Just Clowning Around
Mamaw is recovering from pnuemonia at the rehab center. When she needed a Halloween outfit for their party, I had to get creative. Getting something on her easy was the objective. I decided to...
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Princess Costume
This costume was made from made from two commercial patterns and part my design. The two patterns that were used was Simplicity 2966(A corset pattern which was used for the bodice). The other pattern...
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Historical Costume
1 commentThe pattern that was used was commercial pattern by Simplicity 3723. The fabric that was used is a broadcloth for the bodice, sleeves and skirt draping in black. For the bodice inset, sleeve ruffles...
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Vampire Lucy Westenra from Bram Stoker's Dracula
2 commentsNormal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Halloween is my holiday. Every year I rack my brain to think of something to trump previous year’s costumes. This year I...
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Pioneer Costume
The pattern that was used for this cosume was a commercial pattern by Butterick 3992(out of print). The fabric that was used was a printed broadcloth. Most of the dress is red with small...
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King of the Wild Things
I've always loved Maurice Sendak's book, Where the Wild Thing Are, so when the movie came out this fall I thought this would be the perfect costume for my little wild thing. I used a pattern for the...
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Last-minute Little Mermaid Costume
My little ones were sick, so I hadn't planned on them dressing up. Halloween morning, however, Chloe reminded me that she REALLLLLLLY wanted to be the Little Mermaid, even if we were just staying...
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Renaissance Girl
I made this dress for my daughter Claire who wanted to go as a Renaissance girl. She picked out the pattern from photos of dresses I found by looking through Google image. She picked out the fabric...
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Headless Harry Potter
1 commentNormal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Over the years my son has received numerous comments on his resemblance to Harry Potter. Unfortunately, he has never...
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Silk Edwardian Ballgown
2 commentsNormal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 This dress started as a love affair with a piece of silk organza. It was pale grey orchid with silver embroidery and sequins. I...
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Steam Punk Princess
As you see I had a total Blast this year with my 8 year old Daughters Costume!! I had the Plaid Fabric in my stash for a very very very very long time...lol And it just knew what it...
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Clockpunk DaVinci Aviator
Five yards of a beige linen/cotton blend. Black piping in knife pleats throughout bodice. Entire dress draped selvedge to selvedge - no major pattern construction needed. The only curved cutting was...
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Halloween Jester
The fabric in this costume came from remminents of other garments. the black is from a piece of tablecloth. the Candy corns were pieced together strips from leftover pieces of Waterednbsp...
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Wonder Woman returns!
2 commentsThis was my most difficult costume I have ever made, and it turned out being the best. I had no decent pattern to work with because none of the Wonder Woman commercial patterns look like the real...
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Elliot the Peacock
My daughter Elliot was a peacock for Halloween. I made a tutu out of green, blue and purple tulle. I cut each layer and color to different lengths, in order to make it look like feathers...
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Smash's Springtime Fairy
1 commentThis is my springtime fairy/woodland pixie costume for Halloween 2009. The shoes, fairy wings, and antennae were store-bought, but the rest was made myself. The leggings were McCalls 5512. The dress...
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Jelly Fish
What's more frightening than a jellyfish? All right, there're tons of things more frightful than jelly fish, but this jelly fish has glow in the dark fangs, loads of sparkle fabric and even a...
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Sack of Sugar
2 commentsMy newborn daughter's first Halloween costume - a sack of sugar
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Raggedy Ann Halloween 2009
I made everything for Raggedy Ann except stockings and shoes. Even my own grandchildren didn't recognize me! Raggedy Andy was fashioned from an old snowman, and I made his trousers, shirt...
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Little shop of horrors
2 commentsMy daughter issy loves musical theatre. She wanted to be Audrey II, the man eating plant from Little Shop of Horrors. I wanted to make it textured and colorful. I used felt and foam to shape it and...
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Gramma's Costume Closet
I couldn't find a pattern for Belle, so I created this one on my own. My granddaughter Christa was a beauty in gold satin. Likewise, Simplicity no longer makes a Sleeping Beauty...
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Spider Queen
1 commentThe "Spider Queen" was my own creation. I made the outer coat from two different sewing patterns, the web/spider coat with one and the collar from another pattern. Its...
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Adorable Native Indian
I made knit fabric sheath with felt trims. Belt was made from reusing a fancy knit shrug. I wanted to be someone that I admire and my looks were an advantage, Therefore, I decided to be a Native...
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Halloween Costume Contest
Enter your handmade costumes into our Halloween Costume gallery by 11/8 and you could be one of five winners to take home a Threads prize pack.
Categories include:
Best Adult Costume
Best Children's Costume
Most Creative Costume
Best Use of Recycled Materials
Scariest Costume
See official rules for more details.
