Cute Couple Costume Idea - Sunflower and Gardener

If you’re looking for a quick and easy last-minute halloween couples costume or themed-party costume idea that won’t break the bank, this sunflower and gardener costume is for you. This couple costume idea doesn’t require special or expensive materials, perfect for those on a budget. You can easily find everything you need in your home or at nearby thrift stores!

This themed costume idea is super easy to recreate. It only takes a few minutes to finish the dress and doesn’t require any sewing at all. All you need to do is glue the sunflower flowers. Not a fan of sunflowers? No problem! Use any flower you want. This is the perfect outfit idea for couples, duos, partners, or friends. For the flower costume, you will need fake sunflowers, a dress or a top and bottom outfit, a headband, and shoes. For the gardener, you will need overalls or an apron, a tank top, farmer’s hat, boots, and a watering can. Level it up by inserting some gardening gloves in the pockets and covering his face, arms, and overalls with a little bit of dirt.

This outfit is also great for kids, not just for adults, making it perfect for kid’s costume party.

How to Straighten or Reshape Fake Flowers That Got Wrinkled
What You’ll Need For The Sunflower and Gardener Halloween Costume
How to Make a Sunflower Dress Costume
Crafting Tip
DIY Sunflower and Gardener Costume Video Tutorial

How to Straighten or Reshape Fake Flowers That Got Wrinkled

Ever wondered if you can still bring those squished or folded fake flowers back to life? Yes, you can! I’ll show you this simple trick that I used for this project.

I ordered this sunflower garland online and was so excited for them, but when I opened the package, the faux flowers were squished and smashed. They arrived in the worst condition. I didn’t want to use them like that so I did my research and found out that you can easily straighten or reshape the petals of fake flowers using one simple household gadget: a steamer.

I hadn’t expect the garland to arrive in that condition. All of the petals were folded and looked really bad. Don’t lose hope if you have the same problem! It’s an easy fix, I promise.

Start by grabbing some clothespins, clip hangers, and your trusty steamer. Once you have everything you need, start clipping the flowers to the clip hangers and hang them up. Steam the flowers for a few seconds. Once they’re warm, flatten the petals with your hands. Be careful, as they can get hot. For stubborn petals, I use a clothespin to hold them in place and then continue steaming until they flatten. It’s very easy and effective, give this hack a try!

What You’ll Need For The Sunflower and Gardener Halloween Costume

Here’s the list of the materials you’ll need to pull off this cute couple outfit idea.

Gardener

overalls or gardening apron
farmer’s hat
neautral colored shoes or boots
watering can
white tank top or henley button down or plaid button down
gardening gloves (optional)
lifesize artificial sunflower

Sunflower Girl

yellow dress or yellow top and bottom outfit
fake sunflowers
net shoes
headband
lifesize fake sunflower

How to Make a Sunflower Dress Costume

Learn how to make this cute sunflower dress and accessories.

Start by cutting the flowers from the garland. If you’re using fake flowers with individual stems, make sure to cut the stems as close to the flowers as you can flat as you can.
Lay your dress or top on a flat surface and plan the arrangement of the flowers. The number of flowers you’ll need will depend on the size of your clothing and how you want to arrange them.
Once you’ve decided, take a flower, add hot glue to the back, and glue to your dress.
Repeat the same steps with the remaining flowers. I also recommend gluing the petals to keep them in place even when worn.
For the hair accessory, you can choose to fill the headband with sunflowers or just use one sunflower. I decided to just use one sunflower and glued it to the side. Use hot glue and E6000 to keep the flower in place.
The shoes already look perfect for the dress with their net design, but I wanted to tie the whole look together, so I glued a sunflower on each shoe. This totally upgraded the look of the shoes, a simple hack you can try with your old pair.