My friend and I just followed this tutorial to make plumbobs to wear around a convention this weekend. The tutorial was easy to follow and our plumbobs look great. Thank you!!
Love that you took a common Halloween costume and showed us how to make a super good quality version! Yours is instantly the best tutorial for this :) great job!
An alternate way to do this is to make a pattern of all the triangles coming off of the hexagon in a "sun" pattern, then cut that out of cardboard, scoring the base of each triangle so they fold up after you glue it to the glitter paper and cut it out. :)
I've been planning for weeks on being a sim, and this can help me out! I also want to say that you don't have to wear anything, you can buy a sweatshirt and decorate it with a llama and Plumbob and more to make it look like it's a sims university sweat shirt (especially if its cold that day).
I know this video was posted forever ago, but I wanted to say thank you for it, my brother surprised me with tickets to a local convention, so I needed a last minute costume idea and this one is perfect. I'm putting mine together tonight and I can't wait to see the finished product! Thanks again, Karen!
I found a paper folding tutorial to make my plumbob, but didn't know how to attach it. I did a version without hot glue and plan on sticking a straw from the bottom and using your wire trick to get it on a headband. That sparkly paper is so nice, I might just use that on top of my prototype version instead of re-doing the paper one with new paper. Thanks for the ideas and for sharing!
th-cam.com/video/as9yOylGrp8/w-d-xo.html I used this tutorial, but repeated the last step twice to get a double fold in between each corner. Made it with 2 pieces of paper and folded the pointed ends into the pockets.
I love this tutorial! It's going to be one of my cosplays for Minneapolis Comic Con. :) One tip I have is if you're really bad at hot glue (like me), sharpie the edges of your pieces before you put it all together. Sharpie is not going to write over any hot glue that squishes out.
I LOVE this! It's adorable and I never thought of it as something to keep around in case I need a last-minute costume. SO SMART! You are the best, Karen. I haven't played The Sims in a while because I would spend full days playing in high school and college without even realizing how much time had gone by. That game and its expansions also filled up the entire hard drive of the desktop computer I had in high school.
This is perfect thank you!! I work on Halloween this year and all I can wear for dress up is a head band or a hat and now I know exactly what I'm going to wear!!
i only wrapped my wire around the headband twice. then i put duct tape over it and that seemed to hold it in place really well. I also taped ribbon on the headband so i could tie it on. I gonna wear it to a football game so i need that extra stability X3
Thanks so much for this awesome tutorial! I haven't bought Sims 4 yet because I'm still trying out new things with the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection I downloaded a few months ago. You could say I'm currently obsessed, which led to me wanting to go as a Sim for Halloween.
I had already decided last month that this was going to be my halloween costume! so cool! I already have all the materials! I'm putting a green light in mines though so it glows!
You mentioned tissue boxes, but another great source of chipboard is often dry cleaners will put a sheet of thin cardboard inside shirts to keep them flat when you bring them home.
I made this for my friend, and it looked amazing! Now i need to make one for myself, and then a red one like when the sim is angry and a yellow one for unconfortable.
thank you for this!! I'm going to a Halloween party tomorrow and i made this tonight using ur pdf and all. i only had an issue with getting the wire around the headband because mine was thicker. hopefully it'll work just as well. thanks again!
Im a sims 3 addict! I have all the expansion packs and i have sims 4, this is amazing and i will be dressing up as a sim for halloween! Do you think you could do a video on how to make the pixelated coverup? :)
Thank you so much for making this. Gonna put the finishing touches on tomorrow, scared about how it’s gonna come together tho. My exacto knife cuts are very crooked 😅
I made this only hanged one thing when I made the bottom part I cut off the tips of the triangles and added a small piece of Woden dowel to glue to the headband I still put the wire to wrap around the dowel though loved the video btw ❤️
I wanted to do a fancy dress, but I broke my foot yesterday so I need a new idea😂 I hope to loose the cast and only have a splint for halloween. Every year I go to a museum exhibit show for halloween so I need a costume.. So Im gonna have to do this 😂 thank you for the pattern and idea!
yay and easy one to make. I am going this kinda harry potter festival(kinda because they no longer is allowed to use harry potter stuff) and I just made up my mind to be the guy in red jacket from sims 4 realm of magic
Idea is great, tutorial is clear and straightforward...but mine turned out to be an absolute disaster that took me all day and had me in tears by the end. I hope other people have more luck with it.
