Lia’s Winning Shakey Washing Machine Costume: A Halloween to Remember

The SHAKEY Washing Machine

Lia, my sister, has a deep-seated passion for participating in local Halloween costume contests. She relishes the opportunity to showcase her creativity and have fun. However, the odds were often stacked against her due to the contest’s unique voting system – audience applause. Since the winner was determined by the loudest cheers, contestants who had … Read more

Coolest DIY Queen of Hearts Costume – “Off With Their Heads!”

Off With Their Heads!- Queen of Hearts at her best

My best costume to date was Ursula, which inspired me to move towards another Disney Villian. I like the size of the Queen of Hearts skirt and decided she would be the perfect villian. I started with a petticoat and then found several skirts from Goodwill which could be pieced together to create the half … Read more

Cool DIY Mac and Cheese Costume

CHEESIN too much!! Mac & Cheese

I turned a laundry basket, poster board and a lot of toilet paper rolls into a something good enough to eat! Hours of painting and glueing paid off when my kids saw we dressed up as their favorite food, Man & Cheese! My youngest (1st grade) lucked up and had me for his Halloween Party … Read more

Coolest Homemade Queen of Hearts Halloween Costume

Coolest Homemade Queen of Hearts Halloween Costume

This is my Queen of Hearts costume created this year for a gala dinner at a crafting weekend away. It is the highlight of the annual weekend away, and I go to a lot of effort – I love Halloween. I spent over 70 hours creating this, using the SIMPLICITY 3782 “Elizabethan Costume” pattern as … Read more

Cool Wordplay Costume: Do the Harlem Shake!

Cool Wordplay Costume: Do the Harlem Shake!

I’m a Halloween nut. Last year I spent weeks sewing a Honey Boo Boo pageant dress and, despite much protest on my part, ended up wearing it to work and winning a prize! After years of stressful Octobers with a lack of sleep crafting costumes for myself and friends, preparing for parties, and decorating the … Read more

Original DIY Couple Costume: Ninja Turtle and Shredder

Original DIY Couple Costume: Ninja Turtle and Shredder

Everything in this Ninja Turtle and Shredder Costume expect for the weapons and the Ninja Turtle nose, were homemade. The Ninja Turtle Costume: Round Sledding Disk Green Sticky Foam Yellow Sticky Form Brown Foam Red Fabric Ninja Turtle nose bought online Green Fabric Green Paint Brown Spray Paint The most work was put into the shell … Read more

Coolest Homemade Ursula Halloween Costume

Coolest Homemade Ursula Halloween Costume

Here’s the story of my homemade Ursula Halloween costume. It is a tale unlike the fairy tales of your youth, this is a tale of fire, fortitude, and the fury of darkness. As a young girl, sitting in my footie PJs, watching Disney movies on a 15-inch TV, I was always drawn to the villains. … Read more

Beautiful Homemade Rain Storm Halloween Costume with Rainbow Puppy

Beautiful Homemade Rain Storm Halloween Costume with Rainbow Puppy

I was inspired by a vogue-esque photo of a human rain storm 2 years ago, so decided a rainbow + rain storm costume would be perfect for my newly adopted puppy and I :) Rain storm costume supplies: Straw wide brimmed hat Stuffing from old pillow (can also use fake snow from Michael’s) White elastic … Read more

Coolest DIY Nightmare Before Christmas Costumes for a Group

Life's No Fun Without A Good Scare!

I started these Nightmare Before Christmas costumes for a group in August 2021. We had a group of eight. My son and his girlfriend would be the Mayor and Sally. My significant other would be Jack. Halloween Towns famous trio Lock Shock and Barrel would be my nephew, daughter and her boyfriend. My Cousin was … Read more

A Challenging and Original Mermaid Siren Costume

A Challenging and Original Mermaid Siren Costume

For the longest time, I wanted to see what it would be like to create a Mermaid Siren costume. I selected all the vibrant colors and realistic material as a mermaid should be. The challenging part of creating my Mermaid Siren costume was figuring out how to attach my shells onto my top and making … Read more