For Character day at my daughter’s school, she decided she wanted to be Pippi Longstocking. 1. First we went to Salvation Army and bought a denim jumper dress ($3) and a red and white striped shirt ($2) 2. Second I cut old t-shirts and sew them onto the jumper for patches. I hand sewed them … Read more
I have always loved Selene from Underworld and noticed there was really no cool options out there. So dug out an old corset I had from back in the day that had buckles on it. Since I was sort of a dark teen I had some old knee high boots from high school that just … Read more
I am a fan of really original and fun Halloween costumes. This year I had a pretty strict budget and I really had to get the creative juices flowing. I came up with the homemade Mail Order Bride costume idea from a political cartoon I saw of a bride jumping out of a mailbox. I … Read more
My daughter, Cate, is 15 months old and is STILL at that lovely age when you can dictate WHAT they will be for All Hallow’s Eve, unlike her older 4 year old brother, HA! So, there were SOOO many cute costumes that I had in mind for her/us. However, when I received Pottery Barn’s Fall … Read more
My birthday party theme was ‘Comic Book & Cartoon Characters’ this year. I chose this theme mainly because I’ve always wanted to dress as Catra from the She-Ra cartoon series. You may not remember Catra, but she took command as Force Captain for the Evil Horde on Etheria when Adora (aka She-Ra Princess of Power) … Read more
I started this adult Pippi Longstocking costume by buying the blue dress at a local thrift store. I then bought a colourful striped top to go underneath (ideally I would have liked a red top but I couldn’t find one with the right fit for the costume I was trying to create). I cut the … Read more
This was by far my favorite Halloween costume. Ever. I think everyone I encountered loved it as much, some even more than me! I was inspired to make the Comic Girl Dress from the MAC makeup POW! Halloween look, which I used as my makeup for the night. To make the dress, I started off … Read more
This Homemade Lady GaGa Halloween Costume is my take on Lady GaGa. It was inspired by a mixture of her early years (before she was famous and was bedazzling bras), her Poker Face and LoveGame videos and her “The Fame” album cover. I put everything together individually myself. I got the jacket for $1 and … Read more
Inspired by Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” music video, I did my own version of the cupcake bustier top outfit Katy Perry wore. I made the bustier, the high-waisted shorts, candy necklace, hair bow piece, shoes, and finished the costume off with some fun jewelry I had to accessorize the outfit. Materials Used: • Bra • … Read more
MMM. I love ice-cream, don’t you? What could be better then than becoming an ice-cream cone? Materials: -Garbage can -Candies or other brightly colored small objects -A red ball or other item that resembles a cherry -Batting -A hat to build off of Start with the garbage can. All you need is brown colored fabric … Read more
We are HUGE Simpsons fans and here’s our homemade Maggie Simpson costume. We started off with a basic bunting pattern that was easy to sew and we found the perfect shade of Maggie blue. In the same pattern sheet was a beanie that took a few more attempts but I finally got it, be careful … Read more
First of all the movie totally inspired me to do something similar to the Neteyri Avatar. These creatures are totally sexy in there own way and I wanted to incorporate that same look. I bought 32oz of blue latex and 8oz of black and 8oz of white latex. These products can be purchased at any … Read more