I was eight years-old when the Little Mermaid was first released in 1998, and ever since, I have always wanted to be Ariel. This year, as a 31 year-old woman, I decided was time! In the beginning of October, I spent about 5 hours looking up costumes, but all of the pre-made Ariel costumes looked … Read more
Every year me and my 2 year old daughter dress up togather as a theme Snow White and the evil queen alice / queen of hearts u get the pic… Well this year we was ariel the lil mermaid and ursula my costume was however store bought but my daughters costome homemade yep now I … Read more
This costume was an amazing idea I came up. I recently got married in July but my husband and I planned a halloween themed reception to take place in October. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on a costume since the party was going to cost so much. I knew I wanted … Read more
This costume is 100% made by me. It took me about a week or so to do. The skirt I used a metallic spandex. Then with tulle I did the no-sew tutu method on 2 elastic bands. I then hand sewed those to the bottom of the skirt. After that I draped the green organza … Read more
I wanted to create a costume for my 6 month old baby but wanted it too be unique and something I had never seen before. To make the matter more difficult, I also wanted to incorporate using a baby carrier so his costume would be visible, And functional for a six month old. My idea … Read more
My 11-year-old daughter has had a fascination with the Angler Fish ever since she saw it on the BBC Blue Planet series. Last year she did a school research report on the Angler Fish which sparked the idea that she would BECOME her favorite creature for Halloween. It’s CREEPY! It’s SCARY! It’s WEIRD! AND it … Read more
The idea was spurred by a running joke about Jellyfish with a friend. Everytime we see eachother we touch the tips of ours fingers and say “jelly zzzt” and zap eachother. I can’t even remember why that started. I made the skeleton out of PVC pipe from Home Depot by marking and drilling holes all the … Read more
My 12 year old daughter decided this was her last year to go trick-or-treating and wanted to be a Hermit Crab. I looked and looked for shell ideas but did not find any that we liked, so we set out on a very long journey filled with tons of mistakes! We started out with 1” … Read more
I couldnt find a mermaid costume that I thought was cute and affordable, so I decided to make it myself. First I bought a nude bandeu bra top. Then I bought the foam sea shell bra and pearl beads. I colored the white foam shell with purple colored pencils, after that I put sparkles all over … Read more
My husband and I love to dress up and go trick-or-treating with our 14 month old (isn’t that why we have kids?) and we love to find ways to make them all work with each other. This year, we decided on my husband and son to be pirates and myself to be a mermaid. I … Read more
This costume was inspired by the Syfi movie Sharknado. Since this is to be worn to the office on Halloween, I decided to make a waist length version with blue tulle to represent the ocean so I can sit and work. You can easily extend the material to make a full length sharknado. Total spent … Read more
It all began 8 months prior to Halloween in one of the greatest cities – Vegas. I had organized a surprise 30th birthday party for my husband in Vegas with 12 of his friends and we went to Cirque du Soleil’s Beatles Love show. The show was amazing, full of acrobatics, amazing costumes, and then … Read more