Coolest Mickey and Minnie BFF Couple Costume

Coolest Mickey and Minnie BFF Couple Costume

For our Mickey and Minne BFF costume, we used clothing items that we already had at home to pull this costume off. The only thing we had to buy were the ears and gloves. I used two round pieces of white felt for the button on the red shorts. Luckily, I had this cool tuxedo … Read more

Cool Jack and Sally Siblings Costume

Cool Jack and Sally Siblings Costume

Halloween has always been my favorite holiday because I get be creative and the kids really like to challenge me to see if I can pull it off.  This year I suggested that they be Jack and Sally from the Nightmare Before Christmas and they loved the idea.  So now, off to work. The patchwork … Read more

Cute Jail Bird Baby Costume

Cute Jail Bird Baby Costume

My son’s name is Bentley A. Doiron, so his initials are BAD. This made me decide to go with this costume. He is seven months old and this year will be his first Halloween. I am super excited and cant wait to show this costume off . I love the idea and I think it … Read more

Cool Nintendo “Zomb-Wii” Costume

Cool Nintendo "Zomb-Wii" Costume

This costume is cool enough as a regular Nintendo Wii but wii couldn’t resist being puny. The Zomb-Wii costume was a bit bulky for a house party but did well in the bars, winning a contest. It was incredibly stable and made a good drink and snack holder all night. It was also very easy … Read more

Cool Homemade Costume for Women: Ugly Betty

Cool Homemade Costume for Women: Ugly Betty

I was a fan of Ugly Betty when it aired and always liked the big, bright poncho she wore in the pilot episode. That got me thinking it might be a fun costume to put together for Halloween. I looked online for a similar poncho but there was nothing of any quality available, so I … Read more

Easy No-Sew DIY Pirate Group Costume

To make the boy pirate costumes, we started with long sleeve button down shirts.  We cut the collars off, added string in the top button holes, and made the edges ragged.  For the pants, we used pajama pants that we made ragged at the bottom.  The belts were made from scrap fabric that we had … Read more

Sexy Hershey’s Kiss Costume for Women

Sexy Hershey's Kiss Costume for Women

Somehow the idea popped into my mind that I wanted to be a Hershey Kiss for Halloween.  Mind you, this idea popped into my head in January, meaning I had several months to put into preparing this costume.  Since I was in college, I wanted to sex-ify the costume a little bit compared to the … Read more

Sexy Wonder Woman Costume – Pin Up Style

Sexy Wonder Woman Costume - Pin Up Style

I made a Wonder Woman costume with a lot of re-purposed items. I used scraps of spandex, stretch lame’ and felt as well as an old pair of boots. The only items I really had to purchase was a little satin fabric for the skirt, gold rope and red spray paint for the boots. The … Read more

Cool Pizza and Spaghetti Costumes for Food Loving Boys

Cool Pizza and Spaghetti Costumes for Food Loving Boys

My two boys could NOT decide what they wanted to be for Halloween so I searched all over the internet for costumes I could buy already made. They didn’t like anything! I was ready to scream! So, i thought to myself….”hmmm what could I make for them to wear that would make them stand out!” … Read more

Finn and Jake’s Amazing Halloween Adventure Costumes

Finn and Jake's Amazing Halloween Adventure Costumes

“So, what do you guys want to be for Halloween this year?  Cool zombies, like Walking Dead?  Hobbits?  What about something cute like Iron Man or Luke Skywalker or Hans Solo and Chewbacca – Harry Potter & Hagrid!?” I asked my two boys, Jackson (11) and Jonathan (10).  Silence.  “We don’t like any of those … Read more