Planning this Ursula costume was extremely last minute but when you look at it, it looks like it took a lot of time. I made the costume in 24 hours. Trying to think of how to do the tentacles, I looked through the books at JoAnn Fabric and found the Simplicity 4043 pattern for mermaid … Read more
I had been out scuba diving all day and had two hours to put together a costume. Got inspiration from a hair band sitting on my dresser, realized it looked like the star trek visor that Geordi La Forge wore. Also had a set of blue led glasses bought from a street fair about a … Read more
I’ve always loved Halloween and done pretty detailed costumes and always at the last minute! I wasn’t going to “do” Halloween the year the Ganster Hamster Kia commercial came out but on Oct 1st I decided I wanted to use that theme for my costumes. We were a pretty big hit walking around town and … Read more
I have thought about attempting Ursula for years. This May, I came across the perfect black fabric. It happened to be last years Halloween supply. I was a little nervous that I wouldn’t find enough. I had to have extra shipped from another store. This fabric is silky black but has an iridescent rainbow pattern. It almost like someone blew bubbles … Read more
I worked for a brick company that was bought by a bigger brick company. The bigger brick company sent us these HIDEOUS jackets made of fabric that looked like bricks laid in a wall. I took several of the extra-plus-sized jackets, deconstructed them, and had the fabric made into a dress for Halloween, then took … Read more
This Ursula costume was made from a pattern for a long strapless dress. Just cut the top curved instead of straight across and made it about 4 feel too long. Cut the tentacles out and used a different fabric to make the underside of the tentacles. I sewed them together and stuffed. I put hangers in the tips so … Read more
I worked as a financial planner at a college out of town from 2006 through 2010. Every year we always dressed up in Halloween costumes to entertain our students who happened to be there on that day for classes. Well, SOMEHOW, in 2010 I forgot all about wearing a costume for work. I guess I … Read more
This was the first time I’d even thought to attempt an animal human hybrid costume, and it might be my last. My childhood friend asked if I could transform him into Ursula for Halloween. “Sure,” I said, little did I know I had my work cut out. He’s a big boned guy, but had been … Read more
I came up with the idea a few years ago. When I first created the costume, the baby on my back simply just hung there crying & whining for her Momma not to go to bingo, but stay at home with the kids. My cousin gave me the idea to attach string to the baby’s … Read more
This costume is cool enough as a regular Nintendo Wii but wii couldn’t resist being puny. The Zomb-Wii costume was a bit bulky for a house party but did well in the bars, winning a contest. It was incredibly stable and made a good drink and snack holder all night. It was also very easy … Read more
Queen of hearts is my favorite Alice in Wonderland character. This costume was completely made by hand from a female vampire costume from years past. I cut the old costume down the front and added in the white panel down the front that I had previously sewn hearts too. On the back a row of … Read more
Two months after I started, here it is…Kia Hamster and “Soul” car costumes. I made it all from scratch, except the hoodie, but did the stenciling manually… The mask has over gone several makeovers since I began to get just right. I used a foam base, then hot melted the fur onto it. The mouth … Read more