Hi! Do you possibly have a written-out step-by-step version of this?? I love this video, but my signal is horrible, and I can't get it to show me all of the supplies I'll need, and the steps to take. A printable version would be fantastic, if you don't mind! I've been dying to make this costume all year long!! I'd hate for poor wifi signal to be the source of my downfall! Thank you in advance, and I hope you have a very Happy Halloween!!! 😊🎃👻
Why wrap the wire around itself and so thick? wouldn't it be better to leave it a bit longer and as a single length to make it less viable from a distance? still love the idea of using the sequence to make it look shiny!
Hiya Karen!!! I love all of your videos, and I would really like to learn to start crafting, but I have no idea what supplies I would need... Could you make a video about crafting for beginners? (You might have dongle it already but I haven't seen it)
Shut up about her voice this diy is great omg
👏👏👏
My friend and I just followed this tutorial to make plumbobs to wear around a convention this weekend. The tutorial was easy to follow and our plumbobs look great. Thank you!!
Love that you took a common Halloween costume and showed us how to make a super good quality version! Yours is instantly the best tutorial for this :) great job!
An alternate way to do this is to make a pattern of all the triangles coming off of the hexagon in a "sun" pattern, then cut that out of cardboard, scoring the base of each triangle so they fold up after you glue it to the glitter paper and cut it out. :)
i love how so clear your instructions were, and i love the idea
Isabel Rea Thanks so much!
Best plumbob tutorial I've seen.
This is AWESOME! I was actually playing The Sims on my phone just now...
PuddingFishCakes Thanks! I should download it on my phone...
I was looking for a halloween simple costume and since I love the Sims this is a very well explained way to make it, THANK YOU love love it
This is literally the best plumbob D.I.Y thanks so much for this!! Love that green glitter!
Cool ! You can always upgrade the costume by cosplaying Bella Goth
thank you for this comment because this totally elevated the costume and i love you
I've been planning for weeks on being a sim, and this can help me out! I also want to say that you don't have to wear anything, you can buy a sweatshirt and decorate it with a llama and Plumbob and more to make it look like it's a sims university sweat shirt (especially if its cold that day).
Making this tonight! I've been searching for days for a costume that isn't too obstructive but is still clever. So excited.
I know this video was posted forever ago, but I wanted to say thank you for it, my brother surprised me with tickets to a local convention, so I needed a last minute costume idea and this one is perfect. I'm putting mine together tonight and I can't wait to see the finished product! Thanks again, Karen!
I found a paper folding tutorial to make my plumbob, but didn't know how to attach it. I did a version without hot glue and plan on sticking a straw from the bottom and using your wire trick to get it on a headband. That sparkly paper is so nice, I might just use that on top of my prototype version instead of re-doing the paper one with new paper. Thanks for the ideas and for sharing!
th-cam.com/video/as9yOylGrp8/w-d-xo.html I used this tutorial, but repeated the last step twice to get a double fold in between each corner. Made it with 2 pieces of paper and folded the pointed ends into the pockets.
I love it how you just completed a flamingo house and retired from your Sims adventure :D
Franc Castro haha, what else do you need in life besides a flamingo house?
Came 7 years to late, but it's a great tutorial! 👍👍
I love this tutorial! It's going to be one of my cosplays for Minneapolis Comic Con. :) One tip I have is if you're really bad at hot glue (like me), sharpie the edges of your pieces before you put it all together. Sharpie is not going to write over any hot glue that squishes out.
I LOVE this! It's adorable and I never thought of it as something to keep around in case I need a last-minute costume. SO SMART! You are the best, Karen.
I haven't played The Sims in a while because I would spend full days playing in high school and college without even realizing how much time had gone by. That game and its expansions also filled up the entire hard drive of the desktop computer I had in high school.
Lauren Fairweather Thanks Lauren! I'm sure your version of it would be super cute as well!
