For this Draculaura Monster High Doll costume and makeup we purchased a pink long sleeve shirt, a black lace shirt and a white skirt from our local thrift store. I cut the sleeves off the pink shirt. We added white tulle trimmed with hot pink and black tulle accents to the skirt. I finished the skirt … Read more
When I set out to make this Barrel of Monkeys costume, I wasn’t sure how I was going to pull it off. Ultimately, I wanted the costume to be original. So, I decided I wanted a barrel of unique monkeys. I started be constructing the barrel. I used PVC pipes to make a rectangular prism. I … Read more
I had an absolute blast this year making my son’s costumes. At first when my oldest son asked me to make him a Lego ninjago I was like” I’m so in trouble”. I didn’t even know where to start! So I started with YouTube videos, Pintrest and Google. You pretty much don’t go wrong with any … Read more
This was my wife’s idea for a costume for a contest that was going to happen at work. after the idea was planted I then had to design the outfit to do and look like the real toy. I had played with the toy and analyzed how each of the different pieces came together. the toy … Read more
My son Danial loves transformers. I’m mean really loves transformers! Especially Optimus prime. So this year I decided to make his costume. I found a homemade Optimus Prime costume on Pinterest but it looked complicated. It took this guy 3 months to make. Don’t get me wrong, it looked amazing but just too complicated for … Read more
My son absolutely loves anything LEGO so when I asked him what he wanted to dress up as for Halloween he said a LEGO. A LEGO I thought no problem but then he was specific he wanted to be the Ninjago Sensa Wu (White Ninja Master). I quickly started looking online to see what was … Read more
1. HOW THE BEAUTIFUL BALLERINA IN A JEWELRY BOX WAS MADE I started out with recycled furniture boxes. Measurements were taken for the height, width and thickness according to what I thought would be a good size for my daughter. Next I cut out the base of jewelry box in one long piece and scored … Read more
Our daughter, Norah, LOVES her American Girl, all of the stories and all of the fun involved with the AG experience. So it was no surprise when she decided a year ago that she wanted to be an American Girl for Halloween. The big decision though was which doll she would be. Kit, Julie, Molly….so … Read more
Well, the debate started at the beginning of the school year. I make Halloween costumes every year cause I can’t bring myself to buy them. It’s like a drug! I stress out every year, but I can’t help myself!! ANYWAY, I asked my 3 kids what they wanted to be and my 7yr old son … Read more
I love Halloween; it’s probably my favourite holiday. I agonized over what my costume would be this year. I knew I wanted my costume to be gory, I wasn’t interested in being cute— it was Halloween after all. Three days before Halloween, after a lot of searching, I decided to go as a Coraline-inspired creepy … Read more
Our family dresses in theme every year—not an easy feat when you have 7 in your family and the children range in age from 4 to 15! This year we pow-wowed around the kitchen table over several nights and after much back-and-forth (and a bit of angst) we settled on Monopoly. We have lots of … Read more
I should start off by saying that my boyfriend did not like the idea of me being a nutcracker when I pitched it to him at first, he is always very supportive of the crazy costumes I come up with but just thought this one was weird… BUT once he saw me all put together … Read more