Sep 30 2009
l.o.l not mental,fancy dress party,need umpa lumpa costume?
ironing board foamwould be great idea,does anywhere sell it on the roll,its about the thickness i want,found my socks,green umpa lumpa wig,and orange face paint,now ineed padding,and brown stretch material for lumpa jumper
Have you tried the fabric store? I know they have foam but I’m not 100% sure if they have it as thin as a ironing board foam. Also, try a home decorators store, upholstery store or foam shop (there is one near me that sells foam furniture and always has scraps available).
If you can’t find any in the proper thickness, you can try batting. That is readily available at the fabric store and available in different thicknesses (is that a word?!?!).
Here is something I stumbled across, maybe it will help you-just another idea on how to do the pants:
Oompa Loompa (from Willie Wonka)
Parental Guidance Required
Items you will need:
Makeup (orange and white)
Green temporary hair color spray
Brown turtleneck
Brown socks
White shoes
White felt capri pants (you make)
Instructions:
Using the capri pants pattern as a guide, cut the felt, adding a half-circle about the size of a pie pan at either hip. Use velcro to fasten to avoid having to add a zipper. Next, cut two white strips to attach as suspenders that criss-cross in the front and back. The capri pants should be a little loose. Dress. Curl hair up at ends (shoulder length hair is ideal for this). Push some of the hair in the front to form the "wave" at the top of the head, and spray the hair green. For makeup, cover the face in orange, adding white lips and white eyebrows.
Other Ideas:
Elvis wig and sprayed it green. Don’t forget the brown pom-poms on the white shoes, and the white gloves. Can also use a pair of white overall shorts.
Best of luck!