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Winter Tree

abit2011, member | November 3rd, 20091 comment

As I was walking around the House of Spandex, I spotted this woodgrain spandex fabric. At that moment I decided I was going to be a tree for Halloween. This was the MONDAY before halloween...

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My Dangerous Liaisons Costume

CookiM, member | November 3rd, 20091 comment

I collected things over a few years, and had thought I might make the dress originally into Victorian or Edwardian, but I am so glad I chose French Court. The Burgunday shows off the lace so...

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Elegante bag - wanda roszak

mama50, member | November 3rd, 2009

This is a small elegant bags, sewed the black satin, Applique, used different threads and different colors, much decorated, designs herself.

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Athena the Goddess of War and WIsdom

NEWROAD, member | November 3rd, 2009

This is Athena the Goddess of War and Wisdom, 7 yards of draped fabric, a vinyl wrapped piping snake detail on the aegis with green crystal eyes, all hand stitched. The pendant around her neck is a...

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The Flintstones & the Rubbles!

Jennifer_Hamelin, member | November 2nd, 2009

Wilma, Fred, Betty & Barney!PLEASE LOOK HERE: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferhamelin/sets/72157622721797814/All these costumes were handmade by me! My boyfriend and I are the Rubbles...

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Halloween in Missouri

Lynn66, member | November 2nd, 2009

"Feathers" made of layers of different-colored felt and sewn in opened seams of hooded sweatshirt. Tail feathers sewn in opened seam at back hem of shirt. Beak and head feathers sewn on...

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Octopus

SusanChilcoat, member | November 2nd, 2009

My octopus costume concoction was a big hit. Malcolm didn't want to take it off and kept twirling to make the arms swing around. We attended a pumpkin carving party in the afternoon and he was in the...

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Mad As A Hatter

Curt82, member | November 2nd, 2009

I'm a huge Johnny Depp fan and once I heard he'd be starring in Disney's new version of "Alice in Wonderland" opening in March 2010, I had to pay homage to it! Here's my costume...

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A pair of flamingos

greenn35, member | November 2nd, 2009

My (nearly) 23 year old son and his college roommate were in desperate need of Halloween costumes. They had seen an old episode of Boston Legal where 2 of the actors were dressed as flamingos...

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Ghostbuster

CraftyOkie, member | November 2nd, 20091 comment

I used Simplicity Pattern 3939, and modified the collar so it folded. This pattern was easy to sew and completely assembled on the serger. The patches and name tag were created using...

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Tootsie Roll Baby

ghelli, member | November 2nd, 20091 comment

I made this costume for my little girl. I saw a very similar one online for 30 dollars! I fell in love with the costume but not the price tag, so I designed this from one of her...

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Wild Thing

Sondraleigh, member | November 2nd, 2009

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Two years ago my son wanted to be a Wild Thing, a particular Wild Thing, from his favourite book at the time, Where the Wild...

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Costume Contest Entry - Lady Gaga!

jenwithonen, member | November 2nd, 2009

I sewed/glued/put together the entire top half. Borrowed the leggings, bought the wig.

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Halloween

tonyajoy, member | November 1st, 2009

I created this Queen of Hearts Halloween costume for myself this year using McCall's pattern M5682. I used a polyester stripe with a sheer (with velvet hearts) overlay for the dress. The...

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Elton John Costume

vergamini, member | November 1st, 2009

I had my heart set on being Elton John this Halloween and decided I wanted to make my own costume. I bought a big blazer from Goodwill and altered it to fit me, and then the gluing began! Each...

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My Little Candy Corn

faaimao, member | November 1st, 2009

I made this out of fleece and boning (vs. batting for a little more ease of movement) for the bottom part of the candy corn. The costume consisted of a hat, top & pants.

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Super Hero Girl

Bunnyrae, member | November 1st, 2009

My grand-daughter wanted to be a super hero but did not find any ready made costumes that she liked. She admired a shiny evening gown I had worn before so I deconstructed the gown and used...

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Blue Meanie Halloween Costume

Sondraleigh, member | November 1st, 2009

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I was raised on home made, thrown together Halloween costumes. My sister and I loved digging through old stuff in our...

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Snow White

sewmuchmore, member | November 1st, 2009

I work at a Veteran's Home and I had 7 of the Veterans dress up as my 7 dwarfs. It was so cute. They loved it. I would like to enter two catagories. Best adult costume...

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Zoo Keeper

oysters, member | October 31st, 20091 comment

My daughter Kadie wanted be like her great grandma, whom at age 70 went to South Africa an rode an ostrich. This is my own design and when Kadie walks in the costume she actually looks like she is...

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