This homemade Thing 1 costume and Thing 2 illusion wasn’t a Halloween costume. We made this costume for Dr. Seuss Day but it came out so great I wanted to share it. I suggested Thing 1 and Thing 2 thinking I could make red costumes for my daughter and her little friend. She said No … Read more
This year my kiddo wanted a Queen of Hearts costume. We went to Hobby Lobby to pick out material. My daughter was excited to start the project so she told the young girl at the cut counter all of her plans for the costume. The girl asked if she planned on being a nice queen. … Read more
The theme was “French” but I didn’t want to do the usual French maid or Mary Antoinette, so thought I would go in a French Escargot (Snail) costume. Firstly I brought some aluminum ducting pipe and rolled it up into a shell like shape and stuck it together with parcel tape. I added a square … Read more
I love Halloween. When it comes to costumes, I want to stand out. Making a creative homemade Halloween costume is one of my favourite things to do. I have been making my own costumes since I was in high school. Last year, I was invited to a “True Blood” themed Halloween ball. I knew there … Read more
I love Steampunk and I wanted an original Steampunk Assassin Halloween Costume that would be elaborate, but fun to make. I have listed here every item and how it was made by order of completion. Copper Spinning Gear ring: Description- A copper ring which has a cog that spins on top of a base gear. … Read more
Inpsired by the Tim Burton exhibit we saw in LA, and this poem: Life isn’t easy for the Pin Cushion Queen. When she sits alone on her throne Pins push through her spleen. Obscure was what I wanted. I set out to make my own pinata head for this. I hadn’t done paper mache since … Read more
From the moment my daughter April cracked her first smile — a wide, brilliant grin like the shape of a capital D on its side – I had a vision. She was only 10 weeks old at the time, and Halloween was over four months away, but that smile (not to mention April’s adorable baby-chubby … Read more
I work on my Halloween costume all year, gathering from various sources like Joann’s Fabrics, Michaels, garage sales, my closet etc. My costume usually doesn’t end up with my original vision. It morphs into something much better. I will change things as I go. I started this winter theme Ice Queen costume with the mask. … Read more
I was thrilled when my daughter asked if she could be Little Bo Peep this year…There is nothing cuter than a little girl in a frilly, feminine costume! The absolute best part of making this costume was sitting down with my 11-year old daughter and coming up with an original design together. There are elements … Read more
I love Star Wars. Not in the “I jumped on the bandwagon in 2010” way, but in the “I’ve loved Star Wars since the 80s” kind of way. So does my husband (Dorks). So we decided to be Star Wars characters for Halloween. The hard part was choosing the characters we wanted to be. I … Read more
After five failed attempts at making an Eve costume to complement her brother’s Wall-E, we ended up making my daughter an owl costume for Halloween last year. I made a body suit out of some fuzzy animal material. It was a simple jump suit that Velcro’d over her shoulders. She wore a black sweatshirt under, … Read more
Hello people of the world! I am an unemployed woman who loves her hobby! Costume making! I love my hobby so much that it constantly takes over at least half my room at a time (usually my bed so I have to sleep next to cello tape and pencils!) But enough about me! Lets get to … Read more