I bought a Belle dress and wig. Then I bought a bunch of felt and made an apron out of tacos. I also made a taco hat, which clipped onto my wig. It was very comfortable. I added a crinoline for fullness and gloves to complete the look. The best part was watching people’s reactions.
Every year I design my costume to be a historical figure pun. This year, my mother suggested Pink Freud, and I started working out how to best emulate Sigmund Freud with as much pink as possible. To mimic portraits of Freud, I required a few items that were simply unavailable in stores, the most significant … Read more
Our son came up with this wordplay costume after history class learning about the Red Sea. He then added the Moses underneath and we thought it was a hit! Everyone who saw it cracked up and those who didn’t get it walked away shaking their heads but with a smile on their face. All it … Read more
I’m all about simplicity. I just cut some holes in a large box and attached a pot and a donkey to it. That’s about it. I’ve had nothing but positive reactions. People love it. Many took pictures. I have done this costume before, but the first time it was just the box. It was for … Read more
I wanted to give my six month old daughter something to wear that was as unique and original as she was. I came up with the ideas while watching the movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. I had seen other families recreate the characters from the book/film, but I had not seen anyone take the literal … Read more
This is a great costume for couples or pals who want to take a break from the growing presence of technology based communications and wind back to a simpler time. This is also great for people who pun a lot. Because, why not? Snail-Mail is moderately easy to make for those with a crafty hand, … Read more
My sorority had a date party themed “compound words”. The guy I was taking is named Sandy, so when we first started brainstorming ideas, I came up with a few words that incorporated his unique name – sandcastle, sandwich (sand-witch), sand-dollar, etc. As I kept trying to come up with more words with sand or … Read more
I was given a week to come up with an award winning costume for my kids to be at their very first “fright night” in The Colony, TX. I searched online and came up with the idea of my kids being the iCloud. I had seen people dressed as an iPod or an iPhone but … Read more
To create this unique, easy, inexpensive, most creative and last-minute Halloween, Newspaper Fairy costume you will need 1 newspaper and 1 pair of wings (which you can easily find in Party City, but since this was a last minute costume I didn’t want to waste time in going to Party City and buying wings,so we … Read more
We like to think out of the box when it comes to Halloween and Costumes. A play on words, a simple household item turned into a costume, or just plain being silly. My oldest daughter has an awesome sense of humor and gets into the fun every year. She wanted something sarcastic, easy, and lots … Read more
I have wanted to do this costume since last Halloween. I thought it was the funniest costume idea and I was able to combine my love for both Stevie Wonder and Wonder Woman. I started with the red corset. I purchased it on E-bay for super cheap and the quality was amazing. I made the … Read more
A common term that floats around college campuses is how girls are ‘basic’. The term ‘basic’ defines a girl as being typical such as wearing Ugg boots, wearing a Northface jacket or carrying around a Starbucks cup. As for Halloween, a ‘basic’ costume that a college girl would wear would consist of some sort of … Read more