Jimmy McMillan is a very obscure candidate who rose to fame following a televised debate two weeks ago. My 13 year old son wanted to dress as McMillan. Here are more images showing the progression of his make up… Here’s a video of Jimmy McMillan at the NY Governor’s debate:

Made this Homemade Balloon Boy Costume with my husband and 7 year old son last Sunday night for my office party. It is made of space blankets, pool noodles, hula hoop and tape. Used a snow disc underneath to give it the oval shape. It is very warm and I am sure if that actually … Read more

Being from New York, Captain “Sully” Sullenberger is a hero for successfully crash landing into the Hudson River and saving over 100 lives. I decided to create a Homemade Captain “Sully” Sullenberger Unique Halloween Costume Idea to honor such a great person and pay tribute to someone who has gained such notoriety! I made the … Read more

This homemade Balloon Boy costume is a take-off of the Balloon Boy hoax from 2009. It was thought that a six year old boy from Colorado had accidentally taken off in his father’s experimental helium balloon. All the networks covered the incident. I started with the helium balloon. I put six wire clothes hangers together … Read more

I created this Homemade Balloon Boy Costume in response to the family in Colorado who had the who world on pins and needles when they claimed their 6 year old son flew away in their homemade weather balloon/flying saucer. It turned out to be a hoax and nothing more than a publicity stunt. The costume … Read more

Like a lot of people, I was captivated by the story of the little boy who was trapped in a shiny silver balloon, flying high above the Colorado plains. I watched it unfold live on CNN. Turns out it was just that, a story. My husband and I thought it would be a cute costume … Read more

This year for Halloween I chose to dress up as the BP Oil Spill. I wanted to create something completely original where EVERYONE would know what I was (and if you didn’t hear about the BP oil spill, you must have been living in a cave for the past year). I bought the shiny, stretchy … Read more

It was the hat seen by millions around the world during President Barack Obama’s January 2009 inauguration. Aretha Franklin wore it when she sang her soulful rendition of “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” and it stole the show! Hey, even Ellen DeGeneres featured it on her daytime show. I decided this Aretha Franklin’s Inauguration Hat … Read more

I was inspired to make this Double Rainbow Costume surrounding all the hype behind a YouTube video. The video featured a mountain man shooting a double rainbow with his video camera. The man is extremely enthusiastic about the rainbow he is witnessing and expresses his enthusiasm very dramatically. The video became an internet sensation and … Read more