This Homemade Girl’s Mermaid Costume was made for my five year old daughter who is absolutely in love with mermaids. It was a pattern that we tweaked a little bit, and we tailored it to fit her just right. I worked on it day and night, for two weeks straight, with the help of my … Read more
This year my brother came to me and said he wanted to be Macho Man Randy Savage for Halloween and that he needed my help to make his costume. Together we compiled different pieces from a bunch of his costumes and got to work. The jacket was bought from Value Village, I bought sticky paper … Read more
All we needed for these Chola gamg costumes were tan baggy pants (we went to the thrift store and got men’s dress pants), a bandanna, dark makeup, suspenders and a belt. We used black liquid eyeliner to make fake tattoos. You can add accessories like a rosary or fake gun too. It was so much … Read more
I am the silver Goddess of fishing, hunting and wildlife – Artemis. As I was taking a moonlit stroll one evening, I happened upon this lonely, hungry, handsome fisherman, and decided to give him a special catch– a dogfish. The fish was especially difficult to catch, but he was up to the challenge. The idea … Read more
This is my five month old daughter, Ember, our baby mermaid! My husband and I dressed up as fishermen, straight off of Truman Lake in Missouri, and we caught ourselves this freshwater mermaid! We got the idea because ever since her first bath, this baby loves the water. Swimming, splashing, floating, playing, she loves it. … Read more
We had another costume lined up for my son, but it ended up being too small, so this was very last minute. Mens doo rag that I tied to fit his head. Then I cut a piece of a child’s blonde wig and sewed it to the back of the doo rag. I cut the … Read more
As we know the infamous “Macho Man” Randy Savage died earlier this year, and it just so happened to be on the same day the so called predicted rapture was supposed to occur. Macho Man had a heart attack and died that morning and died in a car accident, and I believe he died to … Read more
I really wanted to be something scary, but that people could identify with… Something that actually exists right here on our planet, 3000 feet below the surface of the ocean! I decided first that I wanted it to be BIG! These fishes in reality are quite small, but I thought maybe if I blew up … Read more
My five-year-old loves to go camping, so I thought it would be fun to create a Homemade Dome Tent Costume for him. He LOVED it. I started with a cardboard box. I cut the top and bottom flaps off of the box and folded the rest of it flat. That resulted in two layers of … Read more
My little “not quite 1 year old” had some pretty meaty thighs on her, so we were brainstorming costume ideas that would highlight her features. We came up with Mexican wrestler (Luchadora), because, well, we’re Mexican. Ha! Like so many projects, this one started with a trip to the fabric store. I found some shiny … Read more
My wife made a kick-ass Randy Macho Man Savage Costume…handed out Slim Jims at the party…she was Miss Elizabeth….OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As a native New Englander living in New York, I frequently miss the incredible fresh seafood from Boston. What is better than a freshly caught lobster, boiled bright red, with just the right amount of butter? While shopping for new kitchen supplies last year, I came across a pair of lobster claw oven mitts and … Read more