There have been many people who have gone as Lego people, but we wanted to do something that, to our knowledge, has never been done before. After thinking of the many different types of Lego themes, we decided on Lego Batman characters! And so, after brainstorming on how to actually accomplish this feat, we began … Read more
This is a picture of my friends and I in our 2008 Tetris Halloween costumes. We took one-and-one-half foot by one-and-one-half foot boxes and wrapped them with different colors of wrapping paper like in the game Tetris. We tried to match the colors accordingly. Then we formed shapes with the many boxes to make Tetris … Read more
This cool LEGO minifigures group costume was inspired by a Lego Chef minifigure found in a local store. Time Spent These five Lego Minifigures costumes were created in about 40-50 hours of work. Materials Materials used were a little more than foam, cardboard and poster board. Creating our LEGO Minifigures Group Costume First, detailed measurements … Read more
The week before a Halloween Costume Party myself and my family were still at a loss for a creative idea. I am not a fan of store bought bagged-costumes. As I was sitting in a bar one night with some friends, I grabbed a napkin and a pen and started drawing a six pack. Then … Read more
Not only has Michael Jackson’s career evolved over time, but so has his appearance. This group costume highlights the most memorable looks throughout Michael’s career, from “Young Michael” to “80’s Michael” and up to “Present-Day Michael”. “Young Michael’s” costume uses the bright, bold fashions of the late 60’s and early 70s which include colorful pants … Read more
Well, me Freddy Fazbear, my cousin Toy Bonnie and my sis Foxy love the Five Nights at Freddy’s videos games so we thought it’d be awesome to go as them in a group for Halloween. The only problem wast that we had very little money so my cousin printed out some reference sheets and my … Read more
This Counting Sheep group costume was very easy and cheep; it was a little time-consuming but, with two pairs of hands, things go faster. We averaged per costume six to seven bags of 300 cotton balls, five to six packets of glue packs and an old dress or shirt. We all wore black tights and … Read more
For Halloween a group of us decided on a Homemade Flock of Sheep Group Costume. I mean when else could you have an opportunity to bah at people? So for the costumes we bought white t-shirts, shorts the girls, pants the boys, black tights, white cotton fluff, glue, small bells, black felt, white bandannas, long … Read more
I stink at using a sewing machine, first off, so I am pretty proud that I hand sewed these four bat costumes. Although there were nights of wine, tears and frustration, my husband, Ed, was a good sport and my kids, Adelaide and Andrew had a blast. T he bat costumes were constructed mainly of … Read more
We had a blast as the Jetson family! It’s rare that the kiddos actually want to participate with dear old mom and dad so when I got the chance, I ran with it! Our costumes were pieced together with traditional clothing and embellished. Jane, Judy, and Elroy’s collars were cut from heavy weight interfacing material … Read more
My friends and I decided to do a Johnny Depp theme for a comic con we all attended. We ended up with Cry Baby, Sweeney Todd, Jack Sparrow, Edward Scissorhands and the Mad Hatter. For Sweeney Todd we found a shirt, vest and pants at Goodwill. For the apron I sewed together an apron and used some … Read more
We love to cook and bake so the idea came to make a “bloody” dinner. In the picture is my 3 kids and I. We try to recycle things we had at home: old utility cart, blanket, red paint and chef jacket from uncle Mike. It took us 2 weekends to paint the fabrics, glue the … Read more