Cool Baby Benjamin Franklin Costume

Coolest Baby Benjamin Franklin

For our founding forebaby we used a headband and knitted yarn through all the way around to recreate Benjamin’s hair. For the jacket we hot glued lace ruffles onto the cuffs, and yellow gold fabric over the buttons. For the ascot we used a bib. The buckles on the shoes were hot glued gold fabric. … Read more

Bloody Headless Marie Antoinette Costume

Bloody Headless Marie Antoinette Costume

Last year I was the bride of Frankenstein and found an awesome wedding dress at a thrift store… so in order to be thrifty and reuse that awesome find I decided to be Marie Antoinette.  A Headless Marie Antoinette!  So I looked online for various versions of the costume.  The simplest and best looking step … Read more

The Duct-chess Duct Tape Costume

The Duct-chess Duct Tape Costume

My grandmother taught me the basics of sewing when I was a kid, and it’s been a hobby ever since. I’ve never been trained formally; it’s strictly a love of creating that drives me, specifically things that can’t be found in stores like vintage styles and big period pieces. I’ve been wanting to make a … Read more

Cool Homemade Marie Antoinette Costume

Coolest Homemade Marie Antoinette Costume

I have always loved Marie Antoinette and decided to finally make a Marie Antoinette costume.  I didn’t want to purchase any extra fabric so I looked through my stash and found leftover pieces from a Versailles inspired bedspread, pillows and curtains I made for my daughter.  I had just enough leftover pieces to make the … Read more

Historical Marie of the Bastille Costume

Historical Marie of the Bastille Costume

I call this a ‘Marie of the Bastille’ costume, and it is almost entirely handmade. I have always been interested in historical clothing, costumes and excess. Marie Antoinette is the queen of dramatic and excessive fashion – you could say that it ultimately led to her death. I have gone through various design ideas for … Read more

Homemade Headless Marie Antoinette Costume

Homemade Headless Marie Antoinette Costume

Well I have to say this was the most interesting costume I have made yet. It took me about two months from start to finish. I went to the good will and bought a  wedding dress originally for my daughter five years previous and then bought a mannequin and made the bust out of paper … Read more

Beautiful Marie Antoinette Costume for a 5-year old Girl

Beautiful Marie Antoinette Costume for a 5-year old Girl

My 5 year old daughter loves princesses and accessories.  We decided together to go a different route since every other little girl will be in a Disney inspired costume. After looking at tons and tons of pictures, she settled on Marie Antoinette.  We wanted to keep it clean since she is only 5. I am … Read more

Cute George Washington Costume for a Boy

Cute George Washington Costume for a Boy

Our five year old son decided that he wanted to be George Washington for Halloween. My mother whipped this costume up with largely thrifted items, such as the wool coat which she cut down and added embelishments and the buckle shoes (she added the buckles to regular black shoes). We went to Central Park to … Read more

Headless Marie Antionette Costume

Headless Marie Antionette Costume

This headless Marie Antionette costume was so much fun. I started with a dress that was cheap and looked like something she would wear. Then I cut a hole through it right in the bodice area. I added material for length. I glued the little dress to a plastic mannequin form and then stuffed the … Read more

Adorable Homemade Marie Antoinette Costume for a Girl

The idea for the Marie Antoinette costume came to me spontaneously. I started to make a dress from an old shirt, so I threw a piece of old skirts due to lack of materials. On the back it still had a huge  hole so I threw in lace. It was supposed to be a dress for … Read more

Cool Headless Marie Antionette Costume

Cool Headless Marie Antionette Costume

I’ve always loved dressing up, and Halloween is one of my favorite holidays.  But after I had children, more of my energy went into their costumes than mine. For a few years, I didn’t even dress up at all.  Last year,  I decided to put more of an effort into my own costume and  bought … Read more

Scary Headless Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI and Executioner Costumes!

Scary Headless Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI and Executioner Costumes!

I wanted to make a wonderful themed group costume for me, my younger brother, Aidan (6) and my sister Justine (9). I knew it had to something special and memorable. We settled on Marie Antoinette, her executioner and Louis XVI. They were really excited to help me work on it. My brother’s executioner costume was … Read more