Akeem- For this costume I had my husband dust off an old suit and white collared shirt. I purchased a plastic crown that I painted lightly with a champagne paint to tone down the gold. I cut the crown to mimic the crown in Coming to America, with the cut pieces of the crown I … Read more
I love mermaids! I have always wanted to be a mermaid for Halloween but all the costumes I have ever seen are pretty cheap looking. I wanted something that was sexy, form fitting and somewhat “realistic.” I told my friends about my mermaid costume idea and they wanted in as well. There are 7 of … Read more
I have a shaved head. I thought it would be funny to do a smiley face on the back of it. This made me question what to do with the front of my face. I decided on the classic Good vs Evil theme and it evolved from there. When I spotted Sponge-Bob knee high socks … Read more
For work we had all decided to dress up as DIsney characters. Naturally with my red hair I chose to be Ariel. I took it a step further and did a slightly “hipster” version of the little mermaid. This cosutme was fun to make and everyone loved it! I already had black booties from Forever … Read more
I bought a Belle dress and wig. Then I bought a bunch of felt and made an apron out of tacos. I also made a taco hat, which clipped onto my wig. It was very comfortable. I added a crinoline for fullness and gloves to complete the look. The best part was watching people’s reactions.
This is what happens when your 11 year old can not choose between two costumes. My son wanted to be both a toilet and his favorite Marvel character Deadpool so we combined them to make this. I used two red turtleneck shirts one for the top and added black fabric over it to resemble Deadpools outfit. The … Read more
My 4 year old daughter is obsessed with frozen, so when she told me she wanted to be Maleficent for halloween. I was ecstatic! I worked about 70-80 hours on this costume. It was the first costume I have made with this much detail, and I had a blast doing it! First I made the … Read more
My daughter decided she wanted to be a minion for Halloween, but she didn’t want to be just any minion, she wanted to be King Bob from the Minion movie. I didi some research on how to best make a minion costume that would match their shape but also not be too restrictive. I settled … Read more
This costume was inspired by a picture of a storm figurine statue I saw online. I like original ideas and felt this was it. I was always into art but never did anything with my talent. I became an RN and felt like I lost myself and the things I truly enjoyed. I’ve recently tried … Read more
Since my 5 year old daughter loved the Minion movie this last summer, she wanted to be a minion this year. We always love doing family themes like, Arial and Sebastian and Flounder from little mermaids, and the frozen gang, and Dora boots and Swiper, and the Flintstones, so why not a family of Minions … Read more
Each year I have a big Halloween costume party. This year, the theme was Freak Show. I wanted to have something freaky, but not the typical tatooed woman. I bought a feathered cape on line and was thinking about being a raven. Saw a cheap black lace dress with fringe at a discount store and added … Read more
I wanted to make a costume for my 2 year old son this year, but needed to decide between Lightning McQueen and Thomas the Train. I decided to go with Lightning since it I thought it would be more fun for me to make :-). I had an idea on how I was going to … Read more