This is perfect thank you!! I work on Halloween this year and all I can wear for dress up is a head band or a hat and now I know exactly what I'm going to wear!!
Hi i was hoping to be able to use this tutorial but can't access the pattern.
i only wrapped my wire around the headband twice. then i put duct tape over it and that seemed to hold it in place really well. I also taped ribbon on the headband so i could tie it on. I gonna wear it to a football game so i need that extra stability X3
Thanks! I love this idea and how you made it durable! I enjoyed your easy-to-follow instructions.
This is so far the best and less complicated version ive seen thank you so much now i can stay comfortable for halloween great job!!!
I am going to use this wonderful idea for a Halloween party and I just love it!
did you forget to breathe omg you made me nervous!!
Did you forget what manners are?
this is the smartest costume ever!!
Amazing job! So simple and perfect-looking :) Your nail polish is the best gold i have seen
omgpiruletta Thanks! And my nail polish is just Sally Hansen brand from the drugstore.
OMG, thank you! I just found my Halloween costume this year!
Rhiana Reports Awesome, send me a photo once it's done!
I know that i'm VERY late but i really love this toturial and i'm definetely going to be making this.
Karen Kavett I literally made this last week, using Rosanna Pansino's idea for inspiration! I will be a maid Sim for Halloween!!
I got my idea from her too!
Same
I got the idea from ihascupquake
But this one is better
Thanks so much for this awesome tutorial! I haven't bought Sims 4 yet because I'm still trying out new things with the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection I downloaded a few months ago. You could say I'm currently obsessed, which led to me wanting to go as a Sim for Halloween.
Love the Halloween backdrop!
I'm going to cosplay as dil! So I needed this!
Same
pham!
this is so great, the best plumbob how-to ive seen
I LOVE THIS. I can wait to try to make this!
I had already decided last month that this was going to be my halloween costume! so cool! I already have all the materials! I'm putting a green light in mines though so it glows!
You mentioned tissue boxes, but another great source of chipboard is often dry cleaners will put a sheet of thin cardboard inside shirts to keep them flat when you bring them home.
Great suggestion!
This is awesome! I'm totally gonna use this for a Bella Goth (from the 2nd game) cosplay! Thanks so much, Karen!
totally made two of these for my boyfriend and i! thanks for this tutorial!
I made this for my friend, and it looked amazing! Now i need to make one for myself, and then a red one like when the sim is angry and a yellow one for unconfortable.
thank you for this!! I'm going to a Halloween party tomorrow and i made this tonight using ur pdf and all. i only had an issue with getting the wire around the headband because mine was thicker. hopefully it'll work just as well. thanks again!
This is so good to help with my jaina proudmoore cosplay for my staff cos the top of the staff looks like a plumbob haha
love this! i am an active sims player and a mom lol i wanted something easy for myself. and this is very helpful!
how did you make this look so easy, this was hard af and I had two people helping me 😭😭😭
It was hard asf for me also, I did it myself
best tutorial for this costume! THANK YOU!
This is such a great tutorial! Thank you for posting! My mom and I are breezing through it. And thanks for posting the pdf! Super helpful!
This is a fantastic tutorial. Thank you so much for creating it!!
Your tutorial really helped and i get a lot of compliments! Thankyou so so SOO much
thank you! other peoples DIY plumbobs look kind of stupid or complicated. I was starting to think I would have to figure it out myself.
seriously
Fantastic idea. ..you're awesome Karen!
Im a sims 3 addict! I have all the expansion packs and i have sims 4, this is amazing and i will be dressing up as a sim for halloween! Do you think you could do a video on how to make the pixelated coverup? :)
This is a cool quick costume idea, thanks for sharing!!!
Great tutorial! I didn't even know you had that sword tutorial! :o
I „accidently" used scissors, and it hopefuly worked! Thanks!
there is a store on etsy that sells these but i think I'm going to make it myself now that I've seen this video!
I absolutely love this! I love sims ! I have subbed x
I'd wear this at a convention as a hall costume! Fun!
It would be the perfect costume for that!
now i can finally be dil
+Grace Jewkes The phandom is everywhere
I was waiting for someone to say this thanks
Jfc but thats actually a good idea
I'm literally so happy someone said that!!!!!
