When I proposed the Sanderson Sisters to my best friend we knew we wanted to piece it together from scratch and not just buy the full dresses. We also knew that we would need to add as much detail as we could to create a true to the movie costume. I bought the crushed velvet, … Read more
My daughters’ only request for her Halloween costume was, “make me something out of a big cardboard box!”. So with only two cardboard boxes and some leftover PVC pipe I made her a refrigerator. Her heads pops out in the freezer section and the door can swing closed so she can scare some people. Adding … Read more
This Golden Lego Ninjago took about 1 month to complete. Working on it with free time with the Golden Lego Ninjago figure to guide me. It was a lot of measuring. It was a lot of cardboard box cutting. It was a lot of piecing together and duck taping. It was also a lot of hot … Read more
Our little boy has always been a fan of animals and we thought it was the cutest thing when he learned how to identify an elephant and mimic the sound of one; complete with an arm in the air like a trunk. So an elephant he was going to be. But Brandon had other ideas. … Read more
After having made boy costumes for the past 10 years, I was more than excited to make one for my 7 month old daughter! In trying to think up a costume, I flashed back to memories of things that I loved as a child. After days of pondering, I finally figured it out! A Cabbage … Read more
We made our Zombie Truckers couple costume out of cardboard and spray painted along with some props of dead body parts and blood. At first we had just made a plain Usf Holland semi for a costume and posted it to Facebook to see friends reactions and it wasn’t appealing enough for us so we went … Read more
I found an article on foam ideas and that spawned making this lightweight craft that appears to float. I also love the look of “Steampunk” and the “Time Machine” styling seen in movies. I went for a hovercraft that is supposed to be powered by Tesla Technology. The craft features lights and sound to help … Read more
Tonight, Kimberly is wearing a beautiful Totum Pole which was hand crafted in her home town of Tacoma, WA. She said earlier that it took her about a week and a half to complete and that she had a blast creating it. She got a 12 inch cardboard tube as the body and 2 inch … Read more
This costume was inspired by a particularly messy movie theatre my daughter and I visited. We had an “aha” moment and thought this would make a great original and funny Halloween costume. Hence, the Movie Theatre Floor Costume was born! We used all dark clothing in the form of a turtleneck and black pants, because … Read more
My 9 year old son has a learning disability and he learns by having hands on. So the chapter he was working on was the solar system. So I decided to be the moon and sun to show him how the plants rotate around the sun for day light and darkness. I have all nine … Read more
I made my 2 year old daughter Vivian a goldfish costume this year inspired by her little puckered lips that look so fishy when she gives me kisses and her unique hue or red hair. The costume was a blast to make, very easy and super affordable costing under $10. I made the mask the … Read more
What little girl growing up in the 80’s not love and want to be Rainbow Brite?? Not only did I watch the show, own every doll, I even had the bed sheets. naturally as I brainstormed unique costume ideas rainbow bright came to mind. Like all my other costumes I used recycled materials, in this … Read more