My three year old son decided he wanted to be a backhoe for Halloween, not a construction worker, an actual backhoe. The he body is made with moving boxes wnile the diggers are form core and poster board. The wheels are cookie tins as we wanted the 3-D effect. we needed to make sure to … Read more
I looked for weeks for the perfect costume for my 8 month old little boy’s first Halloween costume! I wanted something that was not common and wanted him to stand out! The little lumberjack’s name that I am telling you about is Eastin Cade Sackett. One day I was looking through his clothes and came across a onesie … Read more
To make the construction workers group costume, you need 4 orange vests. You can get these at Walmart for a couple of bucks each, especially during hunting season. Accessorize the vests using reflective duct tape. The girls have on orange sports bras and the guys have plain white t-shirts. Hard hats, safety glasses, and safety … Read more
This playboy Bunnies group costume was probably the easiest of all to make. For the girls, we just wore swim suit bottoms and a black tank top. The ears were purchased from the dollar tree. For Hugh Hefner, we found the perfect robe at a thrift store for $1. The boys just wore black shorts. … Read more
Ok, so my girls challenge me EVERY YEAR during Halloween. I love a good challenge. My oldest wanted to be a FOOD VENDOR at a ball game….REALLY?! So this is how I did it… CAP: I got a white cap and sewed red strips on it. DONE CAP. T-SHIRT: I got a white t-shirt and … Read more
My 9 year old son basically only eats hot dogs, lol. So when I was trying to think of a costume that fit him perfectly… Hot dogs came to mind! I thought an actual hot dog at first, but he said that was too baby.So hot dog vendor costume it was! Everyone loved it. He … Read more
Considering my name is Marigold, I decided to be a gold digger. I got the inspiration from seeing a gold digger costume in stores, but thought it was too skimpy. The gold digger costume I saw showed too much skin, and since I am a rather large girl, I thought that wouldn’t look right on … Read more
My boyfriend had just passed his pilot’s test and bought a plane so it was a no brainer to make him an Airline Pilot costume. It’s all in the details. I searched high and low every thrift store in town to find the rolling bag that the pilots take on the plane with them, I … Read more
Meet my “Big Helper”. Recently ,I was having a battery problem with my car and I had my big helper with me when I got he idea of making a Little Mechanic costume for her. I had made an overall for her for another costume I was working on ,but I thought I could use … Read more
My boyfriend and I decided to be a magician and a rabbit in a top hat this year! We thought it was a unique and cute couple costume, and we wanted it to be something that wasn’t too difficult to create. For the top hat, I just purchased several sheets of poster board, and glued … Read more
My wife is a very talented baker. So much so, that after many suggestions, she finally decided to start a cupcake side business out of our home. She is well known for her gourmet cupcakes. After losing out to a couple who were dressed as a loufa and soap at last year’s Halloween party, my … Read more
My brother and I always try and go as something together, to all the Halloween parties. This year we wanted to think completely outside of your traditional “couple” costumes, like the Prince/Princess, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, or the Superheroes. After days of trying to come up with something, we finally thought of being The Magician … Read more