I had been wanting to dress up as Mother Nature for quite some time but was thinking of doing it in the style of the old “if you think it’s butter… it’s Chiffon” commercial. I couldn’t find the right white flowy gown so this is what I ended up with instead. T he wreath was … Read more
Every year so far, we’ve chosen to make costumes for Halloween instead of opting to buy something from the store. When my daughter was 2 1/2 years old she was encouraged to make her own suggestions and so far she’s gone as a spider, king tut, a monarch butterfly (with wings she could flap using … Read more
I have collected Betty Boop for 35 years. I have 1,004 pieces which is decorated in 5 rooms in my home. Curtains, rugs, canisters, plates, cups, dolls and the list goes on! I decited to dress like Betty Boop at Halloween after looking around my home. My mother is a seamstress, so she made the … Read more
SCRAT! Don’t touch my acorn!! This costume has been on my costume-to-do list fo a couple of years. I finally have a couple of small children to make costumes for. I figured I better make this costume while I still had little people around to wear it. I started this costume in February this year … Read more
Considering my name is Marigold, I decided to be a gold digger. I got the inspiration from seeing a gold digger costume in stores, but thought it was too skimpy. The gold digger costume I saw showed too much skin, and since I am a rather large girl, I thought that wouldn’t look right on … Read more
There are not a ton of cupcake costume ideas on the internet, so I combined some and thought some ideas up on my own for my daughter’s cupcake. Everywhere we went, she had people commenting on what an awesome costume it was. She was beaming the whole time. A few people answering the doors we … Read more
To make this Pinata costume, I just bought an inexpensive plain dress and used fabric glue to attach streamers. I unrolled enough streamer to cover the front part of the dress when it was on and cut the height of the streamer into strips and left maybe a third of an inch in tact so … Read more
For this Bud Light costume, wrap your body in plastic wrap from chest to mid thigh. Then wrap with blue duct tape. When being taped make sure you have enough space for your legs so you will be able to walk comfortably throughout the night. Then, add silver or gray tape on top and bottom … Read more
I decided i wanted to be a Peacock for Halloween and was amazed at just how easy it was! I went to the local JoAnn fabrics for most if my stuff. I bought a teal feather boa, mask, peacock feathered earrings, small peacock feathers, tulle and elastic. Got my big feathers on line. Went to … Read more
I don’t know if any of ya’ll have seen or even heard of BBC’s ‘Doctor Who’, but for me it is one of the greatest shows of all time! This British sci-fi show has been running for over 50 years now and is currently one of the most popular TV shows in the US and … Read more
After seeing the amazing costume done by Tiffany from VA on this site my friends and my daughter decided they wanted to do the same thing. The amazing detail and instructions of the other costume made these ones very easy to put together. The hardest part was getting the hair just right. We actually did … Read more
So picture this… a week before Halloween and my boyfriend and I decide we will just have a quiet Halloween in, watching scary movies. Fast forward to Saturday when, to my surprise, my boyfriend asked if I was ready to go yet? Apparently we had been invited to a party that he simply forgot to … Read more