Last year I decided to make my own costume for Halloween. I love Katy Perry and all of her fun and glittery costumes, so I attempted to recreate her “California Girls” costume she wears in the music video. I had so much fun making this Katy Perry California Girl costume. I love being crafty and I … Read more
I like classic, scary Halloween costumes, but was bored with the usual. For this costume, I started at a second-hand thrift store and found the skirt suit and purse for about $15. I went to Michael’s craft shop and bought the crows with a 50% off coupon. I already had costume pearls and black pumps. The scratches and … Read more
Well, the costume was simple and quick to make but super effective. Everyone clocked straight away that we had come as mermaids, whether it be Ariel or not. I just purchased myself a hi-lo skirt from eBay, which was about £5 so rather cheap. I didn\’t want to wear a bra on top as I … Read more
So I get a lot of people telling me that I look a lot like Lady Gaga and just so happens that I am HUGE fan of hers as well…so naturally I had to be her for Halloween! I HATE store bought costumes and I figure I am going to take the time to make … Read more
After three years of boring generic store-bought costumes at college, I wanted to go out with a bang in a costume I was proud of. I always admired Wonder Woman as a symbol of feminine strength and gender equality, so I decided to engage all my crafting skills and make myself a Wonder Woman outfit. … Read more
So my daughter wanted to be Corpse Bride for Halloween. I absolutely HATE store bought costumes and LOVE Corpse Bride so you can imagine my excitement to make this one! Now I am pretty crafty, I know how to sew but I am self taught so whenever I make stuff I kinda wing it and figure … Read more
I love Scrabble, so I decided to be the game for Halloween! I bought a bag of 1000 tiles online and got to work. I made a belt, headband, bracelets, earrings, and rings out of the tiles. For the headband, I bought a plain plastic headband and glued the tiles in a way that created … Read more
My youngest daughter Sarah was obsessed with SpongeBob Squarepants. Since I always made the costumes, she begged me to turn her into SpongeBob. This was when he was pretty new and the store bought costumes just weren’t there. I worked in a restaurant, so I never had a bunch of money. I did, however have … Read more
I took a pair of long underwear and used fabric glue to alternate colors of crepe paper in lines. I think cut the crepe paper in strips. I then took birthday hats and covered them with the crepe paper. I loved this costume because it was creative and funny, and I wasn’t dressed provocatively! I … Read more
I made this costume for a local fun run. It was a bit challenging but I actually ran the entire 3 miles inside the snow globe. I had a few ohhs and ahhs, a handful of wow– check out the snow globe, and a number of CAN YOU BREATH in there! (No worries, I had … Read more
This Katy Perry costume was a lot of work but super fun to make. The petticoat, necklace, and headband were purchased on Etsy; the blue wig was also an online purchase. The top is an inexpensive white bustier that I embellished with hundreds of varied candies. I took the time to hot glue each piece … Read more
With the exception of the coat and dead dog purse all the pieces of this costume were purchased individually and then put together. The coat is really just two pieces of fabric (furry and red lining) sewn together much like a blanket and then I stitched the corners together to create an overcoat look. The … Read more