Mad Max, these are some of my favorites. The kids were old enough this year to pull it off. The two year old was supposed to sit on dad’s shoulders but she was combative and defiant and so, for safety reasons, was not put up there. The Aunty Entity costume was made by taking apart … Read more
I had a lot of fun making an Indian headdress Halloween costume last year (seen in the background of a couple of the pictures), and so I was interested in doing a different one this year. Inspiration came when I saw some pictures of beautiful Las Vegas showgirls with glorious headdresses and feather boas. I … Read more
You’ve got 2 halves of coconuts, and you’re banging’ em together. Halloween was always a fun holiday as a kid because my mother was very hands-on in the making of my costumes. I’d always go with her to the craft store to pick out a sewing pattern and relevant fabrics and watch (sometimes helping) as … Read more
This is my tribute to the game series Fallout. New Vegas is my favorite game ever and I have a feeling it will stay that way forever. I started making this costume last November and I had no idea what I was in for. I began with the T-51 Power Helmet. I used Pepakura as … Read more
Edward Scissorhands is one of my favorite movies and I love to flex my creative muscle at Halloween. I had been dreaming of these costumes for years but was having trouble sourcing the boxwood for the topiary. Once I found what I needed, it was just a matter of finding green coveralls for my gigantic boyfriend. … Read more
OKAY, so first off, I wanted to be little mermaid and my boyfriend Prince Eric, but with a horrifying twist! Price Eric has turned into a zombie and took a chunk out of little sweet Ariel’s neck. Our costume was a HIT at my party and I received so many compliments on each of our … Read more
My husband and I were invited to join a group of people going to a local Halloween celebration as Muppets. We didn’t think we would have the time or the energy to make costumes that would do justice to the greatness that is the Muppets, so we kindly declined. Destined to spend Halloween eating pizza … Read more
I’m crazy about Halloween! I love it all, but top priority for me is always the costume. This year, I did a funny group costume and couldn’t be happier with the results! The idea came to me in August, I’ve been recruiting and crafting since! The idea was simple–hunter’s trophy wall of animal heads–but the … Read more
This year my daughter gave me a big challenge. ‘Dad, I want a toothless Costume. And I want wings that open and close and fire on the back.’ I was dumfounded. How was I supposed to do this? Well, very carefully. Here’s how we did it. Thanks for voting for us! We started off with … Read more
Several months after last year’s Halloween, my 9 year old son decided he wanted to be a medieval knight for Halloween this year. In my household, Halloween is a pretty big deal and we make our costumes, so this wasn’t going to be just any knight costume – we were going to go for full … Read more
Where to begin telling you about my Mad Hatter costume? Well, I found the green velvet trench coat years ago in 2000 on eBay, but wasn’t sure what to do with it or how to make it something I could enjoy. Then, the new Johnny Depp Alice In Wonderland movie came out, so I finally … Read more
My sister in law has always been extra crafty, always into paint up to her elbows. Avatar is one of my most favorite movies of all time. I got thinking, got searching and everyone I had seen online really didn’t do Neytiri justice. I called my sister in law, ran the idea past her and almost … Read more