Beautiful Las Vegas Showgirl Costume

Beautiful Las Vegas Showgirl Costume

I had a lot of fun making an Indian headdress Halloween costume last year (seen in the background of a couple of the pictures), and so I was interested in doing a different one this year. Inspiration came when I saw some pictures of beautiful Las Vegas showgirls with glorious headdresses and feather boas. I … Read more

Patsy Costume from Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Patsy Costume from Monty Python and the Holy Grail

You’ve got 2 halves of coconuts, and you’re banging’ em together. Halloween was always a fun holiday as a kid because my mother was very hands-on in the making of my costumes. I’d always go with her to the craft store to pick out a sewing pattern and relevant fabrics and watch (sometimes helping) as … Read more

Funny Man in a Box Costume

Funny Man in a Box Costume

My wife found a picture on Pinterest that was similar to this costume, but the body in the picture carrying the box was headless.  To me, it looked strange that it took such a big box to house a head.  So…  I came up with the idea to give the upper body a head and … Read more

Little Lumberjack Baby Costume

Little Lumberjack Baby Costume

I looked for weeks for the perfect costume for my 8 month old little boy’s first Halloween costume! I wanted something that was not common and wanted him to stand out! The little lumberjack’s name that I am telling you about is Eastin Cade Sackett. One day I was looking through his clothes and came across a onesie … Read more

Homemade Guardian Angel Statue Costume for a 9 Year Old Girl

Homemade Guardian Angel Statue Costume for a 9 Year Old Girl

My daughter asked me to make her a Guardian Angel Statue costume for Halloween. Because she is in school most of the day, I wrapped her in packing tape to make a dress-form that would stay still. Her costume started with a sheet, as most of the costumes I make do. Once I pinned the … Read more

Golden Trophy Case Group Costume

Golden Trophy Case Group Costume

These costumes were for our school Senior Social, which was a Halloween party for the senior class! We got together as a group and spray painted our sports equipment and clothing in order to make it as gold as can be. Next we painted our bodies completely gold, which took about 2 hours total! Once … Read more

Koopa Family Costumes from Super Mario Bros

Koopa Family Costumes from Super Mario Bros

This year our kids decided they wanted to be Koopa characters from Super Mario Bros. Yay, another family theme was born! We decided on Bowser, Bowser Jr., Iggy, Larry, Wendy and Ludwig von Koopa. Our dog was forced to participate by wearing the costume, aka Roy Koopa, for a few minutes for pics. The dog … Read more

Cool Illusion Costume: The KFC Colonel Goes to the Races

Cool Illusion Costume: The KFC Colonel Goes to the Races

I got the inspiration for this costume from a shirt I bought from Kentucky for Kentucky designed by the talented Rachael Sinclair. This year I was inspired to dress in something that ties me to my roots, I am a Kentucky native after all. I also wanted to spread the news to all those city … Read more

Original 4th of July Statue of Liberty Costume

Original 4th of July Statue of Liberty Costume

I originally wanted to be a giant fireworks display but I was having trouble figuring out how to make a headpiece. I wanted it to be large and dramatic.   I then thought I would attach Styrofoam to a crown. At first I experimented with beauty pageant crown but you could see all the pieces … Read more

Mary Poppins Family Costume – Practically Perfect in Every Way!

Mary Poppins Family Costume - Practically Perfect in Every Way!

We always enjoy coming up with a family theme for Halloween and all of our family and friends anticipate each year what it will be. This year, it being the 50th anniversary for Disney’s “Mary Poppins” we thought what a wonderful, colorful, and memorable way to celebrate! My mother always makes my son’s and daughter’s … Read more

Little Bowser Costume with a Big Attitude

Little Bowser Costume with a Big Attitude

To say that my 4-year-old son, Henry, is obsessed with the Bowser villain from the Mario Bros. video games would be an understatement.   So, it was no surprise when he told me several months ago that he wanted to be Bowser for Halloween (hey, at least he gave me ample notice!).  At first I … Read more

Coolest Grocery Bag Costume

Coolest Grocery Bag Costume

My Daughter, Danielle wanted a costume that had a chance of winning her school’s monster mash costume contest and her dad was telling her how he won a contest as a kid when he was a grocery bag.  She wanted to see a picture of him but we didn’t have one so we decided to … Read more