My daughter decided to be a minion this year so I began my research. I got ideas from pintrest and the internet in general. I also decided to add a few upgrades of my own. I decided that I would make one for me and her. The minions outer layer including the teeth and eyeballs … Read more
The costumes for Trick And Treat were imagined by my wife Ana Conlin. We took off the shelf items and molded them to what we wanted for a look. for instance the neckwear on Treat (green clown) is a child tutu with blue and greens balls we glued to it. the costumes are off the … Read more
The idea for this costume was inspired by both Pixar and the original Potato Head toys. Inspiration also came from coming up with themed Halloween house parties we would host in the past with our friends where we would always have a specific theme for everyone to be a part of. This year several of … Read more
You will need paper mache and paper mache clay, recepies for this is avalible online. Start by using coat hangers for the frame and tape them to a hat. Then cover everything with silvertape to add stability and use paper towels for filling also reducing weight. Cover with paper mache and newspaper. I then used … Read more
We decided to go with a simple couples costume for Halloween this year, and dressed up as Bill Lumberg and Joanna from the movie “Office Space”. This is a very easy costume that we made out of basic clothing and colored duct tape. We even ended up winning a Halloween contest at a local bar … Read more
I am a natural cat lover and when I got married, my husband knew myself and my 2 cays came as a package deal. My husband, however, is not much of a cat person, but has learned to tolerate them. It has become a running joke among family and friends that I have turned his … Read more
For this costume, I made a pinata. I did this by free hand cutting felt and hot gluing it onto a shirt and a skirt that I already had. I got two party hats, cut the felt into smaller sections, using the same color order as my outfit and hot glued them to the hat. … Read more
These are family themed costumes for both of my daughters based on the Google Chrome web browser and Facebook. I made them by hand out of old clothes using stitching and glue. Thus, the costumes did not cost anything and actually recycled things that we normally throw away. The most difficult part of making thse … Read more
Making these costumes was one of the most gratifying sewing endeavours of my life! I set out to make Mike and Sully from monsters inc for my boyfriend and I. We decided we would try to make them soft and fluffy as a posed to the hard and less flexible paper mache I usually make … Read more
Magical Homemade Mary Poppins and Bert Couple Costume Idea Winds from the east…well actually it is more like winds from the west coast of Southern California where Tanner Foust and Heather Hambright jumped into a chalk painting and enjoyed a bit of magic. My name is Heather and I am delighted to share our Mary … Read more
I started my doll costume ideas with a simple ruffled dress I had in my closet and an apron in my kitchen pantry. My husband had a suit pants, a vest and white shirt, then we added a red bow tie. The magic is in the doll costume makeup! All white face, black eyes and … Read more
My fiance and I love to watch movies together. We also tend to like the same kinds of movies. I am a huge Cohen brothers film fan and upon learning my fiance had only seen 1 or 2 – I decided to introduce her to a few of my favorites. After watching “Oh Brother….” and … Read more