I’ve always wanted to be Buzz Lightyear for Halloween. So this year I made it happen. All told it took about 2 weeks, with about 1-2 hrs a day spent planning, making, and assembling the costume. I used the following: Materials I needed to buy: 4 2ft x 2ft foam mats (like the ones you would find … Read more
My son asked if I would make him Buddy the Elf for Halloween. I started looking at photos and figuring what I could order and what I could make. I ordered girls leggings and when they arrived my son informed me that they were not the right color and needed to go back. He is … Read more
This Golden Lego Ninjago took about 1 month to complete. Working on it with free time with the Golden Lego Ninjago figure to guide me. It was a lot of measuring. It was a lot of cardboard box cutting. It was a lot of piecing together and duck taping. It was also a lot of hot … Read more
“Officer, PLEASE!!”, I begged, “Shoot him in the head!” The cop I was talking to was cracking up. I wore my Zombie Victim costume to the local Halloween Parade and walked alongside my grandchildren. I had to stop every twenty feet or so to let parade viewers snap my picture. Most of the comments I … Read more
Our little boy has always been a fan of animals and we thought it was the cutest thing when he learned how to identify an elephant and mimic the sound of one; complete with an arm in the air like a trunk. So an elephant he was going to be. But Brandon had other ideas. … Read more
Since I love the movie and still scares me up to this day I decided to dress like IT because not a lot of people do it. WIG: I used a balloon, newspaper, flour, water, red spray paint and fabric and fiberfill for pillows. First I made a glue with the flour and the water … Read more
Another costume I did this year was Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street part one. To start I got a brown Indiana Jones fedora, then I weathered it up using a knife, sandpaper, and acrylic paints to make look more like the movie one. I then got a sweater and also weathered it … Read more
I took my daughter shopping for a costume. While she was in the fitting room, I started looking around. I was drawn to the full body suits. My mind was filling with all kinds of ideas. I am a “fluffy” woman and there was NO way I would wear one of those. My 6’2″ fifteen … Read more
This year I decided to go as Pinhead from Hellraiser. I started with a base robe costume and modified it a lot to achieve a more form fitting look. I used a silicone mask with real nails that were punned in a head form, and then siliconed in. I then added Velcro to make the costume … Read more
Oh E Oh E O OH! Everyone remember’s that chant from the Wizard of Oz! After my son was selected to be a Winkie Guard in his school play, I took it upon myself to help with the 19 guard costumes needed for the play. I started by researching exactly what the guards in the movie looked like … Read more
We went to a Halloween Bash and we asked to have our pictures taken so many times we lost count of! My husband was the Money Man and I was Flo from Progressive and we were a hit!!! Order and Gather Supplies First I ordered the most realistic money in various denominations I could … Read more
Prologue Once upon a time in a land far far away, Monroe, North Carolina, there lived a 5 year old boy, Ryden Nievaard. One day Ryden’s mommy, Christine Nievaard, asked a very innocent question. “What do you want to be for Halloween”? Sure that Ryden would say he wanted to wear his Buzz Lightyear costume … Read more