I was 7 months pregnant, and had a grand idea for a unique Halloween costume. I decided to paint my belly as a watermelon. Then I found some vines and sprayed hot pink streaks in my hair. Everyone thought it was a shirt until they touched it! It took a little bit of time to … Read more
I was hugely pregnant for Halloween 2009 so I wore an evening gown, tiara, and a sash that said “Mrs. Da Pill”. Everyone thought this Pregnancy Costume was pretty funny and original. I even won a costume contest that night with it!
My husband wanted our baby to go as a leaky faucet because he drools so much – but I couldn’t figure out how to get a faucet on his head! SO, I thought the next best thing would be a Homemade Water Droplet in a Sink Stroller Costume. The sink is made out of cardboard … Read more
My daughter HATES Dora, so for every holiday I buy her a Dora something. Her homecoming mum even had Dora on it. When I redecorated her room I hid Dora stickers in places that she would never find. Dora has become my symbol of LOVE for her. So when we were trying to figure out … Read more
Our family had a Toy Story theme for Halloween 2007. Our sons were Woody and Buzz (store-bought costumes I’m sad to say) my husband was Zurg and I was Mr. Potato Head. His costume was time intensive but well worth it. I made the gown with dark purple satin fabric, cut and sewn into a … Read more
Snow White and the Poison Apple Costumes: My daughter, age 2 ¾, wanted to be Snow White so we purchased the dress. I wasn’t sure if our son, age 15 months, would be willing to wear a costume, so I tried to come up with something comfortable and easy to wear. The Poison Apple was … Read more
I love Alice in Wonderland movies so this Homemade Queen of Hearts Costume was my take on The Queen of Hearts. It took three months to make but it was fun. Hope you enjoy it.
This Halloween, my girlfriend and I wanted to do a couple’s costume, but we wanted to steer clear of the typical Halloween cliches. Since we’re both big fans of the Indiana Jones series, we thought it’d be fun to try out a couples twist on the familiar Indiana Jones attire. The result, “Indy-Anna” Jones and … Read more
My husband and I dressed up as Taylor Swift and Kanye West from the infamous moment at the Mtv Awards when Kanye West stole Taylors moment after winning an award and stealing the Microphone from her and insisting Beyonce should have won the award.
I made this Homemade Rat in Trap Costume last year and it only cost me about $20.00 and about 1 hour of my day. I used a 1/2 inch electrical conduit pipe and a heat gun to make the spring and then covered it with aluminum foil. Then I made a rat out of grey … Read more
I came up with this idea while shopping in a thrift store for Halloween. I found this dress and for $2 I just had to do something with it. I bought the dress and used double sided (sticky back) Velcro to along with a needle and thread to fasten a whole bunch of small dolls … Read more
To make this costume I purchased a grey, long sleeved t-shirt, a winter hat, and some felt. I made the calendar date with black and white felt. I used fabric paint to write “Tuesday” on the red strip and glued it on the date page. I cut snowflakes out of glittery white fabric. I glued … Read more