We made it really simple and easy. We got gloves shirts hats tights shorts sea shells and elastic. We used make up for the face and it was for school so we were restricted on some things but overall we got plenty of compliments. We had so much fun with it. If we were allowed … Read more
My youngest daughter Sarah was obsessed with SpongeBob Squarepants. Since I always made the costumes, she begged me to turn her into SpongeBob. This was when he was pretty new and the store bought costumes just weren’t there. I worked in a restaurant, so I never had a bunch of money. I did, however have … Read more
We wanted to go as something fun and creative! The Phil and Lil costumes we bought teal t shirts then cut them into tank tops and put a pink t shirt under. Then we cut out the little shapes that they had on their shirts to glue on along with the buttons on top(the right … Read more
We made the sign out of a foam board from Jo-ann’s. We had to use an exacto knife to cut it like a puzzle so we could be connected when standing near each other but that we could walk around away from each other. The signs were tied with a soft cotton ribbon so it … Read more
I’m Eliza Thornberry, part of your average family and I talk to animals. This costume was so much fun to be, acting like a kid. The Wild Thornberry show came out in the 90’s so not that many people who are older know who she is. I thought of this idea because I have red … Read more
I always appreciate original, yet creative Halloween Costumes. Who didn’t like Doug Funnie, Patty Mayonnaise and Skeeter growing up? I decided to put a feminine twist on Doug’s alter-ego character, Quailman. A quick trip to Goodwill provided me with a red vampire cape, cargo shorts, belt, and a simple green tank. Next stop was to Beverly’s Fabric store for … Read more
My boyfriend and I wanted to dress up as something original that everyone would recognize. After he turned down what seemed like hundreds of my ideas, we finally agreed upon one of the cartoons we both watched as a child; Blues Clues! And of course we picked the two main and most recognized characters, Steve … Read more
First I found an orange tight sleeve tshirt from American Apparel, and green tights also from American Apparel. The red Uggs I’ve had for a while but any red shoes would do. This purple/pink belt was from Forever 21 and I just cut out the yellow M with construction paper. I had purple eye shadow and practiced … Read more
For the wands I printed out a star and traced it onto an old shoe box, making four stars. I glued two together and painted them yellow. I found some bale wire in the barn and straightened it out and stuck it between the glued stars. For the crowns I cut yellow paper into the … Read more
I have a 3 year old grand baby that lives with me and was watching Spongebob on TV. She said, “Mammal can I be Spongebob? So I sat down one weekend and had a box and started cutting it out. I wanted to make a costume for her but not spend a boat load of money. I … Read more
My best friend and I wanted something hilarious and unique for our Halloween party this year. We went through several ideas before deciding on being CatDog. This idea came from the Nickelodeon cartoon we used to watch as kids. The idea was simple enough, yet we had never seen it done before. To start of … Read more
We sat around wondering what we should do as a group…began talking about the best old nicktoons shows of our childhood, and BOOM…Doug. Oh how we loved reminiscing about Doug and Patty’s love affair, but best of all, his daydreams of being Quail Man! So, we started going through shirts, grabbed tons of colors of … Read more