Here’s my Dragon Trainer gone wrong costume. I had other costumes in mind this year and even started them but was watching “how to train your dragon” and it came to me, what if it went wrong and the dragon didn’t like their trainer. So I decided to make a shoulder dragon that moved and … Read more
I got the idea for this Lego Minifigure costume from the other Lego Men costume pioneers out there. Didn’t want to do a Zombie costume and give nightmares to all the kiddies in the neighborhood. Thought it’d be fun to make my own. Read somewhere that the estimated total time to build was at least 40 … Read more
This year, I grew an extensive vegetable garden. It was so impressive that when Halloween season began to approach, my friends started to suggest to me that I should really go as a farmer, or a plant, or some other garden-themed creation. I thought about it, and finally decided I wanted to go as a … Read more
Leeloo Dallas, Multipass! This fifth element costume is mostly bare-skin. How hard could it be?? Actually, it ended up taking me WAY longer than I expected. There are twelve straps total and sewing all of them together was a complicated process that involved LOTS of white fabric (about 2.5 yards) and time (4 days). I … Read more
I was carried around in a cage by a gorilla, and I was rescued by my husband the hunter! I had a lot if fun with this costume. I made the cage out of Styrofoam and wooden dowels, that I painted silver. I stuffed a pair of pants and socks, put shoes on the feet. … Read more
The adventure began when we decided we were going to Mickey’s Halloween party at Disneyland. (Oct. 21 2013), dressed up. If you go to Disney we thought we should do a Disney character couple. I’m a big guy so we wanted it to look good and fitting. When we first got married all those years ago I could … Read more
A journey back in time to show, A young hard headed man just a year ago, Sitting on the floor anoyingly sighing, Saying, “What’s the point of even trying!” His friend was busy with a mask, To wear about at the Halloween bash, I groaned and asked, “What’s the point?” He scowled a face of … Read more
My boyfriend and I decided to be a magician and a rabbit in a top hat this year! We thought it was a unique and cute couple costume, and we wanted it to be something that wasn’t too difficult to create. For the top hat, I just purchased several sheets of poster board, and glued … Read more
Wow—this beautiful handmade mother (daughter) nature costume was an ever evolving concept. Each year, my husband and I are faced with the challenge of topping last year’s costumes for our girls, and this year was no exception. We typically begin thinking about next year’s costumes as our girls are sorting through their candy on Halloween night, … Read more
Family of Lego Costumes for Legoland’s Costume Contest. My kids Love Lego’s and wanted Lego costumes for Halloween this year so they could enter in the Costume Contest at Legoland. (My son ended up winning 1st place and my daughter ended up winning 3rd place at Legoland and all 3 of my kids won for … Read more
I have wanted to be Wonder Woman since I was a little girl, finally I decided it was time but I did not like any of the cheesy costumes sold at costume shops so I set out to make my own. I pulled photos off the internet for inspiration and went to the fabric store … Read more
My wife is a very talented baker. So much so, that after many suggestions, she finally decided to start a cupcake side business out of our home. She is well known for her gourmet cupcakes. After losing out to a couple who were dressed as a loufa and soap at last year’s Halloween party, my … Read more