Cool Jack Skellington Homemade Mask and Costume

Cool Jack Skellington Homemade Mask and Costume

Ok, so this year i wanted to be something completley different from the things i have done in the past. after looking online at different costumes and ideas, i brought it upon myself to tackle making a full Jack Skellington costume. First of all i started off with a regular beach ball, covered it in … Read more

Coolest DIY Cindy Lou Who Halloween Costume

Coolest DIY Cindy Lou Who Halloween Costume

My costume was easy to make. I had almost everything I needed already – a dress, black shoes, and tights. I just needed to make a “cape” and figure out how to do my hair and make-up. For the cape: I bought a red pillowcase for the cape (99 cents!!), glued cotton balls around the … Read more

Coolest Homemade Buddy the Elf Costume

Coolest Homemade Buddy the Elf Costume

My son asked if I would make him Buddy the Elf for Halloween. I started looking at photos and figuring what I could order and what I could make. I ordered girls leggings and when they arrived my son informed me that they were not the right color and needed to go back. He is … Read more

Coolest Electric Leg Lamp Costume

Coolest Electric Leg Lamp Costume

A Christmas  Story is basically one of my favorite movies, ever. I initially considered being Ralphie in Aunt Nora’s pink bunny pajamas, but after doing some research, I felt like I could really pull off the leg lamp costume.  I’m from NJ so I had to make it a relatively warm so I wouldn’t be … Read more

A 5-Year-Old’s Costume Wish Come True to Become Jack Frost!

A 5-Year-Old's Costume Wish Come True to Become Jack Frost!

When my son decided he wanted to be Jack Frost from Rise of the Guardians for Halloween, my immediate reaction was, “Hey, that will be an cool and easy costume to find since the movie was so popular. Needless to say, my assumptions were incorrect. It is amazing how many people have not seen this … Read more

Jack and Sally Skelington with Awesome Makeup Details

Jack and Sally Skelington with Awesome Makeup Details

Sally’s dress is made up of stitched patchwork felt pieces and embellished with puffy paint patterns. Jack’s suit is accessorized with his signature bat tie made of felt, white puffy paint and wiring to hold the ‘wings’ out. The real homemade magic of these costumes was our makeup details!

Coolest Homemade Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas Costume

Coolest Homemade Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas Costume

My daughter won best costume at her Anime Club with this Sally costume. My aunt sewed the dress, but I did the rest. The tights were dyed blued with Koolaid, and the arms are the tops of men’s long socks, also dyed with Koolaid. I used a black sharpie marker to draw on the stitches. … Read more

Cute Homemade Miser Brothers Christmas Costume

Cute Homemade Miser Brothers Christmas Costume

It took me a few months to make their costumes perfect. I don’t own a sewing machine, so I did a lot of the sewing at work while on break. The wigs were spray painted and the red wig for the Heat Miser had Christmas lights sewn in with a battery pack so it would … Read more

Cool DIY Jack Skellington Costume

Coolest Jack Skellington Costume

My son is obsessed with the Nightmare before Christmas movie. Obsessed!! It has been his favorite movie since he was 3. So when I asked him what he wanted to be for Halloween, I should not have been surprised when he announced Jack Skellington. Little did I know this costume would become my obsession over the course … Read more