I made this costume for a Jazz age themed party and it got a lot of attention. It’s a combination of an early pin up girl and show girl costume. My wife found the dress online. It looks like a vintage dress from the 1930s and shows some leg and it has the silver sparkle … Read more
My father and I made this ship costume for my 5 yr old son. He loves everything about Titanic. The wood ship is 8 ft long and weights about 30lbs. My father assembled the wood by dipping it in water and bending it. Painting it did not take to much time but it was especially … Read more
We always make homemeade costumes, so my daughter picked hot air balloon. I thought to myself, how am I going to pull this one off (previous costumes have been John Deere tractor, bowl of macaroni and cheese), so I knew with some thinking I could get it accomplished. First I went looking for the perfect … Read more
Stop! In the name of love! The traffic light costume was made by getting three battery-powered tap-on lights, painting them red, yellow and green, and ductaping them to an all black outfit. The pylon costume consisted of a bright orange shirt, ductape stripes, and a mini pylon with a battery-powered light inside of it, secured … Read more
My 3 year old said he wanted to be Thomas the Tank Engine for Halloween. I have seen the store bought ones and knew those wouldn’t work out or give him the excitement he really wanted, as he is confined to a wheelchair from a rare genetic disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy. So I thought, … Read more
This is Brayden driving his big rig truck that was made out of several cardboard boxes, paint, Styrofoam cones and circle for the steering wheel. He loves trucks and his Papa has drove one for many years so I decided to make him one for Halloween. I used lots of hot glue to keep it … Read more
This is Jasmine driving her big rig truck that was made out of several cardboard boxes, paint, Styrofoam cones and circle for the steering wheel. She loves playing trucks with all the boys and her Papa has drove one for many years so I decided to make her one for Halloween. I used lots of … Read more
My son was, and is still, obsessed with garbage trucks. So, naturally, he wanted to be a garbage truck for Halloween! I had my work cut out for me, but was up for the challenge. We still had a couple of moving boxes, so I used one large and one small size box – the … Read more
My son Jackson was born loving trains! I’ve never seen a kid so infatuated with one thing in my life! He even talks about them when he’s dreaming at night by saying “All aboard!” or “Daddy, you want to come pway (Jackson’s version of play) trains with me?” When the question was asked about what … Read more
Well my 7yr old son who happens to have autsim is in love with 2 things …The NY Jets and Great Big Pumpkin Charlie Brown …when i asked him what he wanted to be for halloween he said a Jet and Snoopy the flying ace ..so we came up with first a Jets and were … Read more
American Truck Repair Express’, LLC Newest Peterbilt Truck In June 2009, my daughter Di’anna, son-in-law Travis, and son Trenton, decided to open a new family business, American Truck Repair, LLC in our hometown of Hendersonville, NC. In November of 2009, my daughter and her husband had a little baby boy, Braxton. Then, in 2013 two … Read more
My son just turned three and is train obsessed. We live in Boston and a block from South Station. He loves to visit the station to watch the trains and wave to the engineers. When asked what he wanted to be for Halloween he wanted to be “Gordon the big strong engine” not a simple … Read more