I found out, with one day’s notice, that my daughter’s daycare was having a Halloween party a few days before Halloween. Since her actual costume was not yet finished, I came up with this super cute last minute DIY magician costume. I opened my “tickle truck” (aka – the box where I keep all my old Halloween costumes and … Read more
I’ve always loved dragons ever since I was a kid and this love or rather obsession has led me to build several dragon masks which I then usually auction off to other enthusiasts. However, I never made a dragon that was solely mine or a full body to go along with the mask. So with … Read more
So we had never really seen a Gossamer costume, except for maybe cosplay, and we wanted to give it a shot this year. As a natural companion, I decided to go with Bugs Bunny. We got a lot of really great feedback from people. Even young children still knew who Bugs Bunny was, which I … Read more
While in imagination mode, I was brainstorming for the next “WOW” factor. All of a sudden, I flipped to a channel that was showing, “The Mummy Returns” (2001). I said to myself, “WOW…THAT WOULD BE HOT TO CONSTRUCT!” At the same time, I thought ‘naw…way too time consuming’ and I didn’t have a fix on … Read more
My 11-year-old girl has loved elephants since she was a toddler. Her room is decorated in African elephants. I decided to make her an elephant costume using vibrant African print material. The most time-consuming part of this costume was cutting strips of fabric and sewing them together before cutting out the pattern (McCall’s 6809 vintage). … Read more
Having always been inspired by the costumes at Mardi Gras, I decided to try my hand at making my own costume. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was! Just a little hot glue, some glitter and a few feathers! I used the color scheme from Mardi Gras and incorporated it into my favorite … Read more
This is my twelve year-old girl dressed in her autumn yarn homemade lion costume. She wanted to be a cute lion instead of a realistic fur lion. Homemade Lion Costume Instructions I used tie died fleece for the head and body. I enlarged a vintage mask pattern for the head. She wanted a really BIG … Read more
I made this peacock Halloween costume once before for my girl when she was 3. Now she is 7 and wanted to be a peacock again. Recycled Peacock Halloween Costume Instructions I took the old costume (which was too small) apart. I used the back and side pieces and the front piece from old costume … Read more
I made this pretty homemade peacock costume for sweet little Princess Isabel who asked me if I could. She learned about how Peacocks fan out their tails and was fascinated with their colors as well. So, being one that is always up for a challenge, I got started by having her show me things that … Read more
I made this grumpy cat costume out of foam, hot glue, fake faux fur, and buckram! I made the head, paws, tail, and feet, and the body was made by a friend. Grumpy Cat Costume Instructions I first sculpted the head on a balaclava bass out of foam and stuck it on with hot glue. … Read more
This year, I dressed my 10 month old son up as a chicken! It was so easy to make! And super cute! My sister got married 3 years ago and her theme was “feathers” so I had plenty to work with! I bought a plain white, long sleeve onesie and hot glued 3 feather beaus all around … Read more
Halloween is the best holiday there is in my opinion! I love making my costume every year and going as all out and festive as possibl. This year was way harder than it has ever been, there are so many creative options for amazing homemade costume, but then I finally came to my drea costum, … Read more