This is one of my Costumes for 2013, I made this Cyborge out of thing I found around the house. Like PVC pipe, Old paint can, wires and part from an old computer that was broken. sports gear from a thirft store ect. Wow I have to write 150 words and I only have 53 … Read more
I just love Halloween! It is my favorite holiday because I love dressing up! My doll costume was mainly in the makeup which was not all that difficult but turned out looking really awesome. I actually just used makeup from my makeup bag, things you would use on an everyday basis, lipsticks, eyeliner, foundations, and … Read more
We used an old lamp shade, but wanted it longer so added tag board , then cover with material. Hung it on her shoulders with ribbon. Sewed a round top stuffed it, then glued stuffing on the outside & added sprinkles with sticky back foam paper. Red stocking hat with a pipe cleaner finished it … Read more
When my daughter told me that this would be her last year trick or treating it broke my heart. I knew right then that we had to make it the best one yet. We sat down and talked about what she wanted to be. She has had some awesome costumes in the past. She has … Read more
So I was invited to my first ‘Anything but clothes’ party so I felt I had to take the theme very seriously. I was invited a month in advance but as any good procrastinator I did not start the costume until the morning of the party. I couldn’t think of anything original and I wanted … Read more
So, it’s the night before Halloween and I’m desperately searching for some sort of Halloween costume I can make out of household items… Then a “Got milk” commercial came on! This costume is as last-minute as last-minute will ever get. I took an old, plain white t-shirt and wrote “Got milk?” in big black letters. … Read more
My 8 year old son, Thomas, has Asperger’s and wanted to be something totally different from anyone else! As always, every year, we make a costume rather that get a shop bought one, we like to be unique! He said he wanted to be Frankenstein’s monster. We started by thouroughly cleaning out a car fluid … Read more
This year I had my tenth child two months ago, and was on a limited budget to get everyone a great costume….but of course my 11 year old daughter Grace asks at the last minute for me to decide what she will be. I only had items from home and did not have access to … Read more
Two months ago I gave birth to my 10th child, and as a result of losing my job, we were on a very tight budget this year. I had 10 costumes to make on only a couple bucks. I thought of the idea from the movie “vacation” Aunt Edna with her walker……so I went on … Read more
My boys and I love Halloween! We usually have our costumes figured out by May :-) But this year my 7 yr old just couldn’t decided what he wanted to be. His 3 brothers had all decided on costumes that would take some work on my part. So I have to admit I was not … Read more
First of all, let me start by saying that one of the most inspiring, suspenseful, intriguing masterpieces of film was brought to the big screen by legendary film maker Alfred Hitchcock. I’m referring to none other than the thrilling movie, “Psycho”. He brought terror to us by a simple everyday routine, taking a shower. Back then and even today, … Read more
I wanted to create a unique costume that people could instantly recognize, I wanted to be seen as the character I was portraying, and not be mistaken for anyone else – I thought having scissors for hands would be the best option. I had nearly all the supplies for the costume on hand, so with only a moderate … Read more