We were trying to brainstorm an idea for our Annual Halloween party. My husband and I love the NAPA and Sonoma Vineyards and collect wine. So we decided we should dress up like a wine bottle or something like that. I researched wine costumes and found some really tacky ones. Upon further searching I found … Read more
Let me start by saying I LOVE halloween. I tossed around many ideas for the month leading up to halloween. While I had two strong costume ideas, for whatever reason I just never got started on either one, and both would have required some serious planning. So here it was Thur, the 31st and I … Read more
Our family is serious about two things – food and Halloween costumes. So this year, we combined our two great loves and created the “All That and A Bag of Chips” costume. And it was delicious. Every year we think of a group costume, in the past we’ve done your typical famous groups…The Wizard of … Read more
This Meatballs and Spaghetti for both male and female costume idea came to me like magic. Actually Halloween was the next day and I was at home in my room when I just remembered that tomorrow was Halloween, so I was thinking “I don’t have any money, what am I going to do? “Then it hit … Read more
Every family seems to have that one member who can never come up with a costume idea until the last minute. Then when they finally come up with their idea (it is usually unique since they have been spending so much time thinking about it) they have no time to actually make it happen successfully. … Read more
Hey guys! I decided on trying the popular duct tape dress this year! I’ve seen them online before but never tried it myself. I didn’t wanna be the classic IPod, taco sause or Bud Light though so I started brainstorming. A snake bite is something I order frequently at the bar so I thought that … Read more
Each Halloween I try to create an original costume. Either a costume that cannot be store bought or creating and perfecting a specific theme. I wanted to be Ronald McDonald. Ronald is a clown so clown accessories are perfect. A pair of clown shoes and a red wig, although finding the perfect RED wig was … Read more
We have three sons. Each year I try to make at least one homemade costume. We’ve had a scuba diver and a vending machine, but this year we made our best yet – our very own Dunkin’ Donuts Drive Thru. We had so much fun making it – it truly became a group effort. My … Read more
Well the boys and I came up with this idea together after about 2 days of brain storming. We picked Sour Nerds because of the color (not girly pink/purple). Once we had decided on what they’d be I went on-line and downloaded an image of an actual Sour Nerds Candy box. We wanted it to … Read more
This idea came about because one of my graduate school student associations was having a candy apple sale and I needed a gimmick to draw attention and make sells. Just so happens that this candy apple sale was the week before Halloween so the costume could be worn then as well. I had to think … Read more
I am not a sewer in the least so I probably made this harder than it was with a lot of trial and error. I made a skirt for the wrapper of the cupcake. I made pleats in the skirt to look like a cupcake wrapper. The skirt took me three evenings to get … Read more
Halloween is my favorite holiday! It’s mostly a good excuse to dress up and get into character, which I love to do. The best part of it all is my crafty mother; If you have an idea for something, she will sew it right up for you!! This year I actually found my costume idea … Read more