For my daughter’s fall fair parade her class dressed up as circus food. And like every 5 year old she loves pink so a bag of cotton candy costume was her choice. I sprayed pink spray paint onto cotton batting and let dry. I put two clear garbage bags together and made arm and leg … Read more
Tooth was sketched into white fabric, cut out twice, sewn and stuffed, then I sewed it onto an XL t-shirt. Fairy dress was an old prom dress and homecoming crown. The necklace is yarn with kids’ teeth holders glued together. I handmade the purse out of the same white fabric as the tooth costume and … Read more
This Christmas Tree costume is a 13 foot tall fully lit Christmas tree with 280 ornaments. The construction is PVC pipes, garlands, duct tape and two laundry baskets. The costume is supported on my head through out the night. One of the pictures shows a friend of mine wearing a Capt Crunch costume I created a … Read more
This SIMON (the Game) costume was lit in four colors with a hand controller inside the costume. The structure was made of bent PVC pipe covered in fabric and lights on the exterior. This was probably my most successful costume. Literally hundreds of pictures were taken of it at the Dallas street party. Total cost for … Read more
I have been obsessed with the movie “A Christmas Story” since I was a kid. It is a family tradition to watch it while opening presents on Christmas. I particularly love the scenes with The Leg Lamp. “Honey it says fra-GEE-lay, it must be Italian!” So I was inspired to be The Leg Lamp. I got … Read more
Homecoming week got moved up a month before its original date, for character day I had to throw something together really quick for my boyfriend and I. While watching Toy Story I thought of the perfect costume … Jessie and Woody Couple Costume! This costume was made in two days by my mother and I! … Read more
I had a friend of mine create the Lady Gaga costume from her Glastonbury 2009 concert. I started with an old 80’s black prom dress found at a Thrift store. I couldn’t actually fit the top part of the dress so we had to cut it and make it into a corset, which worked out … Read more
My name is Melissa and my daughter Olivia is 10yrs old. I have been making home made costumes for 3 yrs and it is very rewarding not just the prizes but just to see the look on peoples faces. It is priceless! I started with a backpack, just an old backpack and unzipped it. Stuck … Read more
Energizer Bunny Halloween costume, very simple: 1. Pink Pajama Outfit to cover you top to bottom. 2. White Gloves 3. Bunny ears 4. Shades 5. THE DRUM! Key component to any energizer bunny! Each year costumes get that more elaborate and creative. The idea is to keep your eyes open and constantly thinking outside the … Read more
I think this Dragonfly couple Halloween costume was my most difficult project to date, but it turned out beautifully. This year, my daughter said she wanted to be a dragon fly and we were returning to the Halloween party, and so I thought “why not?” I’ll start with the easiest part: The body: I bought blue … Read more
Continuing with our bird theme, this year my daughter said she wanted to be a Pink Flamingo. My husband and I were invited to a Halloween Party, and so I decided to have us all get in on the fun. My husband is 6’7″ and really thought it was going to be hilarious if he … Read more
My daughter has been on a roll over the past few years….my boys only want to be characters out of star wars and she only wants to be something that you won’t see everyone else wearing on the street. This year, she wanted to be a RED BIRD… So, although my creativity has evolved to … Read more