Egyptian King Mummy Costume!

 Mummy Costume! Simple DIY kid Halloween costumes are my favorite! My son wants to be a mummy! Perfect for us...we have tons of wrappings... but I thought more of an Egyptian King Mummy...so we need a headdress!  I got a King Cobra at the dollar store.  And cut his head off. I used gold rub 'n buff and coated it in gold.  I made a headband with some strips of leather and some elastic. The real thing is that I didn't have enough to make it one piece, so I pieced it together to look intentional. Then I used a leather punch, cat gut and needle to stitch the snake on the headband.  The hole punch makes perfect holes in the rubber snake. I lined it up and marked the leather. Then I punched holes through the leather and sewed the snake to the center!  It's thick waxed string, so it will hold tight!  Then I added Rub 'n Buff to the entire leather headband.  And let it dry completely.  Then we used E6000 to gl...