Cool Toddler Viking Costume

Cool Toddler Viking Costume

Two years ago we went as a family of four to Romania to introduce our children to their grandparents for the first time. During this visit my sister in law gave me a fur vest as a hand me down for our then three year old daughter. Despite numerous attempts she just wouldn’t wear it. Two years … Read more

Super Cute Doe and Duck Dynasty Couple Costume

Super Cute Doe and Duck Dynasty Couple Costume

For my husband, it was pretty easy. He has been growing his beard out since July of last year. It was actually his idea to be Duck Dynasty for Halloween. So we just bought him some camo and that was that. My doe costume was a bit more tedious and time consuming to make. I … Read more

Quick and Easy Kids Bigfoot Costume

Quick and Easy Kids Bigfoot Costume

My 5-year old son has a crazy-dedicated obsession with BigFoot.  Daddy’s bedtime stories tend to star the big guy, who always decides to befriend my son. My son thinks those stories are real.  His favorite movie is “Harry and the Hendersons.”  So it was no shocker when he wanted to be Bigfoot this Halloween. Problem … Read more

Cool Lobster Dinner Table Costume

Cool Lobster Dinner Table Costume

This was my 9 year old daughter’s costume. It was all her idea from concept to execution with a little help from her 11 year old sister and myself. The costume was cheaper to make than buying one from a store. My daughter wore this to her fall festival at school and got a tremendous … Read more

Fun DIY Beetlejuice with Shrunken Head Costume

Fun DIY Beetlejuice with Shrunken Head Costume

I try to come up with different things every year. This year I came up with Beetlejuice and shrunken head. The Beetlejuice was the less difficult one but the shrunken head was a challenge; but I love a good challenge. Our costume was a hit at the Halloween costume party. We felt like celebrities with … Read more

Cool Pirates of the Caribbean Costumes for a Family

Cool Pirates of the Caribbean Costumes for a Family

Sometimes you get an idea in your head and you just start running with it!  Hence, our Halloween outfits this year.  I suppose this idea started a couple months ago.  We had a few family date nights where we sat around, ate pizza and watched The Pirates of the Caribbean together.  Any scary parts, we’d … Read more

Madea Goes Trick or Treating in a Cool Grandma Costume

Madea Goes Trick or Treating in a Cool Grandma Costume

I am a single mother to this precious jewel! She is my pride and joy and she’s just as silly as she is cute. During the week our schedule is hectic and consumed with work, school, ballet, and church, it is always go, go, go for the two of us. It comes as no surprise … Read more

Made Up Transforming Transformer Costume: Autobot FURY

Made Up Transforming Transformer Costume: Autobot FURY

So I’ve always been a big transformers fan, and I’ve always made my own costumes, so I thought it would be really cool to make my own Transformer. Since I’m an over-achiever, and I’m really competitive, I couldn’t just do it the way others did it. I wanted to actually transform. I also wanted to … Read more

Cool DIY Pinocchio Costume – Real Boy or Not?

Cool DIY Pinocchio Costume - Real Boy or Not?

This costume was made for my brother, Stetson. He’s 13 and as his sister, who is 22, I can no longer openly participate in trick-or-treating so he is my gateway into the creative candy collecting world! This costume consists almost entirely of t-shirts and hot glue. The hat is a straw hat with yellow fabrics … Read more

Make Your Own Awesome Minion Costumes

Make Your Own Awesome Minion Costumes

First of all – Be prepared for this to take several months of weekends, so start in advance. Once created, this minion will be a two person job to dress into. You will want to know someone who can sew and someone who can weld. List of requirements is listed at the bottom of the … Read more

Most Outrageous Michael Jackson Mask and Thriller Costume EVER!

Most Outrageous Michael Jackson Mask and Thriller Costume EVER!

I’ve been wanting to make a Michael Jackson costume for a while now, mainly because of the Thriller jacket (Who didn’t want to own one back in the day?!), so I finally tackled it this year! I started off with a quick sketch of Michael to get his proportions correct. Started the sculpting process until … Read more

Cool Nigel Parrot Costume from the Movie Rio

Cool Nigel Parrot Costume from the Movie Rio

This is the first costume I have ever made. I have 2 little ones. A 7 month old boy, and a 4 year old girl. My girl wanted to be Nigel from the movie Rio for Halloween. I knew in order to really represent Nigel in all his glorious madness I would have to make … Read more