The inspiration for this Spooky Trantor the Troll Homemade Costume came from the movie “Ernest Scared Stupid”. Growing up, my family and I watched this movie every Halloween. So this year, I decided to try and recreate (in my own way), one of my favorite Halloween memories from the film- Trantor the Troll! Not only was … Read more
Seemed simple enough. Boots , black Jeans and white-ish shirt we had. Went to thrift stoe and purchased a jacket. Cut sleeves and converted it to a vest. Used fabric from arms to make pockets on vest front. The gun holster and gun were a bit more challenging. Went to usual toy stores and was … Read more
Happy Halloween Everyone! My boyfriend and I created our own Chuckie and Chuckie’s sister costumes for Halloween 2011. We went through a lot of trouble getting the costumes together, but we made them look amazing! We got multiple reactions from people at a party we went to, and everyone loved our costumes. My boyfriend is … Read more
The pint-sized baby Pillager Viking costume all started with a hat. When I was about 9 months pregnant with my son Carter, I came across a crocheted Viking hat on Etsy. Being of Viking descent–I’m originally from Iceland–I decided it was the perfect unique accessory for his baby photos, not to mention I knew my … Read more
As always…lady’s first. “Primrose Everdeen.” and that’s when it happened, I couldn’t resist, Prim, did she really say Prim? And then out of nowhere……”I volunteer!…I volunteer as tribute.” That’s where it all began, my journey to the Capitol for a costume. OK, OK, really, it was a trip to Wal-Mart, but judging by most people … Read more
Sistaaaaaas! Three girls, a love of Hocus Pocus and Halloween will mix up to this great combo of the Hocus Pocus girls group costume! This dynamic trio, which was born three years ago, was created through an entire September and October of watching this great film DAILY! Every detail had to be perfect for us … Read more
This year’s costume process was fun, creative, challenging, and end results totally gratifying! I couldn’t have been happier with the final result! We started planning for Halloween a couple months ahead of time so that we could gather everything we needed and have time to look for bargains. I knew I wanted to something that … Read more
I’m not the Dorothy type, and that’s been overdone… people forget why the Wicked Witch of the West was after Dorothy and her little dog… it’s because she killed her sister by landing her house on her head!! I made the shoes by first spray painting them red, and then added red gliier a bit … Read more
Another year at work, our group went as counselors from Camp Crystal Lake and Jason Voorhees. We found a website where you can design and print out your own iron-on decals. So we made ones for Camp Crystal Lake and ironed them onto plain white tee shirts. We wore khaki pants, and bought whistles wear … Read more
Here is my two year old’s wearable pirate ship costume. The costume is really light weight because it is made entirely of foam and a small amount of cardboard. The foam was painted with two layers of brown, the first a light brown, and then a dark brown. I used a stiff paint brush to … Read more
This drunk Things and Sexy Cat in the Hat group costume was a nine month process that was completed in stages!! It started out as a birthday gift, home made for me by my great friend, Julie!! She handmade my skirt with red and white tooling and got the red and white striped socks from … Read more
Now this is a SNITCH-UATION! Made for the Harry Potter Premier, definitely created a stir! We were stuck in the city for an hour with tourists and fans coming up and taking photos! This Harry Potter Golden Snitch Costume is super fun to make, very straight forward, and 100% worth it! All you need: – Large … Read more