Viking and Dragon Love Couple Costume

Viking and Dragon Love Couple Costume

It all began with boots. I wanted the boots. That was how I decided on the costume. My husband David and I make our own couples costumes every year for Halloween. We’ve had so much fun with it over the years that it has become a very big deal, shrouded in secrecy – all of … Read more

The Ruby Dragon – Women’s Costume

The Ruby Dragon - Women's Costume

Being a person who often has body image and self esteem issues Halloween is really my favorite holiday! It is the time of year where I can be whatever or whoever I want and I never get that feeling of ew I look hideous! This costume was supposed to be super easy. Order a dress … Read more

Last Minute Sparkles the Unicorn Costume

Last Minute Sparkles the Unicorn Costume

I had never really entered a contest before but I needed the money for something very special and specific. So I decided I would enter with a funny costume. We had this unicorn head from a few yrs ago lying around and I thought that would be a good idea, because the funny costumes always … Read more

Alanadragon – Purple Lightening Breathing Dragon Costume

Alanadragon - Purple Lightening Breathing Dragon Costume

My 9 year old granddaughter Alana loves the video game Skylander, and I love dragons, so together we designed the Alanadragon with traits from all of our favorite dragons. Once we made our sketches, decided the colors, shape, characteristics etc. we were very lucky to find the perfect purple fabric that already had scales! We … Read more

Dramatic Dragon Group Costume

Dramatic Dragon Group Costume

There have been many movies lately with dragons spotlighted and it’s been on my mind. When we saw the Disney movie Maleficent, my son said, “Dad, let’s build a dragon for our Halloween costumes!” So I started to think about how I could do that, I knew I wanted to build something big and imposing.  … Read more

Cool Dragon Rider Illusion Costume

Cool Dragon Rider Illusion Costume

This is my husband in the “Dragon Rider” costume that I made for him. The head base was shaped from newspaper and masking tape. Then covered with layers of paper mache. When that was dry, the base was hollowed out and the entire dragon head was covered and sculpted with layers of fabric mache. After … Read more

Pretty Unicorn Costume

Pretty Unicorn Costume

To make this unicorn costume, you’ll need: 1. White unitard. 2. Two pairs of white tights – convert one of the pairs into sleeves by cutting off the feet and the center that passes between the legs. This will be where you head comes through (arms where legs usually go). 3. Two white or silver … Read more

How to Build a Cool Dragon Costume

How to Build a Cool Dragon Costume

My family loves, loves, LOVES Halloween. Costume ideas are discussed all year. This year my son decided to be a dragon…not at cute, fuzzy, wings under his armpits dragon, but a D-R-A-G-O-N!! He told me it had to have a frame that he can stand in and control all the parts. After much thought and … Read more

The Smallest Homemade Unicorn Baby Costume

The Smallest Homemade Unicorn Baby Costume

I made this little unicorn costume for my 10 month old daughter’s first halloween! So it had to be special! I just love unicorns and I thought it was pretty original, I haven’t seen any unicorn costumes before for littles! I used a shiny somewhat irridescent velour for the main fabric. I used a metallic … Read more

Coolest Kid’s Medieval Knight DIY Halloween Costume

Coolest Kid's Medieval Knight DIY Halloween Costume

Several months after last year’s Halloween, my 9 year old son decided he wanted to be a medieval knight for Halloween this year.  In my household, Halloween is a pretty big deal and we make our costumes, so this wasn’t going to be just any knight costume – we were going to go for full … Read more

Knight in Shiny Armour Costume

Knight in Shiny Armour Costume

Keeton loves Mike the Knight and wanted to be a knight this year for Halloween, but all of the costumes we found were either one piece jump suits or really fake plastic looking. So we decided to look at some photos of suits of armour and make our own. We had no idea what a … Read more