Original White Folding Chair Costume

Sexy White Folding Chair

DIY Costume Inspired by 2023 Montgomery Riverboat Brawl In honor of the Montgomery Riverboat Brawl, my costume for 2023 is “Sexy White Folding Chair.” While the brawl was an act of retaliatory and proportionate violence, it was even more so a demonstration of solidarity, justice, and eloquent rage. Everyone went home to their families with … Read more

Fun Couple Costume: Alien and Tourist Shot in Area 51

Shot in Area 51 but still saw them aliens

When the Storm Area 51 event landed on my Facebook feed like thousands of planes landed in Paradise, Nevada’s McCarran Airport on September 20, 2019, I knew I had to do something about it. I’ve been going hard on Halloween since 2014 and my sister since 2015, and this was the first opportunity we had to … Read more

Ebola the Mouse Costume

Ebola the Mouse Costume

Well my husband told me were going to a Halloween party pretty much two days before the party. So I happened upon the picture of ebola virus and thought it looked like a mouse. My brain thought I could do something with that. I bought a black headband, black duct tape and about 3-4 ft … Read more

Manti Te’o and Fake Lennay Kekua Costume

Manti Te'o and Fake  Lennay Kekua Costume

Football gear…check…Te’o jersey…check…fake girlfriend…double check! As you can see not much involved to put this costume together. It didnt hurt already having the same skin tone as the original guy either. Didn’t win any awards while wearing this in Vegas but took soo many pictures with random people that Lennay and I walked away feeling … Read more

Clever BP Oil Spill Costume

Clever BP Oil Spill Costume

I worked as a financial planner at a college out of town from 2006 through 2010. Every year we always dressed up in Halloween costumes to entertain our students who happened to be there on that day for classes. Well, SOMEHOW, in 2010 I forgot all about wearing a costume for work. I guess I … Read more

Hurricane Sandy and a Weather Channel Reporter Couple Halloween Costume

Hurricane Sandy and a Weather Channel Reporter Couple Halloween Costume

Who doesn’t love a costume ripped from the headlines? Slightly inappropriate and definitely too soon, this hurricane Sandy and a weather channel reporter couple Halloween costume was simple to make with things we found in our closet, front yard, and the clearance section at Hobby Lobby. For Hurricane Sandy, I glued, taped, and pinned debris and … Read more

Coolest Homemade Balloon Boy Hoax Costume

Homemade Balloon Boy Hoax Costume

Like a lot of people, I was captivated by the story of the little boy who was trapped in a shiny silver balloon, flying high above the Colorado plains. I watched it unfold live on CNN. Turns out it was just that, a story. My husband and I thought it would be a cute costume … Read more

Coolest Homemade BP Oil Spill Costume

Homemade BP Oil Spill Costume

This year for Halloween I chose to dress up as the BP Oil Spill. I wanted to create something completely original where EVERYONE would know what I was (and if you didn’t hear about the BP oil spill, you must have been living in a cave for the past year). I bought the shiny, stretchy … Read more

Coolest Homemade Aretha Franklin’s Inauguration Hat Costume

Homemade Aretha Franklin's Inauguration Hat Costume

It was the hat seen by millions around the world during President Barack Obama’s January 2009 inauguration. Aretha Franklin wore it when she sang her soulful rendition of “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” and it stole the show! Hey, even Ellen DeGeneres featured it on her daytime show. I decided this Aretha Franklin’s Inauguration Hat … Read more

Coolest Homemade Double Rainbow Costume

Homemade Double Rainbow Costume

I was inspired to make this Double Rainbow Costume surrounding all the hype behind a YouTube video. The video featured a mountain man shooting a double rainbow with his video camera. The man is extremely enthusiastic about the rainbow he is witnessing and expresses his enthusiasm very dramatically. The video became an internet sensation and … Read more