Shop at St. Patricks Day for wigs, Shop at Easter for a Giant Egg, Shop at Goodwill or Salvation Army for the perfect brown shirt, Shop at Summer Clearance for white cropped pants. Buy Grosgrain ribbon at Fabric Store, perfect brown color, 6 rolls, 1 yard of stretch fabric. Sew ribbon about 1 inch apart … Read more
Ever since I was a little girl I have loved everything Royal! From waking up early to see Princess Di get married, reading biography and books on Her Majesty, watching Kate & Will get married and overjoyed by the birth of Prince George, I knew without a doubt what I had to be for Halloween. … Read more
First off my boyfriend and I weren’t sure what we wanted to dress as, I was at Party Sty and a costume for Chong caught my eye, it had the wig, bandanna, sideburns, mustache, beard, goatee and glasses in it already and only cost $14.99. Went to the local thrift store and purchased a jean … Read more
This frozen Titanic costume started when I had a Heart of the Ocean Necklace then I knew I wanted to be Rose. I borrowed a prom dress from a friend and then used white theater paint to paint myself a little pale. I used Christmas icicles and pinned them into my hair. I made a life … Read more
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
This year for Halloween my husband I picked our favorite Christmas characters from Rudolph the red nosed reindeer, Yukon Cornelius and the Bumble. This was and still is my most favorite Christmas movie! These costumes were actually pretty easy to make. We made Yukon Cornelius with an old blue jacket, a black belt, a toy … Read more
This Ice Cream Man Ice Cream Cone costume was inspired by the fact that we live just down the street from our real-life neighborhood ice cream man. My children are endlessly fascinated by him and they squeal with delight when the hear the happy music of his truck (which, incidentally, is not really a truck but … Read more
I wanted to gender bend the controversial VMA performance of Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke. I made a simple lace up romper for my husband from fabric and felt. I chopped up a wig cuz pig tails did not look right on him – much funnier with the wig. I made a foam finger too! For my Robin Thicke, … Read more
My sister and I are big Seahawks fans. So after the recent win and 49er complaints about the noise level, we decided to be 40 whiners fans. I made a Tshirt in 49ers colors that said “forty whiners fan.” It was super cheap. Got it at Wet Seal, 5 shirts for $20. I used Tshirt … Read more
Creating the perfect Barbie & Ken costume was quite a challenge for two people with different creative sides. I’m the visionary/creator mastermind and my husband is the builder. I call him the over builder because he has a tendency to put way too much testosterone into my creative ideas! I found the outfits at a … Read more
In 2012, my boyfriend and I wanted to go as Harley Quinn and the Joker but with a unique twist. We both ride motorcycles, so we thought it would be cool to imagine the traditional characters as if they rode motorcycles. I made my costume completely from scratch with a combination of red vinyl (that … Read more
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!