KIDS: DIY black cat costume

DIY black cat costume

This costume could easily be recreated for an adult costume but it’s such a cute idea for a little girl. Do It Yourself Divas created the best lil’ DIY black cat costume around!  The costume requires a wire hanger, black feather boas, hot glue, black elastic, black long sleeve onesie (can be dyed if needed), […]

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COUPLES: iPhone and Apple Genius costume

iPhone and Apple Genius costume

Every iPhone needs an Apple Genius, right?! This awesome iPhone costume was crafted up by Felt So Cute from well, felt! I love that she even included a Words with Friends app on her iPhone! She created 20 felt square apps and hot glued them to a solid piece of black felt that went over […]

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ADULT: DIY loofah costume

DIY loofah costume

I love the idea of this costume and the simplicity of it even though it looks to be a bit time consuming to put together.  Lindsay at Busy Thoughts shows you how to take approximately 25 to 30 yards of nylon matte netting fabric, two sizes of elastic and a little rope to create this […]

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KIDS: DIY Carl from Up costume

DIY Carl from Up costume

There isn’t an exact tutorial for this DIY Carl from Up costume but if you get creative you can achieve the adorableness that Stephanie did when she put this together for her little boy Rizden.  From what I can tell you’ll need just a few items to create the walker including pvc piping and tennis […]

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BABIES: DIY thing 1 & thing 2 costumes

DIY thing 1 & thing 2 costumes

Shelley at How Does She? posted her tutorial for these DIY thing 1 & thing 2 costumes which have me seriously wishing I had twins to make these amazing costumes for!!  She said the striped leggings were actually women’s socks that she just cut the feet off of and the onesies were ordered from Ebay, […]

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KIDS: DIY hot air balloon costume

DIY hot air balloon costume

Jenn at Rook No. 17 posted a this tutorial for a DIY hot air balloon costume that her friend came up with and it has to be one of the most creative costumes I’ve seen in awhile.  Not only is it creative but she breaks it down so it looks relatively easy to recreate.  She […]

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ADULT: DIY troll doll costume

DIY troll doll costume

Troll Dolls were one of my favorite toys from back in my childhood (the 80’s and 90’s to be exact) and when I saw Stephanie from Beautiful Mess dressed up as one last year I had to applaud her for her originality.  She did a great job creating her costume and it can easily be […]

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KIDS: DIY lego block costume

DIY lego block costume

I would like to go back in time and dress up as this for Halloween one year!  I’m pretty sure everyone loved/loves legos, well you love them until you step on one barefoot, but thankfully there’s no stepping on this life size version.  Country Living shows that with a rectangular box, eight circular boxes, glossy […]

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ROUND UP: Awesome Halloween costumes

14 Awesome food related Halloween costumes

Halloween is only 12 days away! Here are 14 creatively awesome Halloween costumes that all involve food! Check ’em out…   1. Kid sushi costume 2. Bunch of grapes 3. Slice of pizza 4. Starbucks 5. Vegetable costumes 6. Donuts 7. Slurpees 8. S’mores 9. Candy Land 10. Spice Girls 11. Baby sushi costume 12. […]

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ADULT: DIY flamingo costume

DIY flamingo costume

Kristen of Love, Lipstick and Pearls put together a super easy and absolutely adorable flamingo costume from Halloween a few years back.  She used a pink leotard, pink leggings, 10 pink feather boas and a toucan beak she spray painted black to create her flamingo look which turned out so cute!  This is such an […]

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