The things we used for our baby Cabbage Patch doll costume were very minimal. One big box, 3 large yellow craft papers, green duct tape, a logo print out and some felt! You can purchase an already made wig but I just made mine as it is very simply for me. No pattern, just eyeballed … Read more
Here’s the story behind my four-year-old girls peacock costume. Well, she wanted to be a peacock for Halloween this year. Of course, no ordinary store bought costume would do. Instead she had me on a wild goose chase searching every website I could imagine looking for peacock feathers that were not only the right size … Read more
I was inspired by a vogue-esque photo of a human rain storm 2 years ago, so decided a rainbow + rain storm costume would be perfect for my newly adopted puppy and I :) Rain storm costume supplies: Straw wide brimmed hat Stuffing from old pillow (can also use fake snow from Michael’s) White elastic … Read more
I got to wear my costume twice (once to work and once to a parade) therefore I have two different dresses on. My wolf started out as a mask and wolf gloves. I painted fake blood on both and added “muscles” and grandmas eyeball inside his mask. Wolfie’s mask was put on a styrofoam head … Read more
Not only am a giant Halloween junky, I am a big all things artist fan. Including famous graffiti artist Banksy. So right away, art was my theme. I studied all of his murals to get his technique down. I painted it on to a black dress, gloves, my face, and my wig. I wired the … Read more
I usually start thinking about costume ideas mid-June regardless of whether there will even be a reason to wear it. I’m not sure how I landed on Art the Clown, but I decided a month before Halloween and enlisted the help of my lovely neighbor to re-teach me how to use the sewing machine. I … Read more
This DIY Jessie costume was a super-quick turnaround costume, but I had a lot of fun making it! First, I made the hat out of some red stiff felt. I had to combine the pieces a bit to make the brim wide to match Jessie’s. I used white cording to glue between two pieces of … Read more
Here’s the story behind our legendary Green Man tree costume DIY. daughter wanted to be something whimsical this Halloween and finally, we decided to go with the legendary “Green Man”. This costume was so much fun to make! We created a form of her top out of tinfoil and tape and the bottom and legs … Read more
So for the last 8 years my daughter (Dori) has had a different Katy Perry costume for Halloween. We have tried every year to get Katy Perry to notice her. I decided THIS IS OUR YEAR. What costume could I make that tops ALL costumes?? OMG…THE CHANDELIER DRESS FROM THE MET GALA!!! So I decided … Read more
My daughter wanted to be something creepy yet beautiful for Halloween, so we decided on a Spider costume! I loved making her costume – Her legs are made out of thick poster board that were rolled, then we overlayed that with a fuzzy liner to give it a “hairy” look. Each leg was attached with … Read more
Here’s my original DIY Turkey costume. What’s on the menu, you ask? Creativity! Fun! Family! Friendship! And Entertainment! Annually, the Eastside Turkey Trot 5k Run is held Thanksgiving morning at the Eastern Community YMCA, Oregon, Ohio. Matt Folk from Second Sole of Toledo, Perrysburg, Ohio coordinates the event with proceeds going toward the YMCA Scholarship Fund. … Read more
This year my almost 12 year old daughter ambitiously announced that she was going to make a costume – a Sock Monkey costume to be exact. Not wanting to squash her ambitions I enthusiastically agreed that it would be a great idea. I knew this was a task bigger than both of us because her … Read more