My oldest son wanted to be a NY Yankees baseball card so I wanted to have the copy store enlarge a card, but due to copyright restrictions, they couldn’t so we used a photo off the internet and had them enlarge it. I then cut it and glued it to foam board. I then printed off … Read more
Having a serious love for sewing and the delight in having an outfit, costume, or décor/craft item that no one else has…gave my daughter and often times several of her friends an edge on Halloween. Nearly all of her life, I was thrilled to put my talent to work on costumes, most were from patterns … Read more
I am a huge Mets fan, I know I know. So I decided to be Mr. Met. It was a pretty easy costume to make, but if I were to do it again i would take more time and try to get the head more round. In the description I didn’t mention any cost but … Read more
My little guy wanted to be something scary for the first time this year, so he decided to go in a headless costume. I searched the internet for ideas and found this site. I got ideas from several submissions and incorporated it into this costume. My husband coaches high school baseball, so I decided to … Read more
I came up with the idea for this costume after a business trip to Las Vegas. While there in Vegas, I saw ‘living statues’. People would actually dress from head to toe, as well as paint their faces and any exposed skin, in strictly one color, then ‘freeze’ in various poses for entertainment. I thought … Read more
For this homemade Baseball Trophy Halloween costume I took his last season’s baseball uniform, cleats and this toddler baseball bat I had gotten at Wal-Mart on clearance and spray painted them all gold. I had started out using a special cloth stencil spray, but it didn’t go far at all and was expensive! I then … Read more
This Baseball Trophy Costume was so easy and inexpensive to do. I was inspired by my son’s baseball trophy. Supplies for this costume: Gold Spray paint, golf hair color spray and gold makeup, his baseball uniform, shirt, pants, cleats, socks, helmet, gloves & a plastic bat. I sprayed painted gold on everything, about 5 cans. … Read more
My son Nicholas is all about baseball and my son and my husband decided to make him a Living Baseball Statue for Halloween. I bought an old baseball uniform a plastic wooden looking bat and cleats at yard sales for a couple of bucks and my husband used bronze spray paint with gold highlights to … Read more
I love my team. I love costumes. As a young attractive female, I’m contractually obligated to tart it up a bit on Halloween. So how do I combine all of these elements in one rocking outfit? Take one part Philly Phanatic (the best mascot ever) and one part sexy and you get the Phoxy Philly … Read more
This costume was a show-stopper! I used gold material to make the costume and spray painted for his socks, helmet, shoes and bat! I took a box and put self-adhesive tiles around it and then put a metal plate on the front of with the words “Most Valuable Player”. My son took home a first … Read more
I wanted to create a sport-themed Halloween costume for my son’s second birthday. I bought white cotton material, red fabric paint and fiberfill to stuff the baseball. I sewed the panels together to form a ball shape and added elastic around the neck and bottom for a good fit. I drew the “stitches” on the … Read more