Falcor and Atreyu Costume from Never Ending Story. Growing up I used to watch this movie all the time and after many years I finally figured out how I could make it into a worthwhile costume. In order to pull it off I needed to be able to have the base if the costume be … Read more
This Tulips on your organ costume was great and simple to make. It got many laughs and comments,very fun to watch peoples expressions when they put it together,very simple to make. Get a cardboard box to fit a man’s waist, cut out center spray paint brown, add another strip of cardboard to front and make a … Read more
For Halloween this year my boyfriend and I were visitors from space. We gallivanted through town and told people we were just visiting Earth for a short vacation. We spoke in made up languages, shared epic stories of our travels, shot people with the laser gun “dance blasters”, figured out ways to drink and eat … Read more
This XIV Century Knight costume is 100% hand-made costume. I was making this costume all week for my 7 year old son Olek. This is costume a Polish knight from XIV century. This eagle in the coat of arms is also from XIV century. Knight in his armor has OUR family coat of arms – TRZASKA … Read more
Jackson is our 4th son. He is 10 years old and this was the last school parade for our family (this is our last year in Elementary school). All four of our boys have learned to tube and ski behind our 1982 Master Craft ski boat at our cabin in Kentucky. So, we thought this … Read more
My son absolutely LOVES Alice in Wonderland right now. So this year he wanted to go as his favorite character: the Mad Hatter. For this costume, I started where I do with every costume: local thrift stores. We purchased pants, an old jacket, a vest, a button-up shirt, a tie, and a blonde wig. We … Read more
Last Halloween, my girlfriend Emily and I decided to pay homage to the wonderful and talented director Stanley Kubrick, by dressing up as Danny and Wendy Torrance from the Shining. I’ve always considered that film to be Kubrick’s magnum opus (and *gasp* possibly even better than the book), and a quintessential representation of the horror … Read more
My daughter decided that she wanted to do a ‘spooky’ costume this year. We don’t generally do scary costumes, so we made a compromise on this one. First, we bought a white T-shirt, a long white dress, white lace curtains, a white sheet, and house slippers that we bleached white. All of these items were … Read more
My son wanted to be Jack Skellington this year and wanted to make his own costume. My son is four so I knew I was in for a treat with doing most of the work. But I didn’t mind at all we are very crafty people. I started looking up on how to make Jacks … Read more
I had an absolute blast this year making my son’s costumes. At first when my oldest son asked me to make him a Lego ninjago I was like” I’m so in trouble”. I didn’t even know where to start! So I started with YouTube videos, Pintrest and Google. You pretty much don’t go wrong with any … Read more
We had so much fun searching local thrift stores for items for our Adam and Jamie costumes. My son and my husband are huge fans of the Mythbusters show!!! The signs, rocket, and remote are all handmade. The rocket was made by rolling up a large piece of cardboard, putting a wooden circle inside of … Read more
My two year old granddaughter, Chloe, lives for cars, trucks, tractors and trains so it was a natural that she should be Thomas the Tank Engine for Halloween. Her daddy told me six months ago that I must make her a train costume for Halloween this year. He also insisted that Mom (9 months pregnant) … Read more