My best costume to date was Ursula, which inspired me to move towards another Disney Villian. I like the size of the Queen of Hearts skirt and decided she would be the perfect villian. I started with a petticoat and then found several skirts from Goodwill which could be pieced together to create the half … Read more
My daughter wanted to be the Corpse Bride this year for Halloween so we tried to make it a modern take on this Tim Burton Classic! We used an old pageant dress of mine and added a corset the top of it. We used hot glue to create the rib bones and then hot glued … Read more
Well to begin with this whole process of making my dad into Ursula was enjoyable! My mother and I painted and cut each octopus leg that are made with cardboard. We assembled the legs glueing them to a ski that we painted black. My dad has natural short hair so he fit this character perfectly … Read more
Halloween is my daughters and my favorite time of the year because creativity is everywhere, you see happy faces and amazing costumes everywhere. This year we chose a carrousel since she loves them. Our creation is made of 75-80% upcycle material from our local recycle store and our building recycle bins. The main part is … Read more
I went to a murder mystery party for Halloween this year and we were each assigned a character. Truth be told I felt a little overwhelmed when I was given the character of the Headless Horseman and didn’t know where to begin but after scrolling the Interwebs for a few days I came up with … Read more
My youngest wanted to be Bowser for Halloween. Of course theres no crochet pattern for that. So what did I do? The biggest pattern mashup and free hand work I’ve ever done!!! *The body suit is from Crochetverse with freehanded bands*Horns are from Grim Grinning Goats*Eyes and eyebrows are from Jennifer’s Stitched Up Pattern: Mr. … Read more
I turned a laundry basket, poster board and a lot of toilet paper rolls into a something good enough to eat! Hours of painting and glueing paid off when my kids saw we dressed up as their favorite food, Man & Cheese! My youngest (1st grade) lucked up and had me for his Halloween Party … Read more
One day my husband and I were at the furniture store looking at couches. He sat on a recliner chair and I looked at him and said “that’s what I’m being for Halloween!” The idea took off from there. A bit of fabrics some for glue and stuffing (and prob 15 hours later) WAHLA!
Inspired by Mario Bros., Ariana, (12) made her own Piranha Plant Hood. It took quite some time crocheting it in between school and activities. The pattern is from: Twisted Hatter. She used Red Heart Yarn. We went to a trunk or treat and she was such a big hit!! “Wow, she made it?!”, “So talented!” … Read more
I can’t say my daughter, Emerson, “wanted” to be Sir Elton John because well she’s a baby. However, mom and auntie were at his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour and I looked over and said “how funny would that be?” and the rest is history. For the next month my thoughts and scarce spare time … Read more
Violette loves to cosplay and does it everyday! After she watched the Nicholas Cage Ghost Rider movie she wanted to dress up as him and have his ride. So we got to work. It was an amazing family project to make this costume come to life. We spent so many hours cutting out individual flames … Read more
Here’s the story behind our Sackboy caterpillar costume – My daughter wanted to be a caterpillar for Halloween and really liked the caterpillar costume worn by the video game character Sackboy in the game “Sackboy: A Big Adventure”. That particular Sackboy caterpillar costume has one of his iconic big zippers down the front and since … Read more