Who needs to be nominated. Make your own Oscar » and another thought

Olympics are over and now everyone’s attention is on the Oscars. Okay, maybe not everyones but mine certainly is. Not because I’ve been watched all the movies and have placed bets on who will win in the make-up category (though I did get freaked out watching District 9). No, I’m thinking about the Oscars because I’ve been invited to attend the hot Yummy Mummy Club Oscar Party on Sunday. You can follow the live tweeting with the hashtag #YMCOscars.

You know one of the topics of discussion will be the outfits. It seems it’s the discussion topic on twitter to when it comes to what everyone will be wearing to the party. I’m sure I I saw Kathy Buckworth, author of the Blackberry Diaries, trying to negotiate a ball gown on twitter. Yikes! The only gowns we have in the house are in the kids dress-up box and I’m pretty sure I won’t fit into them….wait, let’s see….ugh, omph…..nope, no way.

No problem. We all know it’s the accessories that make the outfit right. And I have just the accessory. My own Oscar! Had to top that one right? Well, I’ll let you in on a little secret, I didn’t actually win this one. I know, shocking right. No, I made this and you can make your own too with a few things in your home. Here’s how:

Steps for making your own Oscar award

1. Take an old naked Barbie (I bought mine at Value Village since my daughter wouldn’t be too keen on me mutilating one of her own), cut her hair off. Using a razor, shave the stubble left so the head is smooth.
2. Trace a circle, about the size of an ice cream sundee bowl, on to the cardboard. I used about six circles. Glue five of these circles one on top of the other. Keep one to the side.
3. Cut a square out of the styrofoam (this will be the pedistal your Oscar stands on so it shouldn’t be a flat square) and glue it on to your five cardboard layered base, in the centre.
4. Cut off the Barbie’s feet (she has weak ankles which will make it hard for her to stand so just get ride of them at the ankle).
5. Poke a hole through the side of Barbie’s leg, at the bottom, just above where you cut her feet off. Do this to both sides and then push a piece of coat hanger wire through. Any stiff wire will do. This will hold Barbie upright on the podium.
6. Wires through the bottom of both of Barbie’s legs, bend the remaining wire down and push it through the centre of the styrofoam and cardboard base. Careful not to have your hand as leverage on the bottom of the cardboard platform, that’s how I got a big gouge in my hand.
7. Bend the two pieces of wire that appear on the bottom and trim any extra.
8. Glue the remaining cardboard circle base to the bottom, covering the exposed wire.
9. You’ll want to coat the styrofoam with something (I used the hot glue) before you spray paint. I discovered that spray paint is rather corrosive and started to eat my podium. Also, cut a strip of paper, wrap and glue it around the exposed corrogated edges on your base.
10. Spay the entire statue with the gold spray paint. Make sure to spray in a ventilated area and that your work space is covered with a drop cloth. If you’re using any accessories on your Oscar, spray them as well
11. For authenticity you could paint the base and podium black/brown but my Oscar is pure gold.

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Now I may not have the fancies outfit for the party, but I’ll have the accessory everyone will want. And now you do too. For some other great Oscar party ideas, checkout Everything Oscars.

Tags: make your own Oscar award, The Oscars

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