This couple costume was a very last minute costume (we had no idea what to be). I found an old jumper from the Kardashian winners collection, and stuffed a pillow in the back. We ironed on “I AM A GOD” onto a plain white t-shirt from H&M. We found 2 gold chains from Clairs, and … Read more
I enjoy being people who I admire for Halloween. Last year I was Freddie Mercury and the year before, I was Michael Jackson. When it came this year, I wanted to be a little more flashy. That’s when David Bowie’s alter ego came to mind. So, I decided to go with a Ziggy Stardust costume. … Read more
I was inspired to create an Amelia Earhart costume for my three year-old daughter after seeing a DIY aviator costume on Oh Happy Day, a design website. Not wanting to produce a complete replicate, I decided to add an additional creative dimension by making a costume that was a newspaper clipping of Amelia Earhart. After … Read more
My daughter always wears two pig tails and I wanted to work with that, or do something that worked with her short hair. This was one of the first things that came to me. So, I went to a craft store and got her a plain grey onsie, and several colors of felt. (You will … Read more
I try to come up with original costumes each year based around what my son wants to be too. This year we were talking about ideas of what he would like to be when a commercial came on with Vanilla Ice promoting Mac n Cheese. My son who is eight, recognized the song in the … Read more
Well I have to say this was the most interesting costume I have made yet. It took me about two months from start to finish. I went to the good will and bought a wedding dress originally for my daughter five years previous and then bought a mannequin and made the bust out of paper … Read more
We wanted our one year old daughter, Claire’s, Halloween costume to be simple, unique, and pro-female empowerment. Amelia Earhart was a perfect choice. This is how we did it: We found the hat with attached goggles online, cut one of mom’s scarfs in half, borrowed the jacket from a friend’s little boy, and already owned the … Read more
My name is Nancy and I’m a big fan of Elvis Presley. My older son is also a big fan of Elvis, so he asked me to sew him an Elvis costume for Halloween, an Elvis jumpsuit to be exact. He chose the dark blue one and all of the accessories. I started work on … Read more
We watch Gene Simmons Family Jewels reruns with our nine year old daughter. In the past, she has been princesses and Draculaura for Halloween. When we asked her this year, she told she wanted to be “The Demon” from Kiss. Um, okay. So I went online to see how we might go about making a … Read more
I decided to do a birthday theme this year since we were going to a party on Nov. 1st (My boyfriend’s birthday). I always go all out for Halloween and this year his only wish was that I “please don’t have a mustache”. So when I asked myself, “what is semi-sexy and birthday related?” The … Read more
My 5 year old daughter loves princesses and accessories. We decided together to go a different route since every other little girl will be in a Disney inspired costume. After looking at tons and tons of pictures, she settled on Marie Antoinette. We wanted to keep it clean since she is only 5. I am … Read more
This costume started as a totally different idea, so this is how it ended like it is. It all started with a local contest in which kids participate by age group and there is also a category for dogs (super cute!), for that purpose, we decided to made a homemade costume, which initially was though … Read more