I made this Harley Quinn Costume because I love her as a character. I started with a plain black bustier and made fleece pointed cups decorated with diamonds. The shape of the cups was actually a happy accident. I put too much fleece on there planning to trim off the rest, but I loved the pointed shape … Read more
I decided to make my own costume this year and I was really pleased with the outcome! The most time consuming part was the wig! I sized some blue bristol board to my head and covered it in cotton balls and spray painted it blue! As for the eyes and the necklace, they were made of Styrofoam balls … Read more
I’ve always been obsessed with Marie Antoinette and decided this was the year I’d finally dress up as her. I wanted a new take on her though, not just the normal short poofy dresses. So I decided to do a sort-of Marie Antoinette in her undergarments. I already had this amazing corset and just re-laced … Read more
This sexy mermaid costume was inspired by my love of Mermaids! I believe that Halloween is a time to dress up as something that is a fantasy, or something that is not actually real. The typical, nurse, maid, police officer just has never satisfied my Halloween Costume criteria! I wanted something that was sexy yet beautiful that would diffidently turn heads. First I went to Walmart and … Read more
Every year my family and friends come together to a theme party to challenge our own creativity. This year the theme was “Trip around the World”. My family picked India as the country to represent. Since peacock is the national bird of India , that was perfect for our 10 year old daughter who wanted … Read more
I loved The Magic School Bus as a kid! This year I was racking my brain for a costume, and I decided I would be Ms. Frizzle for Halloween. I couldn’t find any material for my dress that was just right, so I decided to sew a simple blue, button up, collared dress and add … Read more
Here is the Roger Rabbit costume we made and made and remade until it finally turned out like this! The outfit is made out of red material and a white long sleeve t-shirt, and the head is made out of white and red material, red tulle for the hair, hangers wrapped in material for the … Read more
My friends and I decided to do a group themed costume as the idea of party animals. Each of us chose an animal that would be easy to dress up as, then bought our costumes, and added party hats and had party horns/streamers. Creating the giraffe costume: 1) Bought a plain yellow dress, brown tights, … Read more
I decided to be Captain Crunch for Halloween, it took a lot of work but was well worth it! I found the jacket at a thrift store, bought blue, yellow and white foam for the hat, had cardboard and a beanie hat at home already, then bought tassles for the shoulders pads and pockets. 1) … Read more
Georgiana Cavendish was the Duchess of Devonshire during the 18th century. She was famous for her role in politics, fashion, and philanthropy. She was immortalized in film by Keira Knightly in the movie The Duchess in 2008. In the movie she wore a beautiful striped zone front robe a l’anglaise. As soon as I saw it, … Read more
I made this mermaid costume because the mermaid costume I wanted to buy only went to size 10. I combined a lot of ideas from the internet. It’s 2 separate pieces. The top is a steel boned corset in beige. I added pieces of the skirt fabric to make it look like it flows into one piece. … Read more
This is a terrifying four-legged Stilt Spirit costume. I was lucky enough to go with 3 friends of mine to Dragon Con 2012 and not even before I returned home from my 5 day adventure I wanted to start building costumes. I am not a small person by any means so I knew there were more … Read more