My husband came up with the idea for this year’s costume – a take-off on the “Occupy Wall Street” protests. Christopher’s protest was “Occupy Pines Bridge” – the name of his school. All of the signs were based on the idea of what kids would want to protest – things like vegetables, healthy snacks and … Read more

This is a Homemade Kanye West and Taylor Swift at Video Music Awards Costume. When I saw this event unfold, I knew right away that people would be talking about this and remembering it for a long time. Since the ‘characters’ were so distinctly dressed, and it would be a lot of fun to recreate, … Read more

Ashley Todd – A McCain campaign volunteer made up a story of being robbed, pinned to the ground and having the letter “B” scratched in her face was released from Jail on October 30,2008. I made this costume based on her news story. A volunteer for John McCain’s presidential campaign agreed Thursday to enter a … Read more

Jimmy McMillan is a very obscure candidate who rose to fame following a televised debate two weeks ago. My 13 year old son wanted to dress as McMillan. Here are more images showing the progression of his make up… Here’s a video of Jimmy McMillan at the NY Governor’s debate:

Made this Homemade Balloon Boy Costume with my husband and 7 year old son last Sunday night for my office party. It is made of space blankets, pool noodles, hula hoop and tape. Used a snow disc underneath to give it the oval shape. It is very warm and I am sure if that actually … Read more

Being from New York, Captain “Sully” Sullenberger is a hero for successfully crash landing into the Hudson River and saving over 100 lives. I decided to create a Homemade Captain “Sully” Sullenberger Unique Halloween Costume Idea to honor such a great person and pay tribute to someone who has gained such notoriety! I made the … Read more

This homemade Balloon Boy costume is a take-off of the Balloon Boy hoax from 2009. It was thought that a six year old boy from Colorado had accidentally taken off in his father’s experimental helium balloon. All the networks covered the incident. I started with the helium balloon. I put six wire clothes hangers together … Read more

I created this Homemade Balloon Boy Costume in response to the family in Colorado who had the who world on pins and needles when they claimed their 6 year old son flew away in their homemade weather balloon/flying saucer. It turned out to be a hoax and nothing more than a publicity stunt. The costume … Read more

Like a lot of people, I was captivated by the story of the little boy who was trapped in a shiny silver balloon, flying high above the Colorado plains. I watched it unfold live on CNN. Turns out it was just that, a story. My husband and I thought it would be a cute costume … Read more