I was in the middle of a breakup and overdosed on ice-cream and TLC’s Hoarders marathons. Thus Helda the Hoarder was born and utilized Saturday night. Also, no Hoarder is complete, without their bag of “that which shall not be named”. Made simply with molded Tootsie Rolls, though I doubt they will use that as … Read more
I am wearing my Lady Owl costume to our annual Halloween party for kids and families at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens where I work as an educator. My husband went with me as a birdwatcher! I got the idea for my costume from the blog, A Beautiful Mess “Lady Bird Owl DIY.” To … Read more
This Yoshi costume was requested by my daughter and her friends. It is an iconic video game character and most children and young adults can easily identify him from the Mario Brothers games.I had no idea, however, the enormity of the task of creating an adult sized costume of this beloved character. The first challenge … Read more
My name is Kaila, I’m 8 years old and made this Blue Macaw (Jewel) costume from the Movie Rio with my grandma and grandpa. First I cut the brim off my brother’s baseball hat (he still doesn’t know) and spray painted it blue. Then I took the handle off one of my brother’s plastic swords (ha, … Read more
Hey guys! Want to start the night with fake bruises and end it with real ones? Then this is the perfect costume for you. A BEATEN UP PINATA! Well now if you dont like the violence in this, you can also stick to the regular pinata, but the point is to add a fun little … Read more
Our 4 year old daughter chose this costume. I think she did so just for the blue eyeshadow and the red lipstick. The first thing we made was the crown. We cut, covered, shaped and glued stripes of cardboard to make the crown. We then decorated it and glued it to a headband! Next we bought a … Read more
My son wanted to be a pickle in a jar this year for Halloween. The jar was very simple to make. A hoolahoop, clear shower curtain, full sheet labels printed with pickle nutrition info and logo, hot glue, ribbon for trim of “jar” and some green yarn to hold/hang it in place. The pickle was a … Read more
I made the head of this Alien Halloween costume out of paper mache (which is basically a mixture of 2 parts water, 1 part flour). I started by mixing it together until smooth and then I inflated a balloon the size of my child’s head, and then I cut strips of newspaper into 1 inch strips which … Read more
SIMPLE! (And we learned only true Star Wars fans understand it!) Neon orange jumpsuit I bought off Ebay I had a white vest from previous years. For the front box- felt went over a grey piece of foam and elastic held it up and around. I could not find thick grey elastic, so I used … Read more
This cool blue Peacock costume was inspired by favorite color blue. I purchased a white corset from Fredrick’s and covered with blue ribbon. The peacock feathers I took off a cheap 3 dollar mask I bought in the fabric district. The back is spray painted in blue. I go the blue shorts from a trendy store. … Read more
This skeleton costume is really easy and economic. You only need black and white face paint, black dress, tights or long socks and mittens. First I made the legs; I took an old pair of black socks and painted the bones. For the arm gloves you do the same. I was making them when my … Read more
I thought it was going to be so much easier than it actually was, lol. I could find an ugly carpet so I just bought some fabric and trimmed it. I glued those to a flattened box with a glue gun and added three rods underneath to keep the box from bending. Then I cut … Read more