I got it into my head that I wanted to use some sort of fake hair for my Halloween costume, so I ended up deciding on a bearded lady costume. Once I settled on that idea, I figured I needed to fully commit to being a carny. For me, this meant layers. The beard and … Read more
I love wearing costumes, any occasion to dress up is a favorite. I love even more, making my own hand made costumes. This year, after having a homemade tutu birthday party I needed something even bigger for Halloween. I started drawing my flapper girl costume in August so I knew it would be ready. I … Read more
There are three of us. Not sure if that’s allowed but I thought I would give it a shot! I actually made all the Sassy Chicks Costumes- me being gogo (the one in the middle). My clothes were purchased at a thrift store and I made the ball and chain and sparkley bowtie. The girl … Read more
I buy items at auction to resell and you never know what I’ll bring home! You can find these items at a thrift store. I looked around my house for items that would create a good and easy to make costume. I wanted to win the contest at work! I had a 40’s dress, salt/pepper … Read more
My Grandkids end up with store bought costumes every year. So this year I wanted to make something we all could be alike. I had fun making us all look like Ho Bo’s. We even got free food at two different places. We had so much fun at Halloween. My grandkids thanked me over and … Read more
This French Man Costume is when my son was 1. I decided to make him a French Man for Halloween. I mean who doesn’t like a baby in a mustache with a loaf of bread. I made a black and white tight shirt out of an old woman’s shirt from Goodwill. I cut it out … Read more
Whenever the guys at the office would come over for poker night they used to bug me because my house was always clean (I am a bachelor). I used to retort that I had a French maid coming in once a week to perform all the duties. Of course none of them believed me and … Read more
First of all I totally rock, so I totally had to build the best rocker chick costume I could think of so the first thing that came to mind was a totally 80’s Punk Rocker Chick. I went to some local thrift shops and picked up a few items such as a black tank top … Read more
WE ALL KNOW MEN ENJOY DRESSING LIKE WOMEN ONCE A YEAR ;) This DIY school girl Halloween costume idea is super easy and costs about 15$. First we measured the guys waist and went to a fabric store to buy fabric and liquid fabric stitch. The we went to a thrift store and got men’s … Read more
This Homemade Little Gypsy Costume is a pretty basic costume, but there were some fun touches that I think made the look complete. We started with a $3 woman’s blouse on clearance from WalMart – which was nice & blousy for my little girl. Then I went to the fabric section where I purchased 1/2 … Read more
At wits end for a great costume, I visited Value Village for ideas for funny Halloween costumes. Inspiration struck once I found the wig and I headed over to the Ladies clothes to try to find something that would fit my frame. A kindly elderly lady helped me select a couple outfits and I assumed … Read more
My brother in law and I were dressing up for Halloween and didn’t know what to do. So he dressed up as a chick and I dressed up as Jeffry Star who is a guy naturally. We went through the taco bell drive thru and he talked like a woman all night.