Grandma on Her Recliner Illusion Costume

Grandma on her recliner

One day my husband and I were at the furniture store looking at couches. He sat on a recliner chair and I looked at him and said “that’s what I’m being for Halloween!” The idea took off from there. A bit of fabrics some for glue and stuffing (and prob 15 hours later) WAHLA!

Bonnie and Clyde Couple Costume Reimagined

Bonnie and Clyde - Reimagined

My partner and I struggled to come up with LGBTQ friendly couple costumes… so, we created our own. We did lots of research on Bonnie and Clyde and used vintage clothing, as well as scraps of fabric.

Cool Piranha Plant Costume and Crochet Hood made by 12 Year Old

Crochet Piranha Plant Hood

Inspired by Mario Bros., Ariana, (12) made her own Piranha Plant Hood. It took quite some time crocheting it in between school and activities. The pattern is from: Twisted Hatter. She used Red Heart Yarn. We went to a trunk or treat and she was such a big hit!! “Wow, she made it?!”, “So talented!” … Read more

Coolest DIY Baby Elton John Rocket Man Stroller Costume

The Rocket Man-Sir Elton John

I can’t say my daughter, Emerson, “wanted” to be Sir Elton John because well she’s a baby. However, mom and auntie were at his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour and I looked over and said “how funny would that be?” and the rest is history. For the next month my thoughts and scarce spare time … Read more

Epic Transformers Unicron The Chaos Bringer Costume

Epic Transformers Unicron The Chaos Bringer Costume

The costume design was inspired from the Transformers character Unicron, his Prime Cartoon incarnation in particular. With the extensive details, my father and I had to take a layered approach. For a base to wear, I wanted something that could flow well with armor, while still effectively conveying the dark energy the character embodies. We … Read more

DIY Angler Fish Costume for a Future Marine Biologist

Angler Fish costume for a future marine biologist :)

My son’s birthday is on Halloween, therefore he is very passionate about that holiday. He loves ocean creature and his favorite is Johnson’s angler fish, so that is what he wanted to be on Halloween. I am not a very creative person, but figured I will take on the challenge and create it for him. … Read more

Coolest Freaky Fruit Flies Group Costume

Coolest Freaky Fruit Flies Group Costume

Every Halloween, we challenge ourselves to out-do the costumes we made the previous year. For 2022, we decided to be Fruit Flies! My husband, Steve, was the Orange Fruit Fly, my friend, Judy, was the Grape Fruit Fly, my friend, Dan, was the Banana Fruit Fly, and I was the Watermelon Fruit Fly. The fly … Read more

Awesome DIY Alien Infestation Costume

Alien Infestation Costume

This year, on Halloween, I wasn’t quite myself; an otherworldly creature crawled beneath my skin—and could be seen bursting out of certain parts of it! My costume creation, called “Alien Infestation,” took about 3 weeks to bring to extraterrestrial life, and I had a blast expanding my special effects makeup skills during the process. When … Read more

Cool Homemade Cousin Itt Costume for Halloween

Cool Homemade Cousin Itt Costume for Halloween

Cousin Itt was always one of my favorite characters in the Addams Family TV series.  I really wanted to do this for Halloween this year and soon discovered the only way to do the costume was to build it myself.  I’m a really short pipsqueak, so figured I could pull it off. Searching high and … Read more

Contest-Winning DIY Haunted House Costume

Contest-Winning DIY Haunted House Costume

Lilly wanted to be a Haunted House. We had an awesome time creating it. With the trial and error of boxes, cardboard, chicken wire, paper mache, and many other props we finally had a great finished costume. We put a lot of detail into it. Using the boxes, chicken wire and paper mache’, we created … Read more

Coolest Homemade Queen of Hearts Halloween Costume

Coolest Homemade Queen of Hearts Halloween Costume

This is my Queen of Hearts costume created this year for a gala dinner at a crafting weekend away. It is the highlight of the annual weekend away, and I go to a lot of effort – I love Halloween. I spent over 70 hours creating this, using the SIMPLICITY 3782 “Elizabethan Costume” pattern as … Read more