This is the Knights outfit I made for the Renaissance fair last year. I made two different ones but only used one. I went as a Crusader Knight because it was not as hot as wearing Armor. But I will tell you about, and show you both the first one is the Crusader. I made it out of a … Read more
My son told me that he wanted to be a “Knight of Olde” for his book character day at school, so I took up the challenge. After perusing many sites, I decided to go with a tunic and cape costume. Off to the the fabric store I went and purchased a yard of black felt, … Read more
Any chance I get to use 50lbs of glitter I take. Unicorn screams glitter so I decided to be one this year! The hooded horn and paws were ordered from yandy.com I found the purple and gold shiny dress from Forever21 for $12. The leg warmers are from a local Halloween store, as well as … Read more
Last summer, I told the two little girls who live on our street that they could choose my Halloween costume. They gleefully encouraged me to be a unicorn—so I had my orders! I pieced together something inexpensive, easy, comfortable and warm. I wore it to a party and got RAVE reviews; some people even told … Read more
We attend several Halloween activities every year and the kids always have about 3 costumes every year. This was my son’s Pharaoh costume for the church carnival this year. I found the head piece at a junk store and just bought an over sized white tshirt to go with it. I had the belt in … 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
My boyfriend and I went as a unicorn and dragon couple costume for Halloween! I actually started our costumes last year, but a rogue blizzard rolled in and cancelled our party plans in 2011. Anyone could easily be a mythical creatures couple! For starters, I don’t have a sewing machine, so I kind of just … Read more
I love glitter and bright colors so my friend suggested I should be a magical unicorn, which was the perfect costume for me. I got a sheer rainbow and sequin tank top as well as the white leggings on sale at Charlotte Russe. The white fur vest was from Forever21. I also got rainbow glitter … Read more
Wasn’t sure what to do for Halloween and I always love to be different. I stopped in a Halloween store to look for a dress and I mentioned to them that it would be so cool to have someone paint a design all over me. Wasn’t sure what , but that’s what came to my … Read more
Hi everyone! As a child I wanted to be a unicorn and always dreamt of having a unicorn costume. Then I thought to myself, why do I have to be a little girl to fulfill this dream, it is still a dream of mine. I then got the idea of making a my little pony … Read more
My five year old son was very excited about being a dragon this year. The homemade winged dragon Halloween costume did not appear to be complicated until we got started. We could not find a dragon head mask which fit him so I made one from paper mache. The eyes were craft eyes held in … Read more
I wanted to have a costume that was homemade and amazing but also functional. So when I decided to become a unicorn, I wanted to make sure I could detach the legs. I used pool noodles for the legs, wrapped them in fabric and pinned it (no sewing) attached the legs to a card board … Read more