Coolest Homemade A Christmas Story Couple Costume

Homemade A Christmas Story Couple Costume

Who doesn’t love the classic movie “A Christmas Story”? The idea for our Homemade A Christmas Story Couple Costume came from an ornament we bought last year for Christmas: the infamous fragile crate containing the illuminated leg lamp. This ornament, of course, was inspired by this movie. We started by looking online for pictures of … Read more

Coolest Homemade Ralphie and the Leg Lamp Couple Costume

Homemade Ralphie and the Leg Lamp Couple Costume

My husband has wanted to be Ralphie for years, but that left me high ‘n’ dry for a costume idea. Until…. I love dressing up as inanimate objects. I was a package of Smarties a few years ago! I am not a great seamstress, that’s for sure, but I managed to somehow get this bunny … Read more

Coolest Lumiere and Babette Couple Costume

Homemade Lumiere and Babette Couple Costume

Every year we try to have fun and original costumes. Over the years we have learned to make our own costumes. This year we decided to go with a Disney theme. Babette and Lumiere are from Beauty and the Beast and these are characters that are rarely seen. We made every single aspect of these … Read more

Coolest Leg Lamp Costume

Coolest Leg Lamp Costume

For Halloween I was the Leg lamp from “A Christmas Story.” I spent a lot of time brainstorming how I would go about putting the Leg Lamp Costume together. I also experienced several awkward moments going from store to store trying on lamp shades. The hard part was figuring out if the shade would actually … Read more

Coolest Homemade Christmas Story Costume

Homemade Christmas Story Costume

A Christmas Story is one of our favorite movies! These homemade Christmas story costumes were a definite crowd pleaser. The leg lamp costume was a little difficult to make. We cut out a pattern using newspaper to make the panels for the shade. You can make the shade as long as you want. We went … Read more