+Grace Jewkes SAME this is why I'm desperately scrolling the internet for diys because I'm broke af
awesome! I'm gonna use this as my costume.
Thank you so much for making this. Gonna put the finishing touches on tomorrow, scared about how it’s gonna come together tho. My exacto knife cuts are very crooked 😅
I made this only hanged one thing when I made the bottom part I cut off the tips of the triangles and added a small piece of Woden dowel to glue to the headband I still put the wire to wrap around the dowel though loved the video btw ❤️
GAH! The starting song it too happy! Its... Gah! KILLING ME! X-X
Cute tutorial. I made mine light up!
We are going as Don Lothario and Nina Caliente! Thanks so much!!!!
I wanted to do a fancy dress, but I broke my foot yesterday so I need a new idea😂 I hope to loose the cast and only have a splint for halloween. Every year I go to a museum exhibit show for halloween so I need a costume.. So Im gonna have to do this 😂 thank you for the pattern and idea!
This, just KICKS ASS!!! Seriously ... just does! Karen you is a geeeeniuuuus!!!!
Does the pdf work for anyone else? I’m trying to make one but the google drive says I need permission.
you're adoorable! and awesome DIY :)
yay and easy one to make. I am going this kinda harry potter festival(kinda because they no longer is allowed to use harry potter stuff) and I just made up my mind to be the guy in red jacket from sims 4 realm of magic
when i get invited to a halloween party IM GOING TO BE A SIMM
Love it! Can't wait to make my own!
You're awesome! Thank you!!
You are a lifesaver ♥
Can't wait to do this!
How did you manage to keep your nails looking so neatly trimmed after working on a lot of DIY? Great DIY for this one!
I repaint my nails before almost every DIY video I film. I figure if you guys have to look at them so close up, they might as well look nice!
Karen Kavett Id love to see make lettering tutorials! Pleaaaase
Your voice is totally normal dont worry about what these people say!! great video
IM SO DOING THIS FOR HALLOWEEN
Now I can be Bella Goth for Halloween😂 Yay!
YES!!! This is fantastic!! Thank you!
Idea is great, tutorial is clear and straightforward...but mine turned out to be an absolute disaster that took me all day and had me in tears by the end. I hope other people have more luck with it.
just made this! thanks for the video!
Your like super creative and smart
I love The Sims 4!
Wow this video is from 2014?! Anyways, great video! Thinking of doing a yellow one to wear to work 😂
Hi! Do you possibly have a written-out step-by-step version of this?? I love this video, but my signal is horrible, and I can't get it to show me all of the supplies I'll need, and the steps to take. A printable version would be fantastic, if you don't mind! I've been dying to make this costume all year long!! I'd hate for poor wifi signal to be the source of my downfall! Thank you in advance, and I hope you have a very Happy Halloween!!! 😊🎃👻
Perfect! Going to make one today :)
Why wrap the wire around itself and so thick? wouldn't it be better to leave it a bit longer and as a single length to make it less viable from a distance? still love the idea of using the sequence to make it look shiny!
What are the measurements of 1 triangle? I dont have a printer to print it! :(
Ineed them too :c
Hiya Karen!!! I love all of your videos, and I would really like to learn to start crafting, but I have no idea what supplies I would need... Could you make a video about crafting for beginners? (You might have dongle it already but I haven't seen it)
Sugar Sparkles I made that video a while ago! Basic Art Supply Kit // Great for Back to School or Beginner DIY Projects!
OMG! Love this!!!
(( I'm going to use this for my Dil cosplay ))
Hey! I'm probably going to do it for Tabitha :D
Nagito Komaeda im being dil for halloween, bless up
im being tabitha aye
same woah
I am going to be Eliza Pancakes.
Her accent is so cute.
This is cool!
Black cat Thanks!
i love your accent
love it
wewe momo Thank you!
I love it!
nice thanks Karen
haha, seems pretty original in my street XD Just bought a glue gun for £10 specificly for this!
I'm doing it with chopsticks to hold it up (painted black, obvs!).
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. WOW. I must do this.