At first, I thought I was going to be dressing up this year and this idea of dressing up as Flo from Progressive popped into my mind. I love Flo and her commercials and she reminded me of my personality. This a last minute costume to create so I didn’t have anytime to order the … Read more
Ohh yeeahhh! Behold the koolest Halloween costume ever built, Kool Aid Man! I initially looked online to buy one but I couldn’t find it anywhere. So I had to resort to Plan B, build it. So here you have it. Here’s how I made it. Materials used: Hula Hoops Cardboard zip ties tape foam spray … Read more
Every year my husband likes to dress up for Halloween. Past costumes have been spot on, not to disappoint this year, he decided to be Colonel Harland Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken. I found the glasses that Col. Sanders wore online and then found the “string tie”. The suit was from a past costume. We … Read more
I came up with this Mrs. Butterworth costume idea because I am absolutely the biggest fan of pancakes and maple syrup, so I thought, “why not be the very thing I love the most, Mrs. Butterworth!” I thought it would be neat to make my makeup look bronze and I couldn’t wait to make a custom … Read more
I am quite serious when I say that this was a last minute decision. My boyfriend isn’t necessarily as enthusiastic about Halloween as I am, but he agreed to dress up with me because he knows how much I love it. So, I was faced with finding a costume that was unique and fun, but … Read more
I am always thinking of “home made” yet fun Halloween costumes for my son. Last year, he won first place in a local costume contest as a sock monkey. He took home the first place title again this year with my version of “Lil Colonel Sanders”. A few weeks before the contest, I purchased the … Read more
We went to a Halloween Bash and we asked to have our pictures taken so many times we lost count of! My husband was the Money Man and I was Flo from Progressive and we were a hit!!! Order and Gather Supplies First I ordered the most realistic money in various denominations I could … Read more
I wanted an easy DIY costume for Halloween, and I happened upon Flo while checking out Halloween-related Pinterest boards. I already had a white polo shirt, white pants, and navy canvas shoes. I only had to buy an apron, a “bump-it” for my hair, a headband, and red lipstick. I downloaded the tricked out name … Read more
Wow, Where do I begin. I guess I’ll start with letting you all know that I always have crazy ideas for costumes and I make everything myself including the prosthetic mask in this costume. Sculpted and designed by me, lol. Next the wig was just a cheap buy, I was looking for a really ratty … Read more
My 8 year old son loves the Geico Motorcycle commercial with the Money Man riding the motorcycle so he asked if he could be that for Halloween. I initially thought I’d have to make copies of real money to pull this off but found replica money (looks identical but a little smaller) on Ebay. It … Read more
I knew as soon as I saw the Pillsbury Doughboy that my son would be a PERFECT replica. I made the costume with a white pillowcase, white pants/shirt and a white chef hat that I printed the logo on. As his mom I wanted to coordinate with his costume in some way so I came … Read more
Bought pants and shirt from Goodwill, bought fake money from a teaching store, used about 4 to 500 actual bills, they were all different from $1 to $100 bills…used fabric glue and spray adhesive to glue the money to the shirt and pants. Bought biking gloves and used my black helmet and black boots to … Read more