My daughter is wearing this Medusa costume. She wanted to be something or someone scary for Halloween. So after some thinking we came up with Medusa. For the costume we used black leggings (which I pulled fishnet hose over and spray painted green to make it look like scales), black combat boots, black fishnet gloves, … Read more
I wanted to make something unique this year that I’d never seen before – when I first thought of a fry truck costume, I thought it was perhaps a bit odd, but ran with the idea! “Chips” and “Buds” are our kids nicknames, they call french fries “chachas” (from when our girl first started talking) … Read more
My son wanted an illusion costume, so we went with the jet pack! We were so excited to make this, that it is done already for this Halloween! I had seen a picture of something similar, but there were NO instructions. It actually wasn’t too difficult to make once you had the general idea. My son … Read more
My son proclaimed that he wanted a Willy Wonka costume (the new version) after being on a Wonka movie-watching kick. I gathered bits and pieces for his costume, and put together a close replica. I managed to find a ladies coat at a thrift store that fit the look. We did order the hat, glasses, and … Read more
Here’s three-year-old Elsa’s Ronda Rousey costume. She loves boxing and took a liking to UFC as well. She loves to watch ‘Wonda Wousey’ fights, and is pretty disappointed that they aren’t typically very long. I used a black leotard and black shorts with an iron-on UFC logo that I had to draw, cut, place and … Read more
Here’s how these Boxtrolls costumes, Oil Can and Sparky, came to life for Halloween. Halloween is and always was my favorite holiday and I think I have passed on my love for it to my two children. We aren’t fans of the store bought kind so when summer ends and school begins we start to think … Read more
We love making Halloween costumes at our house and this year was no different. My 10 year old son is a huge Henry Danger fan so when he decided that he wanted a Henry Danger costume, I accepted the challenge. Henry wears red cargo pants but we used the red jogging pants we already had at home. … Read more
My kids decided on our family costume theme, and we went with it. My daughter’s costume “tooth fairy” was the most difficult. We spent days finding just the right feathers for her head piece. We made a mold of her head with fabric and duct tape and then paper mached it. We added several layers of … Read more
Last October, my sisters and I decided we wanted to go to Salem, Massachusetts to celebrate Halloween. It was a few weeks early, but we were told that everyone in Salem was dressed up, all the time – so why not? We were looking for costumes that were easy, warm, unique, and that worked together … Read more
For my homemade Queen of Hearts costume, I use what I needed and I started with no pattern. I just looked at the picture of the dress and just started to draw out cut and then started to sew. I love to sew and took out a lot of mistakes and resew and it. Took me 3 months … Read more
For our Leopard and Safari Guide couples costume I found everything at my local Goodwill and it only took my a few hours to make! For the safari guide costume I found a straw hat and a khaki vest. We wrote ‘safari guide’ on the vest, added a few scratches I’m my boyfriends face with fake … Read more
I’ve been a Sonic fan since the genesis era and have wanted to do a Sonic cosplay for a while but wanted to do something a little unique so settled on a Shadow Gijinka-inspired cosplay with a type of hoodie. I made the hood by creating a half sphere out of wire and electrical tape, … Read more