Awesome Halloween Steam Locomotive Train with a Little Engineer!

Awesome Halloween Steam Locomotive Train with a Little Engineer!

My son Jackson was born loving trains! I’ve never seen a kid so infatuated with one thing in my life! He even talks about them when he’s dreaming at night by saying “All aboard!” or “Daddy, you want to come pway (Jackson’s version of play) trains with me?” When the question was asked about what … Read more

Coolest Handmade Stewart The Minion Halloween Costume

Coolest Handmade Stewart The Minion Halloween Costume

I’ll start by saying I’m not the most creative person I know but I instantly fell in love with the minions. After searching the internet I realize the only minion costumes for adults were pretty ugly..lol So I went right to work figuring out  how to make a minion. I started with two camping pads … Read more

Cool Homemade Border Collie Dog Costume

Cool Homemade Border Collie Dog Costume

This is my border collie dog costume. I made him for Halloween, but he’s also helped out with adoption events on occasion. Again, much like my Big Bad Wolf costume, I thought it would be fun to be a giant cartoon character, so I created “Blackjack” the border collie Also like my wolf costume, he’s … Read more

Wicked Alien Costumes from the Movie “They Live”

Wicked Alien Costumes from the Movie "They Live"

From one of the best cheesy movies of all time comes one of the most fun costumes I’ve ever made. They Live is a classic 80s John Carpenter movie starring Rowdy Roddy Piper. It’s about a man who finds a pair of glasses that show him the world as it truly is: the elite are … Read more

Coolest MGM Lion Logo Costume

Coolest MGM Lion Logo Costume

When deciding on a costume for Halloween, I always try to go with something that plays off my own look.  With my naturally curly hair, and colouring, I decided it would make a great lion’s mane.  But I didn’t want to be just any old lion.  I wanted to be a famous lion!! So I … Read more

Best Homemade Ghost Busters Group Halloween Costume

Best Homemade Ghost Busters Group Halloween Costume

This year my 13 year old son and 3 of his friends wanted to do a costume together.  After tossing around a couple of different ideas, they decided to go with the Ghostbusters.  At first I was feeling a little discouraged because the flight suits I was finding were expensive.  I searched the web for … Read more

Cool Hand-Sewn Star Wars Tusken Raider Costume

Cool Hand-Sewn Star Wars Tusken Raider Costume

Two years ago this club in Los Angeles was having a Star Wars themed night, so I asked some friends on Facebook what I should be and their reply was a tuskin raider! So I had about 7 days till the event and had to think and act fast to make this costume happen! I … Read more

Best DIY McDonald’s Hamburglar Costume for a Woman

Best DIY McDonald's Hamburglar Costume for a Woman

Halloween is my favorite holiday! It’s mostly a good excuse to dress up and get into character, which I love to do. The best part of it all is my crafty mother; If you have an idea for something, she will sew it right up for you!! This year I actually found my costume idea … Read more

Best Monsters Inc. Costumes Ever!

Best Monsters Inc. Costumes Ever!

Our 3-year-old daughter, Sofia, loves the movie Monster’s Inc. When it is bedtime she hides under the covers and waits for her dad to come into her room and pops her head out and yells, “BOO!” She calls him Kitty, a.k.a Sully, and me Mike Wazowski. People even say she looks like the little girl … Read more

Scary DIY Headless Football Player Halloween Costume

Scary DIY Headless Football Player Halloween Costume

This costume was made relatively easy. We put his picture on Facebook and everyone went crazy over it. People we didn’t even know was sharing the picture. Everything was purchased at a thrift store or items we already had. The total cost was about $25 from items purchased at local thrift stores. Here is a … Read more

Astrid: Viking Dragon Warrior Costume Homemade for Preschool Age

Astrid: Viking Dragon Warrior Costume Homemade for Preschool Age

My four year old Abby had been saying for months that she wanted to be Ariel from The Little Mermaid for Halloween.  But then in September she saw How to Train Your Dragon and fell in love with Astrid.  Her answer to “what are you going to be for Halloween?” automatically changed to “I want … Read more