12 Cosplays of Christmas - A Giant Party Cannon (Pinkie Pie)

Hey, guys! ^^ Bri here. Remember my '13 Cosplays of Halloween' and my 'Anime Cooks of Thanksgiving,' when I mentioned doing something similar to them for December? Well, this is it! ^^

As the title says, I call it '12 Cosplays of Christmas,' in which I post new recipes from December 13th all the way to Christmas Day! Also, I'll be posting a hint on who the next character will be at the end of each post in the style of '12 Days of Christmas.'

Anyway, let's open the first door to this Advent Calendar by going to the stables. The first character for this event will be the clip-clopping clown of 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic,' Pinkie Pie!

Here's a picture of Pinkie Pie. Not much to base off of...

Here's one of the better Pinkie cosplays I've seen, as portrayed by ZombieChocoCherry of deviantART. ^^ We'll be using this as an example for this recipe, except for the optional hat. Many thanks to her for letting me use this!

Wanna know how to create this uber-fun outfit? Here's what's needed:

• Any pink top
• Pink suspenders
• Pink skirt
• Pink petticoat (usually found online or Party City year-round)
• A long, curly, pink wig or temporary pink hair spray (both also found online)
• Yellow and blue felt (found at any craft store *Michael's, JoAnn Fabrics, Walmart, etc.*)
• Large pink or yellow buttons (also found at any craft store)
• Hot or super glue
• Some newspaper
• Scissors

How to create it:

1. Take the scissors and felt and begin cutting three balloon shapes (one yellow, two blue) and three wavy or curly strings (two yellow, one blue). These will be used for Pinkie Pie's cutie mark.
2. Using either iron-on tape and an iron or a sewing machine, time to assemble the balloons! Make sure to put the strings underneath the balloon shapes and if you're planning on sewing them on, pin the shapes together as well as to the skirt. Set the skirt aside after you're done.
3. Now for the suspenders! Open the suspenders, take some glue, glue on the buttons and set it on some newspaper with the buttons pointing up. I recommend using hot or super glue over regular school glue since regular glue tends to wear down and cause the buttons to fall off. Whichever glue you use, be careful!
4. If your hair is gonna be sprayed, have a parent or friend curl your hair first, wait until it's cool and grab a work shirt. Then they can spray your hair. Once it's dry, brush your hair. I recommend a very sparkly pink spray for a more magical look.
5. If you're gonna be using a wig, get a wig cap on and put it on. Adjust your wig until it's in a comfy position on your head. Brush your hair afterwards.
6. If the skirt's cooled and the glue on the suspenders is dry, time to get dressed! Grab any pink top, sleeves or not, the silliest socks you have, some cute shoes and a really puffy petticoat. I recommend knee high socks with bows, lace or both and Mary Janes for a more childish, girly look.

And you're done! ^^ For Pinkie's gator Gummy, just take a gator plush with you. Hope you enjoyed and again, a multitude of thanks to ZombieChocoCherry for letting me use the picture as a model!

Next Character Line: Two Lively Heroes/Heroines