Friday afternoon, last minute, I decided to come up with a new costume idea for Max. Originally I was just going to re-use one of Jack’s costumes from the previous years, but that’s no fun. Instantly when I seen Max’s plaid shirt sitting next to his straw hat, I knew I wanted to dress him up … Read more
I thought of this idea last Halloween after my daughters won for their 7th year in a row at a local costume contest. We like to brainstorm the night we win on the drive home. Usually I make costumes with a box, but this year we thought outside of the box to win again! The … Read more
I used a pop-up laundry basket for the torso of the costume and covered it with a large turtle neck shirt. I stapled the basket to the shirt around the collar and bottom hem, and then stuffed the sleeves with small dryer vent hoses. Then I covered the whole torso with paper mache strips of … Read more
I am wearing the costume. i looked on google under syfy/face off face/body painting and seen this. i thought it would be light, comfortable, and easy to go through a crowd. i got a baseball cap, fit to my head, and cut off the front. I then glued a bald cap on inside to glue … Read more
We made this cactus costume for our daughter, Margaret, who was made in Scottsdale, AZ. She was a desert girl from the beginning. We eventually moved to GA and she was born on June 7, 2014. My husband and I have always loved Arizona and the beauty in the desert… from the prickly pears to … Read more
This wheelchair flower garden costume was grown (created) with lots of love for my daughter. Steps to Make the Wheelchair Flower Garden Costume I purchased a lattice fence from Home Depot and had them cut it into 4 squares. I only needed to use 3 to cover the 2 sides and front and connected them together … Read more
Before I start on the “How To” of this scarecrow costume let me tell you that burlap makes the hugest mess ever. I have never worked with the stuff before so I had no clue that by the end of it all I would be picking it out of my eyelashes… not to mention the … Read more
Here’s my two year old toddler butterfly costume. She is on an animal kick right now and one of her favorite “animals” is the monarch butterfly. I thought that it would be cute for her to be her favorite “animal” for Halloween. Materials used for the Butterfly costume. Tulle (orange, black and yellow) Sequins (orange) Glitter (orange and … Read more
This toadstool mushroom costume was fairly easy to make. I wanted to make sure the hat stayed kind of puffy to hold it’s shape. I bought a straw hat, fabric glue, fluffy stuffing to make pillows/ dolls, cotton fabric. I first sewed the red fabric on top leaving some room to make it more round … Read more
My son and I are wearing our homemade baby and mom costume – spider and web. I was searching for costume ideas that would allow me to wear my 6 month old son in an Ergo carrier as he was not walking yet at the time. I found several images online of mothers wearing a … Read more
This is a great costume for couples or pals who want to take a break from the growing presence of technology based communications and wind back to a simpler time. This is also great for people who pun a lot. Because, why not? Snail-Mail is moderately easy to make for those with a crafty hand, … Read more
I found this cute, quick and easy spiderweb cape on Pinterest. I generally look on Pinterest, but usually never attempt what I pin. However, this time I gave it a try mostly because if you have a tween daughter and you are a modest family you won’t allow her to wear most of what is … Read more