This is Gene’s Dynasty era costume. It was really simple to do. The torso was from modified hockey pads. The chest was cut out to form an arch. The arms were shaped from foam yoga mats. The horns and claws were carved using scissors from upholstery foam. To make the plaform boots, I took a … Read more
At my gym I’ve been given the nickname Keyoncé Kutz because I am super strong and love all things sparkly. For our Halloween dress up day I knew I had to come up with something extra fabulous. I initially got my idea from a Pinterest photo of Beyoncé in an awesome bejeweled bodysuit and decided … Read more
I wanted to dress up my kids (ages 3 and 5) as a couple, but have them be something unique, that I have not seen kids dressed as. So, I began looking around the house. I have Old Hollywood photos on the wall, which gave me the idea. I began with my daughter, I had … Read more
Started with spray painting cardboard boxes and taping them together to form a VW bus. Added some of my own touches and painted it up to look as original as possible. Found a grey beard wig and trimmed it to look like Jerry. Also spray painted my hair grey and found matching hippie glasses. Found … Read more
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
I recently got a new job, and one of the questions in my interview was, “Setting aside all limitations, what is your dream job?” I replied immediately, “I would make costumes for movies.” When she heard that I can (and love to) sew, I got the job right then! Ok Maybe also because of my … Read more
I absolutely love Halloween and dressing up in group costumes. This year we decided to be the Royal Family. I am dressed as Princess Kate, my husband is Prince William, my 1.5 year old son is Prince George, and my mom is dressed as the Queen. I got the idea after seeing a photo of … Read more
I have always been a fan of Miley Cyrus and after seeing how ridiculous her outfits were at the MTV Video Music Awards this year, I knew it would be such a fun costume to make. After careful consideration of studying and viewing Miley Cyrus’ 15 different outfits at the Video Music Awards this year, … Read more
This was our first year married so we HAD to do a couple costume. After throwing around some ideas, we thought Bonnie and Clyde would be fun and not too expensive. But instead of going for the classic look, we’d portray them after they had their final run in with police. We went to local … Read more
Growing up as a kid I always enjoyed watching Bob Ross and his inspiring one liners. My friend and I were trying to come up with a couple costume that was very original and would make people laugh, and what better than a happy tree. I tried to make it different hense the squirrel on … Read more
I made a larger than life version of Kate Middelton’s head and then built the costume around me as baby George. The reactions of people seeing a 9ft royal princess in heels made it all worthwhile (I got some size 12 heels). The hardest part was figuring out how to make the maternity dress to … Read more
This is my two year old son as Jimmy Hendrix. I made this costume from clothing we already owned. This costume was very last minute (I made it the night before a fall festival) cost $0 and required no sewing. I only used his own clothing, paint, scraps from an old bed sheet and a … Read more