To make this Rubik’s cube costume it took me a lot of time and patience. In this project you need a square box, construction paper, clear packaging tape, and black electrical tape. First you need your box for your base. After you find a box you need to cut out three holes in it, two for the … Read more
To start the 1980’s television and toy version of My Little Pony Wind Whistler, I found a cute blue knee length dress at Good Will. I then used puffy paint to paint on her symbol of three pink whistles and two blue whistles after reviewing some images online. I found some pieces of heavy felt from … Read more
First I started with the tail of the mermaid costume since that was all sewing. I literally fixed the skirt so it fit tight against my butt and sewed it so the raw edges faced outward as my “tail”. Then I started on the top. I used a bathing suit top I didn’t wear anymore. I got netting from Micheal’s and … Read more
Talk about some tedious work, but well worth it. I had to start by striping down and taping a trash bag to myself. Lets be honest, duct tape stuck to our bodies… not pleasant. We than began the exciting taping extravegenza, by using lime green and silver duct tape. This took about an hour to … Read more
Being as there were no tutorials/pre-made costumes for Weird Girl, I decided to delve into my cosplay roots and create one myself. First, I found a pink dress on sale and sewed a hula hoop into the bottom. Then, I made flowers out of pipe cleaners and buttons and stitched them about. I wore a … Read more
I had a blast making my Plush Homemade Peahen. Knowing I could make it as huge and dramatic as I wanted was really exciting. It was pretty simple to make. After ordering the materials I made it over about three days, giving things time to dry and to be touched up. I made: -The plush … Read more
Process to making my Poison Ivy costume was a headache but worth it. I got inspired when I saw Kim Kardashian costume of Poison Ivy. I went everywhere looking for a cheap green corset. I only had like 4 days before the party. I went to downtown Los Angeles hoping to find the perfect green corset … Read more
So, this came to when I watched Easy A for the first time the day before the BIG Halloween party. This movie inspired me, since everyone starts rumors and thinks they know people because of things they here. Yea, I have been called “Easy” before, which is a total lie if you talk to my … Read more
Sriracha has gained a cult following in recent years and I’m definitely one of those die-hard-sweating-to-death-in-a-public-place-and-loving-it followers. It’s spicy, addictive power is easy to dump on breakfast, lunch or dinner and it’s a flavor I needed to pay my respects to. I had a lot of fun making this costume and a lot of fun … Read more
When we decided to make this Man in a Cage Illusion costume we assumed it would be fairly simple. After walking through numerous hardware stores to find material to make the cage we found out we were wrong. Apparently you cannot buy CPVC 3 way or 4 way connectors here in Canada! After a few good … Read more
When my daughter asked me to be a hot air balloon for Halloween I wasn’t sure if I could pull it off. With the help and brains of my hubby we had this figured out in no time! Building this was quite simple. We cut out the bottom of a basket and used our snowmobile … Read more
For my Halloween costume this year I knew I had several events I had to attend and wanted to have a costume that would allow me to use the same key pieces without being the same costume. So, my husband loves to do couple costumes and we decided on a masquerade theme for our “couple … Read more