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Laura's Lion King Nala costume
My daughter Laura dressed up as Nala, from "The Lion King" movie, for her senior talent show during Halloween week. I made this dance costume out of stretch rayon velvet, some acrylic fur for the...
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Joker the Dark Knight
1 commentMy 10 yr old grandson wanted to be the Joker Dark Knight. He thinks grandma can make anything and I love him for that, so I try. So I went to my stash and started sewing. I made...
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Glinda the Good Witch
My embroidery machine came in handy on this Glinda the Good for my youngest daughter. We started with a child's formal pattern to get the pointed waistline on the skirt, but then expanded the width...
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Miss Marilyn Monroe
I used some white poly satin in my "stash" to make the Marilyn Monroe costume. I based it on Butterick Retro B5209, but decided to put a pleated 3 width skirt on it, as well as raise the backline and...
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Bride of Frankenstein
When my 12 year old decided she wanted to be the Bride of Frankenstein for Halloween I thought YES and easy costume! It turned out to be deceptively hard to get the correct look. After looking up...
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The cast of 2007's Surf's Up - Cody Maverick, Big Z, and Chicken Joe
I had to make everything by hand. My materials were fleece, felt, craft foam (masks, wings, tails, and and tattoo like marking appliques on character's chests), two boas (black for big z hair, yellow...
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Captain Hook
Here is my Captain Hook costume from the Peter Pan gang! This was certainly the one that took the longest to make, but it was a welcomed challenge!
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Dumb and Dumber
My daughter and her girlfriend came up with the idea to dress up as female versions of Lloyd and Harry from the movie "Dumb and Dumber."
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The cast of Peter Pan!
Welcome to Neverland! I made all the costumes, Tinkerbell, Wendy, Peter Pan, Tiger Lily, Smee (except the stripped t-shirt and the tuque) and Captain Hook! All costumes were based on patters...
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Peter Pan
Here is the Peter Pan costume I made for my cousin this year. I based it on a Butterick pattern for a shirt and made some modifications to it!
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Tinkerbell
This is my Tinkerbell costume, I was planning it since last year. I made the dress based on a Simplicity pattern, then chopped up the bottom for my costume! I made little shorts with tulle to wear...
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June & Beaver "Cleaver"
1 commentThis halloween "wiggle" dress was made using the vintage 1950's Butterick pattern #8060 and some great black & orange batik pumpkin fabric. Orange & Black organza apron...
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I Love Lucy
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 For Halloween this year, I decided to go as Mrs. Lucy Ricardo, and my trusty side-kick, Valentino, went as Ricky Ricardo he...
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King & Queen of Hearts
This is the King & Queen of Hearts. I saw this in a magazine and wanted to make it. In my stash was all the materials I needed except for some gold trim. It was a fun, creative...
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Mrs. Reaper goes to Ascot
2 commentsI’ve always loved the ascot outfits from My Fair Lady and I’ve always wanted to see how large of a hat I could create and wear. I went pretty quickly to the idea of flowers and...
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The Bird Riders
3 commentsMy sister & I had wanted to do riding animal costumes over the years after seeing the knight in the movie Labyrinth. We saw a Chocobo (bird that is ridden like a horse) in the video game...
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Diesel10
2 comments4 year old George told his mother he really wanted to be Diesel 10 for halloween....There are no purchasable Diesel 10 costumes on the market of course! I told her I could probably figure it out. I...
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Rasta Lion
Aaron L. had an idea to be a "Rasta Lion"- He needed something fuzzy and fun to dance it. The Dreadlocks are made from Wool Roving and were dreaded by hand, the stomach covers up a zipper with snaps...
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MAD Hatter
I made this Mad hatter costume for a friend of mine, Brian Brady(in the pictures). I made the entire costume from my own pattern I made. I made the long, coat out of cordoroy. The cuffs are...
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Halloween Costume Contest
This is my grandson, who asked to be a tree since his little sister was going to be a flower. We found the directions for this tree on the Web; it was a Better Homes and Garden project.
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