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Sewing Halloween costumes for my kids has always been one of my all time favorite projects. I have always loved taking them to the store to flip through costume patterns, sometimes as early as August, then planning and scheming what costumes they would want that year. Even though I always tried to get an early…
Last year my daughter told me that she HAD to be Glinda for Halloween, because one of her good friends was going as Dorothy and they HAD to match. She also told me that if she was going to be Glinda- she needed bubbles..Really bubbles? I’m always up for making fun Halloween costumes but, how was…
As much as I love sharing sewing tutorials and ideas with you here, I admit that sometimes I look for ways to avoid sewing (gasp, am I allowed to admit that??). Case in point, Halloween costumes. For example the Mad Scientist costume idea that I’m going to share with you today. My favorite method for…
Okay, we admit to being a little Crazy for Harry at our house! In fact when I go to London, touring the Harry Potter studios is one of my top 3 MUST Do’s… A few years ago we even all dressed up as Harry Potter characters for Halloween (my husband and me included). So when…
Last week we were able to have a little “dress rehearsal” for Halloween at Disneyworld’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. If you follow me on facebook, you may have seen the photo of us there last week. For the last few years we’ve tried to “match” our costumes as a family. This is not entirely…
Last week I guest blogged over at eighteen25 for their Spooktacluar September series… here’s my post in case you missed it! Hello eighteen25 readers. My name is Melissa Mortenson and I blog over at The Polka Dot Chair. This is the 3rd year that I’ve had the privilege of contributing to Spooktacular September! I think…
I could not convince my family ALL to match for Halloween this year (I know, I’m horrible… I always try to match the costumes). So the girls were Witches & the boys went as, Icabod Crane & the Headless Horseman I didn’t make my husbands costume. Just “refashioned” it from some previous costumes and cut…
Pin It Okay, Normally I don’t have Halloween costumes done until about 5 minutes before the trick or treaters arrive… but this year we were going to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween party, so they had to be done early. Pin It I was so proud of my kids this year, because they picked out…
Today I’m going to share with you how to make Mummy costumes for kids. Trust me they only look complicated- they are super simple! In my Sister-in-Law’s backyard is a beautiful park that the residents in the area like to frequent. There are stone walls that were built during the civil war, old iron…
Pin It Hope your Halloween was Spooky… but not too Spooky :) ours was a little goofy. Want to make some Mummy Costumes like these? Click here for a full tutorial.
Hello all! My name is Emily and I am Melissa’s little sister. Melissa has asked me to share a little bit about myself and tell you all the secrets of my kid’s quirky Halloween costumes. Before we begin, take a moment to see them in action for the full effect: RObot Halloween from emily…
Here are some photos from our Halloween day. Unfortunately I got sick Friday night. I managed to get some photos of the kids, then sent them off trick or treating with my husband and in laws…. I turned in early, which makes me mad because all the work to get ready for the holiday…
You probably have noticed that this blog has been a bit quiet this week… that’s because we were away visiting the most Magical Place on earth! We got back tonight and had a wonderful time!! The other reason my blog has been “quiet” is those costumes in the photo above…. they have been totally consuming…
Pin It So Halloween is in 2 weeks, and I thought I’d share a costume from last year incase anyone is still looking for ideas. My daughter wanted to be a superhero… The first version of this costume was not very cute. It was lacking in details and just didn’t have any “pop”. One of…
