Steampunk Big Eared Bat
2 commentsA tiny rare Rafinesqe Big Eared Bat appeared in my lower level bathroom at Caddo Lake this summer. Of course he was the inspiration for my costume. I pulled all of the brown fabrics I had and threw...
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Mina Harker
Mina Harker costume contsructed of 15 yards of red satin and 20 yards of trim. Pleating along the bottom was all hand done and the dress was inspired by the movie Bram Stoker's Dracula. The costume...
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Tinkerbell
Since my daughter isn't old enough to voice her Halloween costume choice and my son wanted to be Captain Hook, I decided to make her a Tinkerbell Costume. It took some time for her to feel...
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Captain Hook
1 commentMy son wanted to be Captain Hook for Halloween so I used an OOP McCall's pattern to make the vest, jacket and pants. Ordered the hat and found shoes locally.
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The Evil Queen and Prince from Snow White
I actually made these costumes in 2007. The idea came from my daughter, who teased me with the title of Evil Queen. My husband and I wore these to a costume party that year and on Halloween to give...
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Twilight Sparkle Halloween Costume
I made this Twilight Sparkle costume for my four-year-old daughter for this Halloween. (She's a HUGE My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fan). I used Butterick 3238 (which is a great pattern to use...
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Prickly Pear Cactus
I made this costume from scratch, with lots of green and pink fabric! I orginally made this costume for a western themed Halloween party, but found it fit all costume parties! I started by making the...
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DEAD WOMAN
I was a dead civil war woman. I made the costume and won first prize at work. My husband took the photograph of me.
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Costume for "All Hallows Eve"
This was my granddaughter Rachel's idea. She wanted a costume to remind people that Halloween is also known as "All Hallows Eve.", and the very next day is All Saints Day. My granddaughter is...
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