I needed a Halloween costume and couldn’t think of anything to be. At work my nickname is barbie and so like two days before the party i saw this big box at work and they let me take it home i knew exactly what i was going to do with it. I was going to … Read more
I was in need of a costume but I had very little money. I did however have a lot of time on my hands. So I went to a dollar store to get inspired! As I explored the aisles, I spotted a colorful bull piñata and I thought to myself, “Why not make it my … Read more
This was my most ambitious homemade costume yet. I was scrolling through Netflix and saw the Edward Scissorhands title and a light bulb went off. I was curious how much a Edward Scissorhands costume would cost and it was over $150! I knew I could do better so thus started my research on how to … Read more
We couldn’t decide on a costume until the week of Halloween for our daughters first costume, with such little time we could either do something generic or make something ourselves. So we decided to make our own. Babies in a lot of ways are like elderly and I couldn’t think of anything cuter, especially since … Read more
This costume is actually playable! It is just made of cardboard and hot glue with a mini battery powered projector, a mirror, and a plug and play Pacman game. We went to a trunk or treat in town for our test drive. Once it got dark enough outside for the screen to be visible, it … Read more
Keeton loves Mike the Knight and wanted to be a knight this year for Halloween, but all of the costumes we found were either one piece jump suits or really fake plastic looking. So we decided to look at some photos of suits of armour and make our own. We had no idea what a … Read more
My boyfriend and I share a love of Disney movies, so we naturally wanted to be Disney characters for Halloween. After much deliberation, we decided that Donald and Daisy were the characters for us. We did some research online, found some general ideas, and put our own spin on it. The costumes are mostly homemade … Read more
A little background: It was very difficult to come up with a costume for our 18 month old daughter. Not only is she very tiny and delayed in her development, but she also has sensory issues. With all that said, I had to come up with a way to transport her without having to carry … Read more
My boyfriend, his roommate and I all decided to go as a character from the movie Napoleon Dynamite. When we thought of this idea we immediately got excited and picked out which character we wanted to be! Luckily, our costumes were simple to make. First we went to Goodwill and got a few items, then … Read more
This was an idea my husband and I have had for a few years now. Making our costumes has become a tradition for us every year and our friends and family are always excited to see what we’ve come up with. Usually we only create costumes for our 2 boys. We had our other 2 … Read more
We couldn’t think of a costume for our 5 month old. I seen a lot of stroller costumes and the idea of a Pacman arcade game dawned on me. I actually thought it would be more difficult than it was. My husband cut the shape out of a regular cardboard box and it fit perfectly … Read more
My boyfriend and I LOVE dressing up in matching costumes. He is willing to wear anything that I make so its fun to go a little crazy. After looking at some of our favorite movie character couples/pairs we decided on Lilo and Stitch! His costume turned out really amazing and I even added the extra … Read more