So I wanted something different for Halloween this year. Every store bought costume I looked at didn’t stand out to me. So after looking at random Halloween pictures online, I got the idea to do a Zombie theme. I told my friend about my idea and she quickly jumped on board with me and the … Read more
We made the coolest scuba diver costume for Halloween this year. It even glowed!!! Our son was the happiest kid in town. It started back in the summer. We bought him a youth scuba diver kit for when we go to the local swimming pool. Our son is fascinated with the ocean, ponds, swimming pools, etc. If … Read more
This Halloween I wanted to stray from the typical sexy/cutsie costumes that are generally advertised for women. I wanted something a little more edgy and outgoing. I opted for the jigsaw character from The Saw movies. The idea to transform myself into this character was a pretty easy task. I needed something that would be … Read more
I was really happy with the way this costume turned out — and it was actually pretty easy to make. I made the tutu skirt out of tulle tied around an elastic waistband. The top is a white t-shirt with felt buttons tacked onto it. (I glued on some black jewels to make the buttons … Read more
I LOVED the View-Master when I was a kid! I had all sorts of slides for it and I guarded it with my life! When we were trying to think of a good couples costume this year, we decided to go nostalgic. We weren’t sure if people would recognize what we were supposed to be- … Read more
These are my mermaids, photos were taken some 11 yrs ago. It was raining that day, everything around them was wet, it looks they just came out from the sea :) Little Mermaids How To Make I don’t have a tutorial, but I belive there should be no problem making this costume. I used plastic … Read more
This is very simple costume. You will need some patience and a lot of cotton wool. And the result is soft, gentle, wooly, fluffy sheep. Baaa Sheep Family How To Make For the base, you could use a old white shirt with the hood or you can sew something similar from the old bed sheet, … Read more
We make our costumes every year, for 2013 we decided to try Flamingos. This was a really fun costume to make, it was time consuming but fairly inexpensive. We purchased our masks from Hobby Lobby, and then cut glitter foam in pink and black for our beaks, started adding feathers to the mask with hot … Read more
Stop! In the name of love! The traffic light costume was made by getting three battery-powered tap-on lights, painting them red, yellow and green, and ductaping them to an all black outfit. The pylon costume consisted of a bright orange shirt, ductape stripes, and a mini pylon with a battery-powered light inside of it, secured … Read more
Well being a new mom for the second time, it was harder to get the resources but even harder to feel comfortable going shopping for a costume. Everything on you can find a your local Jo-Ann’s fabric and craft stores. I used green performance fabric for the skirt and tulle for the bottom as well … Read more
This was a very easy and cheap costume. I had found a somewhat elegant nightgown from the Goodwill store. I found a half of a wig (I didnt know that they even made half of a wig) from a wig store for $4.99. I also found the white headband at the wig store for $1.00. I applied … Read more
As I was scrolling through Pinterest, the perfect halloween costume hit me. If you haven’t heard of a Pinstrosity, you are truly missing out. A Pinstrosity is when you see something on pinterest, have amazing plans for an amazingly awesome project that you picture turning out stunningly, and then everything goes wrong, and you end … Read more