My daughter is very much into Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”. So, for Halloween she wanted to dress up as a mermaid. We looked everywhere and we could not find a pretty mermaid costume that we liked or that fit her since she is pretty petite. So I thought I would just make her a mermaid … Read more
So it was the week after the 4th of July, and I was sitting at a lunch table with my brother and family after being reunited with my brother after eight long weeks of not being able to see or talk to him while he was in basic training for the United States Air Force. … Read more
Growing up Ariel, the Little Mermaid, was by far my favorite Disney princess. I remember dressing up as her for at least four halloweens in a row. Since I’m now eighteen, trick or treating and all that fun is kind of out of the question, unless I take my little sisters around. But just because … Read more
I spent couple of Halloweens in the Stated before but I never bothered to dress up. This year I decided to put my creative side to use and make a Halloween costume from scratch! My inspiration was Little Mermaid! I bought the fabric for the mermaid tail at International Silk & Woolens, located at 8347 Beverly … Read more
I needed a costume: I’m thrifty and creative. Hmmm, I always thought a mermaid would be cool to be. This was my first attempt at making/sewing something without a pattern…where and HOW do I start?! I already had some ideas & materials for props and embellishments-pearls & necklaces from a friend’s Gramma, ribbon/pearl sewing items, shells … Read more
These are my mermaids, photos were taken some 11 yrs ago. It was raining that day, everything around them was wet, it looks they just came out from the sea :) Little Mermaids How To Make I don’t have a tutorial, but I belive there should be no problem making this costume. I used plastic … Read more
These are my 3 penguins; first costume party for the youngest, some 8 yrs ago. The real inpiration was my little son who couldn’t walk proper then, his walk actually reminded me of a penguin walk. I am so sorry for the lack of photos, expecially for its (un)quality. In my defence, I’ll say that … Read more
Well being a new mom for the second time, it was harder to get the resources but even harder to feel comfortable going shopping for a costume. Everything on you can find a your local Jo-Ann’s fabric and craft stores. I used green performance fabric for the skirt and tulle for the bottom as well … Read more
My husband and I love Halloween and really enjoy coming up with creative costumes! After the craze of “Sharknado”, my husband had the great idea to go with this move as the theme of our costumes. We decided that I would be the tornado with sharks and he would be the “killer” shark from the … Read more
As a piscis, I’m a person who dreams a lot since I was a little girl I was intrigue by under the sea creatures and I was curious all the time about mermaids,if they were real or no. I love the sea!!! Every time I go to rivers,lakes or beach I just don’t get out … Read more
Sharknado became one of the most talked about movies of the summer. After I saw it I knew that my boyfriend and I had to create a one of a kind costume for Halloween! I immediately started hunting for Beanie Baby shark toys at garage sales. I also started a stockpile of assorted bags of … Read more
I first got the idea for a jellyfish from a costumed bar crawl in a Jersey shore town. A group of girls showed up with clear umbrellas that had streamers hanging down, dressed in white bikinis. It was clever, but I knew I could one-up it, so I took the idea and ran with it. … Read more