When my daughter-in-law asked if I could make my “Princess” granddaughter a mermaid costume, I was both excited and apprehensive. I was excited because this would be a chance to be creative again after a long illness which had resulted in my recent retirement from my very stressful, strenuous, and very time-consuming teaching job. I was apprehensive because … Read more
I decided to be “Ursula” from “The Little Mermaid” because I wanted to be a character not many people would think to dress up as. I’m a college student, and most of the girls my age tend to go for the more “sexy” character for Halloween. I told my friends about my idea and they didn’t think … Read more
I really wanted to be a modern mermaid for Halloween without a giant tail getting in the way of walking through crowds, and that was not Ariel, which was all I saw. I ended up finding a costume online but it was $200! No way was I paying that much money for a shell bra … Read more
This sexy mermaid costume was inspired by my love of Mermaids! I believe that Halloween is a time to dress up as something that is a fantasy, or something that is not actually real. The typical, nurse, maid, police officer just has never satisfied my Halloween Costume criteria! I wanted something that was sexy yet beautiful that would diffidently turn heads. First I went to Walmart and … Read more
I made this mermaid costume because the mermaid costume I wanted to buy only went to size 10. I combined a lot of ideas from the internet. It’s 2 separate pieces. The top is a steel boned corset in beige. I added pieces of the skirt fabric to make it look like it flows into one piece. … Read more
I already have naturally reddish hair, so I decided to do a costume that would play that up a little bit. Obviously, the little mermaid has red hair so I just latched onto that idea. Preparation 1. I got onto ebay and bought a $3 green cotton maxi dress from some place in Europe. Took … Read more
Shopping in my local mall looking for ideas, I stumbled across the scarf of the perfect color (and sparkle!) for my favorite little girl’s Halloween costume. Ariel is her favorite character of all time and it just made her life to wear this Little Mermaid costume! All it takes is two large square scarves, fabric covered wire, accent fabric (I got shimmery purple/green at Fabric … Read more
First I started with the tail of the mermaid costume since that was all sewing. I literally fixed the skirt so it fit tight against my butt and sewed it so the raw edges faced outward as my “tail”. Then I started on the top. I used a bathing suit top I didn’t wear anymore. I got netting from Micheal’s and … Read more
Every year my boyfriend and I think of a couple costume, this year we were drawing blanks, I knew I wanted to make mine as I do every year. I was looking online at costumes and saw the mermaid. I thought that would be a fun one to make, plus I personally haven’t seen a … Read more
I started with a bustier and a crinkle skirt. I bought a ton of black mesh, and made a tutu by tying cut strips to elastic. This sat under the tentacles, giving them a flowy, under-the-sea look. I cut & sewed the tentacles, stuffed them with wire hangers and bubble wrap, and sealed them over … Read more
This mermaid costume was super fun to make and it only cost me 10 dollars. I always like having homemade costumes, because the store bought ones are so cheezy and everybody has them. Also, they cost a lot of money. I was searching at a thrift store for mermaid stuff. I didn’t have anything in … Read more
Prep time for this summertime dreams of Mermaids and Sandcastles couple costume: 6 hours Costume materials: sturdy cardboard box, sand, seashells, sand bucket/shovel, 2 liter plastic pop containers, filter paper, blue umbrella, stuffed animals (ocean-like), string, silver necklaces Mermaid: Use a large blue umbrella and sew ocean-like stuffed animals to visualize the mermaid is under … Read more