This is how I made this Buzz Lightyear and Woody Couple Costume: The girl part: a white corset fabric paint, purple, white, green ,blue, black wings- a white board, acrylic paint, green, blue, black, purple, red white gloves bought at Party City black shorts I got a Jocle Leslie heels are a must, lol stockings … Read more
My roomates and I have always considered Halloween one of our favorite holidays. For Halloween 2011, we went with the theme ”The Wizard of Oz.” We had a fun party to attend later on that night, and wanted the costumes to look awesome! Everyone loved our costumes and we were a hit! Since we couldn’t find any cute costumes, we decided … Read more
This year we decided to make the Happy Holidays Girls group costume! All of the Holidays are hand made which makes them awesome! These ones were a little harder to make, but the finished product was worth the time and effort! The holidays consisted of a Easter Bunny, a Leprachaun, Santa, Cupid, and the Turkey! … Read more
Pinocchio’s and his friends Jiminy Cricket, Figaro, and Cleo. I improved on my naughty Pinocchio cage Optical Illusion costume by adding a paper mache Pinocchio head and tree nose with a bird nest, leaves and flowers. I painted the face with acrylic paints and sealed the mask with clear spray paint. I added some twinkle … Read more
This year I decided to be Katy Perry in the candy dress from the California Gurls music video! The entire costume took so many hours of work but in the end I was extremely happy with the results! Many of my friends think that it is really awesome and I’ve been getting a lot of … Read more
I originally wanted to make a Spiderman suit for comicon, but alas, I did not finish it in time. So pressed on to have it done by Halloween, it cost $65 in materials, and 5 and a half months to complete. I used about 4 yards of spandex that I sewed together, then spray painted … Read more
There are many pre-made Mario themed costumes out there but they are all so over used and lacking in good taste so this year we decided to go the extra mile. Much of the Princess Peach costume was purchased at a costume store but only when we broke out the old sewing kit to attach … Read more
My husband and I went as Wile E. Coyote and The Roadrunner. We LOVED this costume and so did all of our friends. Wile E. won 1st place in the costume contest and boy was he one proud Coyote. I started out by making Wile E.’s head. I used an old baseball cap and a … Read more
Bunsen: First I paper mache’d around a beach ball. It took about 3 layers to make sure it was going to be strong enough to not break if it was accidentally dropped. Once it all dried it was easy enough to simply deflate the ball. Then I placed the paper mache ball on my head … Read more
Hope you like our homemade couples Batman and Robin costumes. We got the shirts at Spencer’s thinking we would just wear those for the day, but then we decided to go out so we got tights and shorts. Threw on some boots. And made myself a mask. That was the hardest part. The week of … Read more
I tend to go all out on Halloween and this carousel costume was no exception. I like to pay attention to detail and make ordering things come to life. This was probably the most time consuming costume I have made yet but well worth it in the end! The Carousel skirt was made from a … Read more
They loved the movie – so I was stuck sewing. I didn’t want to spend a lot, so I opted for white eyelit fabric I owned, some fleece from a blanket making project and there you have it, a dad and daughter costume! Papa Smurf: I sewed his pants and sewed the shirt. We always … Read more