Young Marie Antoinette ( Too pretty to decapitate)
This is a costume I made based on 1700's French aristocrsty. I made the dress using a lightweight polyester lining with a lace overlay. I cut out both fabrics together, then basted...
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My Little Purple Mermaid
This is the costume I made for my granddaughter for Halloween. The second picture is of the costume after things were made. I added a purchased lavender top to wear underneath, and crocheted a scarf...
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Peacock costume
I am the official Halloween costume maker for my 4 grandchildren. I have always used commercial Halloween patterns. Six months before Halloween, my 7 1/2 year old granddaughter announced she...
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M I C K E Y Mouse! And Minnie too!
I'm quite proud of our costumes as this was one of my very frist big sewing projects! I did use a tutorial from www.whitneysews.com for the top part of the skirt, but the rest is all my doing :)
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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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Art Deco Medusa
5 commentsArt Deco Medusa was handmade by myself and personally styled from the shoes to the headdress, leaving no element un-finessed. The pattern for the dress is researched from 1920's flapper-style dresses...
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My lovely golden fairy princess
My granddaughter wanted to be a fairy for Halloween, so I made her a more sophisticated, traditional one. I used a McCalls pattern as my starting point and allowed my creativity to let the costume...
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Modern Medusa
I had so much fun this Halloween! Because my five young children decided on costumes at the last second, I got to feel like I was on project runway-- trying to get Tinkerbelle, Rosetta, two Aquabats...
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curvy mermaid
3 commentsI made this costume because the mermaid costume I wanted to buy only went to size 10.I combined a lot of ideas from the internet. Its 2 separate pieces. The top is a steel boned corset in beige I...
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Frank P. Murphy as Republican Vice-Presidential Nominee Paul Ryan!
1 commentInspired by his natural widow's peak (slightly enhanced for effect), my little Chihuahua Frankie dressed as Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan this past Halloween. The coat was made with...
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LET THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!
1 commentI MADE ALL 3 COSTUMES FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, EXCEPT FOR THE JEDI BOOTS. BOTH JEDI HAVE ROBES WHICH WERE ALSO HOMEMADE. BOTH THEIR BELTS WERE ALSO HOME MADE, USING THICK STRAPS, LAYERED ON TOP OF EACH...
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TRON Legacy programs
Programs inspired by the movie TRON Legacy. Made using casa satin and houndstooth for contrasting texture panels. Scotch reflective ribbon trim. Fully lined. -Dress is also autographed by the...
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Marvin and the Taliban
This is my daughter and her boyfriend. Every year she gets me to make her halloween costume. In addtion, I sometimes make her boyfriends or her little pugs comsutmes. This year I broke my arm, so...
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Cherub
The wings of this costume are made from an old gym mat that I cut into wimg shapes and glued rows of feathers onto. I simple cut two slits in the matt and ran elastic through the slits. I just tie...
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Anubis and Isis
The throne and Anubis head piece ar cardboard that I painted with acrylic paints. The base of the head piece is a ball that I covered with cardboard and tape . I used a fast food cup for the...
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Aristocrat
There are several layers to this costume. I had some fabrics that I thought looked very nice together and came up with this costume to make use of the pretty fabrics. My kids get a kick out of me...
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Blue Bird of Happiness
THis costume is made using polar fleece fabrics. There is a seperate headpiece and feet. I made the feet to slip on like slippers.
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Marie Antoinette
I made this costume out of moire and lots of lace. The wig is fat chenile that I glued into shape.
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Oz monkey
1 commentI made these costumes for my teenage son and daughter earlier this year when we attended an interactive Wizard of Oz charity event. We were having a lean month , so I had to create costumes using...
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Huntress
This costume was a desing of my 14 year old daughter. I made the corset using a commercial pattern. I added additional tabs along the bottom that I handsewed on after assembling the corset. There is...
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Eliza Doolittle
3 commentsHandmade Eliza Dolittle I made ethis costume for my 11 year old daughter . She is a huge fan of musicals and asked if I could make this dress for her. The dress is made from white satin with...
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Houte-a-saurus rex
Bodysuit:Cotton blend stretch fabric I got this summer. I sprayed the top portion with "Make It Stone" spray paint The paint made the top a little stiff (naturally) so I added a little zipper in...
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Custom Mermaid Costume
Every year, my workplace decorates the office for Halloween and all the staff members wear costumes based on a theme. When the team decided on the theme "the Pirate Ship", I decided that this was the...
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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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Halloween Costume Contest 2012
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