Fun-Sized Peanut M&Ms Costume

I made this costume for my fun-sized peanut, Effie, based on an inspiration photo I found online. It's made of felt and puff paint and assembled with hot glue.

The costume is double-sided, with the same logos on both sides. All the components including the lettering were made by hand, without stencils, by carefully taking measurements from a real M&Ms package to get the dimensions roughly correct. The peanut on the classic fun-sized packages is a strange wavy shape, so I swapped it for the more recognizable peanut shape from their newer packaging instead.

I determined the position of the front leg holes by inserting Effie's harness into the costume and tracing its leg holes onto the inside of the felt. The costume is open from the tail down and from the sternum back for sanitary purposes, and I fastened the back upper corner with velcro to make it easier to put on and take off. I cut the lower edge of the costume upwards on an angle so it wouldn't get in Effie's way; counterintuitively, this also gave the bottom edge a straighter appearance when she was wearing it. To keep the costume upright while in use, I pinned the upper edge to her leash.

Effie understands presents and was thrilled with the whole process of creating this -- she knew it was intended for her. She was totally comfortable in it, too, and loved all the attention it got her!