This year, we chose to create Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head costumes with the added fun of making them interactive. This is how we created the Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Costumes: Make potato shapes with brown material mounted on batting (we spray mounted micro suede to it!). All the parts were made of felt, … Read more
We were aiming for Arkham Asylum / Arkham City style Joker and Harley Quinn costumes and so we needed the following: For the Joker: Purple trousers Purple tailcoat Shirt Green bow tie Green hair dye For Harley Quinn: Red/black trousers Red/black gypsy top Red under bust corset Red and black hair dye Plus white face … Read more
We just figured out Blue’s Clues! This was my favorite TV show growing up and had my mind set on this costume all year. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money so I thrifted everything and our total cost was $30! For Blue’s outfit I layered a light and dark blue tunic tank … Read more
I have a stuffed owl that I named Merlin awhile back, so one night when searching for Merlin on the floor somewhere, my fiance and I began discussing the “Sword in the Stone” movie from long ago. That very night we discovered it on Netflix and decided to be King Arthur and Merlin for Halloween.After … Read more
I wanted to make a costume for my three month old baby that would make it easy for me to take her out trick or treating with her older brother this Halloween. I decided that a stroller costume would be my best choice, but felt like the Cabbage Patch Doll stroller costume has been done … Read more
I knew I wanted to be Poison Ivy for Halloween. Since my boyfriend and I always dress up together, he agreed to be Bane to complete the look! At first I thought I was just going to do this costume as fast and easy as possible. I originally had planned to just buy a green … Read more
My husband is absolutely the personification of Mr. Incredible, right down to being an Insurance Broker! We love Halloween and are sticklers for authenticity with our costumes, so these were hand sewn and replicated, right the last detail. I sewed the outfits and he handmade the crests. We were treated like celebrities, it was amazing! … Read more
Just a few weeks before Halloween, I asked my sons, who are 6 and 8 years old, “so do you boys know what you want to be for Halloween this year?” Within seconds, my youngest son Jordan excitedly says “I want to be a steak”. I started to giggle and asked “really bud? A steak?” … Read more
I have ALWAYS made my Halloween costumes, my mom made them when I was little and I have made them every year since. Around September, I decide I need to really get a head start on my costume- and around October 25th I am ALWAYS in a panic and decide that I need to get … Read more
Ada (8 yrs old) knew she wanted to be a vampire for Halloween since August. Levi (6 yrs old) on the other hand went from Bat Man, to Ninja, to Darth Vader until just before Halloween and finally decided to join the other dark side with Ada. Being that Levi’s birthday is Halloween Momma was … Read more
I normally do very sexy costumes, but this year I decided to try the scary look. My boyfriend and I decided to do Mr. and Mrs. Freddy Krueger. I loved it. I put a slash on my face using scar putty and then two other marks on my neck. My boyfriend did his very own … Read more
For our second Halloween together, my boyfriend and I decided to make a couples costumes for our ‘Super Smash Bros’ themed Halloween party. We wanted something not commonly done and decided the Ice Climbers (Popo and Nana) would be the perfect costume for the rainy and cold Vancouver weather – cute, warm and iconic for … Read more