This DIY Legolas costume can be made fairly inexpensively and with just some fairly basic sewing. My siblings started calling me “the elf” after watching Lord of the Rings because I reminded them of...
For shirt I used light green broadcloth, double-layered on the torso part, and single-layered on the sleeves. It’s one of the Renaissance style, large shirts. I kept it fairly short so there wouldn’t be a...
For the skirt, I had enough faux suede left over from the cloak to make the skirt from that. This is probably the simplest part of the costume. I just cut the front section,...
Here are the archer bracers. They look like leather, but they’re not (I love animals, so I rarely use real leather). It’s actually a polyester fabric, that kinda squeaks like leather, sewn around a...
Got the elvin cloak done. It’s a dark green suede-look cloth (100% polyester). I wanted to use alova (my favorite material of choice), but I couldn’t find any in a dark green. This stuff looks...
Got two Renaissance costume requests to work this week, a woodlandelf elf archer and a water fairy. They sent me sketches of what they wanted them to look like, and now I get to...
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Hey there! I’m Amber, The Woodland Elf. I’m here to teach you how to make cool stuff without spending a lot of money on it. From kick-ass costumes and fun craft projects to the occasional off-grid living tips, you can learn how to “DIY Your Life,” and maybe even help make the planet a little greener in the process.
