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How to Make Crepe Paper Costumes -- Over 60 Vintage Costume Patterns
by Dennison Manufacturing Co.

{softcover, 32 pages, 5.5x8.5, 2006, ISBN: 1934268410}

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During the first half of the 20th century, Dennison Manufacturing Company produced a wide range of paper products including tags, boxes, holiday goods, crepe paper, seals and labels. In addition to regular selling venues, Dennison printed idea books for their customers, including costume books with detailed instructions for creating affordable and unique crepe paper costumes. 62 costumes are detailed within the pages including:

- bird costumes (parrot, peacock)
- floral costumes (rose, lily, sweet pea, jonquil, rose bud, 
  tulip)
- vegetable costumes (pumpkin, corn, carrot)
- national costumes (french peasant, scotch, dutch, hawaiian,
  chinese)
- story book costumes (bo peep, fairy, herald, mistress mary, 
  mother goose, boy blue)
- nature costumes (bird, butterfly, bee)
- four seasons costumes (spring, summer, autumn, winter, wood 
  elf)
- costumes for special days (eastern bunny, queen of hearts, 
  patriotic, holly, irish colleen)
- elemental costumes (rainbow, breeze)
- slip over costumes (rose, daisy, poppy, violet)
- fancy costumes (pierrot, circus, carnival, chance, black and 
  white, ballet, jockey)
- children's costumes (jack of diamonds, fledgling, cupid,
  evening star, bird's nest, flower/butterfly, rooster, butterfly
  ruffles)

General instructions for using crepe paper to create costumes are in the front of the book and each pattern includes text instructions with an illustration. This book will truly inspire your creativity!