I have always wanted to be a mermaid for Halloween. I could never find a mermaid costume that I liked. They all looked so cheap and cheesy. So, I decided to make one myself. I began making my costume in July. I started with the shoes (I have a bit of a shoe obsession). I … Read more
Well my name is arielle and ive always love the little mermaid and I came across a little girl costume with this skirt and I said well dang I could recreate that and this is what I came up with and it was a winner I wore it to work on halloween and it was … Read more
Every year I have a big Halloween costume party at my house. I always go over-the-top and decorate every room in the house. I also love to go all out and make my costumes! This year, I got a group of friends together to go as Disney characters, with a twist…ZOMBIES! Being a redhead, I … Read more
There is a family guy episode where Lois is rescued from sea by a mermaid who is a fish head and man legs. The mermaid expects sex from her and she says no because he isn’t the kind of mermaid she was envisioning. This was the inspiration for our costume, I was fish legs, human head and … Read more
Year before last, I decided I wanted a mermaid costume in a giant shell for our church’s trunk or treat Halloween celebration. I’ve always loved making costumes, and this is one of the most handmade, more detailed costumes I’ve put together. There’s still that little girl in me who loves to play dress up, and … Read more
When my daughter-in-law asked if I could make my “Princess” granddaughter a mermaid costume, I was both excited and apprehensive. I was excited because this would be a chance to be creative again after a long illness which had resulted in my recent retirement from my very stressful, strenuous, and very time-consuming teaching job. I was apprehensive because … Read more
I really wanted to be a modern mermaid for Halloween without a giant tail getting in the way of walking through crowds, and that was not Ariel, which was all I saw. I ended up finding a costume online but it was $200! No way was I paying that much money for a shell bra … Read more
So this year for my Halloween costume I decided to be a jellyfish. But not just ANY jellyfish, a biolumenescent Jellyfish! After scouring the internet for other jellyfish costume ideas, as well as some art projects I found I came up with a plan. My costume’s main structure consisted of a clear bubble dome umbrella, easily found online. I … Read more
This sexy mermaid costume was inspired by my love of Mermaids! I believe that Halloween is a time to dress up as something that is a fantasy, or something that is not actually real. The typical, nurse, maid, police officer just has never satisfied my Halloween Costume criteria! I wanted something that was sexy yet beautiful that would diffidently turn heads. First I went to Walmart and … Read more
I made this mermaid costume because the mermaid costume I wanted to buy only went to size 10. I combined a lot of ideas from the internet. It’s 2 separate pieces. The top is a steel boned corset in beige. I added pieces of the skirt fabric to make it look like it flows into one piece. … Read more
I already have naturally reddish hair, so I decided to do a costume that would play that up a little bit. Obviously, the little mermaid has red hair so I just latched onto that idea. Preparation 1. I got onto ebay and bought a $3 green cotton maxi dress from some place in Europe. Took … Read more
Shopping in my local mall looking for ideas, I stumbled across the scarf of the perfect color (and sparkle!) for my favorite little girl’s Halloween costume. Ariel is her favorite character of all time and it just made her life to wear this Little Mermaid costume! All it takes is two large square scarves, fabric covered wire, accent fabric (I got shimmery purple/green at Fabric … Read more