We love New York City and wanted to honor it by creating a larger-than-life replica of a favorite souvenir, a Statue of Liberty Snow Globe. We knew it was going to be difficult but we felt up to the challenge. The first issue was the snow globe itself. For the dome we used three large … Read more
This was an idea my husband and I have had for a few years now. Making our costumes has become a tradition for us every year and our friends and family are always excited to see what we’ve come up with. Usually we only create costumes for our 2 boys. We had our other 2 … Read more
Sarah: Dress: Goodwill $20- I modified it with some bling, added an additional puffed sleeve on each arm. I stuffed them with some fabric from hobby Lobby and old tulle that came on the veil for the dress. I sewed on a few gold appliques and sequins so it would look more like the dress from … Read more
I needed a costume to wear for the Spooktacular at the library I work at. My friend suggested the Sugar Plum Fairy jokingly, but I liked the idea a lot. However, there aren’t any good costumes online for less than $230. My budget was $20. I searched Pinterest for tutu patterns. I ended up just … Read more
Our daughter’s nickname is Moe so we thought it would be fun to dress her as the “Mo”na Lisa. Structurally, we built the piece kind of like one of those foam fingers you see at sporting events. We cut two large pieces of 1” green upholstery foam. We glued it together on three sides and … Read more
We couldn’t think of a costume for our 5 month old. I seen a lot of stroller costumes and the idea of a Pacman arcade game dawned on me. I actually thought it would be more difficult than it was. My husband cut the shape out of a regular cardboard box and it fit perfectly … Read more
My boyfriend and I LOVE dressing up in matching costumes. He is willing to wear anything that I make so its fun to go a little crazy. After looking at some of our favorite movie character couples/pairs we decided on Lilo and Stitch! His costume turned out really amazing and I even added the extra … Read more
My sister in law has always been extra crafty, always into paint up to her elbows. Avatar is one of my most favorite movies of all time. I got thinking, got searching and everyone I had seen online really didn’t do Neytiri justice. I called my sister in law, ran the idea past her and almost … Read more
It’s very difficult to come up with a costume for a 9 year old girl that both mother and daughter can agree on that doesn’t require a lot of sewing lol. I make my kids costumes every year and every year it gets harder and harder to come up with something that’s completely unique and … Read more
My two year old daughter is a feisty little red head. I wanted to capture that adorable spirit in her Halloween costume this year. So, I researched “famous red heads.” When I saw, “Ginger Spice” on the list – I knew that was the perfect costume! I tried to find the costume online to no avail. … Read more
Here are our Pixar Up costumes: For Kevin we cut out individual feathers (about 300 of them) out of felt and glued them to a structure that we carved out of floral cones. We then fit the cone through the hood of a sweatshirt allowing it to stand straight up. Then we covered the sweatshirt … Read more
I consider myself a crafty person, but have never made my daughter’s Halloween costume. She is 12 now, and I feel that this could be her last “kid” Halloween. I wanted to make her a costume that would make her feel beautiful, to where she would stand out from the rest and “make an entrance” … Read more