My boyfriend and I really wanted an awesome and adorable Halloween costume. We wanted to be something easy but also something that would make us happy and other people happy. Since my boyfriend has the long blonde hair, we went with Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love couple costume. It wasn’t hard to put this look … Read more
When our ‘Pop Stars and Rock Stars’ themed Christmas party was announced, I quickly decided to go as Katy Perry. However, I was underwhelmed by the costumes available online. They looked quite ‘cheap’ and unimpressive. The solution was obvious – I would make my own! I found a store which sold good quality corsets and … Read more
Before he adopted a more casual look, Elton John had an affinity for jeweled jumpsuits, flamboyant feathered frocks and outrageous costumes. My 2-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Lena, likes to watch the Muppet Show on DVD. Her favorite episode features Elton John as the Muppets special guest (1978). She sings along with the songs he performs on the … Read more
This is my Halloween Katy Perry California Gurls costume. It is completely homemade and definitely my proudest work yet! Like so many others, Katy is one of my favorite artists and super inspiring to me, so I wanted to pay tribute to her excellence! The hardest part about creating this costume was definitely figuring out how … Read more
I enjoy being people who I admire for Halloween. Last year I was Freddie Mercury and the year before, I was Michael Jackson. When it came this year, I wanted to be a little more flashy. That’s when David Bowie’s alter ego came to mind. So, I decided to go with a Ziggy Stardust costume. … Read more
My daughter always wears two pig tails and I wanted to work with that, or do something that worked with her short hair. This was one of the first things that came to me. So, I went to a craft store and got her a plain grey onsie, and several colors of felt. (You will … Read more
I try to come up with original costumes each year based around what my son wants to be too. This year we were talking about ideas of what he would like to be when a commercial came on with Vanilla Ice promoting Mac n Cheese. My son who is eight, recognized the song in the … Read more
My name is Nancy and I’m a big fan of Elvis Presley. My older son is also a big fan of Elvis, so he asked me to sew him an Elvis costume for Halloween, an Elvis jumpsuit to be exact. He chose the dark blue one and all of the accessories. I started work on … Read more
This costume started as a totally different idea, so this is how it ended like it is. It all started with a local contest in which kids participate by age group and there is also a category for dogs (super cute!), for that purpose, we decided to made a homemade costume, which initially was though … Read more
This costume was thrown together with $70 of last minute purchases. The JayZ t-shirt ordered from amazon $30, microphone and fishnet stockings/gloves and fake gold chains from local Halloween store. The JayZ beanie black sunglasses, black pants and boots were something that i already had Beyonce’s mask was cut from a fishnet stocking and the … Read more
I made this costume for a date party but it took some time. I started off with a regular blue jean dress and then got 2 different pairs of jeans that were different colors and a jean skirt. I did the entire thing with fabric glue so that’s why it was tricky because it took … Read more
After Pharrell Williams appearance at the Grammys this past year, I used Photoshop to put his famous “hat” on my head and other friends and even a large rubber duck, to make people laugh and be “happy” at the sight. What a great reaction from friends and followers – so I thought I’d bring back … Read more