This cutest Chicken costume was originally made for my oldest daughter, 7 years ago. And it is just as cute on her baby sister, as the day she wore it! There is nothing like an 18 month old waddling around like a little chicken. This costume was pretty easy to make, and was my first … Read more
I started with a bustier and a crinkle skirt. I bought a ton of black mesh, and made a tutu by tying cut strips to elastic. This sat under the tentacles, giving them a flowy, under-the-sea look. I cut & sewed the tentacles, stuffed them with wire hangers and bubble wrap, and sealed them over … Read more
I loved the show Rainbow Brite when I was younger, despite the fact I was only alive for about a month in the 80’s. (The joys of having older siblings who introduced me to the finer things in life.) I started with a blue dress I found at the Goodwill. It was the perfect color. Then, I found rainbow … Read more
I had several ideas in mind for my Halloween costume this year. The costume ideas were Pocahontas, Disney Princess, cat and owl. My decision to be the owl was not hard to make after looking through pictures on Pinterest. The picture that I saw was one of a young girl who was wearing a handmade … Read more
This mermaid costume was super fun to make and it only cost me 10 dollars. I always like having homemade costumes, because the store bought ones are so cheezy and everybody has them. Also, they cost a lot of money. I was searching at a thrift store for mermaid stuff. I didn’t have anything in … Read more
Welcome to the 74th Annual Hunger Games! May the odds be ever in your favor! We hope the odds are in our favor this Halloween! This Hunger Games costume was for my 13 year old daughter. Friends told her that it looked like she had walked off the set of the Hunger Games. I started … Read more
I thought of this Morton Salt Girl costume the night before I had to dress up for Halloween at school, I was thinking, oh goodness, I have no costume for tomorrow and I have no idea what I am going to do. So, I started Googling things and it had all looked like costumes I had … Read more
Who didn’t love searching the world for Carmen Sandiego growing up? The mystery, the intrigue, the geography lessons. Those were the years when Oregon Trail and Carmen Sandiego were the go-to computer games—the years of my childhood. Now that I’m grown up and have long hair for the first time in years, I realized I … Read more
When X-Men 3 came out a few years back, my friends began telling me how much I resembled Famke Janssen, aka Jean Grey, aka Dark Phoenix. I never watched the movies myself, but Googled her and found out they were right. Really right. I heard it so much in the months before Halloween that I … Read more
As soon as I saw Snow White and the Huntsman in theaters this year, I knew I wanted to make Snow White’s dress! I found photos online of Colleen Atwood’s costume designs for the movie and mentally deconstructed them. I started by draping some cotton jersey on my dressform for the underdress lining. I used … Read more
I absolutely LOVED making this Avatar Halloween costume! The movie came out that year, and I wanted to be her but the store costume was boring…so I decided to make my own!! I bought some zebra print fuzzy fabric and spray painted it blue, and I used that for the tail, ears, and as a … Read more
I actually decided last year that I would be Mystique for 2012 Halloween. I start preparing in April of 2012. I started with a blue full bodysuit. I then purchased the red wig, contacts, and Fila Skele-toes. I searched as many Mystique costumes and videos that I could to determine what would work best for … Read more