My son has been very creative at coming up with costumes. One year he really wanted to be an apple tree, so we did our best to oblige and this is our Apple Tree child costume i.dea We took a large piece of cardboard and cut out the shape of a tree, wrapping the trunk … Read more
I decided to dress my baby up for Halloween last minute. We had most of the items to make this baby Scarecrow costume, so it probably cost less than $5. It’s pretty self-explanatory, but to create this costume, you need a flannel shirt, overalls, hat, tape, raffia, red lipstick, and a black eyeliner pencil. I … Read more
I was used to my son who wanted to be Thomas the Train or an army guy every year. So, when I had a daughter, I wanted to be creative and go all out before she could make her own decisions. I wasn’t into the girly girl costumes. When a friend told me that she … Read more
It all started out when I was having the most difficult time deciding what to be for Halloween. I always go for homemade costumes, and I was discussing with a friend last minute about how I was stumped. She told me to go through what I’d already been, so I said, well, I’ve been a … Read more
I have always loved Halloween and always will! I remember being a kid and running up to my mom in the summer months (usually with a ice cream cone in hand) when some sort of costuming brilliance came into my brain as if by magic. I must tell her so we can sew my costume … Read more
I started this Spooky Dia de los Muertos couple costume with a men’s plain brown jacket and added gold spider material to the lapel and pockets and the jacket and the entire front of the vest underneath. The black hat has a brown and gold spider ribbon on it and brown flowers added to the side. … Read more
The makeup on this Spooky Haunted Mansion butler costume is just white, black and grey pancake makeup, mix it up apply and then use a ton of baby powder to help it set and give some cracks. Use some black around the eyes and then hairspray it to keep it all in place. Jacket is an … Read more
My friend and I came up with the ingenious idea to make a creative homemade Christmas Tree and Present couple costume. Best part is they were ridiculously cheap. Everything we got was from the thrift store and it was all done in 1 day. Firstly the Xmas tree was a ton of fun to put … Read more
Whatchya Doin’?? Hey, family, I know what I am going to be for Halloween this year! Kids…mom is making a crazy costume again! I absolutely LOVE Halloween! For the past few years, I have gone the route of making homemade costumes for my family. Each year, I try to come up with a costume that … Read more
To come up with an original costume is becoming more and more challenging every year. I have been everything from Peggy Bundy to a lady bug. I have always been very sexy, but this year I decided, let’s step out of the box and go for gold. I chose to be “Lady Gaga’s alter ego … Read more
The theme of the event was Robin Hood, but I knew all the women would go as Maid Marion or a wench and I wanted something different. I went in an Oak tree costume. I started off making the hat by finding a bowl that fitted on my head. I then covered this with paper … Read more
My daughter, Mycca (Micah), couldn’t decide what to be for Halloween, but is a very creative little girl who loves to paint, color, all of that artsy stuff. We saw the idea of being a girls Halloween Crayola Crayon costume for Halloween. I make all of their costumes every year and thought this would be … Read more