I have always wanted to be a mermaid for Halloween. I could never find a mermaid costume that I liked. They all looked so cheap and cheesy. So, I decided to make one myself. I began making my costume in July. I started with the shoes (I have a bit of a shoe obsession). I … Read more
Well my name is arielle and ive always love the little mermaid and I came across a little girl costume with this skirt and I said well dang I could recreate that and this is what I came up with and it was a winner I wore it to work on halloween and it was … Read more
I thought of this because I watched it as a kid. Everyone knows Peg and Al Buddy! Hardest part was holding that wig on my head all night, it was heavy. I won the costume contest that night, whoo hoo. I made my husband’s shirt and we had to borrow a football, haha. I was … Read more
This Carmen Sandiego costume was an easy costume to make, and was items I could re-use after Halloween so it was a total win-win! Everything was right at Charlotte Russ: Red Pea coat, Yellow tank top- folder up so the top part would hang down, Halloween underwear that said “Boo” on the back, and the red … Read more
We decided to dress up as Princess Peach and Mario Couple Costume characters because my husband and I always joked that since he loved video games that I would think it would be sexy if he dressed up as Mario as opposed to a fireman. Being Mario he needed to have his lovely lady too!!! For … Read more
Me and my husband went as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for Halloween last year. How did we do it: I used a cloth painters suit you can buy from home depot. Paint them green with spray paint. Buy linen cloth based on the color you want to have purple, red, orange, or blue and cut … Read more
This Roman Soldier costume took a little more time to make than some of the others. But I made it a few years ago for a Easter Play at Church. I collect Armor and weapons anyways so some of the things I had, such at the helmet. There are other pieces that I made but didn’t … Read more
I had a few variations of the baby disco ball costume, but in the end this was was the easiest to make and the most comfortable, so my son would actually keep it on. I purchased a pumpkin costume because it was the shape I wanted. I then used it as a pattern and cut out pieces of sparkly … Read more
I made these prettiest Peacocks for the West Hollywood Halloween Carnival this year. We got the tops from American Apparel and everything else from a craft store. It’s easy, but a bit time consuming because we made our tutus, too. Glue flamingo features to the top. Get different shades of blue, purple, brown and green for the shirt. Cut into … Read more
Halloween 2012 on Pex Project Battleship! Sailor Moon: Green Sailor Scout costume. Green skirt and white top, attached into a dress with a green collar and a big pink bow added to the front and the back. White knee high boots with matching green knee high socks underneath. White gloves with matching green around the … Read more
There is a place. Like no place on Earth. A land full of wonder, mystery, and danger! Some say to survive it, you need to be as mad as a hatter… Which luckily I am! He is a crazy, wacky hatter who meets Alice when she shows up in Wonderland. He loves having tea parties … Read more
As an unemployed engineer, I had some free time to spend working on making a great Halloween costume. My wife came up with the idea shortly after Halloween 2010, when we dressed as Pacman and Ms. PacMan. We tried to come up with another character that is hardly ever seen as a costume, and is … Read more