Halloween is my favorite holiday and every year I always see amazing DIY couples costumes. This year I finally had a great idea for my boyfriend and I. It all came to me as we sat at a Mexican restaurant eating dinner. My boyfriend grabs the Tapitio Sauce to put on his burrito and it … Read more
My son wanted to be Jack Skellington this year and wanted to make his own costume. My son is four so I knew I was in for a treat with doing most of the work. But I didn’t mind at all we are very crafty people. I started looking up on how to make Jacks … Read more
I love the original Willy Wonka movie and always wanted to be an Oompa Loompa for Halloween. The hardest part of the costume was the face paint. I had the brown shoes already in my closet, as well as the white capri pants. I purchased brown soccer socks and a turtleneck matching the same shade … Read more
We had so much fun searching local thrift stores for items for our Adam and Jamie costumes. My son and my husband are huge fans of the Mythbusters show!!! The signs, rocket, and remote are all handmade. The rocket was made by rolling up a large piece of cardboard, putting a wooden circle inside of … Read more
My third grader decided that for Halloween she wanted to bring her favorite game character to life. Not only is Candy Crush her favorite game to play on her tablet, but she loves Taffy. The easy part was picking her character for Halloween, and we thought that making the costume was going to be relatively … Read more
What a last minute costume… As I only had 5 days to get a Halloween costume together for my family. Just had my newborn baby and wanted to do something unique and special. So we had a radio flyer airplane around the house so it hit me, how about airplane pilots and stewardess. I first … Read more
I decided that my boyfriend and I were going to be Crocodile Dundee and Sue after I found out he’d never seen the movie before. I made my costume from a dress I bought on-line that was made of the most difficult fabric you can work with. I found that out after I bought the … Read more
This was my wife’s idea for a costume for a contest that was going to happen at work. after the idea was planted I then had to design the outfit to do and look like the real toy. I had played with the toy and analyzed how each of the different pieces came together. the toy … Read more
In years past I have enjoyed creating large, elaborate costumes that rested on my shoulders, stayed strapped to my waist or were attached to a backpack. (See photos for “Deer gets hunter” and “Genie on a carpet!”) I wanted to do something similar this year, but had a unique challenge as I had broken my … Read more
As a huge Breaking Bad fan would be, I was heartbroken to see the show come to an end at the end of September. Halloween (being a month later) was the perfect opportunity for closure on the show. Not wanting to have a spolier costume, I chose to make a Walter White costume from the … Read more
It all started with an old feather jacket that i had made long ago which was hidden in my closet. I though for a long time (10 minutes or so) what i could use it for? TA-DA, i can be a bird, seconds later i thought boring. During that night i looked in my craft … Read more
This Bath Loofah Costume is one of my most favorite I’ve ever made and worn! It’s creation was a family effort, really! My sweet sister-in-law gave me the idea. After a lot of research, every variation that I found was made for the woman with the perfect figure to be a somewhat “sexy” costume. I, being what … Read more