DIY Holly Golightly Eye Mask & Ear Plugs from Breakfast at Tiffany's

I don't have any costume parties to attend for Halloween this year (boo!) but I still enjoy dressing up and was trying to come up with a quick costume in case I end up going somewhere. I've always loved the classic Holly Golightly in her little black dress so as I was thinking it over, the idea popped into my mind that it would be fun to go as a slightly less popular version of Holly Golightly. You know, the one who stumbles out of bed in the morning (looking fabulous I might add) and throws on a men's tuxedo shirt? That one. I got excited and dashed off to the craft store for supplies to make her signature eye mask and ear plugs. I think they turned out super cute so today I'm going to share with you how I made them!


We will start off with the eye mask. You will need to gather the following supplies:

1. Mask (Mine was just a sequined one I found in the children's craft section)
2. Turquoise felt (the closest I could get was teal so I went with it!)
3. 2 Emerald colored jewels
4. Gold decorative trim
5. Thin gold cord
6. Gold decorative trim with 'lashes'
7. Scissors
8. Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Start by tracing your eye mask on to a sheet of felt. Cut out the shape and make sure it fits the shape of your mask.


Once the felt is in the shape you want, use your hot glue gun to glue the piece of felt over the front of the mask.


Use the leftover felt to make your eyelids. I just drew the shape I wanted and then cut two of them out of the felt. Decide where you would like to place them on the mask and then line the eyelid pieces with hot glue and press them onto the mask. Make sure not to glue down the bottom of the eyelids.


Now that your eyelids are in place, it's time to accessorize your eyes! Glue one emerald colored jewel just inside each eyelid and then cut your gold 'eyelash' trim to the proper size for each eyelid. I ended up cutting the lashes shorter since the gold trim 'lashes' were so long.


Glue the eyelashes to the bottom of your eyelids and trim them down shorter, if needed.


Cut two pieces from your gold cord to make the eyebrows. Glue them over the top of the eyelids.


Take the gold decorative trim and start to glue it around the outside edges of the mask. Keep going until you reach your starting point and glue the ends together.


You did it! Your mask is finished! I will note that my mask already had the elastic band attached so if your mask does not, make sure to glue or tie some of your gold cord to the sides of the mask so you can use it to tie the mask behind your head and keep it in place. I tied a little bow to the back of my mask's elastic using the gold cord to jazz it up a bit.


Next up, let's make the ear plugs! You will need to gather the following supplies:

1. Ear plugs (any color but purple/blue looks best)
2. 2 Pony beads (any color but close to purple/blue is easier to cover)
3. 2 (8.7 yd) skeins of floss (I got DMC 8m floss in 799/Medium Delft Blue)
4. Scissors
5. Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Take the floss and measure out a 5 inch piece. Use this piece as a template to cut out 49 more 5 inch pieces. You will need a total of 50 pieces of 5 inch floss (25 for each ear plug).


Grab 25 pieces of the cut floss and twist them together as tight as possible so you can slip them through the pony bead. You want the pony bead to end up in the middle of the floss as shown below. Do the same for the other 25 pieces of floss and pony bead.


Now, take the top half of the floss and fold it down over the bead as shown in the photo below. Try to spread the floss out evenly around the bead so you cover it entirely. You don't want the bead to show through.


Once you have the thread folded over the bead, take more floss and start to wrap it around the floss right below the bead. You can adjust the floss around the bead as you wrap to ensure it's completely covered. Glue or tie off the floss when you finish wrapping.


When you are satisfied with the 'tassel' you've just made, glue one side of the floss covered bead to the end of an earplug (not the part that goes in your ear!).


Now that you have finished your ear plugs, try them on to see where the tassels hit. I thought mine looked a little too long so I just trimmed them up until they were both even.


And you're done! These pieces are quick and easy to throw together in case you get a last minute invite to a party!


Be sure to come back on Thursday and see how I put the whole costume together, just in time for Halloween!

If you have any questions, just let me know!

Thank you for stopping by!