The Black swan costume. There were so many of these but I was determined to have it down to a t. First I got a black tutu and bodice. I danced for many years so I had broken in Capezio point shoes and tights already. Then I bought a black velvet corset at Gothic Renaissance … Read more
Halloween is my favorite holiday so I usually have my costume idea at least a month in advance. Last year however with work, and life etc.. I found myself two days before Halloween without a work costume for the contest. I decided to go through my closet and garage for some ideas and items I … Read more
I found this awesome black feather wings for about $12 at a gay pride store and then decided I was definitely going to be Natalie Portman from Black Swan (my name’s also Natalie so it fit). I bought the tu-tu at a Halloween store, white tights from Target, black ballet flats from Target, and secured … Read more
I got tickets to the Lady Gaga Monster Ball tour in 2010. My mom and I made this Lady Gaga Hello Kitty Extravaganza costume together! Starting from early May to the Metero ride on the way to the concert we were working our little butts off! We made many of the Hello Kitties from Hello Kitty … Read more
I created this Three Clowns in One Optical Illusion costume for the first time with only two clowns about 15 years ago. Then I re-did it completely, adding the top clown. These photos are of me in our local Multicultural Parade in 2006. The reaction is awesome; everywhere I go in it, people just stop and … Read more
This toddler peacock costume is honestly very time consuming and has many tedious steps, but will be beautiful and well worth the time once completed. The materials used are: sheets of cardboard, heavy duty box cutter, newspaper, water and flour for paper mache, one ping pong ball cut in half for the eye, hot glue … Read more
I covered an exercise ball with wallpaper paste and wall paper in a sort of paper mache technique and left to dry and then popped the ball and was left with a large hard paper globe. I used an old tumble dryer funnel for the handle and spout of the teapot and attached them to … Read more
Every year for Halloween, my daughter comes up with some crazy idea of what she wants to be and it is up to me of course to make it happen. This time she wanted to have a costume that glowed in the dark and lit up and we decided to go with an alien girl … Read more
This awesome homemade Peacock Costume was a labor of love. My lovely daughter Mitrian decided she wanted to be a peacock with a giant tail with real feathers. She asks and I do my best to make it for her! First of all, I will say that I do know how to sew, but this … Read more
I can’t even begin to describe how much attention this fabulous homemade Ke$ha Costume got me. I won third place in a costume contest and made a girl cry simply because I walked in to the room and she realized that her Ke$ha costume was not nearly as good as mine. The Outfit: I found … Read more
I made this beautiful pile of fall leaves costume for my daughter Mitrian a few years ago. She always wants to be odd things for Halloween and this particular year she wanted to be a tornado. So, I made her a pile of leaves and when she stood up and twirled around she was a … Read more
Firstly, I would like to apologize for my English writing skill. English is my 2nd language. So, I will try my best to describe how I made my younger son’s Halloween costumes, a porcupine. My younger son is 1. Since he doesn’t have any idea about what he wants to be for Halloween yet, so I made … Read more