Scary Tooth Fairy Costume

Scary Tooth Fairy Costume

I started my scary tooth fairy costume with a Medusa store bought costume, painted and cut it up. I did a bit of layering of the garment and added a corset.  I made my own wings out of cellophane and wire.  I originally started out with 6″ homemade platform shoes, but lost quickly due to the difficulty I had … Read more

Easy Han Solo Costume for Women

Easy Han Solo Costume for Women

I originally wanted to do Han Solo and the Slave Princess Leia with my dog being Princess Leia in a little gold bikini.  This was going to be for a Halloween party at my home.  But then we decided to go out instead so I had to scrap the princess puppy.  I found the white … Read more

Sexy Pinata Costume

Sexy Pinata Costume

I love this sexy Pinata costume and had a lot of fun making it! I got so many complements the whole night! Here is what you need to create this Piñata Costume: 1. Buy a tightly fitted dress (I bought a dress slip cover) I bought mine at a small boutique but I believe they … Read more

Cool Toilet-Papered Tree Costume

Cool Toilet-Papered Tree Costume

This past Halloween I decided to be a tree. Then, I thought, wouldn’t it be funny to be a tree that had been toilet papered? Many of us have been either on the giving or receiving side of that classic high school prank. My family’s house and trees were toilet papered once (to both my horror and … Read more

Cute and Original Mermaid Man Costume from SpongeBob

Cute and Original Mermaid Man Costume from SpongeBob

First I found an orange tight sleeve tshirt from American Apparel, and green tights also from American Apparel. The red Uggs I’ve had for a while but any red shoes would do. This purple/pink belt was from Forever 21 and I just cut out the yellow M with construction paper. I had purple eye shadow and practiced … Read more

Coolest Homemade Pikachu Costume

Coolest Homemade Pikachu Costume

I work at an English school teaching little kids English in Seoul, South Korea. For Halloween, I wanted something the kids would recognize and enjoy. All my students adore Pokémon, making it an easy pick. Pikachu is the most recognizable Pokémon, so it was the best idea. First, I bought a bright yellow hoodie. Lots … Read more

Sexy Circus Ring Master Costume

Sexy Circus Ring Master Costume

This sexy circus ring master costume, is super easy and it great because you can piece it together using items that you can totally wear again for everyday occasions. Here’s what you’ll need… 1.) Black glitter top hat (I found a plain hat and used adhesive spray and added loose black glitter to it) 2.) … Read more

Sexy and Easy Black Swan Costume

Sexy and Easy Black Swan Costume

Well, this sexy and easy Black Swan costume was honestly super super simple. I found an old corset I had worn several Halloweens before that was mainly solid black. But it did have some pink ribbon decorations on the front. So I just went to my local Hobby Lobby, got a ton of black feathers and went to … Read more

Detailed Magical Mermaid Costume with Giant Shell and Pirate

Detailed Magical Mermaid Costume with Giant Shell and Pirate

Year before last, I decided I wanted a mermaid costume in a giant shell for our church’s trunk or treat Halloween celebration. I’ve always loved making costumes, and this is one of the most handmade, more detailed costumes I’ve put together. There’s still that little girl in me who loves to play dress up, and … Read more

Best Alice in Wonderland Costume Ever!

Best Alice in Wonderland Costume Ever!

My daughter Lily loves ANYTHING Disney  this year she wanted to be Alice in Wonderland. Easy enough. I started at the end, naturally. I made her a Cheshire cat. Of course after I made it we found the Disney store finally carried one. I like mine better, but i’m partial. I didn’t have a pattern, I just looked at pictures of him … Read more

Retro-Glam Attack of the 50 Foot Woman Costume

Retro-Glam Attack of the 50 Foot Woman Costume

I love coming up with unique, handmade costume ideas, and they’re almost always inspired by movies.  Last spring, I saw a cheap 50’s style model car at a drugstore and was inspired to make this “Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman” costume.  Usually when assembling costumes I go for complete accuracy, but I thought it would be … Read more