Cute Ash and Pikachu Couple Costume

Cute Ash and Pikachu Couple Costume

It took forever for us to find a couple costume that we both like, but we finally agreed to Ash and Pikachu! After deciding, it took even longer to find a cheap yellow dress (which I finally did online),  but it was completely see through so I used a little black dress I already had … Read more

Human Dialga Costume: The Pokemon of Time

Human Dialga Costume: The Pokemon of Time

I made this costume because I have always been a fan of Pokemon. Dialga, a legendary Pokemon, is one of my favorites, so I decided to make what I would call armor of the Pokemon. The first thing I made was the chest piece. My big sister helped me draw out the shape on cardboard … Read more

Homemade Team Rocket Grunt Costume

Homemade Team Rocket Grunt Costume

As a big lover of Pokemon, and someone who hasn’t really dressed up for the past 3 Halloweens, I decided to do the best I could this year with what little money I had. I bought most things at places like the Thrift Store, Kmart, Party Universe and Target. For the big red “R” I … Read more

Charizard Halloween Costume for a Boy

Charizard Halloween Costume for a Boy

My 9 year old told me he wanted to give me a challenge this year for Halloween: he wanted to be Charizard (from Pokemon) this year.  And of course I haven’t sewn anything since Middle School, which is far too long ago to remember. Overall the costume was a HUGE success and at each step … Read more

Easy Officer Jenny Costume from Pokemon

Easy Officer Jenny Costume from Pokemon

Don’t just be any police officer, be Officer Jenny!  The picture pretty much shows it all. I just took a simple blue dress and short sleeve button up over it.  I got both from a thrift store for under $6.  The only “crafty” thing I had to do was cut two rectangles of red felt … Read more

Last Minute, Easy Sailor Mercury Costume

Last Minute, Easy Sailor Mercury Costume

This year for Halloween, I was studying abroad in the UK, about 2,500 miles away from my home in Wisconsin, USA. They aren’t as big on Halloween here as we are back home, but I knew that I would still want to dress up, and make my own costume, as I started doing that a … Read more

Cutest Couples Costume: Ash Ketchum and Pikachu

Cutest Couples Costume: Ash Ketchum and Pikachu

This  Ash Ketchum and Pikachu costume creation was an awesome experience! My boyfriend and I were Pikachu and Ash for the infamous Halloween at Ohio University. This was the perfect choice for a college party. Pokemon was a 90’s fab and everyone in college made a connection with us. My boyfriend actually came up with … Read more

Cool DIY Charmander from Pokemon Hoodie Costume

Cool DIY Charmander from Pokemon Hoodie Costume

Pokemon is our theme this year for Halloween as chosen by my boys. Zander chose Vaporeon, Kaiden chose Squirtle, and I chose Charmander. All of these Pokemon have been done before by various people online for Cosplays and such; however, none of them had instructions for the sewing-challenged like myself. I scoured the world wide … Read more

Sexy Sailor Squad and Tuxedo Mask Group Halloween Costume

Sexy Sailor Squad and Tuxedo Mask Group Halloween Costume

My friends and I made these sexy Sailor Squad and Tuxedo Mask group Halloween costume for a Halloween social event for our sorority.  It took us the entire day to complete them, but it was worth it! We got a lot of compliments at the party, and we actually ended up winning 1st prize in the … Read more

Cute Homemade Costume for a Woman: Sexy Sailor Mars

Cute Homemade Costume for a Woman: Sexy Sailor Mars

I wanted to do something Anime, and I have always liked the cartoon Sailor Moon, so I decided to be Sailor Mars, because I didn’t have to do much to my hair.  I bought red and purple ribbon for the sash and bow (most supplies bought at Michael’s), and glued the purple ribbon into a bow … Read more

Easy Pikachu Halloween Costume

Easy Pikachu Halloween Costume

Not a major amount of work went into this Pikachu Halloween Costume, but a lot of searching and stress! I started off trying to find a simple yellow outfit but when color matching shorts and a top got too difficult, I went with a yellow dress with full sleeves and a high neck. Make sure … Read more

Cutest Ash and Pikachu Halloween Couple’s Costume!

Cutest Ash and Pikachu Halloween Couple's Costume!

My boyfriend and I wanted to make something original and since we were both once fans of Pokemon, we decided on Ash and Pikachu. I made my Pikachu costume out of a slip bought for 3 dollars from a thrift shop, black and yellow duct tape, and cardboard! I started by covering the slip with … Read more