween Costumes For Your Elf On a Shelf

Elf on the shelf is popular at Christmas time, but how would you feel being packed away for 11 months of the year? Well it’s time to party like it’s HALLOWEEN. Here is a roundup of Elf on the Shelf costumes you can make for your ELF on the Shelf as he crashes your Halloween party this year.

Where did the Elf on a shelf start? The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition is a 2005 children’s picture book, written by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell, and illustrated by Coë Steinwart that took over the world and created new traditions worldwide. People are obsessed with the Elf on shelf tradition that requires you to move the elf every day of December.

Superhero Costume for Elf on the shelf

Printable Elf on the shelf butterfly costume

Minecraft Dress up for this Tech head Elf

Printable Spiderman Elf on the shelf Dress up Costume

Super Elf on the shelf Dress up Costume

Elf on the Shelf DIY Sock Dress

BB8 Star wars Costume for Elf On the Shelf

Elf on the Shelf Skirt pattern

Tiny Dancer Ballet costume for Elf on the Shelf Dress up.

Secret 007 Agent or Spy Dress up for Elf on the Shelf

Looking for more costumes? Check out this Elf on the Shelf Dress ups.

I’ve done embroidery on paper before and it’s a lot of fun. You can use a needle to punch out a particular shape to stitch, or my favorite thing is to take a copy of an old photograph or a page from a magazine and add stitched details to the original picture.

One thing I haven’t tried but would also be fun to do is cross stitching on paper.

This is a technique that requires a fair amount of preparation because you need to find a pattern you can easily transfer and print it at actual size, then use the pattern itself to help you decide where to put the holes in your paper. And then after all that you can do your stitching.

It’s a pretty straightforward process, but Crewel Ghoul has a great tutorial that walks you through how to do it step by step. It even includes a sample pattern you can print out and try for practice.

The post also has tips for starting and finishing your threads so that the back looks as neat as it can, if that’s something that’s important to you. (When I have done embroidery on paper I usually just tape the thread end to the back. If the back were going to show I’d probably just cover it with more paper.)

Stitching on paper is a fun way to make bookmarks or greeting cards, but you also need to make sure your paper is thick enough to support the holes you’ll be making in it. This post has a good rundown of materials you’ll need and what kind of paper is best. She used watercolor paper but I’ve used card stock and scrapbook paper that was a little thicker than the average printer paper.

You can always test a little on the paper you’re considering to make sure it will stand up to the project.

Check out the post, which includes a video, over at Crewel Ghoul for more tips for cross stitching on paper. Is this something you’ve tried before? I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: Crewel Ghoul]

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