How to Make a Nurse Costume!

How to Make a Nurse Costume!

Make a last minute Halloween costume! This nurse costume is super easy and takes just a few minutes to put the headpiece together.

Throw together a vintage style nurse uniform costume for your Halloween parties this week and weekend!

I had my son take a bazillion photos of me. In 99% of them my sleeve had blown up in the wind, so they are all off.

In the other 1%, I was blinking, winking, moving or sticking my tongue out. Seriously, I am not a model. 😮‍💨​😒​

So blur your eyes and imagine how great this quick nurse costume would look on you!

Supplies Needed for Nurse Costume:

• Pink Dress  (this is my favorite dress ever)
• White Apron
• Pink Iridescent Iron-on Vinyl
• Cricut Maker 3 Bundle
• Cricut EasyPress 2
• Cricut EasyPress Mat
• Headband
• Scissors
• White Felt
• Hot Glue/Gun

Step 1 Nurse Headpiece: Iron-on!

Cut a cross image using the Cricut Machine. 

In Cricut Design Space, draw a shape, circle first.

Then find a plus or cross image and upload it into CDS.

Slice the 2 images and remove the cross so you are left with just a circle and a cross cut out.

Decide on the final size after cutting your paper pattern and felt. 

Then cut the iron-on vinyl with the Cricut Machine. Then weed the image.

Step 2 Nurse Headpiece: Felt!

Now cut a simple pattern out of paper by folding a paper in half and cutting a trapezoid shape.

Hold the paper over the head to see how big it will be and adjust as necessary. 

Then cut it out of felt, with a folded edge across the bottom. Cutting 2 layers of felt.

Step 3 Nurse Headpiece: EasyPress!

Now open the felt and place it on the EasyPress mat. 

Place the weeded iron-on vinyl on the top section of the felt. 

Then press with the EasyPress 2 for 30 seconds. 

Let the iron-on cool completely and then remove the carrier sheet.

Step 4 Nurse Headpiece: Hot Glue!

Finally open up the felt shape and place the headband inside.

Add a bead of hot glue around the edge of the top of the nurse hat headpiece. 

Then fold the bottom side up and press it onto the glued layer, matching up the edges. 

Let the hot glue cool and it's ready to wear!

The felt is soft and scrunches perfectly on the wearers head, so it looks just like a nurse hat. 

Great for a last minute Halloween costume or cosplay!

That's it!

Do you dress up for Halloween?

I love dressing up and you'll find me dressing up for any excuse I can. I love to dress up for church, parties, themed events, and more!

Here's a little known fact.

Back in like 2007, I sewed and glued and worked on assembling the perfect Carmen Miranda (Chiquita Banana) costume, complete with fruit basket headpiece.

I was planning on wearing it to a church Fiesta party.

On our way to the fiesta, our car got hit by a car that turned left in front of us. 

We never made it to the fiesta...but I got to wear my costume to the hospital instead.

Thankfully no one was badly injured and I can tell this story in a laughable way.

Maybe someday I'll do another Carmen Miranda costume...

Until then, enjoy my last costume of the season--this last minute nurse!

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