My childrens’ all time favorite snacks are Goldfish crackers. This costume is a simple inexpensive design that can be put together in a couple of hours or less. I wanted to create a clever costume that would appeal to the children and would not require sewing skills or a lot of money to create. All … Read more
Make way for Little Miss Han Solo! My oldest son and I have always been huge sci-fi fans. When he was growing up I would reward him for a good report card by buying him Star Wars figures. He would get one figure for each A on his report card. I made this easy no-sew … Read more
I found it! The “Needle in the Haystack”!! This costume is an idea I came up with for a last-minute and inexpensive costume. The tulle costume have been very popular the last couple of years. I wanted to try making a few different ones. This is a great beginner costume and needs no special skills or … Read more
This adorable scarecrow costume was one that I put together last fall for my grand daughter’s first trip to the pumpkin patch. The costume consists of a tulle petticoat over a seersucker yellow sundress. I made both the dress and petticoat, but a dress from a thrift store would work just a well. To fashion a … Read more
My 9 year old’s school was holding a “World book day” costume day and my son, Thomas, wanted to be completely different! We chose to do “Charlie Brown”. He wanted to have the biggest head ever, so, we went to Rhyl, a small seaside town near us, as that was the only place to buy … Read more
My son is 2 years old so I thought Halloween was going to be a breeze…NOT! He said he wanted to be “Phineas and Ferb” (2 different characters btw)…so I went searching online to find a costume….NO LUCK. Never fear, super mom is here. “We’ll make one!” I really wanted to use something light yet … Read more
The idea for the Marie Antoinette costume came to me spontaneously. I started to make a dress from an old shirt, so I threw a piece of old skirts due to lack of materials. On the back it still had a huge hole so I threw in lace. It was supposed to be a dress for … Read more
Scooby Doo and the Gang!!! Our challenge was to find all of our items second-hand and/or really CHEAPLY! We spent about $10 a person not including wigs. We wore our costumes for a church trunk or treat …everyone loved them! Scooby was made by my 13 year old son with very little help from mom. … Read more
I made this headless Mrs. Bloody Mary costume in an attempt to be ultra different and gory this year. I was tired of the usual vampires, witches or sexy Halloween costumes. I spent hours thinking of how I’d put it together, boy was it a surprise when all it took was 2 hours! Easiest costume that … Read more
My son’s school decided have a fancy dress day for charity. I had no idea where to start so I got out the nursery rhyme book and asked him to choose what he would like to be. I was hoping for a soldier or something similar that I could just buy from the shop. But … Read more
Here is again my Ivona, this time as the Queen of Hearts. The idea I found on the net, I admit, but I sewed all alone without anyone help. Lower part of the dress is my old skirt. I attached on it deck cards and white material, it used to be a scarf, with stitched … Read more
I was at work when I had my costume idea. I really don’t want to spend too much money on clothes that I probably will only wear once. While siting by my desk in the office, I noticed there is a file box near my feet on the floor. The idea of dressing as a … Read more