Homemade Emmet Costume – Star of The Lego Movie

Homemade Emmet Costume - Star of The Lego Movie

As a child, I was never allowed to have the store-bought, flavor of the month, costume. My mother said it would be impossible to tell me apart from the other hundred “He-Man” wannabes. I also think it was because she wanted to flex her creativity year after year. I had some of the best costumes … Read more

Young Homemade Maleficent Costume – Only If She Could Fly!

Young Homemade Maleficent Costume - Only If She Could Fly!

My 6-year-old daughter has a cute dark side. She always looks for the “bad guy” in any movies she watches. Don’t get me wrong. She likes princess characters too, but she would remember great details about the villains. At first, she would like to be Elsa from Frozen this year. (Are you surprised?!?) But then … Read more

Cutest Scarecrow Costume Ever for a Toddler

Cutest Scarecrow Costume Ever for a Toddler

My husband and I went back and forth one night trying to decide on a Halloween costume for our two year old daughter. We wanted to make as much of it ourselves as we could. What did we come up with? The cutest scarecrow ever! Our daughter loves dressing up in her tutus, which gave … Read more

Original Homemade Shel Silverstein The Giving Tree Costume

Original Homemade Shel Silverstein The Giving Tree Costume

My eight-year-old daughter had to dress up as her favorite literary character for school this year, so when I was tossing around ideas for Halloween costumes my favorite childhood book, The Giving Tree, popped into my head first thing. I’ve always loved the story about the little boy going through the stages of life with … Read more

Extreme Huge Kool-Aid Man Homemade Costume!

Extreme Huge Kool-Aid Man Homemade Costume!

OH YEAH! Everybody loves the Kool-Aid Man! I always wanted to make a life size costume version of the Kool-Aid Man and decided this year was the year! Growing up Kool-Aid was one of my favorite drinks and who didn’t like watching the commercials of Kool-Aid Man busting through walls everywhere he went! Here is … Read more

One-of-a-Kind Surreal Seahorse Costume With Lights!

One-of-a-Kind Surreal Seahorse Costume With Lights!

An ode to these mystical creatures of the sea, this costume is an anatomically correct one-of-a-kind, original creation that I invented after an inspiring visit to an aquarium. I learned many fascinating things about seahorses in my journey to create the most realistic representation possible, which proved to only add to the fun. The costume … Read more

Coolest Homemade Gremlin Couple Costume

Coolest Homemade Gremlin Couple Costume

I was inspired to do Greta the Gremlin from Gremlins 2 after seeing several costumes online. Once I got the inspiration, my boyfriend and I decided to do it together and make it a couples costume. This is the first time we had done anything like this but we had so much fun doing this … Read more

Coolest Homemade Muppets Group Costume

Coolest Homemade Muppets Group Costume

I always loved the Muppets, so I decided that for 2014 I would make our family the Muppets. I picked the most recognized characters, Miss Piggy, Kermit the frog, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo the great and one of his chickens, and of course, Animal. I am not a professional, I don’t even know how to read … Read more

Scariest Zombie Ken and Zombie Barbie Couple Costume

Scariest Zombie Ken and Zombie Barbie Couple Costume

This is my husband Matt and I. This was the most fun costume to make and to wear, ever! I have been wanting to do this for a couple years now but always waited until the last minute and didn’t have time. I saw a regular Barbie in a box costume but I thought “this … Read more

Rocking Junior Elvis Costume

Rocking Junior Elvis Costume

My name is Nancy and I’m a big fan of Elvis Presley. My older son is also a big fan of Elvis, so he asked me to sew him an Elvis costume for Halloween, an Elvis jumpsuit to be exact. He chose the dark blue one and all of the accessories. I started work on … Read more

Family Nightmare Before Christmas Theme Baby Zero Costume

Family Nightmare Before Christmas Theme Baby Zero Costume

We needed a baby costume for our family Nightmare Before Christmas theme, so we decided to create a Baby Zero costume for our newest addition. Any cloth will work as a cloak. Sew red ribbon around neck for collar. Buy a plain white baby hoodie. Buy a Styrofoam cone and cut it in half. Hot glue … Read more