Creative Circus Family Costume

Creative Circus Family Costume

Our little baby was born early 2014, and I KNEW I would want a family costume this year!  I had seen stroller costumes online, and I decided with her being so little still, that I would incorporate our stroller. Step 1 – Stroller cage:  You gotta contain that lion!  My father-in-law used to be a … Read more

A Chicken So Realistic, She Almost Laid an Egg!

A Chicken So Realistic, She Almost Laid an Egg!

“That chicken costume is amazing! Where did you get it?” a woman came up to me and said as my four year old daughter, Irie, and I made our way to the end of the line of costumed children at elementary school parking lot. The event was “Trunk-or-Treat,” an annual event held just before dusk … Read more

Cute No-Sew Giraffe Costume

Cute No-Sew Giraffe Costume

I made this giraffe costume for my 10-year-old daughter mostly out of recycled cardboard, hot glue, quilt batting, and felt. I made a “skull” from strips of cardboard bent and glued together and then covered with quilt batting and felt. The neck and back were similar, with a larger piece of cardboard scored and rolled … Read more

Cool Inspector Gadget Costume with Working Gadgets!

Cool Inspector Gadget Costume with Working Gadgets!

Halloween is my favorite holiday and every year I try to top my previous years costume to maintain my title as best costume in the Westdale Haunting Costume Contest! I was successful this year, but this costume will definitely be hard to beat next year. This costume was much easier to make then it looks. … Read more

Fun Beetlejuice Family Costume

Fun Beetlejuice Family Costume

My family loves Halloween and finding costumes that all relate to one another (Alice in Wonderland, super heroes, policeman and prisoners, etc.) Beetlejuice seemed like a tough one but awesome family costume to try to pull off for 2014. Barbara and Adam (my husband and me): I asked a sculptor friend to help me with … Read more

Cool DIY Spongebob Crew Group Costume

Cool DIY Spongebob Crew Group Costume

My kids decided to be Sponge Bob characters this halloween, and since I am big into repurposing and making costumes myself, the challenge was on!   All of these costumes are made out of 100% recycled materials! Sponge bob is made from a couch cushion,  cardboard and foam, the clothes are made from recycled fabric. … Read more

Amazing Family Themed Lego Movie Costumes!

Amazing Family Themed Lego Movie Costumes!

My husband and I still enjoy dressing up for Halloween. We’ve done family theme costumes since having kids(this is our forth year!) My kids(3 and 4) still haven’t objected to my family theme costume craze ideas. I hope to keep this up until they become “too cool” for it! My kids are obsessed with Legos. … Read more

Coolest Pest Control Family Costume – Catch that Mouse!

Coolest Pest Control Family Costume - Catch that Mouse!

I saw this mouse trap/wagon idea online a couple years ago and thought I’d like to make one as I thought it was the cutest thing. When our son was born, it was pretty much a given I would go ahead with it for his first Halloween, which was this fall. While in our shed … Read more

Creepy Headless Horseman Costume

Creepy Headless Horseman Costume

Here’s my headless horseman costume. It was on a cold, wet and rainy night in October, specifically Halloween eve when I took a black Outback western duster, and a black cape and decided to make my very own Headless Horseman costume. At first I was having trouble thinking of a way to create this costume, mainly the … Read more

Original Vampire Costume from True Blood’s Character Rotting Pam

Original Vampire Costume from True Blood's Character Rotting Pam

Well this is my story, I like Halloween a lot, and I love make-up (special effects make-up to be more specific). This year I was doubtful,  I didn’t know what I wanted to do but I definitely wanted to make something creepy, scary and original that involved special effects make-up. The thing is I’m a … Read more

Best Grant Grant Costume – from the Slither Movie

Best Grant Grant Costume - from the Slither Movie

I love the movie Slither and the character Grant Grant, so my wife and I took clear trash bags, liquid latex, paint, duct tape, poly fill, spray glue, tan shirt, and a pool noodle and made this bad boy. Only thing we didn’t make was the mask, and monster hand we painted! We took clear … Read more