We always enjoy coming up with a family theme for Halloween and all of our family and friends anticipate each year what it will be. This year, it being the 50th anniversary for Disney’s “Mary Poppins” we thought what a wonderful, colorful, and memorable way to celebrate! My mother always makes my son’s and daughter’s … Read more
We Booked our tickets to Mickeys Halloween Party in California. I knew our costumes had to be awesome! So finally we all agreed on the Wizard of Oz. I Searched Pinterest like crazy and finally figured that Tin Man would have his chest piece made of foam. I Started with 4 pieces of foam and … Read more
So who doesn’t love Dippin Dots? This Dippin Dots costume was challenging to make but overall I got a lot of positive feedback! People loved it! A lot of people thought I was a gumball machine or Ping-Pong balls! Oh well! I was really excited to make this costume because it hasn’t really been done … Read more
When we decided to make these costumes we only had one thing on our minds – what would the kids really like to see this year? See, we don’t just make the costumes to go out with our kids for Halloween. We also go to the Women and Children’s Hospital here in Buffalo. he previous … Read more
This costume is completely handmade from head to alien toe. I used mostly EVA foam and various techniques of paint, sewing and lots of cutting and gluing. This is a completely freehand. I shape the foam pieces by cutting angles into the foam then gluing the many pieces together like a big puzzle. I always … Read more
This is Adalyn (9 months and 2 weeks old), she was a mouse that was caught in a mouse trap (made out of Birch wood with trim and painted details, sponge with holes cut out -for the cheese…to catch the mouse of course, painted PVC pipe with irrigation tubing for the coil and all of … Read more
This year for Halloween I decided to make my daughter and husband Gandalf and Frodo. My husband made me an Eye of Sauron costume at the last minute so I would match too but it’s not pictured. The hobbit costume was not too hard. All the fabric came out of the remnant bins at 75% … Read more
I was seriously sitting at the dining room table when this idea popped into my head, thinking how cool would it be to become dinner!! Not wanting to spoil what my plan was, I worked on it when everyone was sleeping (I’m very sneaky that way). I started with a piece of cardboard that and … Read more
I am the mom of three little boys. I am surrounded, outnumbered, and totally submerged in all things boy, all day, every day, and I have come to embrace this. Halloween costumes are no exception to this rule. Each year, I like to do the boys’ costumes as one common theme. (And they’re still young … Read more
Elsa is made out of light blue satin and blue sequin and white shimmering organza for the cape. Diamond beading on neckline and waist. She loves how it blows in the wind. Every little girls dream. This was made from a simplicity pattern and just added a few extra touches! Sven- great grandma original it … Read more
This was my most ambitious homemade costume yet. I was scrolling through Netflix and saw the Edward Scissorhands title and a light bulb went off. I was curious how much a Edward Scissorhands costume would cost and it was over $150! I knew I could do better so thus started my research on how to … Read more
The process for making this illusion of a scary clown carrying a jack in the box costume was difficult but very rewarding in the end. This homemade costume grabbed everyone’s attention the second I walked into the Halloween party. The reactions on people’s faces at the Halloween party when they realized it was only one … Read more