Recycled Beer Capped Crusader Costume (Drinking in the Name of Art!)

Recycled Beer Capped Crusader Costume (Drinking in the Name of Art!)

Who doesn’t like beer and making cool stuff out of recycled medium?  For no real reason, I have been saving bottle caps since college.  Halloween has always been my favorite holiday and I love the challenge of creating a unique and in-depth costume.  Why not us this as justification of two bad habits (drinking, and … Read more

Lifelike Bowser Costume for 5 Year Old Boy

Lifelike Bowser Costume for 5 Year Old Boy

The adventure of Bowser, oh what an adventure! The journey of making the costume started when Jordan (Grandson) so desperately wanted to be his favorite character from Mario, only to find out they do not sell Bowser anywhere. What a disappointment, huh? Absolutely not, my sweet Jordan would not be disappointed and his wish was … Read more

Coolest Girls Astronaut Costume

Coolest Girls Astronaut Costume

I’m always up for a challenge, so I love to let my kids pick whatever they’d like for Halloween, and then do my best!  My daughter so far has always had some sort of dress (witch, princess, etc), but now, at the age of 4, she chose to be an Astronaut!  However – it had … Read more

Sexy Gumball Girl Costume

Sexy Gumball Girl Costume

The first time I saw the idea for the gumball machine costume it was from this website. I originally planned to make my costume exactly like “The One and Only Sexy Gumball Machine”. However, because I am SUCH a procrastinator I was forced to make some changes- which in my opinion ended up looking awesome!! … Read more

Coolest Minecraft Ender Dragon Costume with Articulated Wings

Coolest Minecraft Ender Dragon Costume with Articulated Wings

I love making Halloween costumes for the kids, but I’ve noticed as they get older, the costume choices are becoming more challenging!  This year, my 7 yo son hit me with a real stumper – he wanted a Minecraft Ender Dragon, with wings that ‘really worked’.  Ok.  No problem.  Anyone who knows minecraft, knows how … Read more

Ultimate Animal and Gonzo Muppets Costumes

Ultimate Animal and Gonzo Muppets Costumes

To make the heads of the costumes I researched how to make foam character heads on instructables.com and after a few paper prototypes I had the basic shape for each of the characters, Animal & Gonzo. Animal I covered the foam in orange felt, used colored wool for the hair, styrofoam balls for the eyes … Read more

Coraline-Inspired Creepy Doll Costume

Coraline-Inspired Creepy Doll Costume

I love Halloween; it’s probably my favourite holiday. I agonized over what my costume would be this year. I knew I wanted my costume to be gory, I wasn’t interested in being cute— it was Halloween after all. Three days before Halloween, after a lot of searching, I decided to go as a Coraline-inspired creepy … Read more

Mini Mary Poppins Halloween Costume

Mini Mary Poppins Halloween Costume

When my kids were growing up, I always made their Halloween costumes, so now that I’m a grandma, my daughter expects a homemade costume for her daughter, but it’s a lot tougher these days to come up with something special due to the plethora of commercial costumes available! So this year we were pleased when my … Read more

Pretty DIY Pinterest Princess Costume

Pretty DIY Pinterest Princess Costume

This Halloween, I basically forgot the holiday existed until about a week before. I’m not sure why, since I spent hours on Pinterest pinning cute costumes and crafts, but I realized I had no costume – severely disappointing. While I didn’t “need” a costume for any one event, I really wanted one. With that in … Read more

Mouse in a Trap Toddler Halloween Costume

Mouse in a Trap Toddler Halloween Costume

This year i had to figure out a way for my 15 month old son to safely trick or treat since he doesn’t hold still much anymore.  As soon as his feet touch the floor he’s gone. lol He doesnt care much for his stroller but for some reason he LOVES his wagon. So with a … Read more