The conception overall was pretty easy. I wanted people to recognize the costume as well as wonder where I bought it. With that in mind I didn’t relize just what I was in for. Between numerous revisions, resulting in countless trips to the craft store and looking at all the pictures the web could offer. … Read more
Halloween is my favorite holiday! It’s mostly a good excuse to dress up and get into character, which I love to do. The best part of it all is my crafty mother; If you have an idea for something, she will sew it right up for you!! This year I actually found my costume idea … Read more
I was planning on making a “couples costume” for my two boys out of whatever my oldest chose. As it turns out my 4 year old couldn’t make a decision for more then a few minutes without changing his mind so I chose for him. I wanted something cute and unusual. So we chose the … Read more
Every year my husband likes to dress up for Halloween. Past costumes have been spot on, not to disappoint this year, he decided to be Colonel Harland Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken. I found the glasses that Col. Sanders wore online and then found the “string tie”. The suit was from a past costume. We … Read more
I am always thinking of “home made” yet fun Halloween costumes for my son. Last year, he won first place in a local costume contest as a sock monkey. He took home the first place title again this year with my version of “Lil Colonel Sanders”. A few weeks before the contest, I purchased the … Read more
Wow, Where do I begin. I guess I’ll start with letting you all know that I always have crazy ideas for costumes and I make everything myself including the prosthetic mask in this costume. Sculpted and designed by me, lol. Next the wig was just a cheap buy, I was looking for a really ratty … Read more
I kept seeing the Colonel with a bucket, but I thought a chicken would be more fun. The chicken costume is super simple to make~just time consuming. First, buy white feathers boas in bulk ( you will need A LOT!) I had a white long-sleeve dress already on hand. You just take your dress (or … Read more
I had an old overall in my house, so I went to the local DIY shop and bought yellow spray paint and a sample pot of red paint. I cut the sleeves and below the knees off the overall and sprayed it yellow. I left it to dry for 2 hours outside, then added the … Read more
One of the easier costumes I’ve ever pulled together was the Hamburglar costume! I found a dress online that was black and white striped that gave me the idea… you can probably find some combination of a striped top/skirt or just use a recycled referee costume! The red gloves are those shiny prom gloves, just … Read more
I’m not really sure how I came up with this -I just randomly thought of it and decided to go with it. The Colonial sanders costume was simple too make – self explanatory. The chicken was a little harder; I had to attach a feather boa to a white onsie. It literally looked like I … Read more
I wanted to be something different for Halloween but still be sexy and cute! This sexy homemade Hamburglar Halloween costume was a HUGE hit and it only cost me $8 total! I wore black Chuck Taylors, yoga capris, and a striped shirt from Forever 21 I already had. Then, I bought a bandit hat and a … Read more
This is my husband and I as Colonel Sanders from KFC, and Wendy from Wendy’s. We threw this costume together as a last minute idea. For Colonel Sanders we searched thrift stores high and low to find the perfect pants, and jacket. We borrowed a cane from a relative. We found the neck tie at … Read more