I’ll be the first to admit I’m a Harry Potter nerd. I grew up with the books and I’ve read all seven of them about 10000000 times at this point. So when I entered my awesome horse, Lina, in a Halloween horse show I immediately starting thinking about Harry Potter themed costumes. Once I settled … Read more
She’s fierce, an original songwriter artist. a Rockstar! Feisty feline but nice. Sweet but you must think twice. She has a heart of literate gold. A passion for puzzles. Riddles, fill in the blanks and the puzzle game “Double Trouble. May I formally introduce. Cynthia The Rock-Star Puzzle Cat Goddess! Cynthia originated from Cairo Egypt. … Read more
I’ve always loved Halloween and done pretty detailed costumes and always at the last minute! I wasn’t going to “do” Halloween the year the Ganster Hamster Kia commercial came out but on Oct 1st I decided I wanted to use that theme for my costumes. We were a pretty big hit walking around town and … Read more
Friends of mine had a peacock-themed wedding and every guest received one peacock feather at their table setting. At the end of the night, there were so many feathers left, so I got the idea to ask the bride and groom if I could take the leftovers to use for a Halloween costume. I made … Read more
After much thought, my daughter decided she’d like to dress up in a peacock costume, and celebrate Halloween as her favorite animal. I almost fainted at first, but then I decided it would be a challenge. The funniest thing was seeing my husband’s face when I told him I needed about 90 peacock feathers. Then … Read more
My husband has always been an avid outdoorsman and especially loves to deer hunt. He does not however love to dress up and go to Halloween parties. So this year he agreed to go when I suggested this couples costume. He could be the hunter and I would be the deer he had been chasing. … Read more
This costume was the biggest hit at one of the largest Halloween party schools in America. Every single person who walked by me complimented me on it! This costume was fairly simple to make, taking only a few hours, considering how intricate it looks. Here are the supplies I used: Hot Glue Gun Corset (I … Read more
I thought a cow costume would be really interesting to put together so I went to the store and bought white, pink, and black construction paper. I also bought a glue stick, string, and a hole puncher. I took black and white construction paper and drew circle-like designs to make the cow spots. Then I … Read more
Two months after I started, here it is…Kia Hamster and “Soul” car costumes. I made it all from scratch, except the hoodie, but did the stenciling manually… The mask has over gone several makeovers since I began to get just right. I used a foam base, then hot melted the fur onto it. The mouth … Read more
My daughter wanted to be a kitty cat, but the stock costumes were just plain boring. Believe it or not, I had a leopard bodysuit from when I was 20 and by dressing it up I was able to use it (you cannot see how long it is on her). The body suit was sleeveless, … Read more
I decided i wanted to be a Peacock for Halloween and was amazed at just how easy it was! I went to the local JoAnn fabrics for most if my stuff. I bought a teal feather boa, mask, peacock feathered earrings, small peacock feathers, tulle and elastic. Got my big feathers on line. Went to … Read more
My daughter is really into fairies and mythical creatures. We go to Michigan’s Renaissance Festival almost every year. This year she wanted to go as a creature inspired by a photo she Googled of a deer girl. So we started buying pieces here and there to put it together and we referred back to the … Read more