My friend and I decided to make matching costumes this year, and after much thought, we came up with the idea for an Emoji costume. We figured most people would recognize it and hopefully get a kick out of it, and boy did they ever! The only materials you need are: Cardboard/poster board. Yellow tag … Read more
We have had the same mail carrier for the past 5 years. Her name is Cheryl and she always delivers the mail around noon time. When the weather is nice my kids and I often eat lunch outside, so seeing Cheryl and visiting with her has become a regular part of our day. As my … Read more
Masquerade Parties are always fun but for Halloween tis year, we decided to add a twist by ripping the skin off our face which were the masks. We got so many compliments from this look! To accomplish this look, it requires two plain white masks. I opted for the regular eye mask style while … Read more
We decided to turn our wagon into a pirate ship using 2 large Lowes boxes with the help of gorilla tape. I used paper towel rolls painted and cut them in half for the cannons and “mummy” fabric for the flag, added on my drawing of a Jolly Roger. We had family trips to the … Read more
We decided to be Mummies for my boyfriends 30th Birthday and had to stand out from the crowd. It took about 2 hours to get ready. We created these costumes by tearing sheets apart and dying them in tea to give them an old worn out look. For the mens costume we then sewed each … Read more
I started out with foam sheets and glued together with a glue gun. Cutting edges and rounding it out. I used foam squares and glued on top. Added green felt all over and used green, yellow, red and black spray paint to give it a scarier look. Added black mesh to the front and then the … Read more
Remember those ‘somebody’s watching me’ commercials from a few years ago. Well, the customer has that money on his shoulder, which was really easy to create and perfect for someone who doesn’t particularly like to dress up on Halloween. I tapped some ones together, attached googly eyes to a paper clip and instant costume! As … Read more
Spongebob was so easy to make. It started the a poster of spongebob’s face that I found at a toy store. I glued that to a large cardboard box. I cut out the eyes and then cut up some black panty hose. I glued them on the inside of the box so that I could … Read more
My best friend and I attend a costume party every year, and this past year was a real hit! The part is sponsered by a Vintage Car Club, so most of the attendies are old car junkies who love a good vehicle reference. To appeal to their love of cars, my friend and I dressed … Read more
My nine-year-old daughter Dani loves dragons (and snakes, lizards, alligators, tarantulas, scorpions, sharks, etc.), and her favorite dragon is Smaug from The Hobbit (she claims he was just misunderstood). We read the book as a family a couple of years ago and she just loved it. She decided a while ago she was going to be … Read more
I have always loved the Chucky movies they made and I always said that when I had a kid I was going to dress them up as my little Chucky doll and finally this year I did it! I went and got older style of overalls and a striped velour sweater and got him some … Read more
This project started as our costumes always do: what would best fit our body types? My husband is tall and skinny whereas I am neither. Given my fondness for churros and the inherent hilarity of food costumes, we chose a state fair theme. A funnel cake was chosen as a good shape and fun costume … Read more