Sharknado became one of the most talked about movies of the summer. After I saw it I knew that my boyfriend and I had to create a one of a kind costume for Halloween! I immediately started hunting for Beanie Baby shark toys at garage sales. I also started a stockpile of assorted bags of … Read more
This costume was inspired by the Syfi movie Sharknado. Since this is to be worn to the office on Halloween, I decided to make a waist length version with blue tulle to represent the ocean so I can sit and work. You can easily extend the material to make a full length sharknado. Total spent … Read more
Financially, things have not been going well for me or my family and I have been feeling like there is a cloud over my head. So, I decided to make fun of that with the hope of helping me out of my funk. I found an silver choir or graduation gown in at my local Salvation Army … Read more
My son comes up with some crazy ideas. He loves weather, especially tornado’s, so that’s what he wanted to be. I started with a base of chicken type wire rolled to make the shape. Covered it with Halloween spider webs. Lightly sprayed it with gray spray paint. Then attached small toys like cars, trees, animals. … Read more
Here’s our cool Four Seasons costume idea. My girlfriends and I all wanted cute and original costumes for Halloween but we didn’t want to break the bank at the same time so we decided a DIY project was the best route to go. We did a lot of researching for ideas and the one that … Read more
Me and my girlfriends were trying to do a group costume, but we didn’t want to be wearing the same thing. One night we decided to be the four seasons! We went to the craft store and got a lot of hot glue, sunflowers for summer, leaves for fall, icy blue and silver things for … Read more
This was a cool ‘sky’ theme that matched the end of our Polish family name. The hot air balloon was made from extra colored flag fabric sewed together. Then, hoola hoops were inserted and it was attached to an extra laundry basket with four wooden dowels. It was decorated with some old tan pillow cases … Read more
This year was the first Halloween that our son has ever experienced. He is just barely three months old so I wanted to make sure he was cute and comfortable. My husband is a Captain in the army and we had an event that was a costume party. I knew it would be around the … Read more
We booked a cruise for Halloween and the next obstacle was picking a group costume that was creative AND travel-friendly. We saw a few “four seasons” costumes online, but decided to step it up a bit. The guys weren’t ANY help with deciding. About a week before the cruise, they expressed how “unexcited” they were … Read more
This year my girls wanted to be something fun and original for Halloween… again. Every year my girls come up with bigger, better and more original (i.e. complicated) ideas. I don’t know if I am going to be able to keep up with their ingenuity in the years to come. My youngest wanted to be … Read more
A sexy homemade Tornado costume to remember: A couple of years ago in my first semester of college, my roommates and I decided to host a Halloween party. I wanted to make a costume that people at the party would remember and ask me about it. I looked online for ideas and seen one that was … Read more
This was by far a great homemade group costume idea: The Four Elements, Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire and the funnest to make. We found a dress pattern that was suitable for all of us because we all used the same one; and we also found a cape pattern and sewed it to mach our … Read more