Time to ask the age old question, so what do you want to be for Halloween this year… come on Batman, Spiderman, Power Ranger, anything else hanging on that Costco rack, Nope…Venus Fly Trap. What?! What kind of 4 year old wants to be a Venus Fly Trap? I guess my little bug , dirt, … Read more
This scarecrow costume was made last minute. We took fall colored tulle and made a long style tutu. We used a brown shirt and hot glued on some fall decor to it.we used a brown hat and hot glued some straw around the edges. This costume was a hit! She won first place at our … Read more
This butterfly costume was made for my 12 year old daughter to wear under a caterpillar costume for a quick change on a stage while performing In the musical Alice in Wonderland, jr. The total cost is under $20.00. It was designed to fold into itself as a bag and be worn on the shoulders … Read more
I sewed this scarecrow costume. It is in 4 pieces. There are the pants, shirt, hat and the head piece to make it look like an actual scarecrow. The twine around his waist is just wrapped around and tied so it can be easily removed. The pants have elastic, the shirt has a zipper in … Read more
Part of my halloween play is the hunt, so after thrifting for awhile I found this plack lacy dress that I had to have. From there I decided it would make a perfect spider, maybe it’s like batman calling out your fear, I don’t know. I went and bought yards of black sparkly felt and … Read more
I made this easy costume – a tree costume – for my son’s poem contest. At first, I didn’t have any idea what I was going to do… Since the tittle of the poem is The Little Plant, I thought of making a seed costume, but I changed my mind and thought that it would … Read more
This year, I grew an extensive vegetable garden. It was so impressive that when Halloween season began to approach, my friends started to suggest to me that I should really go as a farmer, or a plant, or some other garden-themed creation. I thought about it, and finally decided I wanted to go as a … Read more
My costume was inspired by a submission I saw on this website. I used black elastic and tied black and yellow strips of tulle to create the skirt. I used black and yellow t-shirts and shredded the black shirt to create a striped bee/ragged zombie look. The striped tights, wings, and antennae were store bought. … Read more
Halloween is by-far my favorite holiday and each year I start brainstorming my costume months in advance (with the caveat that the costume MUST include some form of face paint). This year, my inspiration came from a popular picture on Pinterest showing makeup for a girly scarecrow. I loved the makeup and decided this would … Read more
When my son said he needed a scorpion costume to go with his school animal report on scorpions, I thought OMG, why couldn’t he have chosen something easy, like owls. But his report was almost done, and it was too late to turn back. So I turned to Google Images; I thought surely someone has made a scorpion costume … Read more
I had always wanted a tutu, so that was the inspiration to look for costume ideas that could incorporate one and decided on a pink flamingo. Making the tutu was easy but the most time-consuming step. I used a long piece of ribbon and tied tule strips to it. It took 3.5 spools of tule … Read more
“I want to be something that no one else will be…” my daughter’s request every Halloween. She loves nature and being outside. She prefers to be “things” rather than people. We like to go to crafts stores and just walk up and down the aisles marveling at creativity and always, do-it-yourself ideas. There were some unpainted wooden birdhouses on … Read more