My suit was part of a group costume, every friend dressed as a character from the circus. There was the bearded lady, the strong man, the clown, the lion tamer, the Witch, and finally the two-headed woman. All the characters were fun and original. The witch had a crystal ball to guess the future, lion … Read more
The Bearded Lady, Circus Sideshow Performer. I had a dream in July that women could grew beards too, they just chose not too, and that it was becoming popular for women to grow beards. In my dream I grew an awesome beard, one that most men would be jealous of. When I woke up, I … Read more
I have been making my own costumes since the age of twelve. Some have them have been cute, some have been not so complicated, some of them had been really good, but halloween 2013 was a special year. I have always loved the circus, loved the lights, the glamor, and the excitement. I knew for … Read more
My daughter LOVES horses and wanted a horse based costume. She came up with a Carousel. Great idea but I was not sure how we were going to bring it to life. I walked all over Home Depot and WalMart trying to find something circular for the base. I could not find anything the size … Read more
This Carnival was held 12 yrs ago. I have to appologise once again for my bad photos. I don’t think they seem so bad alive, I am afraid my scanning made it lose their quality. Anyway, that year we were Pierrots, The Sad Clowns. Our inspiration was the back and white clown, with black hat, … Read more
It all started late one August night. My best friend and I were reminiscing about past Halloweens and how we had so passionately enjoyed them. It was not two minutes later my 3 year old son and my 5 year old Rhodesian Ridgeback dog came flying into the room and my son was exclaiming that … Read more
We made this homemade circus ring master costume faith blood sweat and tears for our almost 2 year old. He is going to have a circus birthday themed party. His mother was put on bed rest for extreme illness with pregnancy. She Googled images and did Pinterest, Nana helped mommy…and we made this entire costume … Read more
I was inspired by a photo I found of a little girl dressed like a hobo/clown. I bought my daughter’s tutu and then figured out how to make mine. I put random patches on the pants. My husband’s pants were ten sizes to big for him and had a bulls eye on the seat of them. I cut up socks … Read more
This sexy circus ring master costume, is super easy and it great because you can piece it together using items that you can totally wear again for everyday occasions. Here’s what you’ll need… 1.) Black glitter top hat (I found a plain hat and used adhesive spray and added loose black glitter to it) 2.) … Read more
Take an old pair of over sized pants and cut them off mid calf and make a jagged, uneven hem for this clown costume. Use an old shirt and cut holes in it, wash to give it a frayed look, then splatter with fake blood. I picked up a pair of suspenders from the thrift store for $1 and used … Read more
My daughter wanted to bring the “clown” back. Of course it had to be a very cute clown and original. A task I didn’t think I was going to be able to complete… and I love Halloween and homemade costumes! I purchased rainbow light up tutus at a dance store. Wow, these ended up being … Read more
Halloween is my favorite time of the year. Normally I create individual costumes for myself, but this year I wanted to do a couples costume. I was inspired during a recent trip to Las Vegas and was in awe over the street performers doing living statues. I thought this would be a perfect opportunity but … Read more