My wife and I wanted to dress up as a couple for Halloween, but we didn’t want to do your typical couples costume. Everyone has seen the typical Aladdin and Jasmine, but have you ever seen Aladdin and Carpet? We made a trip to the local fabric store and found the right colors for Aladdin’s … Read more
My husband came up with the idea of the Minifig costumes. Only he didn’t have any idea what I was going to do with them. I bought my supplies, the cement cardboard cylinder, Styrofoam, yellow spray paint and the extremely hard to find Styrofoam sealant. I blended my time between my son’s costumes and ours. … Read more
I decided I wanted to be a zombie when I first started scrolling through Netflix then seeing one of the most popular shows out there; The Walking Dead. I started to watch one episode, then another, then another, I couldn’t stop. In about 2 weeks I watched all 3 seasons and now here I am … Read more
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I’ve made a couple of successful costumes in recent years (Cher, Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Spy vs. Spy) but I didn’t have any good idea this year. Plus, I like to get started early, but I moved in July and was occupied with getting settled most of the summer. Then in early September, while watching … Read more
My son Ezra asked for a Buzz Lightyear costume, and once I was convinced he wasn’t going to change his mind, I started working on it the first weekend in October. I decided a few elements that were going to be essential to achieve the look I wanted were an oval-shaped spacesuit, creating a “laser” … Read more
My She Ra costume is entirely hand made and was inspired by the original She Ra cartoon, which I used to watch as a child. I started in September, gathering fabric and the blue beads, but I could not find the right red bead for the head piece! While perusing a costume shop my husband … Read more
I enjoyed wearing this King Kong and a woman in a cage illusion costume and even more so, I enjoyed the reactions I received. Most people were deceived by the costume and the fact that it was only ONE person in the costume. My upper body was the upper body of the woman in the cage. … Read more
My mom made this Sally costume using hand-dyed colored burlap from Fabric on a Whim. She hand-cut the patches, sewed them on and used black thread to stitch it to an old dress I had that was kind of stretchy. She used dark purple and brown Sharpie brush tip markers to draw patterns on the … Read more
Everyone has seen James Cameron’s 3D blockbuster that was years in the making. As we are always up for a challenge, my girlfriend and I decided to take a stab at the Avatar costumes despite the really funny looking outcomes we saw pictures of online. Going into it, we knew the most important parts for … Read more
I loved the Despicable Me movie with the Purple Minions, they were so funny. Only thing is I didn’t see a girl version of one so what more inspiring then to make my own. I bought everything at Hobby Lobby, the frame is made of just masking tape and clothes hanger wire. Purple cloth makes … Read more
I have always loved art but had not considered myself an artist. Until I became a Face Painter. I fell into the profession by accident. I started as a volunteer and discovered to my delight, I was actually good at it! I may not be able to draw a tiger, but I can make you … Read more
When I set out to make this Barrel of Monkeys costume, I wasn’t sure how I was going to pull it off. Ultimately, I wanted the costume to be original. So, I decided I wanted a barrel of unique monkeys. I started be constructing the barrel. I used PVC pipes to make a rectangular prism. I … Read more