Handmade Dark Alice In Wonderland Costumes

Handmade Dark Alice In Wonderland Costumes

We each individually planned our Alice in Wonderland costume ideas, and didn’t tell each other what we were doing except which character. The only rule was that there needed to be a dark flare on the concept. Alice and I live about 8 hours from Cheshire Cat and the March Hare. The day before Halloween … Read more

Queen of Hearts Baby Costume

Queen of Hearts Baby Costume

This is my one year old daughter in her Queen of Hearts costume. After getting some ideas online I knew this had to be her costume, it totally fits her personality. The whole costume cost just under $30 and I still had tons of stuff left over. I used an 8 inch crochet top that … Read more

Forrest Gump and Lieutenant Dan Couple Costume

Forrest Gump and Lieutenant Dan Couple Costume

I was looking for a hilarious couple costume. My husband came up with forrest Gump and lieutenant Dan. The costume was so easy to put together. For Lieutenet Dan I found the green army looking pants and Hawaiian shirt at goodwill. I was lucky to find the wheelchair at work in a random storage closet. … Read more

Scratch Built Gremlins 2 Mogwai Costume

Scratch Built Gremlins 2 Mogwai Costume

This Halloween I decided to honor one of the greatest Cinematic Masterpieces in the history of film. Gremlins 2! While most people love the good guy, I opted not to create the soft and cuddley hero of the franchise. Instead of crafting Gizmo, I went with the main baddy of the film, Mowhawk! The fur costume … Read more

Awesome Jurassic Park Costumes: T-Rex and Ellie

Awesome Jurassic Park Costumes: T-Rex and Ellie

My daughter is absolutely obsessed with dinosaurs at the moment. She wants to be a paleontologist when she grows up, but didn’t think that that would make a good costume. She kept going through all of her favorite dinosaurs over and over again, until she watched Jurassic Park and fell in love with the T-Rex. … Read more

The History Behind Mary Poppins

The History Behind Mary Poppins

This costume is resurrected from one I first put together nearly 30 years ago, shortly after I had moved to Seattle. I was as poor as a church mouse at the time, and didn’t have a lot of money to spend. I had so many hopes, dreams and struggles; I wished I could make a list … Read more

Awesome Beetlejuice Couple Costume: Resurrecting Adam and Barbara Maitland

Awesome Beetlejuice Couple Costume: Resurrecting Adam and Barbara Maitland

Creating Adam and Barbara Maitland from the infamous 1988 cult-classic film “Beetlejuice” was not an easy task, but a challenge worth taking on.  My boyfriend (Brae) and I agreed to wear a couple’s costume for the first time (usually, we dress up independently), and were up to the challenge of trying to recreate the classic … Read more

Coolest Little Shop of Horrors Dog Costumes

Coolest Little Shop of Horrors Dog Costumes

Everybody better beware! The Little Shop of Horrors is open for business. Gryphon is playing the part of Seymour, the young florist shop clerk who stumbles upon a very unusual plant, which he names Audrey II. Phoenix plays Audrey II, the man eating plant from outer space who is out for blood. Seymour is feeding … Read more

Coolest Neverending Story Couple Costume

Coolest Neverending Story Couple Costume

I love the 80’s so as a big fan of The Never ending Story I thought this would make the perfect costume for my husband and I to create for a party we were attending. It got such a great reaction from everyone except the young 20 year olds who were clueless. My kids loved … Read more

Chuckys Bride Toddler Costume

Chuckys Bride Toddler Costume

I made Delilah a Chucky costume on her 1st Halloween and that’s where the idea came from to dress her up as the bride. I bought fabric for the dress and sewed it all by hand! That was the most challenging part! cutting the shapes and putting the dress together. I bought black boots, did her makeup added fake boobs … Read more

Cutest Ever Pink Darth Vader Costume

Cutest Ever Pink Darth Vader Costume

Our 4- year old daughter loves princesses so we decided to give her a new spin on that idea and introduced her to Star Wars. She wanted to be Darth Vader for Halloween but decided that idea wasn’t “pretty” enough and asked to be Pink Darth Vader. In her mind, it was 1/2 bride (another … Read more

Scrumdiddlyumptious Willy Wonka Costume

Scrumdiddlyumptious Willy Wonka Costume

My son asked for a Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder version) costume this year and I wasn’t happy with anything I found, so I started brainstorming. I scoured Goodwill for pieces and searched the fabric store for suitable materials. Here’s how I put it all together. Coat – I found this at Goodwill, in women’s size … Read more