I always loved the Muppets, so I decided that for 2014 I would make our family the Muppets. I picked the most recognized characters, Miss Piggy, Kermit the frog, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo the great and one of his chickens, and of course, Animal. I am not a professional, I don’t even know how to read … Read more
My oldest daugher chose our costumes this year. She decided she wanted us to dress up at “Beetlejuice” she wanted to be Lydia, sister would be Beetlejuice because she has crazy hair. My husband and I would be Adam and Barbara Maitland. We chose the “crazy” version of them. Lydia’s costume was all found at … Read more
I have five children. And with that statement comes the fact that Halloween is a HUGE deal at my house. Especially since I’m a clothing designer and my kids are all eight and under, so they take the opportunity to really test my skills. Originally, when my kids asked if they could all go as … Read more
This year, my daughter was inspired by our recent mushroom foray. She wanted to be a mushroom, but could not decide which one. We scoured some mushroom books of the Pacific Northwest and came up with a few of the more interesting ones. Together we sewed these various types of mushrooms which included Amainta, Morel, … Read more
After months of trying to figure out what to be, we came up with this idea a week before Halloween, A WEEK. My husband (Princess Leia) was the simplest to make. I just had to sew a loose dress. My costume(Han Solo) was made by finding a shirt and jacket at the thrift store and … Read more
With my son James’ first Halloween looming, and the constant reminder that my husband would soon be deploying for a year with the U.S. Army, I was faced with the challenge of making this year’s Halloween something special. It didn’t take me long to realize that family Star Wars costumes would make for a fun … 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 family decided to be cupcakes with my husband, Andy, being the baker. I was set on dressing up our daughter, Lady, in a cupcake costume this year. I started looking on Pinterest early so we could get a head start. I went through the different costume ideas and pick and chose what I liked … Read more
This costume was inspired by other head-in-the-freezer costumes! I love illusion costumes and thought this would be hilarious for an upcoming 10K race. I put together the costume using foam core instead of a large cardboard box as the former would be sturdier; I needed this costume to stay together during the race. It was … Read more
My nine year old daughter and I decided it would be fun to do group costumes this year, and we decided on Alice In Wonderland. I made tutus from tulle for all the girls’ costumes. My nine year old was Alice. I bought a white apron and added lace and some black trim around the … 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 Halloween my little brother and I decided last minute we would team up and be The Joker and Harley Quinn. I decided I would make everything, from the big hammer Harley carries to the green tie the Joker wears. I started with my hammer, which took a few days to make due to letting … Read more