This year my seven year old son wanted to be Emmet from the Lego Movie! Finding that costume was going to be totally impossible. I went on total research mode and started getting my materials together. I decided to use as many materials around the house that I could find. I started with the head. … Read more
I’ve wanted to be a scary mermaid for years and finally made it happen. I made the scales out of many different shimmery fabrics hot glued to a long body-con skirt I gathered and sewed at the knees to give it the right shape, and the fin out of tulle and seaweed. I hot glued … Read more
My husband and I LOVE Halloween! We look forward every year to what creative costume we can come up with. Last year we did the Exorcist. I was Reagan and my husband was the priest. We didn’t think we would be able to top it this year. I’ve always wanted to do a “Dia de … Read more
We decided to be the Three Amigos this year for Halloween for the following reasons: 1. We’ve developed a sort of tradition to have a family theme (last year’s costume here…) 2. Our 4-year old daughter wanted to be “Jessie the Cowgirl” from Toy Story (that’s what she thought she was last year as well, … Read more
My girlfriend and I originally needed some cool costumes to wear for Mardi Gras 2014 in NOLA. She was flipping through pics of really colorful costumes for us online and came across an awesome looking character for me to dress up as. She had no idea this was a beloved WWF wrestler from my childhood. … Read more
Halloween is our favorite holiday. For us it’s about having fun, and being creative. What’s not to love? This year we decided to go as the Red Queen and Mad Hatter. We started early – late summer, searching out all the pieces we would need for our costumes at local thrift stores. We found everything … Read more
I’ve always enjoyed DIY projects, but my endeavors have mainly been restrained to the realm of simple items like crocheted scarves or sewing a table runner. In recent years, I started making small home-made costumes for my children for Halloween. Along came the idea of making costumes for my husband and myself. My husband is … Read more
We have daughters that are obsessed with the movie Frozen, they had to be Anna and Elsa! They asked us to be the King and Queen from the movie. But as everyone knows the King and Queen die at sea! So we looked to buy an Olaf costume and could not find any that we … Read more
All year I would comb my son’s hair into two puff ball side ponytails, due to which my cousin stuck to calling him Mickey. So for Halloween, I knew for sure he would be Mickey and because of our strong love connection, I just had to compliment him by being Minnie. I started off by … Read more
This Dino Princess costume took a lot of time to make. I started with chicken wire and made my basic form, then added lots and lots of spray foam. I then sanded it down smooth and added spray paint, added a tongue which was actually a hand in a candy bowl prop I tore apart … Read more
EVERYONE wanted their pictures taken with us this Halloween! My husband is notorious for being the original “Grinch”! Every Christmas he wears his red Grinch shirt and his green Grinch hat, complete with tassels. It was an obvious choice for us to be the Grinch and Cindy Lou Who this year! Everywhere we went, my … Read more
My husband and son are wearing the costumes. My son loves Lego and wanted to be one for Halloween, so we used some cardboard, Styrofoam, paint, and felt to create the costumes. The body was scaled up from measuring a mini figure and then cut out of cardboard, glued together, and then painted to replicate … Read more