Corissa
My littlest girl wanted to be Tinkerbell last year. We didn’t like the fluffy costume you could buy in the store so we made our own Tinkerbell costume. I found a green nighty at Goodwill and shortened the straps to fit better. The bottom was chopped up into ragged points. The wings were left over … Read more
This costume was really simple. I took an old curtain and made a large circle skirt with an elastic waist. I found a color page with a picture of a poodle. I traced the poodle onto a piece of white felt. I then hand stitched the poodle onto the skirt with black thread. I wanted … Read more
Last year I was a nun for Halloween. This Mother Superior costume required a lot of sewing. The main gown of the Habit was a long black gown. I made mine, but a graduation gown or something from a witch or grim reaper could be used. Next came the white collar. I used a pattern … Read more
I had tons of fun making this Indian costume. I started with some fake suede from the fabric store. I used a shirt as the template for the top. It fitted like a vest and was all one piece. I didn’t want to have any stitching so it would be more authentic. I cut long … Read more