Someone-Special
With little money and this being my son’s first Halloween it was stressful trying to think of a costume. I was thinking what would interest him enough that he wouldn’t take it off or cry long enough so we would change him into regular clothes. He is use to wearing church clothes each week, he … Read more
The idea to create a Lord Business costume as my son’s official Halloween 2014 costume was not an easy task. In fact, once I realized exactly the type of character I was dealing with, I was worried. I kept eyeballing those cheap $5 dollar store costumes every time I ventured out for supplies. This all … Read more
I wanted to make an awesome costume for my 2 year old son before he grew up and wanted a cheesy super hero costume from walmart. I spent less then $20 on items i didn’t already own for this. His jeans were bought second hand and we already had them. Chucks were bought at Target, … Read more
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
Every year I dress up with my son. Last year we were buzz lightyear and woody. This year is epic though. For the last two month I’ve been convincing my four year old how cool we could be as Cheech and Chong. From showing him pictures, pieces of Up In Smoke, and dancing to low … Read more
For this Bud Light costume, wrap your body in plastic wrap from chest to mid thigh. Then wrap with blue duct tape. When being taped make sure you have enough space for your legs so you will be able to walk comfortably throughout the night. Then, add silver or gray tape on top and bottom … Read more
Although my two daughters are getting older, they still love Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch! And believe me, each costume really does fit each one of their individual personalities! Once they decided what they wanted to be this year, I quickly got to work on the patterns, since I knew that I was going … Read more
Not only is Halloween my favorite holiday, it brings out the competitor in me. My sisters-in-laws host an annual Halloween party, which includes a new theme each year with high stakes costume competitions (Pizza Hut gift cards, Heck yes!!!) for individuals and couples. Fortunately for me, my husband is a great sport about it and … Read more
My friend shared that she was hoisting a retro sports themed party and my mind started racing. I wanted to be a derby girl from the ’70’s, a retro aerobics instructor and more. For some reason I could not get the movie A League of Their Own out of my head. I wanted to be … Read more
I have been making Halloween costumes for 45 years, since I started sewing at age 10. My costumes have always been very involved, but have been of the softer, gentler or superhero type. After my kids came along, they were Madison from Splash, Batman, the Joker, a Mutant Ninja Turtle, Roger and Jessic Rabbit, even … Read more
Vincent’s mom said he has such big cheeks we should make him the Marshmallow Man. We procrastinated, but after one run that looked great to us, but not so comfortable for Vincent, we figured out to make pillow cases for each section and only s stuff the front portion. Not only was he comfy, but … Read more
I got the idea for my daughter to be “Boo” while watching Monsters Inc with my daughter and nephews in the spring. The original idea being that they would all be characters from the movie. But as time passed on, true to form, the boys decided they wanted to be Super Heroes. My daughter though, … Read more