A friend of mine suggested we do a Jake and Neverland Pirates Halloween family theme this year because my sons watch the show and one of my sons is obsessed with alligators and crocs (Tic Toc Croc). I won’t give away all the details just yet, but here are the deets on how I created this simple Jake costume. Did I mention it’s no-sew? And simple? Don’t even think about store-bought, trust me.
Basic supplies:
- Blue coat or blazer (I got mine at a consignment shop – $9)
- White long sleeve button-up shirt (consignment shop – $3.50)
- Blue pants (in my son’s drawer)
- Wig (I chose “jersey boy” – costume shop)
- Gold drapery trim (1 and 1/4 yards – Hobby Lobby)
- Gold buttons (depends on the number on the jacket; mine had six – Hobby Lobby)
- Red velour fabric (1/4 yard – Hobby Lobby)
- Black stretchy fabric (1/4 yard – Hobby Lobby)
- Black string (6 inches – Hobby Lobby)
- Brown felt (1/2 yard – Hobby Lobby)
- Jute (12 inches – Hobby Lobby)
I used this pic as a reference as I was shopping for supplies.
First step was to cut the sleeves off the coat. It’s usually cold on Halloween here so I had to get a jacket with fleece inside, but any blue coat or blazer works.
I trimmed the fleece a little bit more so it didn’t show.
Then I cut the sleeves off the button-up.
And then cut triangles around the sleeve.
And cut off the collar.
I also cut a bit of a slant on the front of the collar so I could place the cross at the collar of the shirt using this elastic (regular black string would work as well – where was the old black shoelaces when I needed it?).
I made little slits in the collar so I could put the elastic through.
I tied knots in the elastic to hold it in place. I don’t think this is the best way to do it, because I also had to tape them so they stayed, but I’m going with it.
These buttons weren’t a drastic difference from the original buttons, but I wanted more gold and didn’t want it to look like Jake shopped at Gap. No pirate shops at Gap.
For the drapery trim, I first used Liquid Stitch, but that was a disaster because it’s really thick and took forever to dry so I switched to hot glue. I won’t be washing this costume, so it’s fine. I ran out of the trim so I couldn’t do the back of the jacket (sad), but I figured it wasn’t really worth it to make a trip back out.
Boots were the trickiest. I draped the brown felt around my son’s snow boots, and folded it over to make the cuff. It worked, ultimately, but it took a little hot gluing and safety pins to make it stay where I wanted it. I used the leftover drapery trim for the “buckle” and some jute for the “j” (hot glued).
I didn’t do anything to the black stretchy fabric except tied it in the back so it looked like a belt.
I tied the velour around his head and then trimmed it a tad.
And that’s it! Simple, right? It only took me one night to finish it all.
See the knot coming out? Yeah, I need to fix that.
Jake often has a sword, but I prefer the telescope. This one is last year’s Christmas gift. (Target)
Little brother felt a little left out and demanded to be photographed in his skeleton jams.
Yo-ho, let’s go!
Next project: Tinkerbell for Baby Girl. And that’s not going to be as easy because I will be sewing, and without a pattern because that’s how I roll, but it will be fun!
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"No pirate shops at Gap." lol!