Cool Walking Tree Costume on Stilts

Cool Walking Tree Costume on Stilts

My kids decided that they both wanted to have quad costumes, that is to walk on all fours. I am always up for the challenge but I worried that I had over extended myself by committing to two such huge projects, but they jumped in and helped and we pulled it off. The kids wanted … Read more

My Year Long Avatar Neytiri Costume Adventure

My Year Long Avatar Neytiri Costume Adventure

Since Halloween 2013, I have been creating Neytiri. I was inspired by the movie. I bought a full bodysuit in blue from halfway across the globe and went to town modifing it. I modified the bodysuit by cutting out the chest and sewing in an inner bodylift suit, with bra, to give it more shape. … Read more

Glowing Futuristic Neon Electric Girl Costume

Glowing Futuristic Neon Electric Girl Costume

I am wearing my costume. I got the idea from the movie Tron. I wanted a full body suit and lights that actually light up like the ones in the movie Tron for my costume. I used four 30 foot battery operated neon blue LED lights, a Nerf gun, a bodysuit, a corset, white spray … Read more

Awesome Twin Baby Costume Idea: Happy Halloween from our TWINkies!!

Awesome Twin Baby Costume Idea: Happy Halloween from our TWINkies!!

We were looking to make something fun and creative for our newborn twins…TWINkies was just the answer! The supplies were quite simple and inexpensive.  We used cellophane, markers, foam board and yellow swaddle blankets.  We pulled up the Twinkies logo on-line and free-handed it on to the cellophane.  We then cut it down and wrapped … Read more

Super Genius Wile E. Coyote Costume

Super Genius Wile E. Coyote Costume

My 8 year old son and I love watching retro cartoons together. One of our favorites is the self proclaimed super genius Wile E. Coyote. We poke ribs and laugh as he buys stock in ACME Co. and paints tunnels that seem to only work for other folks. He was determined to catch that Roadrunner … Read more

Deadly Tooth Fairy Costume

Deadly Tooth Fairy Costume

This Tooth Fairy costume idea took me a whole year of planning.  It really wasn’t difficult to bring to life after I got the idea in my head. It took about 4 hours to apply the special effects make up on my face.  I made the teeth part beforehand out of Kleenex and Latex.  The … Read more

Fully Interactive Wooly Willy Costume

Fully Interactive Wooly Willy Costume

I was inspired to make this Wooly Willy costume after receiving a Wooly Willy game for my birthday last year. Being bald and bearded, it seemed like a good fit. After finding a photo online, cleaning it up and printing it out on a poster printer, I mounted it to a large piece of foam core. … Read more

Homemade Scary Shining Sisters Couple Costume

Homemade Scary Shining Sisters Couple Costume

For 20 some odd years, both Kyle and I dreaded Halloween. As kids, we grew up with the standard drugstore costumes: a plastic face mask with a thin elastic strap that was sure to break 10 minutes after putting it on, eye-holes that restricted 70% of your vision, and a plastic suit with your favorite character … Read more

Original Alice and ALL of Wonderland Costume

Original Alice and ALL of Wonderland Costume

Alice in Wonderland has always been my favorite story. As a child I was so mesmerized by the magic and beautiful animation. I know many people view the story as one about drugs and I, however, see it as an inspirational story about mental health. The white rabbit struggles with anxiety, Alice is struggling with … Read more

Deceptively Simple Skull Makeup Makes Anything a Costume!

Deceptively Simple Skull Makeup Makes Anything a Costume!

This year I was really excited to try my hands at creating a costume that was both interesting and fairly easy (and cheap!). The awesome thing about a skeleton face is that it is transformative. I put it with a cape and some pieces I had around the house (a corset, skirt, and leggings) to … Read more

Frozen Elsa Costume That Warmed My Six Year Old

Frozen Elsa Costume That Warmed My Six Year Old

I shouldn’t have been surprised. For her sixth birthday, my daughter wanted nothing more than the movie “Frozen.” For her piano recital, she chose “Let It Go.” Last year, my daughter waited around until the last minute to tell me she wanted to dress as a princess for Halloween. I bought her a discount pink … Read more

Completely Homemade Queen of Hearts Costume

Completely Homemade Queen of Hearts Costume

I really loved the character from Tim Burtons Alice in Wonderland, The Queen of Hearts.  I began a long journey of trying to find just the right fabric to make it a close as possible to the screen version.  After a couple of weeks I had not found what I wanted in fabric so I … Read more